The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 08, 1949, Page PAGE 4, Image 4

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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Friday, April 8, 1949
Constitution . . .
(Cont. from Page 3)
with the Dean of Student Affairs, shall
be responsible for the orderly conduct of
such rallies or demonstrations and shall
assist the Dean in the punishment of any
Offenders.
(a) It shall be a violation of University
Miles to disturb normal procedures of
classes or stage demonstration at other
times than those designated by the Stu
dent Council.
Section IV. Flection Rules.
"The presidents of the senior and Junior
classes, the Ivy Day Orator, the Meb
ber of the Student Council, the Student
Members of the Publication Board, and
such other persons as may from time to
ttme be designated are to be elected by
Australian Ballot under the following
rules:
.ARTICLE I.
There shall be one general election by
this system each semester, the fall elec
tion to be held the ninth Tuesday of the
first semester, excluding registration week.
The spring election shall be held not earlier
than April 1st and not later than April
20, the exact date between these limits
to be determined by the Student Council.
The presidents of the senior and Junior
classes shall be elected at the first se
mester election to hold office for the en
tire year. The Ivy Day Orator shall be
elected at the aecond semester general
election. The members of the Student
Council shall be selected in the manner
prescribed In the Student Council consti
tution. ARTICLE n.
"The polls shall be in charge of the Stu
dent Council. Each candidate may have a
representative at the polls during the elec
tion. ARTICLE III.
"Each voter shall check the names of the
candidate or candidates for whom he
wishes to vote on a ballot furnished him
by the election officials which ballot shall
be a separate ballot for each class. At the
close of election the ballots shall be count
ed by the election officials.
ARTICLE IV.
No vote shall be solicited at the polls nor
In the building In which the election is
being held during election day. There shall
be a Student Council committee to specify
and regufate election campaign publicity.
The Daily Nebraskan shall publish on the
regular publication day prior to an elec
tion an impartial edition containing pub
licity of all candidates and of all political
parties. No printed, mimeographed, typed
or otherwise mechanically printed material
nor any handbills in behalf of any candi
date or party shall be permitted. Any
candidate violating these rules either in
person or through his supporters shall
thereby become ineligible upon the presen
tation of conclusive evidence.
Section II. The Student Council ahall
create an election Publicity Committee.
Section II. The Election Publicity Com
mittee shall consist of four members.
1. The Chairman of the committee shall
be a member of the Student Council Elec
tions committee.
2. There shall he three members of the
committee appointed from the Student
Council.
Section III. The powers of the Election
Puhllelly Committee shall be as follows:
1. The Election Publicity Committee
shall specify each year the number of
handmade posters to be used by each party
and each candidate within these limits:
(a) In no case shall any party be al
lowed to have more than six hand made
posters displayed.
(b) In no case shall any candidate be
allowed to have more than four hand
made posters displayed.
2. The Election Publicity Committee shall
publish at least one month prior to an
election, the exact publicity rules to be
followed.
ARTICLE V
"Nominations shall be made by filing the
name of the candidate in the Student
Activities Office not later than 5 p.m. on
Friday prior to the day of election. The
secretary of the Student Council shall
announce the Election In the columns of
the Dally Nebraskan ten day prior to
the day of election.
ARTICLE IV
For voting and the holding of office
In student activities any student having
the full number of entrance credits prop
erly distributed as required by the Uni
versity shall tie classified as follows:
1. Any student with less than 24 semes
ter hours shall be a freshman. This is
to Include all student with such Univer
sity credit rating whether a four-year
course, or more, or less than a four-year
course.
2. Any student with from 24, to S2,
inclusive, semester hours shall be a sopho
more. 3. Any student with from !i3 to 88, In
clusive, semester hours shall be considered
a Junior. Except that for Student Council
representative, in a college with an en
t ranee requirement of 60 University semes
ter hours, any member of the first year
class with no more thnn junior rating will
be eligible to hold such office.
4. Any student with 80 semester hours
or more, so long as he is a candidate
for graduation, shall take rating in his
present college according to the number
of University credits required as entrance
In college. In the second semester each
student filing for office or Ivy Day Ora
tor must be eligible to graduate with the
class of that year in some college.
