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THE NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, April 17, 1946
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
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EDIIOKIAJ. STAFF
Editor BfttT Ia Hustoa
Managing Editors Phyllis Teagardra, 8hlrl Jrnkias
News Editors Mary AH re Cawood, rhyllls Mortlork, Jack Cresmnaa,
Dale Naratnjr, Marthella Holeomb
ports Editor Oeorre Miller
Society Editor " loot
BLSI.Vtsa STAFF
Business Manager Lorraine Abranwoa
Ansistant Bnslnm Manager Dorothea Kosenberg. Donna PtteroD
tirculaUoa Manager Keith Jones, 1'hone t-oS13
For Coeds Only . . .
After hearing reports on the recent Intercollegiate
Association of Women Students held at Northwestern, we
don't feel badly treated in the matter of that ever-present
gripe-hours.
We mumble about being required to be in the dorm at
9 on week-nights when we're freshmen; we mutter at the
10:30 deadline set on sophomores and juniors; and we pro
test because we have to be in at 11 when we have attained
senior standing.
Ask anyone, and they'll tell you that "Up State College
women don't have any hours, or that "Midwestern Univer
sity coeds can stay out till 3 a. m. on weekends.
But according to the 50 college delegates who attended
this conference, 9, 10:30 and 12:30 are standard hours. Some
universities are even more stringent. Oklahoma A. and M,
requires women to be in at 12 on Friday and Saturday and
10:30 nights are granted only every other night.
Of course, there's always the University of Iowa which
permits seniors to come in at any time of the night. We
gasped when we heard it, too, until we heard the catch. If
any senior takes advantage of that privilege, her privilege is
taken away. Only seniors with averages meeting gradua
tion requirements are given permission td stay out.
As a good many of us have trouble finding enough to do
every night to stay out until 12:29 ' anyway, we can give
m gracefully to seemingly useless, but really necessary,
rules. S. J.
The Ash Caii
by
Marthella Holeomb
We did it, and we're glad. We went to. the Honors Convocation
Included in the brilliant array of brains and talent on the stage
were all our favorite professors. They looked radiantly beautiful,
every one of them, and it's agreed that the nicest gold braid is that
hanging from a Doctor's mortar board. However, the gold braid on
Captain Matthew's hat didn't look so bad in the audience.
Spring, a subject which has been mentioned before, has come to
mind again these past few beautiful days, as jean-clad gals go streak
ing through the Union, hoping their standards chairman won't see
them in forbidden territory in verboten garb. Fruitless searches un
successfully completed, away they go on their picnics, anyway. What's
the difference, green grass is enough of that color. Greatest goal in
any co-ed's life, of course, is to be invited to a Beta picnic. In order
that the single honor can be" extended to as many young women as
economically feasible, the betta betas go on as many outings as
possible. Some enterprising individual has counted 20 pinnings at
1515 since beginning of the semester, suggesting an informer has re
vcaled to the chapter that every active member of Sweetheart Lodge
at sister school New Mexico has hung his pin. However, you might
as well give up, fellows. George Miller's taken a blod oath not to
give his up before July, just so there'll be one around to show
prospective pledges.
dTjithirrifL
Mist Betty Lou Huston.
Not very many weeks ago, an
editorial appeared in the Daily
Nebraskan verbally chastizing tl.e
temporary chairman of one of the
campus political parties for re
fusing, on one day's notice, to
divulge certain information con
cerning the party.
Soon afterward, a series of ar
ticles began to appear, treating
that particular party as more or
less a joke, conceived under cover
of darkness, breathing fire, and
consuming the souls of innocent
freshman.
Again after two political regis
trations, a misleading headline
gave students to believe that the
Student party had won a decisive
67 vote victory. True, the two
registrations totals, showing a
plurality of something over 200
votes for the other party, appeared
several paragraphs below,, but in
the fabled "small print, at the
bottom of the page!"
And now, a perfect example of
what you condemned in print, has
once more appeared. The "Uni
versity party" story was a fine ex
ample of several paragraphs con
taining absolutely nothing, headed
by large print crying out about a
third party, composed of whom no
one seems to know.
The third party seems to want
the support of students dissatis
fied with present political parties.
The error is one of reasoning by
those heading it, whoever they
may be. May I point out to the
three young ladies who plan to
set the university on its ear, that
the student who does not vote
is not dissatisfied, he is disinter
ested or ignorant of his duty to
the' university.
On inquiring of any of the Ne
braskan staff about the above
points, the answer is, "We are
impartial we print both sides."
My question is, which side are
you impartial for?
Trustingly yours,
ART DEINDORFF. j
The school year 1942-43 saw the death of poli
tics and the men's faction on the University of
Nebraska campus. From 1930 when the men's fac
tion was organized, until 1943, the fraternity men
were completely dependent on the faction, that ma
chine which ran elections the way a few power
seeking students wanted them run. Every political
move the men made was first sanctioned by the
faction. To go against the faction was political
death, and the faction held sway for that reason
fraternity men had to agree with it or be left
out of offices when elections came around.
January 30, 1946, the faction returned. At the
moment, this faction is a post-war baby. Now is
the time to oust it before it once again controls
by threat of exclusion the vote of most fraternity
men on this campus!
It is not the faction alone to which self-respecting
students object. They object to its attitude that it
can return and immediately control men's votes
by its former tactics of "get-in-or-you're-out!"
Most of the male students are, as a group, older
now than they have been in previous years because
war has cut into their education. Because they are
older, they should be sufficiently intelligent and
mature to refuse to be led around by the nose.
There are a number of fraternity men who do
not back the faction; there are others who stick with
it for appearance's sake, not because they believe
in it It is the prerogative of every voter to cast
a SECRET ballot for the candidate he thinks is best
When a voter goes to the polls, no matter for which
party he is registered, he may cast his vote how
ever he chooses without anyone's knowing how
he has voted.
It is a fact that the men's faction has already
chosen its slate of candidates to be railroaded
through a party caucus for the sake of formality
Wednesday night These candidates have been
pledged to remain "true" to the faction bribed by
the hope for office to allow others to think for
them.
OK, people. This is your last chance. The fac-
News in a
Nutshell
BY BOB BEASON
NEW YORK Thut the Russians face defeat in
their attempt to have the UNO security council drop
the Iranian case from its agenda is very evident
Seven of the 11 members of the council are op
posed to the move. Andrei Gromyko closed Mon
day's meeting with a grim statement He stated
that he believed the United States and the United
Kingdom did not want to see a peaceful solution
of the Iranian case.
LONDON. The Madrid radio has charged that
there is a secret ' anti-Ftanco agreement between
France and Russia. The broadcast warned that
this agreement might lead to a Russian march thru
France to Spain.
MADRID The Spanish foreign ministry has is
sued an invitation to friendly countries which are
members of the UNO to spend a commission to
Spain to investigate Poland's charge that Franco's
government is a threat to world peace.
BUTTE, Mont. Vandalism has terrorized Butte
residents since last Friday. This outbreak was di
rected mainly against non-union mine 'maintenance
workers after the CIO winners went on a strike.
Police officials have restored order to most of the
town.
tion is young. You have your mental faculties,
your independence, and your own ideas. You don't
have to "allah" to any group. You may vote for
whomever you darn please. If you do that, if you
judge candidates on their merits rather than upon
what the faction tells you, then the right candi
dates will be elected, no matter to which party
they belong.
YOUR VOTE IS SECRET. IT IS YOUR BUSI
NESS ALONE!
Leslie Glotfelty
Margaret Neumann
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