THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Friday, October I, 1943
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Three Points
The Ag Exec Board has embarked on a campaign to
improve the recreational facilities on Ag campus. The three
point plan of the board includes:
1. Transfer jurisdiction of the auditorium in College
Activities to the Student Union.
2. Permission to serve refreshments in the auditorium.
3. Permission to smoke in the auditorium.
It would seem to me that the first recommendation of
the board is the most important, although the other two
are quite feasible also. The auditorium is now scheduled
through the Dean's office, the only place possible before
the advent of the Student Union.
However, with the union rapidly assuming the position
of social center for the campus, the ned of a large floor
which would always be available has become imperative
The absence of such a floor has curtailed many student
activities sponsored by the union.
With the auditorium at her disposal, the Ag Union di
recortor could plan more and better functions for the stu
dents, without worry that the floor would not be available.
Furthermore, the Ag Union Dell could arrange to be open
whenever activities were in the building. Under the present
setup, the Dell is not always open for student affairs.
It is my belief that the "powers that be" will recognize
that the students would benefit by the floor if it were un
der union jurisdiction, they will co-operate fully with the
Ag Exec Board.
Another setup that the Exec Board takes a (Mm view
of is the ordinance which forbids serving of refreshments
and smoking on the auditorium floor. If these could be
eliminated it would enable the union to sponsor a type of
"dri-nite Club" such as the city union offered last year. A
Bet-up such as this could allow students to spend a few
economical week ends coking and dancing in a night-club
atmosphere.
More power to the Exec Board if they can swing the
deal!
KEITH FREDERICKSON
lAsIWasi
! Saying J
By Pat Nordfn if
Concert Tickets
Tickets are now on sale at
the Union and the School of
Music for the Lincoln Sym
phony concert series. Altho
regular season tickets are sell
ing: for from $8 to $10, stu
dent tickets may be obttained
for $5. All concerts will be
presented at the Stuart Theater.
No Vets' Checks
Until Next Month
The Veterans Administration
office In Lincoln has said that
government checks for students
training under the G. I. Bill of
Rights will not be delivered until
the end of October, since school
will not have been in session 30
days by the end of September.
A special request to Grade
Nielsen: Your sisters would ap
preciate a quick decision concern
ing where you take your showers
at the Gamma Phi house or at
the Phi Delt house. Grade's ex
cuse was do or die to retrieve
the porch chairs. Another version
is that she was winding her way
toward a certain sword and shield
Bill Moorhouse has been
training- for a future career as a
traveling- salesman, according- to
brothers in the know. lie Isn't
a tilt worried about the three
dates he has arranged for the
evening- of Oct. 9 in Boulder
Colo.
Trying to decide where he can
make the most people happy is
future wheel Don Dutton. After
spaced intervals at the Chi O and
Alpha Chi houses, Don seems to
have decided on the home of the
Pi Phi's probably because of
blond pledge Donna Rae Barton.
He's engaged! He's lovely! And
he rides a shiny new motorcycle.
Fiancee Elsie Clapp seems well
satisfied even though most of her
dates are spent speeding along the
city ntreets. It'll be a nice means
of ttansportation to the Mortar
Board ball, however.
How confused can you ret
Leon Pfieffer, boy scout, pulled
his (food deed the day by canvassing-
the campus for a sur
prise blind-date for his ideal,
Houtx "Husky" Steenberg. He
.succeeded by calling- Barb Row
land and giving- Husky a big
buildup. The surprise comes
when Barbie realizes It's only
her old pin-mate.
Althounh Chic Neal has been
an ever-attentive date-seeker of
late, little Lois Brown is up to her
usual role of being interested but
evasive. But she was kept pretty
busy running around the house
Wednesday night by another boy
friend, Fred Taustian. She was go
ing soooo fast you couldn't tell
whether she was in front of Fred
or behind him.