5. No student in a course covering less
than four regular University years will
take rating for any voting or office hold
ing beyond the right conferred to any
student with an equal number of semester
hours.
For students entering the second seme-ster
of any year J8 semester hours will be
added to each of the foregoing figures.
ARTICLE VII
"The above and foregoing provisions are
subject to recall for cause by the Uni
versity Senate on one semester's notice."
ARTICLE VIII
"Only regular students are permitted to
vote."
Section V. Time, place and procedure of
meetings.
1. A quorum shall consist of 50 of
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members, without which Council may not
conduct business.
2. The normal procedure of meetings
shall be as follows; roll call, reading
and adoption of minutes of preceedlng
meetings reports of committees, old busi
ness. 3. Robert's Rules of Order, latest edi
tion, shall be followed at all meetings.
4. The Council shall meet weekiy, un
less other wise stated, at designated time
and place, the meeting for an hour's dur
ation. 5. The president of the Council must
keep consultation hours of not less than
two or three hour periods a week.
6. The files of the Student Council shall
be preserved and shall be available to
every member.
7. Committee chairman shall prepare a
schedule of committee meetings.
8. The powers of the president are as
follows :
a. The president shall appoint and re
move committee chairman and members.
(b). Regular meetings shall be con
ducted by the president.
(c. All communications of the Student
Council shall be carried on through the
president of the Student Council: he shall
be expected to conduct forums of student
government and to act as spokesman for
the body and to insist In the interpreta
tion of the constitution and by-laws.
(d). The president must present an an
nual oral report ofthe progress of the
body to the Council, and must Aprepare, a
written report for the permanent files of
the Student Counlcl.
ft). The president shall remove any
members from the Student Council upon
three unexcused absences, and may rec
ommend to the Judiciary committee the
removal of any members whom he con
siders negligent of his duties on the Coun
cil. (f) . The president Is empowered to ap
point specially qualified non-memhers of
temporary committee posts, and may cre
ate an advisory body if need for one ex
ists. (g) . The above powers are to be as
sumed by the vice-president in the absence
of the president.
Section VI. Social Conduct and Well
Being nf Student,.
following powers in regard to housing and
1. The Student Council possesses the
working conditions:
(a). The working conditions committee
may recommend proper wage-hour sched
ules to proper authorities.
b). Investigations of violatins or wage
hour ruling shall be published by the offi
cial University newspaper.
r). Housing standards shall be suhmit
'ed to proper University authorities.
(d). Whenever feasibue the Student
-ouncll should take initiative in creation
f student cooperatives.
2. The Council shall undertake to edu
ite new students as to the scope and
value of campus activities.
3. All social events of the general uni
versity scope must be approved by the
tudent Council.
4. All charity drives conducted on the
campus must be approved by the Student
"ouncil.
5 The Council shall define closed
nights.
6. Forums of general University Interest
Four Debaters
Attend Meet
T T . 1 , t T 1 1
ruur aeuaieis iium iNt'DrasKly
attended the conference of Delta
Sigma Rho, honorary debate
fraternity, last week-end in Chi
cago. Eloise Paustian, Bill Mor
ris, Jack Solomon and Lew
Pierce attended. Don Kline, di
rector of debate, and Dr. Laase,
heads of the speech department
and national vice-president of
the fraternity, also were present
at the meet.
The fourth annual conference
of the debate honorary was at
tended by 37 chapters. Approxi
mately 200 delegates from 20
states and Hawaii were present.
The group considered the
problem of civil rights, and
wrote legislation regarding- the
four phases of the President's
report on Civil Rights. The four
phases are:
1. Right to safety and securi
of the person.
2. Right to citizenship and its
privileges.
3. Right to freedom of con
science and expression.
4. Right to equality of oppor
tunity. Common sense is good to have
But never let it master
For then it might deprive you
of
The foolish things your're
after.
shall be conducted through the Student
Council (pow.-r no exclusive).
Section VII. Student-Administration Re
lation. 1. The Student Council shall make rec
ommendations to the Chancellor and Uni
versity authorities concerning general pol
icies. 2. A student court may be credited by
the Student Council when the need for one
exists.
Section VIII. Expansion of Cofmcil't
Pow ers.
l. in aniimon to xne ioregoine powers
the Student Council may assume such
other powers as may benefit the student
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