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The Doily Nebroskon
Fridoy, Februory 20, 1959
Editorial Comment:
Registration
The Student Council apparently has
come up with a solution to the registration
problem.
And it is one which meets with the ap
probation of the administration. Registrar
Floyd Hoover told the Daily Nebraskan
that his office would give the new idea a
try.
Mr. Hoover and his office will un
doubtedly be delighted to give the Coun
cU idea a try. Because the Council idea
is one v.tuch closely parallels a procedure
the administration was planning to insti
tute some time in the future anyway. The
Council has just speeded up the process a
little.
Council members, at least those we've
talked to, are heart and soul behind the
idea. They should be. Once a body like
the Council casts its ballot on such an
Idea, it is less messy all around if its
members stick together.
Whether the students are behind it is
another matter. Opinion on the campus
has not had a chance to jell as yet. How-
a Solution?
ever, we have a suspicion that most stu
dents will not take too kindly to having
someone they don't know and over whom
they have no control do their registering
for them, guaranteed safeguards notwith
standing. After all, the safeguards may or may
not be effective. The Council has placed
the student body in the position of allow
ing the administration to pull their cards
in exchange for some safeguards that may
or may not be available. In other words,
the Council has given the administration
something right now in exchange for a
service which may or may not be com
petently rendered later.
There is. however, a hole through which
the Council might wiggle if things do not
go well. Presumably, since It was their
idea in the first place, the Council may de
mand that the administration return to the
old registration procedure if the new one
doesn't work out.
However, bureaucrats have never shown
a very marked tendency to return will
ingly a power once vested in them.
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Daily Nebraskan Letterip
Casual Observer
Maybe if I hadn't just finished the first
four chapters of "Brave New World" the
whole idea wouldn't have looked so re
pulsive. However, it did, it does, and it
probably always will.
First we are fed alphabet soup. Now,
the Student Council suggests intravenous
feeding of a new concoction.
In a motion passed
Wednesday, the Council
approved a proposal
whereby the Registrar
would pull cards not only
for Junior . Division, but
for everyone.
Under the Council plan,
cards would be pulled
first for seniors, then jun
iors and so on down the
line. Now, this would be
more equitable than the plan now whereby
Junior Division students those with de
ficiencies and freshmen have their places
in classes nailed down even before the
Abbots and Ackermans. The Council plan
further suggests that students would indi
cate second and third choices of classes,
so that when conflicts arise, the student
Diana
would have some say in what changes are
made in his 'scheduling.
I doubt that they can. It would seem
fairly obvious that what we would all be
doing is tacking ou notation after notation
to our registration sheets, trying to cover
all the possibilities. More paperwork.
Parkinson would chortle with smug de
light at the probable results.
I'm sure the Council felt it had worked
out the best possible plan. However . . .
whether it is or not depends partly on
whether you would choose to be sheltered
from the horrors of an hour in line or"
would prefer to be presented with a
schedule which might or might not be "
the one you chose.
At this point I can hear Borland's aca
demic rag, and frankly, he's not far wrong
about this motherhood complex that often
emanates from one of our newer build
ings. Honestly fellows, most of us are just
about all grown up. Really!
Daily Nebraskan
SIXTY -EIGHT TEARS OLD
Member: Associate Collegiate Press
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Published at: Room 20, Student Union
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Shocking
To The Editor:
The Feb. 11 article in the
Letterip by Jim is terribly
shocking. It is miblie knowl
edge that the United States
has long been aiming to
achieve a noble goal, that
of peace world peace.
Jim's allegations clearly
showed a sharp and dis
tinct contrast. Here is a
simple case of an American
citizen who extends the
warm welcome of the Uni
versity of Moscow to erring
foreign students. Let me
remind you, Jim, that for
eign students are also hu
manthey err. Please don't
mistake this as an excuse.
Jim's attitude is a tempting
invitation for making ene
mies, not friends as your
great statesmen had been
preaching and hoping to
win. Instead, Jim's attitude
should be that of being tol
erant and pioneering in cul
tivating harmonious rela
tionships with foreigners,
whom he claimed had
abused the freedom of
speech. Think of your great,
great grandfathers who sac
rificed life so this country
could have democracy. Had
it not been for their pas
sion, tolerance and forbear
ance your life might be even
miserable to those now liv
ing behind the Iron Curtain.
