Thursday, December 8, 1949
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Membet
Intercollegiate Press
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EDITORIAL
UnMtn. rd.tor. Slm- Su"
Gene Berj. Bruce Kennedy. Norma Chnbbnek, Jerry Ewlns. l"oorhle
Seal LUitors
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Bl'SINKSS
ftnslness Manare
.Keitb O'Kannor
.... Gene Bern
With Tongue in Cheek
By Cub Clem
NU Bulletin
Boiml
An instructor Wednesday morning pointed out to me
a very obvious defect in the Council's by-laws on election
publicity.
According to Article 4, a candidate is disqualified if any
printed, mimeographed, typewritten, etc., material is circu
lated in his behalf.
What better plan could be devised to elect a person than
to distribute a few mimeographed sheets of publicity ma
terial around the campus on each of his or her opponents?
Wouldn't the Council have to declare everyone disqualified
except the one who was not puDiicizea: ' A 1
This is but one of dozens of reasons we have heard ; A(llllllllSt TOttOH
on why the article in question snouia De revisea or tnrown
out altogether. But it'll do for now.
Thursday.
Ag dance committee meeting,
Ag Union, 7 p.m.
Aquaquettes will meet Thurs
day at 7:15 p.m. in the Coliseum.
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellow
ship meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Room
315 of the Union.
Tassels and Mortar Boards are
to turn in M. B. Ball tickets be
tween 4 and 5:30 p.m. at th?
Tassel office.
Home Ec Christmas tea will
be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Thursday in the Home Ec social
parlors.
Home Ec Club council meets
Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Home Ec Club members who
have taken subscriptions for the
Cornhusker Countryman must
turn in their money Thursday to
Betty Hathaway at the Home Ec
building.
Varsity Dairy club meets
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Room
204 Dairy Industry.
Red Cross Water Safety com
mittee will meet in Room 313 of
the Union at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Tassels must turn in their Corn
husker salcsbooks and money at
the Cornhusker office before 5
p.m. Thursday.
Friday.
Cosmopolitan Club members
report to West Stadium for Corn
husker picture Friday at 5 p.m.
Corn Cobs must turn in Corn
husker salcsbooks and money at
the Cornhusker office before 5
p.m. Friday.
Soph Registration
Curds Available
Sophomores pick up their as
signment cards Thursday in
Temporary building B. Seniors
and juniors who have not picked
up their cards may do so then.
To qualify for sophomore cards
students must have from 27 to 53
hours credit.
Conferences -with Hdviscrs are
being held this week also. Stu
dents should make appointments
immediately for making out the
second semester schedules. Ac
tual registration procedure will
begin next Monday, Dec. 12.
J. Paul Sheetly Switched to tVildrool Cream-Oil
Because He Flunked The Finger-Nail Test
TOU'D never gurs,s to tee him now, but just two welts ngo
there wai sad, forlorn look in Sheedy'i beady eyes. People
picked on him because hit hair looked like he was moulting.
Not a gal on campus would even carrion a conversation with
him. Then he bought a bottle of Wildroot Cream Oil hair
tonic and he's been a gay old bird ever since. Non alcoholic
Wildroot containing Lanolin keeps hair neat and well groomed
all day long. Relieves annoying dryness, removes the loose
ugly dandruff that can make you a social outcast. So if your
hair is giving you trouble, set your corpse for the nearest drug
or toilet goods counter and get a bottle or tube of Wildroot
Cream Oil hair tonic. And a.k your barber for professional
applications. It's the best treatment your hair cadaver get.
of ill liurronghi Dr., SayJir, S. V.
Vnidroot Company, Inc., Buffalo 1 1, N. Y.
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Distributes
Exam Query
If any upperclassman wants to
find fault with the system of ex
aminations on the University
campus, they will have the chance
this week.
Approximately 3,000 question
naires have been or will be dis
tributed to 9 a.m. classes Mon-
!day, Wednesday and Friday this
week by the examination com-'
mittee of which Dean T. J.
Thompson is the chairman. I
Faculty members will receive
blanks by mail next week in
order to get their opinion of ex
amination procedures aLso.
The purpose of the survey is to
discover the interests and opin
ions of both students and faculty
members in regard to examina
tions, said Dean Thompson. In
order to conduct a fair survey,
content of the questionnaires will
not be revealed until upperclass
men and faculty have turned in
their blanks.
Election ...
Continued liom Pae 1.
casting a write-in vote is un
democratic, and seemingly not in
1 accord with the Nebraska statutes
on elections which, we feci, should
: possibly set a precedent in 1t i.;
: case.
