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-THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, November 21, 1946
EDITORIAL
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To Whom It May Concern:
In spite of the women's organized groups refusing to
nominate candidates for Nebraska Sweetheart, because of
faction politics, it is evident that faction members are still
maintaining that a women's faction has been formed.
According to faction supporters, the letter written to
Kosmet Klub by women's organizations and printed in the
Daily Nebraskan last week, proves that the political situ
ation is now a case of organized man against, organized
women.
This is not true. Women have not established a strong
arm controlling group which plans to outvote the men's fac
tion. On the other hand they have banded together to help
emphasize the fact that until faction politics end, women
will not participate in open elections. They believe that it
would be a discredit to their organizations to have their
members elected to honorary positions by a faction major
ity. Elections, as long as the faction operates, are nothing
but a farce.
The majority of fraternities are behind the faction.
Two-thirds of the men in these groups, however, have no
actual interest in elections, but vote as their leaders tell
them to vote, with the promise that their organizations will
benefit by supporting a group with as much . controlling
power as the faction.
Faction officials maintain that the primary purposes
of their group are twofold; to distribute the honors among
the various Greek organizations so that one house will not
run away with the honors every year, and to keep sorority
and fraternity members in offices, making sure that inde
pendents do not move into any key campus positions.
Bridge Classes
Feature Union
IctivitiesToday
. Dale Ball, instructor of the ad
vanced contract bridge classes, an
nounced that today's class sched
uled for 4 p. m, in Union 316 will
include discussion of advanced
bidding methods and slam bidding
methods.
The class, which is the second of
a series to be held until the
Christmas holidays, is open to all
students at no charge. Mr. Ball
will explain in his description of
slam bidding methods the Black
wood, Culbertson, and direct slam
systems.
ine union activities program
for the weekend will include an
orchestra dance featuring Jean
Moyer's band on Friday night
from 9 p. m. to midnight. There
will be no dance at the Union
Saturday night since the ballroom
has been booked by the Faculty
Dancing Club.
Variety Show.
On Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m.,
the Variety Show will present the
Alfred Hitchcock directed produc
tion, "Lifeboat," starring Tallu
lah Bankhead, John Hodiak, Wil
liam Bendix and Canada Lee.
The story is based on a novel
written by John Steinbeck.
A couee hour will be held in
the Union Lounge from 5 to 6
p. m., and the buffet supper in
the Main Dining Room from 5:30
to 7:00 p. m. will feature Bonnie
Compton as pianist.
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pari: "Use your ballot to vote for
clean politics, and Novotny," was
used as the main article ia sap-
porting their protest.
Subsequently, (Basil Wehrman,
student in Arts and Science col
lege, wrote a letter to Dale, his
council representative, requesting
Dale to appeal Novotny's eligi
bility as a candidate.
Article IV of the Council by
laws came under sharp attack as
Binning and Wehrmen recom
mended its immediate repeal
Merchant attempted to clarify the
judiciary committee s primary de
cision by explaining that the
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be elected for what office because it is a specific organiza
tion's turn to receive an honor. It is hard to understand
how a group of young men can believe that because an in
dividual is a member of a certain organization, he is auto
matically qualified for a position that a student, not belong
ing to one of these groups, is not.
These standards, upon which the faction is based, are
not the principles upon which democratic political move
ments should be founded.
If students, regardless of whether or not they belong
to an organized group would join the group of women who
have expressed their desire for fair campus politics, healthy
politicial parties can be formed and the principles of fair
ness and democracy can be followed.
Mary Alice Cawood
Dear Editor:
What has happened to the movement to send our band
to U.C.L.A. for the game November 30? This, in my opinion,
was one of the finest ideas ever expressed by the NEBRAS
KAN and definitely deserves some follow-up.
The people in California are still talking about the fine
showing the Nebraska band made when we went to the
Rose Bowl, and the band we have now is every bit as good
as that one. I can think of no better advertisement for our
school or our state than to send our band.
If the school feels they cannot afford to send the band
for financial reasons, let'a set up a booth at the Pines or
some other well traveled spot and collect a bit of change
from students who might be in sympathy with the cause.
Sincerely,
Bill Schcnck
Novotny a a .
(Continued from Page 1.)
committee's right to Interpret by
laws of the Student Council con
stitution, Merchant called on the
faculty committee to uphold the
Student Council's decision.
Dean Thompson then akcd for
remarks by any interested parties
attending the hearing. John Bin
"riing, law student, speaking for
the protesting group, asked Mer
chant if the judiciary committee
had the power to repeal by-lawg.
Merchant replied in the negative.
His answer preceded heated de-
which states, in article IV of the
by-laws, No printed, mim
eographed, typed or otherwise
published material in behalf of
any candidate shall be permitted
except the impartial announce
ments appearing in the press.
