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Tuesday, April 21, 1942. DAILY NEBRASKAN ' ORTY-K1R3T YEAR. Sitoriptlon Rates are $1.00 Per Semester or $1.50 for the College Year. $2.50 Mailed. Single copy, 6 Cents. Entered as second-class matter at the pof.-utire In Lin eoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress Mnrvh 3. 1SV9, and at special rate of postaae provided for in Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1317. Authorized September 30. 19L'2. Published Dally during th ccnnol year except Mondays nd ftaturdu"!. vacations sr.d txammatlons periods hy Students ot h University ol N'ebrask under Uis supervision of the Pub Kestions Board. Offices I'niuD Building Psy 2-7181. Night 2-7193. Journal 2-333 J. Editor Paul E. Svoboda Business Manager Ben Novicoff IDITORIAI. WKPARTMKXT. Managing Editors klarjone BruninR, Bob St-hlater l Nws Kditors...- Gtorge Abbott, Alan Jacobs, Jim Jamieson, Helen Kelley, Marjorie May. Snorts Kditor Fob Miller Member Nebraska P.eas Association, 194142 IUS1NKS3 DKI'AKVMKM. , Assistant Pus Managers Betty Dixon, Phil Ksntor CirciilHtion Manager Sidney Scharts Honors Convo Should Precede Today, UN students and faculty will focus tlioir attention on 4 wo important events on the univorsity calendar the annual spring cleclion and honors convocation. In the Union, Old Man Politics will hold the spotlight, for it is there that larh and greek parties will meet at last to vie for the positions in top campus activities. The polos yill draw a crowd of unhappy harhs and dis gruntled greeks, while our present system of student government receives a popularity test and democracy has her fling. And in the Coliseum, the 14th animal hon ors day audience will convene to honor ,V0 stu dents for high scholarship, to see 7." scholastic awards presented, and to hear the eminent Deane V. Malott, Chancellor of the University cf Kansas, speak on "Careers in Crisis." It hasn't been difficult to interest stu dents in this election, it has had its own mag netic touch. But despite the eminence of the speaker, despite the number of fellow students receiving honors, and despite the fact that classes will be dismissed and the pedis closed from 10 to Y2, Honors Day officials will see a large part of their crowd heading toward the Union or "drug" after their nine o "clocks this morning. Too many people have forgotten that this is primarily an institution for higher learning, and that to achieve the heights in a university average is worlhy of honor. And today, more than ever, the honors convocation is a tribute to democracy and its freedom of press, speech, assembly and education. All over ihe world, democracy as we know it is being destroyed, and uilh it is going freedom of learning. Tday. as a toast to democracy, make at tending the honors convocation your duty, just as ym look upon casting your vote as a duly and a privilege. To Ihe Kditor of the Daily Nebraska n: 1. In re Proposed Amendment For a full dis cussion of the proposed amendment, see the ma jority report of the Student Council. Also, it might be well to emphasize some points. It is ridiculous to assume that any campus firgariizatjon would or could afford to risk the censure of all reasonable students, and the faculty by continuing themselves in power over any pro traded period by use of holdovers members to the Student Council. Eight affiliated stud'-nts were chosen this year because the only unaffiliated man who wtmcd interested enough to be worthy de- lined to be elected. In conversation with ore of the Barb members of the Council, he suggested that George Campen and Betty Ann Tisthammer were Earbs who would have made good holdover mem bers. It' seems a little late for the E?b party to clfim Miss Tisthammer, since she ran as an inde pendent last year, and was backed, apparently by he Union Faction. The Barbs, by the way, are not running Miss Tisthammer for Senior-at-large, in spite of her worth, which is admitted. George Campen, whatever his ability, was nearly dropped from the Council once this year, because he had been absent too mary times. Earb politicians say they wish to elect mem bers by means of amendment to the Council so that problems of interest to unaffiliated student work ing conditions, housing conditions, etc. may be belter dealt with. About 50'4 cf fraternity men axe working all or part of their way thru school, also. Did you know that, Bill?) I submit that the Barb committee this year, or. if be did, neglected to chairman of the working Conditions Committee of the Council did rot call a single meeting of his Totif3' at least one of the members, of such meet ings. Further, his committee report, alone of ailj was not sumitted on Saturday, April 18, almost a week after the rest were in. What he might have reported is questionable, but the absence of any report remains. 2. In re Greek Domination I would suggest that the person who coined this particular phrase consult The Meaning of Meaning or The Tyranny of Words. Greek domination, or, as Stuart Chase would put it, "blah blah" is a myth existing only in the minds of would-be Barb rabble-rousers, who so far find themselves with a rabble to rouse. Affil iated Students "dominate" campus activities, other than elective positions, because (see paragraph 3), they are the only one to work for them. The fore most example is Kosmet Klub, long a sore spot with Barb Leaders because of its all-Greek mem bership. In the last five years, to my personal knowledge, and that of many others on the campus, the only unaffiliated student to actually start work ing for any organization was Dave Marvin, last year, who worked for Corn Cobs, quit early in the iall. Compaints that politics will keep Barbs out of such activities are foolish. Faculty advisors have been appointed for the purpose of guarding against such manipulations. Also, may I cite Shirley Rls sel as an example of Greek domination ofcampns activities? 