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CoedsVofteYodcay Vol. 48 No. 103 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Thursday, March 18, 1948 Council Rejects NSA Affiliation . J j - ft. fca Mteiidi iiViiiiiiiiififtrirliyir)MtMMM' fM IWW eTiinrvTS i.ikk i!P TO VOTE IN NSA election in Union Polling place. In one of the heaviest elections on record, 83 per cent of the students voted against university affiliation with NSA. Chiang's Local Government Condemned by Lattimore China's internal strife was laid to the lack of representative local government by Owen Lat timore in the second of his Mont gomery lectures Wednesday night. Lattimore, a former political ad visor to Chiang Kai-Shek, said the Chinese people, like those in the original thirteen American colonies, are saying today "No taxation without representation. "Representative government is an old issue much better under stood than political democracy in China," Lattimore said. "The op posite of representative govern ment is appointive government. For centuries, in China, a strong man governments have always tried to maintain the right of ap pointing their own trusted men to smaller units like countries to col lect taxes and run the government. Provinces Tried Rebellion. "For centuries, on the other hand, provinces and even countries have tried everything from politi cal maneuver to local rebellion to get local men appointed to local offices, in order to protect local interests. "That old issue has come again in the Chinese civil war. During the war with Japan, appointees of the Chinese government were swept out of vast areas in north China and Manchuria by the Jap anese. The Chinese communists, during guerilla operations, re organized local government on the basis of local men, trusted by the local people. Puppet Officials Appointed In the civil war, whereever the government has driven out com munists, they have replaced local officials with their own outside puppets. This policy is understand able but it is a fundamental mis take which has given Chinese communists millions of non-Communist allies. "In the frontier areas of China the national government's policy of appointee government has spread non-Chinese nationalism like a prarie fire. This feeling is not anti-Chinese. Most of them woud approve Chinese sovereignty if it were combined with some Local autonomy. "These issues explain why the civil war in China is not only going against the government but weakening the frontier. Chinese communists recognize the demand for 'representation before taxation' which the government will not. It has thus turned great masses of Chinese people, especially an the frontiers, into allies of the Chinese communists, without communig ing them." Overwhelming student opinion revealed in Tuesday's voting, prompted the Student Council Wednesday afternoon to decide affiliation of the univer sity with the National Student Association. The decision was reached quickly. Scant minutes after the meeting was opened, jjick Srhleusner rose and said. "In view of the fact that 83 of the student vote cast was against NSA, I move that the university not affiliate." Th motion was immediately seconded and passed without a negative vote. As a result, tne NSA committee set up by the council last fall was dissolved. Spring: Elections On a motion by Jack Selzer, the date of the annual Spring Elec tion was set for Thursday, April 15. Dale Ball made a survey of (amni! nninion on four DroiectS. According to Ball, 63 of those polled were in favor or an aii University chapel, 91 in favor of a student member in the Fac ulty Senate, and 85 in favor of a Senior Week. The survey also revealed that a great per centage of the student body is bothered by the parking situation. A campus rumor to the effect that nhmit three thousand stud ents participated in the NSA elec tion was explained by Ned Raun. According to Raun, a registration error added approximately 900 to the final figure. The story in The uauy ne braskan Wednesday morning gave the correct figure of those who voted, 2,111. Nebraska coeds go to the polls today to elect presidents and board members for 1948-49 for AWS, BABW and Coed Counselors, as well as finalists for the traditional May Queen. Polls on city campus will be open in Ellen Smith hall from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. and on Ag campus in the Ag Union from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Results will be announced in Friday's issue of The Daily Nebraskan. All Girls May Vote Because of the exceptionally large number of senior women nominated for May Queen, today's election will serve as a primary to select finalists from which the May Queen will be chosen at a special election March 25. Candidates for May Queen include Joanne Ackerman, Jean Compton, Mary Dye, Wilma Elson, June Cast, Jackie Gordon, Joan Fankhauser, Priscilla Flagg, Catherine Ham, Dorothy Ichinaga, Charlotte Kelly, Dorothy Meshier, Marcia Mockett, Rodala Nelson, Shirley Schnittker, Marion Weeth, Bernice