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THE NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, April 9, 1945
EDITORIAL
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Registration Day . . .
We've mentioned before that today is the day for poli
tical party registration. But since we believe in pushing a
good thing we will talk about it again and try to sum up
what has developed recently.
Yesterday, feeling that students would like to know
who the people are who are running each of the existing
political parties on the campus, we asked for further infor
mation from those parties for today's paper. We have also
tried to print everything we could get from both parties
which will in any way clarify the setup of both groups and
the principles for which they stand. We have tried to give
equal publicity to both parties and have published all infor
mation from the parties just as it was given to us. In doing
so we hoped that our readers would compare the two parties
and decide intelligently which appealed most to them.
In regard to the questions we asked yesterday, one
party gave us the answer and the other refused. We are
sorry that Mr. Chapin feels that we are trying to hold his
party accountable to us. We were only trying to give poten
tial Union and Student party members additional informa
tion upon which to base their choices.
We want to stress again that students do not have to
belong to a political party to vote in spring elections or to
file for an office for those elections. Party registration is
for the convenience of the parties, to enable them to get
their membership together and make nominations for elec
tions. So We're Bitter!
We're bitter! The editor of the Awgwan is bitter! Lots and lots
of people are bitter. All of said people are unhappy because no one
seems inclined to make the effort to put forth any amount of brain
work, elbow grease or what have you, to further a cause (good in the
case of the DAILY, perhaps not so good in the case of our feeble
rival the Awgwan).
What we are trying to say in our round about way is that at
present these two campus publications have hit a dearth of under
classmen workers and reporters. The mystery to us is WHY?
We have tried almost everything. Having always heard that for
some unknown reason those dens of iniquity, the Daily and Awgwan
offices, are awesome and fearful places to lowly freshmen and sopho
mores, we have tried tne Kina approan, doing everyining dui ieea
reporters pink tea and crumpets. When that failed we tried the treat
"em rough method, giving every reporter ten lashes on sight. That
failed, too.
Now we have run out of pink tea and broken our whip and we're
still lonesome. We've also lost faith in that great legend that come
spring and time for pub board meetings, elections and appointments
for the next year, all interested students become more interested and
work like beavers. We haven't seen a beaver in eons, and we even
pay them eventually.
The thing which makes us see red about the whole situation is
the fact that although people are not interested enough to work
themselves, they are ever ready to sit archill and gripe about the way
things are done. The plight of the Awgwan is especially sad, for
everyone is quick to agree that the humor magazine is humorless and
absolutely stinks. Students talk a lot but still Ruth Korb is left to
pull out her nice blond hair by herself.
Only excuse anyone can dream up is that the men who are back
are older and uninterested in campus publications and such, and that
the girls are only interested in the men. It's a vicious circle and we're
left out. v
Seriously, we do not have room here to set forth the advantages
of the publications as what we feel to be the top activity on the
campus. Of course we're prejudiced, but we feci that in an activity
that offers a monthly salary to staff members, practical training for
the future, and a chance to become acquainted with the campus and
many of the interesting people on it, in addition to lots of fun, we
have something. It does not require a great talent, only time and a
willingness to work.
We can't have good publications without a lot of people to put
them out. O. K. kids, line forms on the right!
JllSL CUJv QOTL
by
Marthella Holeomb
Just heard about the tender
young sophomore who wrote her
mother, apologizing for not keep
ing up her end of the correspond
ence. "I'd write you every doy,'
she penned, "if Poly Sci were
five hour courte."
Fine example of the brilliance
displayed on our campus was the
eager beaver worker Monday
morning on the library park proj
ect who was gathering up rocks in
a bucket. Wonder if he intended
to put them in his head?
That announcement about the
projected park, replete with stone
benches and little fountains made
us ponder as to who would get
the job of sitting under them to
make sure girls and boys don't sit
on the same bench. Sounds like
toss up between AWS, Dean of
Student Affairs, and the Stundent
Council.
Greatest natural phenomenon
on campus to the casual observer
is the student propensity to gain
odd snatches of sleep anywhere
except home in bed. Navy per
sonnel is draped at half mast in
all odd corners of the Union dur
ing the early morning hours. Must
be hell to get up at 6:15 for a 9
o'clock class. Isolated feet and
arms hang out of backseat win
dows all down the parking lanes
on spring days, not to mention the
grassy mattresses beneath the
trees on the Quadrangle. Some
souls with singular lack of imag
ination even use the cots provided
in the quiet rooms. They, of
course, are frowned upon by the
more blase upperclassmen.
Our vote goes to Peter Pan, who
had the right idea in never want
ing to grow up. For sheer delight,
there's nothing to compare with
the thrill of unpacking Mother's
shopping bag after her weekly
tour of the downtown dime stores.
Even without mentioning the
political situation, there are a lot
of things on this campus which,
to put it impolitely, "stink." But
the most obvious instance to come
to nose-notice of late is the fer
tilization of the lawn-to-be along
R street. Getting so you can t tell
city campus from ag campus with
otu a sign. One of our braver
Unionites has decided American
Gothic is the proper term for the
design of a farm girls logs.