3. In re Politics in General For my part, it seems high time that the Barb party stop dealing in the "glittering generalities" they purport to abhor so assiduously, and come to the point. Some pages of statistics, apparently proving the impar tial working of the Hare System have been com piled. If I may bring forward a figure or two of my own, the unaffiliated students at the University of Nebraska comprise something over S0r'( of the student body. Claiming to represent all unaffiliated students, the Barb party polled less than 10r" of the possible votes, and approximately 3712rP of the votes cast, at the last Spring Election. I would like to point out to the Barb leaders that any party that cannot raise issues important enough to bring out more than I3r,( of its members hardly deserves to continue as an organization. Look, Kids, the way to win an election is to get more votes than the other guy, one way or another. The way is not to complain about the election rules, or to propose new methods of election, no better than the old; tha way is to GET OUT THE VOTE!! Now, if you'd quit complaining, and stop trying to build a campaign on a hymn of hate, and nothing else, and concentrate on persuading people to vote Baib because there's a reason for it whatever it may be you d get ahead a let faster. 4. In re Elmer Sprague (whoever he is) Both his name (which sounds like man taking two steps and jumping into deep mud) and his ignorance are laughable. I only wish I was a blithe, carefree young freshman who knew forsythia when he saw it, and Mr. Srague had reached the point where he was afraid to enter half the fraternity and so rority houses on the campus.Mr. Sprague, do you know what it is like to feel naked with out a knife in your back? Did you ever see sheep that carried knives, figurative or otherwise? Mr. Sprague, 1 charge you, don't ever call any college students sheep, even if Norman Harris and Clyde Martz (both of them dirty old fraternity men, toot did set you the example. The things a faction president has to do to convince people that they ought to vote would shock you. Possibly the fact that the Union Faction is organized along the same lines as the Home Room Council you had in Junior High and that its officers are elected they don't just seize control, and that Paul Svoboda has not spoken a word to the faction on the subject of Universal Subscription, would shock you. too. Sometimes political parties back issues which have nothing to do with politics. The Daily Nebraskan has a poor chance of survival with or without Greeks with out Universal Subscription. It seems evident to me that a school this large needs a school paper. If universal subscription is the way t keep it, uni versal subscription, by all means, especially since most people thinks it's a good idea anyhow. 5. In re The Barb Party I doubt very much if the Barb party represents all the unaffiliated students. Were thevUnion Faction to defy the elec tion rules as flagrantly, as has the Barb Party, I believe we could turn out quite a fair sized un affiliated vote. I 4hink there are enough men and women on this campus who for one reason or an other are not affiliated, but who are also not in terested in being represented by Elmer and his ilk, to bring some surprising results from unlimited pub licits'. However, College elections in which no bounds are set upon publicity generally end in a race to see who can spend the most money, so the plan is not feasible. It would be interesting to try. In conclusion, may I wish Elmer many more happy, and more lucid meditations. Buzz Dalton. P. S. I was informed Funday night that I was supposed to "debate" Bill Dafoe Monday night, on the "party issues." Since that gave me one whole day to prepare any kind of argument, I was a little disconcerted, as well as properly surprized. 1 had not tx-cn aware that the Barb leaders con ceded me enough defense to warrant a debate. Un fortunately, Max Meyer could not. by any arrange ment, have been pn-M-nt, and Preston Hays felt that he could r;ot be prepared, either as to shaping an argument, or as to experience, to engage in formal debate, with al its limitations and conven tions. Having no inclination to be the main attrac tion of any sideshow, I was also forced, regretfully, to decline. My position is indefencible, or needs no defense, depending upon the observer's viewpoint. If you allow, generalities and catch-phrase 3, jike "Greek domination," to carry away you feelings, without considering the practical aspects of the situation, I could net possibly defend myself, because affili ated students foremost in campus affairs, and the fact is incontrovertible. If. on the other hand, you consider that the Union Faction has continued it self in power because it represents a voting major ity of the stuJent body, no defense is necessary. That, in brief, is the sum and substance of my argu ment. To call it weak is to completely overlook the fact that the situation here parallels the situation that has existed in national, stae, and municipal governmen since the founding of this country. Whether or not thoee conditions may be called "the best," is a moot question. I only wish to point