Young, and Lorraine Zahn. News Print BY BOB COONLEY. Wake Favored for Theater's Production of Irish Comedy BY GENE BERG. Sure, and the Irish must have been out celebrating St. Pat rick's Day last night for not a one was seen in the current Uni versity Theater offering, Synge's "Playboy of the Western World." With a sigh at the curtain, the audience seemed to favor a wake for the "Playboy" which died in the first act. Synge's play with Irish folk and Irish brogue was too much for the middle-west cast. They had to play second to an expert set, good make-op, and colorful costumes. The Irish music be tween acts set the mood, but all the talking in between erased any thought of shamrocks. Revival. There were exceptionally well cfcawn scenes, though they were lew. "The Playboy" was much revived in the second act, as the spirit seemed to catch on. Pat King as Pegeen and Mildred Hodtwalker as Widow Quin en livened the production when they fought over Rex Coslor as Christy Mahon, who attracted the col leens with gory tales of his patri cide. The fun of the Synge classic was provided by Coslor and Dean Graunke, who played Christy's father, supposedly dead. Gra unke's adept performance will likely be considered by many as his best portrayal. His make up was superb. Coslor was at his best in the second act scene in which he tells the three village girls and the widow how he killed his father. His performance had subtlety and shading, and showed a flair for boisterous comedy and poetic eloquence. Mary Graunke as Susan fairly glowed in a smaller part To the delight of the audience she tit tered and bounced in a gay man ner. The theater bill reads: "We find ourselves laughing at situations utterly ridiculous." These situa tions seem absurd and not hu morous in this modern day That undoubtedly accounts for the feeble laughs and applause of the audience who didn't "bring to the play the light-hearted Irish response that it demands to be really enjoyed" as hoped for in the bill AWS III vff ,sr iff m r-- ! MARIAN COOK Marion Crook and Phyliss Har ris have been nominated for AWS president. Miss Crook is a mem ber of Theta Sigma Phi, president of the house council of the wom en's Residence Halls, president of the Spanish club, a member of Phi Sigma Iota and has been an AWS board member for three PHILLYS HARRIS years, serving this year as chair man of Coed Follies. Mfss Harris has also been an AWS board member for three years, serving this year as secre tary, is a member of Tassels, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Lambda Delta and was 1947-48 Pep Queen. BABW WEATHER Showers and southerly winds are expected for Lincoln Thurs day. Highest temperature should be in the upper tourties. THE BATTLE FOR PEACE Which way peace? President Truman gave his an swer Wednesday before a joint session of the Congress. He demanded that we rebuild our military strength and com mit ourselves to stopping com munist expansion in western Eu rope. Speaking bluntly he said only the U. S. preparedness can prevent conflict. The President said the situa tion "is chiefly due to the fact that one nation has not only re fused to co-operate in the estab lishment of a just and honorable peace, but even worse has ac tively sought to prevent it." To meet the crises precipitated by Russian demands on Finland and the Czech coup he asked adoption of a four point pro gram: First, re-enactment of selective service to bring U. S. armed forces up to re quired strength. Second, parage of universal training legislation to create a functioning military reserve system. Third, awift house action on the Euro Dean Recovery Prosrara bill. Fourth, U. 8. backing for the five power defense union of western bunape. The President said that eco nomic aid to Europe is not enough to prevent a war, but that we must assure the democracies of our military support. We must win the peace, Tru man said, "not by wishfull think ing but by realistic effort. McMillan Speaks On 'Holy Week' Father L. W. McMillin, Epis copal rector here for twenty-seven years, will speak on "A Pre-re-ousite For Holy Week" at the all-campus vespers today. Before coming to XNeDrasKa, Father McMillin served as Head master of Racine Academy and Junior College at Racine, Wiscon sin. VA i dfcMaaM in f' $ J h f X V s i . V-.'i o - J DONNA McAULEY Miss McAuley belongs to Varsity Band, Delta Phi Delta, Kappa Phi and has served on the BABW board for three years. DACE BOYLAN BABW presidential candidates are Dace Boylan and Donna Mc Auley. Miss Boylan is a Tassel, member of Nu-Med, YWCA, and COED COUNSELORS srt I X i 'jjWlall""l1)l1l-al MARIAN McELHANEY ComDetinc for the Coed Coun selor presidency are Jackie Wight man and Marion McElhaney. Miss Wightman has been puDUcity chairman of the Coed Counselor board for the past year as well as a member of the Varsity Debate JACKIE WIGHTMAN squad, Tassels and Alpha Omi cron Pi. Miss McElhaney has been treasurer of the Coed Coun selor board, is -a member of YWCA cabinet, Alpha Lambda Delta and Pi Lambda Theta.