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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Wednesday, FpKruary 23, 1949
They Missed the Boat . . .
Both orchids and onions have been dealt by The Daily
Nebraskan regarding the miniature UNESCO conference
held last week. In totaling up the praise and commenda
tion, we conclude that the UNESCO conference was a great
success. The student body and faculty, for the most part,
were a failure.
The attendance of spectators at the sessions was piti
fully small. Yet the issues presented at the conference and
the debate that took place were of extreme interest and
importance matters with which al college students should
be concerned. The concern is based, of course, on the sup
position that college students and faculty members, too, are
interested in world peace.
From the turnout at the conference, it is apparent that
students and teachers are not too seriously concerned with
what goes on in the international scene. Students used
the excuse of "studies." We have noticed that these
"studies" never seem to hinder the attendance at University
athletic events to any great extent. Why the faculty mem
bers stayed away is something they will have to answer.
Their excuses undoubtedly are as valid as those offered
by the students.
The point to be made is that the UNESCO conference
did not suffer the loss. It went off in fine shape and re
ceived highest praise from various officials in UNESCO
activities.
The losers of the UNESCO conference weer those stu
dents and faculty members who had the opportunity to
attend but did not. In all probability they will not realize
their loss. The losing students will continue to keep their
interests limited to major athletic events, beer drinking,
soshing and occasional movies. Losing faculty members
will continue to regard the conference as an insignificant
student project which was not of enough importance to
warrant their attendance.
The students who did not lose the ones who served as
delegates from the various organized houses and groups
and those who were present as observers have the knowl
edge of what difficulties are presented by international
conferences and understand what lies behind the barriers
to achieving world unity.
To these students we say THANKS for a job well
done. Whether they realize it or not, it is these individuals
and others like them all over the globe who offer war
sickened people the hope that in our time we can achieve
the most vital of all goals world peace.
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By Bruce Kennedy.
President Truman's request for
a vast expansion of. the social se
curity system did not meet the
ington. This expansion would
approval of lawmakers in Wash
mean almost double taxes for the
nation. And according to lawmak
ers, that i tnwhotat
ers, that is not what either they
or the people would want. The bill
might pass in part but it is almost
certain that all some of it will be
stricken.
HERBERT HOOVER continued
his series on reorganization of the
executive department. This time
he hit the agricultural expendi
tures. It was the same old story
that the commission's findings
have reported before. Too many
bureaus and agencies which over
lap each other, and which the tax
payers support. The commission
declared that this loose confeder
ation of bureaus must "be unified.
MID WESTERNERS are keep
ing their fingers crossed for a slow
thaw this spring. Weathermen re
port that floods will threaten if
the thaw is too quick. Only freez
ing temperatures at night will
prevent rivers and streams from
flooding their banks.
CANADA may at last end the
ties which keep it subservient to
Great Britain. If permission is
granted to make the Canadian
constitution, everything points to
an independent Canada in the
near future.
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Students' Wives
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a get acquainted party for stu
dents' wives Thursday at 8 o'clock
in Ellen Smith hall.
Jack Wells of KFAB. pianist
and vocalist, will provide enter
tainment. Sunday at 2:30, the Dames will
hold an initiation tea in Ellen
Smith hall. New members will be
welcomed.
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Meddling With Melfck
By M. J.
"It's not for publication."
That's a familiar phrase often barked at reporters.
This time it was used on a Daily Nebraskan reporter who at
tempted to get a record of a talk given by Dean T. J. Thompson
at a Monday night meeting of ISA.
From various persons who attended the -meeting we heard that
it was a "rip rousing" denunciation of but of course we can't say
what. Rumor has it however that "faction" was mentioned, but,
of course, that's not for publication. We also heard that things were
said about the difficulties encountered by unaffiliated students in
getting on the Rag staff, but, that too, was not for publication. Again
we heard, and of course this was pure rumor, that the speaker made
a statement to the effect that if the Publications Board didn't do
something about the situation, he would.
We repeat that none of the above is for publication and cannot
be confirmed.
If we may say so, how perfectly silly!
If Dean Thompson feels that unaffiliated students are getting
a raw deal in student publications, and even we leei mai ne nas
grounds for his argument, why doesn't he say so? Why can he
speak his mind to the members of ISA but not to the entire student
body?
He can't possibly fear treading on someone's toes and surely
his opinions on such a controversial issue as this are of vital interest
to all the students.
We fail to see why the view of Dean Thompson should be
addressed to one segment of the student body and withheld from
another.
Explanation please!
Editor, Daily Nebraskan:
The purpose of the Student Council, we understand, is to take
action on important issues concerning the student body.
The editorial -in the Daily Nebraskan yesterday attempted to
reassure us of this fact, when a Council member rose to the Student
Council's defense and stated that the group is "taking action" on:
(13 What can be done about cheating in final exams?
(2) What can be done to increase the relationship of foreign
and U. S. students on the campus?
This is very nice. But . . . what has been done? Where are
the results? Where were the miraculous inventions to stop "radar
ing" last exam week?
The plan to bring displaced persons to the University as stu
dents is certainly commendable, but isn't it necessary to establish
good relations between the U. S. students and the foreign students
already on the campus first? The Council states that it is working
out a plan to better this relationship. What is this plan?
The Council must be unnecessarily modest. If they have been
concentrating on these problems, there must be some concrete evi
dence to show that the Council has accomplished something. To this
time,the evidence has been well-hidden.
Accomplishments listed by the Council this year come as a
surprise. Many students would have liked to know that books were
cheaper at Regents before they bought this semester's texts; tickets
to student functions were as outrageous as usual. Despite the fact
that the Council must really mean "slow when they say "slow"
progress in reference to discrimination in the Big Seven, we're glad
to find out that they had the time to set up a skating rink. Hurray
for the skating rink.
Provided, we see, from the agenda, are decisive actions on:
various scholastic problems ... -what problems and what ac
tions?; securing representation on faculty committee on student
affairs and social functions . . . has it been done?
Freedom of discrimination in housing, and fair basis of entrance,
to medical school, the editorial says, were found to be impossible
problems to cope with . . . the limited powers granted in the Council
Constitution hinder them, it seems. Unintentionally, I am sure, they
pointed to the faculty and administrate e incompetence as a reason
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for the issues remaining un
solved. If the student repre
sentatives do leel that the fac
ulty and administration should
be more active in helping with
student problems, why don't they
do something about it?
An even better suggestion
might be to revise the Consti
tution to that they rould han
dle these STUDENT problems
themselves. They would then
be safe from the accusations
unfounded, I hope that there
are certain problems that the
Council will not handle be
cause they don't have the guts
to ponder on any controversial
subjects. Sharlot Maurer.
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