Erudition, that's what it is.
Poor Bertie Collins was trying to
locate a white leather hassock for
the Junior-Senior prom. On a hot
tip, she called the Phi Delt house,
where some helpful soul (pre
sumably a pledge) answered the
phone. After five minutes of care
ful explanation, at his request, as
to what a hassock was, he said,
"Just a minute, I'll see if he's
here." Upon his return, he ex
plained apologetically, "We don't
have anyone here by that name.
LETTERIP
Dear Miss Huston:
In reply to your request for in
formation in the editorial section
of the April 7 edition of the Daily
Nebraskan, I submit the following
comments.
While we agree that when
student gives his suptort to any
political group he is entitled to
know who has been serving as the
officers of that party, we also feel
that we are not necessarily to be
held accountable to the Daily Ne
braskan for our actions and poli
cics, but rather to the members
who have signified their satisfac
tion with our principles by regis
tering at the proper time with the
Union Independent Party. The re
quest is especially inapropos when
advanced from the ranks of the
opposite party, not from our own
membership.
Also, we feel that the Daily
Nebraska, as a non-partisan pub
lication, should refrain from sug
gesting, pointing out, or empha
sizing party affiliation, thought or
in any way attempting to preju
dice its readers. In addition, it is
felt that a request for informa
tion one day prior to a deadline
shows poor judgment on the part
of the individual or individuals
assigned to write the editorial en
titled "Sign Here."
I hereby re-submit a copy of
the constitution of the Union In
dependent Party to clarify our
policy.
Respectfully,
Don Chapin.
why don't you try the Beta house?"
And don't laugh, you Sigma Chis,
cause the pledge who answered
Bettie's repeated request there
asked, "Do you want to speak to
him if he's here?" Prize reply
came from one unmentionable
who tripped back to reply, "We
have one, but it's nailed to the
floor." Wonder if he got it con
fused with the pledge-master?
So that the sorority sisters won't
feel superior after the above, we
might make light reference to the
newly-installed president who
went to the Continental National
Bank and went through the com
plicated red tape of signing a
signature card to change author
ization for her chapter's bank ac
count. The man in charge sounded
bit dazed when he called the
house a few days later, which
brought new prexy to consult
with old prexy, and find that their
account was carried at the Na
tional Bank of Commerce.
A. U. F.
The World Student Service
Fund drive each year is con
ducted by the All University
Fund Committee, of which Jean
nette Engle is director. Money is
used to aid students in war
ravaged nations to rebuild their
educational systems.
(Ed. Note: Opinions expressed
in the Letterip column are those
of the signed writers and not
those of the Daily Nebraskan.)
Dear Students:
Today is the last day for you
to register for a political party.
We of the Student party wish to
urge all those who are interested
in individual voting and demo
cratic elections to join our party.
The choice is clear.
The Union Independent Party
has already expressed itself as
favoring the operation of factions
in an "unrestricted" manner (see
their platform in Sunday's Daily
Nebraskan) and have today re
fused to comply with the Daily
Ncbraskan's editor's request that
they name the leaders of their
party.
Whether you are greek or barb.
register today for the Student
party and help fight against fac
tion politics.
Mary Ann Mattoon
Suzanne Pope
Betty Lou Horton
Bob Gillan
Joyce Crosbie
Bill Miller
Shirley Hinds
Elmer Sprague
George T. Shestak
Kosmet Klub,
AWS -Sponsor
Ivy Day Sing
The traditional Ivy Day sing,
held Saturday, May 4, on the
Pharmacy college old campus, is
co-sponsored by Kosmet Klub
and the AWS Board.
Kosmet Klub leads the inter-
fraternity sing and the inter-
sorority sing is sponsored by the
AWS Board. Correcting the er
roneous report in The Daily Ne
braskan. the sponsors announce
that each vocal group may not ex
ceed 25.
AWS is sponsoring a tea dance
following the Ivy Day cere
monies. Cokes will be served at
the juke box fling held in the
Union ballroom from 4 to 6 p. m.
The dance marks the tenth annual
Ivy Day tea dance.
The intersorority sing honors
were won by the Alpha Chi's last
spring, and Alpha Phi placed sec
ond. First in the interfraternity
division were the Sigma Chi's
with Phi Gamma Delta winning
second place honors.
No singing group may receive
professional aid or coaching.
Judging will be based on general
excellence of efforts of the com
peting groups technical perfection
which includes tone quality and
balance, and the appearance of
the group.
Library to Install
Cooling Equipment
Cooling equipment for the Don
L. Love Memorial library will be
installed when it arrives from
Westinghouse, according to L. F.
Seaton, operating superintendent.
The order for the equipment
has been placed for several months
but the manufacture was held up
because of the strike of electrical
workers. The company has in
formed the university that about
half of the equipment is com
pleted. Tassels
Tassels, the women's pep or
ganization, serves as the campus
service group. They present a
Pep Queen at the annual Home
coming party, sell Cornhuskers,
University Theatre season tickets,
and usher at campus functions.
The 1946-47 president, Joy Hill,
was chosen in March by Tassel
members.
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