"As fur our c ,im' etie.-s in re
vealing the results of the ( !( tjon
to The Daily Nebraskan. the ju
diciary committee chairman fe't
justified in such action. An un
usual situation had presented it
self, which. I thought, merited
further consideration by the entire
iu'Uciary committee. Had the en
tire judiciary committee been able
to meet immediately alter the
election results had been deter
mined, the results would have no
doubt been released for publica
tion in Wednesday's paper. How
ever, since the committee did not
meet until today, the results were
not available for publication until
today.
"Going one step fuither, I as
chairman of the judiciary com
mittee wish to commend the en
tire Council, and especially the
elections commit tee, upon the ef-
(Editor's note: Every member of the student body, faculty and
administration should read this letter.)
Dear Editor:
We wish to explain our views on the organization of new student
government.
We believe that disinterest in politics is destructive to democratic
government, whether that disinterest appears in international, local
or university politics. We believe that a student who concerns him
self with university politics will extend that concern into state,
national and international affairs. We believe, on the other hand,
that lethargy toward university politics breeds lethargy toward the
higher levels of government and by that means tends to destroy
democratic government.
We recognize the work of non-university agencies in teaching
democratic government, as the establishment by the American Legion
of Boys' and Girls' counties, stales and nations. We recognize the
progress extended toward world understanding by the granting of
international exchange scholarships and the holding of world student
conferences. We recognize the work done by this university in pro
siding a splendid convocation program and scholarships for displaced
persons, all contributing to the students' political training.
But, we recognic too, the failure of this University to stimulate
practical politics.
We feel that the University administration strongly desires whole
some politics on this campus. We feel that the plan we propose
can form the background for such a political program.
We believe that it is obvious that the University Party has
had many faults we readily admit them.
We believe, however, that the party cannot be criticized merely
from the fact it is a party. The party system is the very backbone
of democracy everywhere. We believe that those who favor a no
party system are being unrealistic.
We" believe also that the Party should not be criticized merely
because it represents the Fraternities. Parties are organizations with
common interests. We believe that a party representing fraternities
is not only natural but desirable.
We believe that the party system should not be condemned on
this campus solely because of its encouragement of party-line voting
as opposed to voting for the "best" candidates. This criticism can
be level at democratic election systems everywhere. We believe
that this defect is more than balanced by the pressure it puts on
parties to select superior candidates. It would be even more effective
on this campus by the training it affords in democracy, a training
parallel to the systems employed in forming our slate and national
governments. Most important of all, a party system stimulates
interest in politics, and this campus sorely needs such stimulation.
We believe that the faults of the University Parly stem not from
the fact that it is a party, but from the fact that there has been no
party to oppose it. Wc believe that the Party's laults will disappear
when strong parties are organized against it. We favor the organiza
tion of new parties.
We propose:
1. More elections besides the present commercial elections which
aim at encouraging attendance at the various university dances.
2. A larger slate of class olficcrs, with duties and prestige for
the offices to encourage active campaigning for them.
3. Organization of political parties, and that they be open parties.
4. That issues be encouraged on which the various parties can
take sides in active campaigning.
5. Publicity for the elections,
that the parties be given lice
space in the Daily Nebraskan to
present- their candidates a n d
views: that there be more lree
doiu in carrying on parades and
using posters; and that there be
mass meet'ng.s.
(. Allowing parties and candi
dates to campaign and not merely
to sti.te the name of the candi
dates and their activities.
7. Flection ol members of the
student council as representatives
of the various colleges, ;is in the
old constitution with. however,
one important change: We favor
election on a proportional icprc
scntation system, allowing a party
to have representatives in propor
tion to the number of voles cart
by Uud party in the particular col
lege. We believe that this will
stimulate the formation of new
parties.
8. Election of additional class
officers to be held in two or three
months, at which time officers for
the freshman and sophomore
classes would be elected, and per
haps vice presidents, secretaries
and treasurers for all the classes.
The delay in holding this election
would allow the organization of
a new election system, and give
time to other :tudcnt groups to
complete the formation of new
parties.
We o -po.-e:
1. The piesent Student Council
selection sstem. uhicli does not
icpie.-ent the students of the Uni
versity, and which does not alhnv
elections and campaigning.
2. Any attempt to fix represen
tation 'by alloting any group,
whether it be a 1 i ;.tei tuty, soroi ity
or unatlihatcd. a fixed ratio on
a Student Council. We oppose any
such pi. in as being directly con
trary to a free democratic election
system, and as discouraging active
jj.ii tii ipation in the elec tions.
We hope the University will ac
cept tins letter with the sincerity
with which it is written. We hope
our proposals are acceptable to the
Univeisity administration, the stu
dents, and the Student Count if.
We hope that the views of other
groups whether for or against our
views, will be expressed.
Sincerely,
THE UNIVERSITY PARTY.
ficient and judicious manner in j ulty advisers as well. This speaks
which the election was held. This well for our group . . . Respect
commendation comes not only j fully submitted, Fred Chael, ehaii
from myself, but from our fac- I man, judiciary committee."
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