At this . crucial stage two
mighty countries are vying
for world power. Both use
tact and diplomacy to win
a foreign country's favor.
Furthermore, in Monday's
Daily Nebraskan Jim added
he ' was speaking of a
minority of the foreign stu
dentsa minority that has
reflected badly upon the
majority." In this adden
dum Jim was trying to
clarify his former state
in e n t. This verification
came late a distaste had
already been created among
some foreign students.
Jim. here is one consola
tion for you. It has been
said that a swallow does
not make a summer. How I
sincerely wished that my
fellow foreign students
won't take your word as the
voice of the people of the
United States. Just as they,
I hope,' won't judge the
United States by Nebraska
alone. As to their impres
sion of this place when they
return home, no guarantee
or assurance can be made.
Let's hope against hope
for the best.
A foreign student comes
to the United States for an
education. Who are these
foreign students? They are
either government scholars
or privately financed stu
dents. Government scholars
are selected to represent
their countries on the basis
of their achievements and
personality and dignity.
They are not merely some
body picked in the street by
their governments; they are
leaders. They undergo
thorough screening. With re
gards to privately financed
students, they also com
mand respectable positions
in their countries. Can you
imagine the cost of individ
ual maintenance in a year?
They must obtain a sworn
statement concerning their
moral characteristics be
fore they can secure their
visas from the American
embassies of their respec
tive countries. These foreign
students are not here in the
United States to become a
public charge and liability.
When they return home
some will be working with
the Department of Foreign:
Affairs. What would you
think of their foreign policy
with the United States?
Would those policies be un
biased? Would they take in
to account their experiences
while in the United States?
I have but praises for Mr.
Sydney L. Jackson for his
wonderful article in Mon
day's Letterip. More power,
to you, Mr. Jackson. The
mannerisms of some Ameri
can military personnel in
most parts of the world are
really unbecoming. I won
der how many are aware of
this. Pause and think of
this.
Carlos R. Manese
the
Briar Patch
If I were able I would
sponsor a contest in an ef
fort to liven up the camp
us a bit.
The name of my compe
tition would be "The Miss
Wild Life Contest."
It would, of course, cen
ter around the socially in
clined females on campus.
The requirements or goals
would be
i
Ireland
s i m pie:
namely
those
con test
ants who
chose to
enter (and
who were
e n t ered)
J would be
judged
in their
efforts to
blow off lids during the
weekends and week days if
their schedules allowed.
Women around here need
to be recognized socially
what with the lack of cotil
lions and other such sport
ing events.
.But, alas. I would have to
go through administrative
channels to promote such a
fete so the chances are slim.
1 doubt if the powers that
be would ever condone such
activity.
So don't send me any
names of likely entrants.
I have a few in mind,
too.
Just a Suggestion
May I . suggest to our
woe-begotten head of the
campus gestapo that in
event he loses his case be
fore our city judicial body
that he then seek a review
from our student group of
judges.
Certainly an appeal to
the Student Tribunal would
prove most interesting If
not revolutionary.
It would open a whole
new field of law.
Soon professors and ad
ministrators as well as
criminally inclined stu
dents would be clients of
our young magistrates.
What irony! The Univer
sity of Nebraska students
versus John Law.
In fact if said person is
willing to submit his case
before the Student Tribunal
I shall be more than hap
pay to appear as his coun
sel, duty free.
In fact I hereby offer my
' services to any administra
tors who desire legal repre
sentation before our little
group, of student judges.
No students, however, for
their cases are too com
monplace. And besides with the
multitude who will no
doubt be aspiring for my
non-existent title of "Miss
Wildlife," the business would
be too much to handle.
Oops!
I hereby apologize for
my grievous error in my
column of last week. The
Draft Law has already
been passed.
A fellow named Ace
brought this to my atten
tion. Being one of our
campus heroes in ROTC,
he was all for the draft.
"Makes a man out or
you," he growled as he
waved his swagger slick at
me definitely and wen off
into the dusk whirling
"Ode To A Fallen
Fighter."
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Get the basketball win string started again with the defeat of
Kansas Saturday - and we'll all be . at the Coliseum to watch you
turn back the Colorado Buffs Monday.
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