THE NEBRASKAN
Friday; October 13, 1944
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Offices Union Baildtnt
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For IS Millions
Let Said The Better
By Le Ghtfohy
In order for the college generation to appreciate fully
the liberal benefits granted the World war II veterans un
der the G. I. bill of rights, it is helpful to contrast this
law with the inadequate provisions for veterans made fol
lowing the last war. Vivid in the memories of World war
Fs veterans is the knowledge that hundreds of them, able
bodied and disabled alike, had to resort to apple selling and
pencil peddling on the streets to earn a living, and not a
few them "sniped" for cigarets in the gutters. Under the
1944 Servicemen's Rehabilitation act, this will not happen
to the 15 million men and women who are serving in this
war.
In the peace period between the two wars the veterans win go to if it is not headed by capable
administration was established, there being no such or- leaders. The best man for the iob should
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following war i. in xne u. i. din mis im
To say the very least, we are confused,
just plain confused. Obviously, we should
have attended Student Council Wednesday,
altho we aren't too certain that that would
have cleared up things very much. It seems
that at long last the big battle over elec
tions, factions, primaries and what have
you began. The upshot of it all was that
the council met last night in closed session
to try and get straightened out itself. Ap
parently there are two proposed election
plans up for consideration. One plan pro
vides for leaving the Greek-Barb parties as
they are, but instituting a primary election,
which, supposedly, will put the nix on fac
tions. The main objection there, as we see
it, is that the university will still have the fened
same election problems, only twice as much. , Calif.
The trouble with the oresent svstem is that PVT.
too many students vote for Greeks when i
they are a Greek and likewise for Barbs
when they are a Barb. We are inclined to
think that the Greeks are much more guilty
of this foolish practice than the unaffiliated
students. The idea is that any organization
V . . . - Mail
Clippings
Pat Chamberlin, Censor
Via the V-mail service Jt seems that ELMLH
SPRAGUE, former UN eulogist of "sheep on the
mall," nnd Nebrnskan columnist of "White Space",
and former AST DON SMITH, 1944 war show'
pianist, were sitting in a pup tent together some
where in France, neither of them knowing that
either had any connection with NU. So all of
a sudden, Don pulled out a picture of Theta Jean
Rotton, which Elmer immediately recognised. So
another Nebraska reunion.
TVT. DARRELL DEVOE, Thi Gam, stopped
home enroute to Camp Crowder, Mo. to place a
diamond ring on Pi Phi Gloria Maidis. "Dee" is
with the signal corps, nnd has just been trans-
ufler 15 months training in Sacramento,
gamzation
portant rehabilitation agency is declared to a war agency
with priorities in personnel, equipment, and material, over
which only the war and navy departments take precedence.
There were no government hospitals for veterans aft
er the last war. Now an appropriation of $5,000,000 has
been authorized to build 100 veterans administration hos
pitals. A list of 20 hospitals in as many states was ap
proved by the Federal Board of Housing last July 4 at an
estimated cost of $70,000,000.
Boards have been set up to review veterans discharges,
where none existed after the kst waar, and a quick settle
ment of the claims procedure, which was stifled by red tape
at the end of World war 1, has been made mandatory un
der the '44 law.
Educational opportunities were non-existent for able-
bodied veterans of the last war, while vocational training
was only offered the disabled. Now there is a government
financed program offering both education and vocational
schooling for all whose education was interrupted by war
service, with provision for a $50 a month subsistence allow
ance, plus $25 a month for dependents, plus $500 a year for
tuition fees.
Loan provisions for the purchase of homes, farms or
small business were not even dreamed of after the last war,
while now the government guarantees 50 percent of the
loan, guarantee.
Nor was there any effective employment placement
service offered after World war I. The G. I. bill has set
up the best veteran's employment bureau, job counciling
and placement service, which is operated by veterans. Un
employment benefits too were unheard of 20 years ago.
The present law provided $20 a week for period not to
exceed 52 weeks.
be chosen regardless of affiliation, but ap
parently Nebraska sororities and f rater
nities have instilled the idea of voting for
Greeks whenever possible too firmly in
their little pledges to get the students out
of the old rut.
The second proposed plan provides the
scrapping the Greek-Barb parties and set
ting up two entirely new parties, such as
Liberals and Progressives, each party to be
headed by two persons, a Greek and a Barb.
Here too there are a number of objections.
In the first place, there is no issue strong
enough to give either party a good election
platform. Secondly, it is believed that the
two parties will eventually revert to the old
split and NU will end up with four parties
Greek and Barb, Progressives and ditto
Liberals. What is more, the men's faction
is wholeheartedly again scrapping the af
filation party lines, and consequently the
men's faction will still vote a Greek bloc no
matter to what party they belong.
All this was discussed in the closed meet-
REID DEVOE, Dee's brother is also a
Phi Gam. is exoected home tibout Oct. 18 from
the marine corps at Penn State University. He
and Dee have not seen each other for a year and
a half, and have timed their furlough to coincide.
CPL. JOHN SLOTHOWER, DU, is on Oahu is
land of the Hawaiian group with the artillery.
'
PVT. REMS HEINY, Phi DeU, has returned to
the combat engineers at Camp Sheldsn, Miss., aft
er an emergency furlough.
PVT. BOYD BREWSTER, Phi Gam, is a
pigeoneer (one who takes care of pigeons' round
trip flights) in India.
ing last night long after this column had
gone to bed. Consequently we don't know
how things came out, and if we did, We
probably wouldn't understand it. At any
rate, more about it later when we get the
whole business figured out a little better.
One of the Cornhusker photographers
wrote an inspired poem the other day after
spending a day tracking down people who
were supposed to be having their pictures
taken. Quoth he,
. "To heck with people who -don't show
up
They'll never get my loving cup!"
to do away with factions and bloc
voting by conducting separate
party primaries two weeks be
fore elections. One week later in
dependent candidates might file
and students could vote for any
candidate regardless of party af
filiation in the general election.
To conclude the discussion,
there was a motion from the; student section is to be roped off
floor that the Council have a for games.
round-table conference closed to
the public, Thursday at 7 p. m.
Results of this meeting are net
available for publication.
Janet Mason reported that the
rally committee has planned a
rally for Thursday and that a
War Week . . .
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of party and who led the group
seeking complete U. S. co-operation
in art' international organiza
tion. Unlike most American lead
ers of the past 25 years, Willkie
believed that to be great a ration
must accept the responsibilities
ns well as the advantages of a
gret power.
Dixon rose again to present an
alternative plan which might be'
more acceptable. Dixon's sugges-
and Union parties as they are but
Council . .
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present plan at least until after
the war when men come back to
the campus and work out the
problem for themselves.
McEachen Disagrees.
McEachen stated that he
thought one party head would
dominate the other in each case
and that probably the majority
of the students would join the
Progressive party.
As the discussion continued,
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