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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, October 22, 1946
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
FORTY-FIFTH tEAB
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Editor Phyllis Tracardrn
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New Editors: Dale Novolny, l'hyllla Mortlock. Jack Hill, Mary Louise Blumel, Jeanne
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Scene Chances . . .
Cluvng'ng the political scene (with relief) from the uni
versity campus to city and state government, it is both
fitting and proper to note that fall election day is not far
away. This fact entails the duty and responsibility of every
person of voting age to go to the polls that day and select
these persons deemed most responsible for respective posi
tions. Too often we lose sight of our part in the nation as a
whole because we limit our realm of activity to the univer
sity itself. Naturally it is our main concern, but using our
voting privilege is part of that education, and a very im
portant part if we expect to have any voice in our own gov
ernment. Turnouts at the polls have been steadily decreasing for
the last decade or so, but the ever-present urge of humanity
to still put in their two cents worth has not decreased ac
cordingly. Better to have a reason for voicing your
opinion, a reason based on the sound fact that you voted
for the man, so you expect him to acknowledge your favor
and return the compliment.
For those of you who find it necessary t,o register be
fore voting, City Clerk T. Berg will be glad to take care
of you in the City Hall during the day or from 7 to 9 p. m
Accept your responsibility. It's your privilege.
oCettsAjifL
s, - 4 jht
Merrell Shutt.
Personally
Speaking
One nomination for "woman of
the year" could, easily enough,
go to Merrell Shutt Grant, the
little lady who wears a gold
moon and pearl starred Tri Delt
pin, a mortar
Board badge,
and, above all,
a diamond ring
and gold band,
third finger,
left hand. A
past member of
Tassels and,
likely, 2 to 5
other organiza
tions, Merrell is
editor of the
1947 Cornhusk
er. and. as a
sidelight, should be given an
award for staging the neatest trick
of the week: was married, com
pleted a honeymoon trip, and re
turned to school all in six days.
Luckiest of men Don Grant is
fast becoming a familiar person
age to the Cornhusker-ites, those
poor souls who, upon being chased
out of the Rag office, ran through
the wrong door.
Having our knuckles soundly
rapped for that last comment, we
flashed our Ipana smile (no
cracks, that orthodontist did a
good job) to Merrell, and asked
her to begin talking so that our
column would include something
besides our own feeble rum
blings. "If you'll pardon the prejudice,
I hold the conviction as have all
past yearbook editors that the an
nual for THIS year will be the
best yet. Our aim is to make it
an "all student yearbook," both
in content and in production. For
the first time since 1943 the book's
theme and layout have been com
pleted without professional help.
All informal pictures appearing in
the book will have been taken by
student photographers.
"Dedicated to youth, the 1947
Cornhusker will cover as com
pletely as possible the various
phases of a student's life at col
lege. Adding a note of infor
mality to the book, a large num
ber of pictures snapped on cam
pus, around the different houses,
and at the social functions of the
year will be included for the in
terest of all students. :
"This year's 500-paged book '
will be 125 pages larger than last
year's, and a colored picture and
design will be lamented with
plastic on the ivory leather cover,
There's an old saw that says "va
riety is the spice of life," and.
might add, "of yearbooks," so it's
more-tr less traditional for each
year's staff to put its trademark
so to speak, on the book in the
way of innovations and changes
in arrangements. This year there
will be two new sections; one,
devoted to mens' activities, will
record the year's events in ath
letics, R. O. T. C, and the many
organizations, such as Corn Cobs,
Kosmet Klub, and Interfratrnity
Council. The women s section will
include write-ups of all womens'
groups and, take note, 16 pictures
of feminine pulchritude. Eight
will be of the yearbook beauty
queens, and the rest will be of the
campus queens presented at the
Homecoming dance, the Military
Ball, Interfraternity formal. Ivy
my ceremony, Mortar Board ball
Kosmet Klub review (Nebraska
Sweetheart), Junior-Senior prom.
and Coed Follies (Typical Ne
braska Coed). A preliminary
judging of candidates for year
book beauty queens will be made
by professional beauticians from
Omaha, and the final eight will
be picked by ah, but that isn't
for you to know, not just now,
anyway. We're keeping it a secret
until an appropriate time for an
nouncement . . ."
"That's all right, Merrell," we
inserted. "You can be assured of
our confidence, no one reads our
column, anyway, and . . ." But it
did no good we still don't know.
