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Unconstitutional
When the Pan-Hcl proposal to abolish political parties
from the campus by striking out any notation of party
after a candidate's name on a primary ballot was reported
as "unconstitutional" at Wednesday's Student Council
meeting, 20 students who attended either to support or
fight the Pan-Hel plan were slightly frustrated. The con
tinued attempt of its supporters to railroad this proposal
through Council in the absence of most of the men leaders
on campus appears somewhat like the indefatigable Dry
movement to vote in prohibition while the men of the coun
try are away in the armed forces.
The election committee had no plan to offer in place
of the Pan-Hel resolution, so the entire discussion was held
off until next Wednesday. If the student spectators had
wished, however, they could have forced the Council into
a "political discussion" either at the close of the committee
report, or under new business.
To the supporters of the Pan-Hel plan, it came as some
thing of a shock to discover that in order to "do away" with
political parties on the campus, it would be necessary to
scrap the entire Student Council constitution, because the
rules governing election to the Council are based on the
principle of a party system. If this section were voted out
by the Council, the very basis on which the Council func
tions would have to be reconsidered.
It is strange that it seems necessary to point out that
political parties are the machinery with which a democracy
works, and that student self-government without the party
system would destroy the purpose for which the Council
was created: Namely, to provide experience with the work
ings of our own governmental system.
It is not the duty of the Student Council to create par
ties, but only to recognize them as a party and to pass on
their platforms. If the existing parties are distasteful to
the student body there is nothing to prevent such a group
to iorm a new party with a new platform or to re-vitalize
an old party with a new platform, or to demand a review
of an existing party by the Council, but, under the existing
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constitution, political parties cannot be abolished trom the
university.
CORRECTION: The "after-dark rule" was not passed
Monday by Pan-Hel as a rule, but as a "suggestion," despite
information that it was a rule received from four of the
student members of that organization.
LETTERIP
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Council
(Continued from Page One.)
committee had nothing to report
st the time.
Investigate Cornhnsker.
The matter of Cornhusker ex
penditures recently brought to
light thru an annoymous letter
to the Nebraskan was questioned
by Dexter Sharp, who, after the
council suggested investigation,
was appointed chairman of a
committee including Roberta Col
lins and Edith Pumphrcy to
present to the council at the next
meeting a report of such spend
ings. Sharp commented that he
thought the individual books
were more expensive than neces
sary considering the intake f
funds from both advertising and
sales of pages to organized groups.
Bill Sakayama, chairman of the
Letter to the Editor:
The Student Council has shown by its
meeting of last Wednesday their attitude
toward student affairs. It has been claimed
that the student body does not adequately
support its elected representatives. Yet at
Wednesday's meetnig there were some 15
to 20 non-members present ready to discuss
campus questions. Yet they were stifled
when the Council adjourned without hear
ing any of these people who had huffed and
puffed up three flights of stairs to be pres
ent.
Most of the students wanted to discuss
election procedures, but the Council de
liberately disregarded their desires. Some
members of the Council are in favor of a re
adjustment of election rules, and many
thought that this year's Council would be
interested enough to hear from all students
upon any subject. But it has gotten off to
a very bad start. Unless Student Council
members forget that they are members of
certain cliques and remember that it is their
job to do all they can for the good of the
school, then they deserve all the names that
have been hurled against them.
Here's to the hope that the Student Coun
cil will function as it should in solving cam
pus problems, and be above, or at least not
so actively engaged in, the questionable
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Clippings
Pat Chamberlin, Censor
4 Pfc. RONALD METZ, Sigma Chi and former
leading man for the UN theatre, is stationed at
Fort Riley, Kas., with a special service unit.
Pvt. KENNETH R. GREENWOOD, Phi Gam, is
taking a course on airplane radio mechanics at
Fort Monmouth, N. J.
BOB KNOLL, BMOC a year ago, is attending
OCS at Fort Sill, Okl. NORM Sl'NDBERG and
BILLY ROBINSLAVER were graduated as second
lieutenants from Sill last week.
Pvt. ROY G. JEFFERS has been overseas with
th.i 13th A.A.F. for seven months. An aircraft ar
morer in the "Long Ragcrs" bomber outfit, he
wears two Battle Star on his Asiatic-Pacific cam
paign ribbon. The Long Rangers began their' of
fensive in the buttle of Guadalcanal and- arc now
blasting the Japs on the Philippines.
Pvt. RICHARD LAIIR, Sig
with the infantry in France.
Alph last year, is
kind of politics that go on behind the
scenes.
A disappointed Cornhusker,
Stanton Bruce.
(Editor's Note: A search at the Regis
trar's office revealed no Stanton Bruce or
Bruce Stanton registered in the university.)
committee to look into the matter
of spring vacations, told the coun
cil mat ras group was not sure
of a suitable lencth of vacation
to request Council discussion
yielded little more advice for the
committee until Sharp suggested
that it ask for one week as the
longest span, if necessary taking
less.
Dean Veraa H. Boyles recently
told Miss Larsen, chairman of the
"formals committee, that formats
might be worn in the Union if
"women fel that they are appro
priate. No further work on the
matter was announced.
Homecominr Famaa.
War council plans for home
coming decorations were pre
sented by Ghita HilL president of
tne war council. Altho plans are
not complete this week, the coun
cil voted to delegate to the war
council the responsibility for the
decorations. Miss Hill reported
that according to plans already
made, organized houses may
spend $7 on decorations which
will stress "economy with origin
ality."
Harold Anderson, council presi
dent, announced appointments to
the constitutions committee with
Jo Martz, chairman, Gene Dixon
and Gloria Mardis. Chairman of
the budget committee will be
Dexter Sharp working with
Jeanne Rotton and Helen
Vennum. A committee to work
for the council in chosing stu
dents for "Who's Who in Ameri
can Colleges and universities
will be headed by Mary Jo Gish,
assisted by -Gloria Mardis and
Jim Abdnor.
The elections committee will be
the same as the committee now
working on the question of prim
ary elections with Gene mxon.
chairman. Jean Larsen, Russ
Leger and Janet Mason.
Russ Leger was elected un
animously to represent the coun
cil on the athletic board of con
trol. A meeting of the council will
he held next Wednesday to bear
reports of committees which were
not prepared for this week s ses
sion.
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pal producer of nnc.
The Tower of London once
housed a menagerie.
Assignats were paper money
issued in France in the latter part
of the 18th century.
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