Engaged
Marge Walker Jack Ticket
Pinned
Eileen neppcrly-Ted Schumann
Gladys Gustafson-Ted Thompson
Ann Fiddock-Don Frankli-Re-pinned
Jan Stratton-Bill Eythe
Going Steady
Jo Davidson-Fritz Simpson
Hopeful
The Terrible Twelve
Hopeless
Bill Parkins
Dear Editor:
The editorial of September SO condeming the women's Activity
Point system and the inaction of the Associated Women Students
Board on the matter was only partly justified and unfortunately
misinformed.
Under-the chairmanship of Phyllis Harris, vice president of
AWS, the action of the Board since advocation of a change last
spring has been this: rsearch of corresponding systems in other uni
versities and colleges during the summer months and evaluation of
them according to the needs of the University of Nebraska; formula
tion of a system of numbers from one to twenty, entirely different
than the present ABC system, which will include a wider range of
categories and enable a fairer evaluation of women's activities; and
planning of its presentation to the women students of fhe campus for
their approval or disapproval, suggestions and .criticisms.
These plans have not been kpt secret. Although the Board did
not fell free to publicize ambition nor resolution, any member would
have been glad to answer questions concerning the plans and could
easily have revealed that which is explained here. Many suggestions
hnvA hppn received from eirls on the camous since Dlans were beeun
last spring and have been welcomed by the point committee. XPv
The AWS Board hopes that activities and activity girls will be
patient until the new point system is approved by women students
of the campus and put into effect.
Although we were misquoted and misrepresented in the editor
ial, we agree entirely on the inadequacy of the present point system.
and we appreciate and sincerely thank you for your interest in the
matter. Respectfully yours, Marian Crook,
President, AWS
Scoop Sips Borscht;
Slav Slanders Scoop
EARL KATZ.
There I was, sitting with my
feet propped up on the desk curl
ing them around my typewriter,
and sipping borscht through a
straw. I was as smug and self
satisfied as a Russian general who
had just engineered the capture
of six German police from the
American zone, when an individ
ual-looking individual walked up
to me, playing the Russian
Meadows song with a Jew's Harp.
'I disagree with you," he said
in an ugly sneering tone.
This baffled me. Here I was
idly dreaming about how wonder
ful it would be if all the water
fountains at the Union spouted
3.2 beer with a pretzel dispenser
installed next to each one.
I m mm mm.
"Hmmmrnm?," says I in my
most eloquent fashion.
"You're a reactionary," says he.
By this time I had recovered
my poise and drew myself into a
more dignified position. "Never
touch that stuff," says I.
He merely snarled in disgust.
By this time I figured he was
one of these new-fangled rad
icals . . .
"What is your party prefer
ence," says I in my best Un
American Activities committee
manner.
"I stand on my constitutional
rights," says the radical in the
latest style.
Author's note: This guy re
minds me of Josefa, the Italian
vegetable man. Josefa and I were
having a discussion the other day
and he was telling me about these
Communistic ideas.
Everyone to Eat Peaches.
"Scoop, he says, comes-a da
revolution and we all eat-a da
peaches and cream."
"But I don't like peaches and
cream," I piped up.
"Comes-a da revolution...
"YOU'LL EAT PEACHES AND
CREAM," says Josefa. He wasn't
satisfied with this and he told me
that in the new regime everyone
will work. I replied that work
doesn't scare me I can lay down
beside it and go to sleep any
time. I Should Read Marx.
"What-samatter? Doncha ever
read Karl Marx," he say?, toying
with a cabbage machine on a
brussel sprout. "Why should
read Marx when I can read Tt'
toy," I replies. "Who? ' he says,
"Tolstoy," I shouts. "Geshun
deidt," he says.
Of course Tolstoy is nothing
to sneeze at. . .
Any way, I finally get rid of
this radical character who seems
to have more ulcers .than an
American business man and en
joys it more by saying, I'm a
friend of Joe's, (he didn't know
it was the Italian vegetable man.)
I suppose now he will start up
a rival newspaper since I work
on this one but then that's his
privilege.
Oh well, people like that
makes people like us think. Guess
I'll call it quits for now... gotta
be russian along. So long, comrade.
r
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