out that they are the most enduring. Dear Editor: There seems to be a great deal of discussion about uni versal .subscription to the Daily Nebraskan. Most of it seems to center around the question, "Why?"' Well, I'll tell you why. For over half a century the Daily Nebraska' has acted as an official organ for the University or. Nebraska students. It has always been for the student body. Many f you feel that it may be all Creek and anti-Parh. That isn't' true", book at ouv masthead sometimes and see that there are barbs working at paying positions too. In other words, all have an equal opportunity on the paper. So in answering 'why' just think that you too have an opportunity on the paper as long as it is in existence. lint how long do you think that it will be in existence if you. the student body, the barbs and the (! reeks, don't give your paper the support that it is asking for at the present time. Xo doubt there will be a decrease in registration next fall. This means that there will be a decrease in market for the ad vertisers of the Daily Nebraskan and a decrease in advertising. "Without advertising' the paper can't function as a daily. If the paper must change its schedule, it will lose its national adver tising. Without national advertising the parser can not come out more than once a week. Tt. . i f ilm !nlvH wcrs seems to be that l lie geiieiiti tiuum-n -. - - they would most likcry maintain ineir ;m n i nmn - " stands today if there was universal subscription. Mr. J. Lofink manager of Harvey Pros, said. "I plan def. initely to decrease my contract for next year." Upon further inquiry he said that with universal subscription he would give the matter further consideration and might maintain his present contracted space. ' Mr. Wood row Maeee. advertising manager of Magee's. claimed that universal subscription 'would probably prevent lowering of amount of space taken." When asked what he thought of the plan, he said, "Personally. 1 feel that by uni versal subscription the cam juts would have a better informant (on the campus bulletin basis)." Mr. Harry Simon, of Hen Simons and Sons, claims that he is "highly in 'favor of the plan and that the Daily Nebraskan could expect the store's fullest cooperation." Upon further inquiry, all expressed' the attitude that it would be a good thing for the student body, that there cer tainly was a need for such a plan on the campus, and inferred a possible ending to the Barb-Greek feuds over the Daily Ne braskan. Therefore, we of the Daily Nebraskan make this appeal to you. the student body. Help support a student organ, an organ that has stood by you thru thick and thin. Without your help there is a great possibility for the failure of your newspaper to appear. With thif ;n mind, make vour vote say "yes" in today's election. ' Kantor, Assistant Bus. Mgr. Daily Nebraskan. Eleanor'n Me By Alan Jacobs There are a lot of good reasons for supporting universal subscription to the Daily Nebraskan. but we do believe that our superiors have erred in strategy. Their most horrible mis take was labeling the campaign "universal subscription to the Daily Nebraskan." If they really wanted the plan passed, they should have called it "universal subscription to 'Eleanor 'n Me.' " Now there are' many good reasons for supporting universal subscription to the Daily Nebraskan. Aside from the financial advantages which would result, the editorial pages would be improved. Possibly a United Press service could be installed, and there would certainly be larger papers with more news and feature stories. That's the sales point of our superiors, and it isn't a bud one. Put our sales point for "universal subscription to 'Elea nor "n Me' " is even better. We obviously have no reasons. Universal subscription to "Kleanor 'n Me" should be adopted because well, it just should be adopted. What would this campus be uiihout "Eleanor 'n Me?" What would this campus be tcith Eleanor 'n Me? Where would Eleanor be without me? Where would me be without Eleanor? If you can ;;nswcr one or any of these questions, go to the election, cast your ballot for universal subscription to the llailv Nebraskan (which is another way of voting for univer aT subscription to "Kb-unor 'n Me") and you will cither gig gle or boil just about every morning while you are spilling jelly on your shirt and coffee on your clothes. If Franklin could win by an overwhelming vote through out the nation, why can't Kleanor win on the UN campus? Economic IVofehor ... Elliott Says Life Insurance Valuable During World War II Life insurance will continue to be a valuable investment during World War II, provided the gov ernment is able to prevent a "run away'' inflation, according to Cur tis M. Elliott, instructor in eco nomics and insurance, writing in the April business review edition of the University of Nebraska News. Even if there is a marked In crease in the price level in the next few years, life insurance can serve a treat need, he says. In surance makes a sum of money immediately available to depend ents, which is more valuable than a like sum tied up in equities that would presumably increase in val ue with a decreased purchasing power of the dollar. . An Inflation such as that in Germany after World War I would make life insurance contracts val ueless, Elliott concedes, but even such powerful economic forces working for inflation as the gov ernment deficit and the disloca tion of industry and trade can be handled, he believes, thru prioe ceilings, rationing, allocations, taxes and sates of war bonds and stamps.