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THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, September 28, 1945
Democracy at Home?
It's time that the students of this university supposedly a demo
cratic institution got the facts straight on the International house of this
campus. We act vigorously and correctly only when the facts long kept
under cover by certain administrators with guilty conciences are
brought out in the open. '
An editorial, appearing in the last summer issue of THE NEBRAS
KAN, made fun of the "I" house which was started last year, pointing
out that all but a handful of the girls in this so-called International
house were from Nebraska. The little-known fact that this house, with
a name that implies tolerance and good will, segregates Nisei and negro
girls from white girls, was brought to the attention of the summer
readers. But what this editorial didn't make perfectly clear was this:'
WHY is International House managed in this summer and WHO is
responsible? The facts should be known by all.
Conditions that existed last year were neither the fault of the
girls or their very able housemother. Hazel Stern, last year's presi
dent of the house, fought desperately all year to eliminate segrega
tion rules laid down by those of the administration in power. Every
girl in the house wanted it to be genuinely liberal as is the famous
"I" house at Columbia university. They were thwarted at every turn.
The housemother, who arrived on the campus near the end of last
year and who is one of the finest women in the university, was blocked
at every move when she tried to carry out the wishes of the girls.
In fact, she was so hamstrung in her job that she almost resigned to
take another job; and she finally stayed on because the power that
directly controlled the house was removed, and authority was given
to the Dean of Women.
So now we know who is in charge of the administration of the
International House. And we are happy to report that things started
off this year on a much better footing. But we must keep in mind
that no person in the administration is completely free from the
Chancellor on down, they are under control of the Board of Regents,
elected by the voters of Nebraska. It is common knowledge that the
Board of Regents authorized and established the International House to
escape the issue of tolerance and freedom in the girls dormitory. Ne
groes and Nisei are kept out of these dormitories dormitories which
are supported by the taxpayers of Nebraska. In short ,the people and
the state of Nebraska are unwittingly supporting undemocratic race pre
judice in their state university.
The issues are clear. Let us strive for democracy m the girls dorm
itory. Let us put pressure on the administrators of this university, in
cluding the Board of Regents, to act as democratically as they some
times talk. But NOW IMMEDIATELY let us demand that the Inter
national House, established to be inter-racial and democratic, be released
from Jim Crowism. If there is segregation and discrimintion in the In
terntional House, there can be no democracy on the campus.
We fought for four years to destroy fascist racism abroad. It is high
time we got to work destroying it on our own university campus.
T. C. S.
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EDITORIAL STAFF "
Managing Editors Betty Lou Huston, Janet Mason
News Editors, .rbyllis Teagarden, Mary Alice Cawood, Shirley Jenkins, Bill Roberta
Sports Editor George Miller
Society Editor Betty King
Editor Leslie Jean tilotfelty
Business Manager Lorraine Abramson
Snipe Huntin'
with
Jidge Mason.
a square
Slowly but surely politics at
UN have been crawling toward
their grave, to lie down quietly
and die. Needless to say it started
three years ago as the campus
was drained of men. At first the
women had fun dabbling in poli
tics, as most of them had had no
chance before, with the men dom
inating. The hue and cry was to
"carry on 'til the men come back."
Eut soon most of the feminine
politicians were up to their neck
in deep water and began to
realize that even student politics
takes a lot of experience. With
confusion invariably comes re
form and so a great reform
movement spread over the cam
pus supported by the women's
activity organization, Mortar
Board. The movement was di
rected mainly at giving the barbs
a better chance. The new hue and
cry became, "keep politics clean"
and "give everyone
deal."
But in the world of politics,
words such as the above are mere
meaningless abstractions. One
more often hears concrete phrases
such as "proportional representa
tion" and "minority protection."
But the reformers had little un
derstanding of these terms and
were much more interested in
making a showing to the campus
that they weren't discriminating
between Greeks and Barbs. So
they organized parties which in
cluded both Greeks and Bards
and in one fell blow swept away
the chances for minority protec
tion which some outstanding barb
leaders in 1941 fought so hard to
bring about. And all was done
"in the interests of the barb stu
dents." The irony of the whole
situation is that the reformers
really believed they were helping,
which made their sincere mis
understanding even more difficult
to cope with.
Under the former system, if the
barbs were in minority they could
still elect one member for every
125 votes polled. Now they must
depend upon the haphazard party
conventions for support and most
of the parties are made up of
Greek members merely because
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owned one) and the stiffcM shirt-front and collar obtainable. Prexy,
similarly armored, grasped your perspiring palm. Matriculation was
complete. You were a college trude at Luc
America, too, was stepping out in the 1890'. tier cities vert
growing, populations were spreading. Railway Express, then as now,
provided her with a oatiotvwidc shipping service, including the bag
gage and laundry needs of innumerable college students. Today, dur
ing the mergency, the country's shipping needs are heavily strained.
So, pleas do this with your baggage and home-going bundles: Pack
and wrap securely, address clearly, and get them started early.
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the Greeks have better contact
with their members. Therefore it
is only natural that Greek, instead
of Barb, candidates would be put
up at the party conventions.
The first test of this new "non
discriminatory" political system
was the election of class officers
last year. Two Greeks were elect
ed. The second test was student
council elections last spring. Out
of 13 placer only four went to
unaffiliated students.
This year the Mortar Boards
again have talked of building up
the two parties. So far everyone
they have approached as prospec
tive leaders of one of the parties
has groaned with boredom at the
very mention of "Student" and
"Progressive." We too have been
approached in this regard and our
answer is: We are sick of trying
to take part in politics and we are
also sick of seeing women in poli
ticms. Our suggestion to the in
terested people is to let men into
politics and get the women out!
Scuttlebutt
by
"DUFF BECK
wail
Here it is folks, vour Navv col
umn. Dealing with thp advpnturps
and exploits of the Navy on and
off the campus. Although I'm
sorry to report we aren't getting
off to a good start we do hope to
do better in the future. There
will be two of us writing the
column, so if you see that someone
else has the column next time.
you'll know why.
When the Navy arrived on the
campus a fortnight ago we all
had visions of a wonderful time
at the university. We weren't dis
appointed in the least. I have
never met a more hospitable group
of people. You have really made
us feel at home as much as any
body possibly could. As for the
women! They are the answer to
any sailor's dream.
Navy Line.
True to custom a navy man
always has a line of chatter that
keeps the coed in question amused.
Maybe some of the women can
answer to that better than I.
Sometimes though, a line back
fires and the party or parties
involved find themselves in an
embarrassing situation. That is
something this column and yours
truly will try to bring to you.
We will also give you the high
lights on the events concerning
the Navy.
With the Navv beint? Invito in
numerous open houses, and mur
ing inends about the campus, I
have Visions of acme Bnru trrUa
in the future.
Friday nftrht it ita th rir.t
Company at Kappa Alpha Theta.
"More beautiful women than you
could realiz- existed," seemed to
be the reaction of ell the fellows.
Did everybody have fun? Just
listen to a sailor and h( tnri.
of the evening, and you'll have
the answer.
On Saturday swstninir th Co.
ond Company sailed down to Chi
Omega. Some of the felinwc haA
a little trouble finding out that
mey weren't seeing things. Doris
and Dorothy really are twins.
Speaking for the boys and myself,
everything worked out and as the
song goes, we had "one real fine
time."
We are looking forward to get
ting better acquainted. Then we
will be able to refer to the "coeds"
by their names and not as the
blond in the green skirt or the
lady in RED.
So long for now and here's
hoping for a longer and more in
teresting column next time.
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