There are ten major sections.
in the book, but first there are
two sections which give an over
all view of the university and its
students. Besides a large num
ber of campus scenes, there will
be pictures typifying the differ
ent aspects of "college life," as
the section is called, under the
titles of "we study," "we play,"
"we dance," "we rest," "we work,"
"we eat," we woo."
"We do?" was the only reply
we could conjure, so we let it
ride.
"The major sections are Ad
ministration, Classes, Student
Government, Women, Publica
tions, The Arts, Playing, ; Men,
Houses, and Organizations. The
advertising section will have sev
eral informal stories running
throughout it. Well, if we're in
the advertising section, I gucs
that covers the book."
"But, Merrell, you told me that ,
To The Student Body As a Whole:
Since clarification through the columns of the
Daily Nebraskan seems to approximately the best
method of reaching all the students, I am availing
myself of the opportunity and presenting what
seems to be the negative side of a very negative
case.
At the spring elections of the 1945-46 school
year, I was elected as junior representative from
the Arts and Science College to the Student Coun
cil. At that date I assumed the privileges of my
office. Just recently I was called upon t,o assume
the responsibilities of that same office. A con
stituent of mine wrote me a letter protesting the
recent election. His, I believe, is a legitimate pro
test according to the Student Council By-Laws.
The Judiciary Council evaded the legal issue,
and worked on the premise that since the Daily
Nebraskan had printed material on both sides of
the issue that no wrong had been committed. Thi i
may be very true; it may also be true that the
law was an abridgement on the Daily's right to
freedom of the press; however, the question is not
one of publication motive but violation of a law.
The job of the Judiciary Council was to decide
whether a law had been violated, this then is
their failure. My accusation is not that the
Judiciary Council acted with bias, but they acted
with incompetence and allowed themselves to be
swayed from the primary issue into a secondary
one, and one that was not and is not in question.
Secondly, the Judiciary Council refused to con
sider precedent, and in effect over-stepped their
authority by repudiating the laws set before them.
The question is not the wrongness of the law for
even were the law judged unconstitutional it still
would apply in this case, since application of a
revision would be an infringement upon the rights
of everyone who did not believe in ex-post facto
rulings and regulations.
For these reasons I am carrying an appeal to
the Faculty Senate. Neither personality nor party
is in question, only the right of an individual to
make legitimate appeal, and the right of a respon-
Madam Editor:
In Sunday's paper ypur editorial comment on
the appearance of John Dale before the Student
Council Judiciary Committee amounted to a hue
and cry that the freedom of the press was about
to be violated. No such thing was intended, and
when the matter comes before the University Sen.
ate, the decision will concern whether the publica
tion of the letter was a violation of Article IV of
the Student Council Constitution.
Responsibility for publication as such rests with
you as the editor but responsibility as far as con
forming to the election rules rests with the in
dividual candidate. Thus Mr. Novotny is on trial,
no The Daily Nebraskan or its editor. To say that
the letter was impartial is just as preposterous as
to say that Dale Novotny did not know of its pub
lication. Mr. Novotny's name appears on the
masthead of your paper as a News Editor and cer
tainly at HIS request you would have with-held
publication. If Mr. Novotny is worthy of the of
fice at all he certaindly knew of the election rules
and thus must assume the responsibility for the
copy printed whether he be the author or not.
It is, I believe a long standing procedure that
any time the judiciary committee hands down a
decision a report explaining its action is forthcom
ing. The information in the Daily Nebraskan cer
tainly does not support the decision. It would
seem to me that it is very much in order for the
judiciary committee to explain its decision. If
either the law or past precedent means anything
the Senate will reverse the decision 'of the judi
ciary committee, and if the committee is to retain
any semblenee of dignity and show.tjvrt it is not
subject to the minority interests of a single frater
nity its explanation should appear 'in the very
near future. ALBERT M. JOHNSTON
sible branch of student government to refuse to
consider that appeal on it's primary premise.
JOHN DALE
Arts and Science Junior Representative to the
Student Council
the Malloya Co. in Chicago was
doing it."
"Doing what?" she asked dis
gustedly. "Covering the book," we re
torted, and ran for the door, but
not quickly enough to escape
Merrell's range. After we picked
ourself up, we realized we'd been
struck in the back of the head
with a book a 1946 Cornhusker.
Homecoming . . .
(Continued from Page 1.)
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