Any candidate violating these
rules either in person or through
his supporters shall thereby be
come ineligible."
PROTEST BASED.
It was m the arovisians of Ar
ticle IV that Ike rraaa protest
ing the election's outcome had
based their contentions. A letter
to the editor of The Daily Ne-
tsrackaa, appearing In the Ociaaer
bate as to whether the decision 117 edition's Letterlp col urn, gicned
was an actual revision of the law, I by Dob Johnson, and stating in final request for comment from
appear in The Daily Nebraskan.
The appealing group accused the
judiciary committee of 'begging
the question," and John Binning
pressed the point with a statement
that, "We maintain the judiciary
committee attempted to amend
the constitution and that it does
not have that righ."
PURPOSE OF BY-LAWS.
Merehaa answered this aecosa
tioa by pointing ont that the by
laws are set up for the use of the
Council aad are subject to chance
thereby. Barbara Allen, a mem
ber of the Student canncil and
the jadieiary committee, added
that every Judiciary body has the
rirM in interpret its own laws.
Returning to the article in
question. Binning and Wehrman
maintained that the law should
have been interpreted to the letter i
while the various members of the J
judiciary board defended their i
right to liberalize such acts if they, I
is a tiuup, saw ill. ,
Koaney r ran run set oil a
sharp interchange of comments
ending in Miss Mary Mielenz's
question, "Why was the appeal
made after the election?
Wehrman replied that he per
sonally did nai knew who ta con
tact far sorh a pratest. Mrs. Al
len painted aat the presence af
Stadent Caancil members and
faculty members at the palls
thraarbavt the day.
THOMPSON COMMENTS.
Dean Thompson commented on
the issue's revolving on the by
laws' pertinence to the election at
the actual time of the election.
Continuing the comments on the
appearance of the Johnson letter
in The Daily Nebraskan, Dina
Buckingham, another member of
the judiciary committee, pointed
out that the Student Council has
no jurisdiction over the policies
of the paper and that attempting
to enforce Article IV in connec
tion with The Daily Nebraskan
would make a mockery' of any
other campus elections.
After a summation by Binninr
for the protestinr group and by
Helen Laird, Student Council
president, far the judiciary eaa-
muiee, uean xoampson made a
When the annual music clinic
of the Nebraska Music Educators
opens on the university campus
today, some of the foremost en
semble conductors in the United
States will, direct choral, band,
orchestra and baton twirling
groups. Nearly 800 high school
students will take part in the in
tensive week end of instruction
The leaders are Robert Shaw,
for the chorus; N. DeRubertis,
orchestra; Harold Bachman, band;
and George Rhoades, baton-twirl
ing.
Coming from New York City
where he was formerly director
of Fred Waring's glee club, Robert
Shaw is considered the outstand
ing young choral director of the
nation. Making his reputation only
six years after graduation from
college, Shaw holds a Guggen
heim fellowship under which he
at Julliard. The outcome of his
work there will be a book n the
development of symphonic chor-
usses for performing modern chor
al music. He is the founder of the
150-voice Collegiate Chorale in
New York, an organization repre-
the floor and adjourned the meeting.
The faculty committee, which
officially sustained the judciary
committee decision and Novotny's
eligibility, did not release the re
sults of their balloting.
It's not only stars who have
exotic names in Hollywood. The
mahogany colored makeup Mar
lene Dietrich wears for her Hun
garian gypsy role in Paramount's
"Golden Earrings" is called "Bird
of Paradise."
senting groups of all ages, races
and creed.
Long Experience
A man of long standing orch
estral experience will train the
clinic orchestra for its Saturday
evening concert at the coliseum.
He is Dr. N. DeRubertis who
founded in Kansas City such or
ganizations as the Chamber Music
Society, the "Little Symphony,"
and an orchestral training school.
He was educated in Italy and
France and in 1926 conducted a
concert of American music in
Rome at the invitation of the fa
mous Italian composer, Ottorino
Respighi. He now directs the Kan
sas City Civic orchestra, the mu
nicipal band and is a faculty mem
ber of Kansas City University and
St. Mary's College. He is not only
a composer of note, but a trans
criber of symphonic works for
band.
Lt. Col. Harold Bachman, who
will take charge of the 150-mem-ber
band, is the former director
of the Universtiy of Chicago band
and is now serving in the special
services section of the Fifth army.
For ten summers he has taught at
the University of Idaho classes
for high school and college band
leaders. He volunteered in both
world wars, he conducted a pro
fessional concert band during the
first war which became widely
known as "Bachman's Million
Dollar Band." The band toured the
country for 10 years following the
war.
George Rhoades. also of Kansas
City, is described as the 'fore
most demonstrator of baton tech
nique in this part of the country."
He will instfuct a group of 80
baton twirlers.
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