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Monday, April 20, 19d9
Editorial Comment:
Committee Charges
Require Answers
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Usually, we don't answer Letterips un
less an answer is requested by the let
ter's author.
This time, however, we feel that it is
vital that we answer today's rather pas
sionate letter from the Student Council
nominating committee.
The committee, in effect, calls ts a
pack of liars. It accuses us of distort
ing the truth, printing hearsay and gen
erally engaging in "yellow journalism."
These accusations demand an answer
If the Daily Nebraskan is to retain its in
tegrity and the respect of the student
body.
In the first place, the reader may recall
that the editorial in question dealt with
three instances which we felt demon
strated a lack of responsibility on the
part of the Council.
Today's letter deals with just one of
these instances; the alleged attitude of
the nominating committee toward candi
dates for the" Student Tribunal who advo
cated a change in the Tribunal procedure.
The letter does not mention the other two
Incidents except by innuendo. Thus, we
must conclude that at least this two thirds
of the editorial is accurate and that the
committee's accusations do not extend to
them.
The accusations, therefore deal with
Just one paragraph of the accused edi
torial: "The committee adopted the atti
tude, according to one committee mem
ber, that any person advocating any
change in the Tribunal charter or in the
procedure of the student court was auto
matically unfit for membership on that
court."
Since all the members of the nominat
ing committee have signed the accusing
letter, we must assume that our source on
the committee has repudiated the state
ments he made to us.
The point is, however, that a member of
the nominating committee, itself, gave us
the ammunition on which the disputed
part of the editorial is based. The mem
ber was a loyal and long-time friend. We
had absolutely no reason to doubt the
truth of wUat he told us. Furthermore, the
committee, in its letter admit that there
might be some grounds for these accusa
tions when it says that there were "re
marks" made about one candidate which
were J'the basis for your accusations."
In view of this, it is easy to see how a
misunderstanding has developed. Obvious
ly, the committee member with whom we
talked must have hid something other in
mind than the blanket accusation he made
of the committee to us.
Since this committee member has re
pudiated what he told us, we assume that
the three criteria in the letter which the
committee claims it used in selecting
the Tribunal candidates are the ones ac
tually used.
The committee, in this case, deserves a
pat on the back for using these criteria.
They are good ones for a student judge.
At the same time, the committee kept
us pretty much in the dark about these
criteria and the conduct of its inter
views. As in the past, this kind of secre
tiveness led to a misunderstanding.
The committee says in its letter that
finding out the true story would have tak
en a little leg work on our part. Simpler
still, it would have taken a little coopera
tion from the committee.
Buckshot
Excavations
"You want to pass this
course?"
"Yes, sir," I answered.
"Then leave my name out
of your column!"
Thus spoke a prof who
was justifiably afraid in
his 'case)
of the power
of the press.
(In all fair-
n e s s, he
mieht have
been j
but I have
not m e n-
We Have A Queen
Once upon a time, a fellow wrote in this
paper that the farmers send their cattle
to Omaha and their pigs to the University.
This was a widely discussed statement
at the time but nobody ever thought there
was any basis in fact for it. There still
isn't and (if ther was ever any need) a
University coed went out and proved it
this weekend.
We're talking about the new Kansas re
lays queen, Skip Harris of course. Com
peting against girls from all the Big Eight
schools, she carried off the prize.
Texas and California have always liked
to snort and roar about their pretty wom
en. Unfortunately, Nebraskans don't do
enough snorting and roaring about the
beauties in their state.
But then, maybe they don't have to.
They've got the evidence to prove any
claims right in front of them.
Congratulations Skip!
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More Congrats
The Daily Nebraskan is mighty proud
to make an announcement today. ,
It's of a marriage of one of its column
ists and one of its copy editors.
Sandy Kully, the copy editor, and Ken
Freed, the columnist, tied the knot Sun
day. Sandy is a member of Sigma Delta
Tau and Ken is a Sigma Alpha Mu.
Congratulations, Sandy and Ken, and
we hope you have many little journalists.
From the Editor t
By
George!
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You think we're having trouble with out
Student Council elections? Brother, you
ought to see what goes on at Kansas Uni-
versity.
On that campus, the newspaper prints
the candidates and platforms of opposing
parties on alternate days. There are two
parties: Vox Populi, the Greek party, and
AGI, the associated Greek and indepen
dent group.
On the day one of the parties was to
have their platform printed, members of
the other party collected as many Daily
Kansans as possible and burned them in
a fraternity incinerator.
The ashes were removed from the in
cinerator by members of another house
and taken to the basement of their house
where the skulduggery was discovered.
This touched off a long row filled with
recriminations and vitupr . . . viturp . .
vi . . . well anyway, insults that made live
ly reading for two or three weeks.
In the end Vox Populi won a majority
in the election, but there was still a good
strong "minority vote."
Significant
Which brings us to something that is sig
nificant for this campus.
Nebraska simply can't seem to muster
a really strong two party rivalry. On any
campus, this is a necessity if there is to be
a real exchange of ideas and battle of is
sues in the Council elections.
In the interest of better student govern
ment, the IFC might lend a hand to rectify
this situation. If they would remove the
stipulation banning from the IFC slate
members of a house which had a "bolter"
(I.e. someone who ran without IFC backing)
the previous year, it would stimulate a
second party.
As it is now, the IFC slate does not rep
resent a party with a platform, program
of legislation, etc., but a voting coalition.
This coalition enforces strong party dis
cipline, but there its resemblance to a real
political party ends.
As a service to campus government, the
IFC could take steps to cure the one party
sickness which infects the campus now.
The exchange of ideas in a hard fought
(but not bitter) political campaign could
give the Student Council projects to work
with every year. It could lead to the death
of the "do-nothing" tag which all too fre
quently, the Council is given
Convention
Some of the most wonderful people in
the world are Nebraska newspaper men.
I got a chance to meet a big batch of them
at the Nebraska Press Association banquet
and dance last Friday night.
When the newspaper men come to town,
they transact some serious business. Jack
Lough, the retiring president, told the as
sembled folk that the Ak-Sar-Ben com
munity service awards presented annually
at the convention, have raised the quality
of Nebraska newspapers "100 percent in
the last 14 years."
But the newsmen like to have some fun
too. And they like to brag that one of the
hallmarks of a good newspaper man is to
know how to have a good time better than
anyone in any other business.
So, fun we had. Before the night was
over, I might have bought a Linotype. I'm
not sure.
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way.) Other swsMstgL;
i n c i d ents "Buck"
- have happened to show me
that the profs are uneasy
about cold print.
Not so long ago a prof
had something to say about
the budget policies of this
University and prefaced his
remarks with "This is not
for quotation but . . ."
Still another prof, perhaps
feeling cn the defensive,
fought back with his cus
tomary sharp tongue. He
was tolling us about how
good our book reports had
to be and insisted that we
would have to write and
rewrite our book reports be
fore handing them in. then
looking at me: "Even jour
nalists have to do that." I
smiled at that.
Thera are a few other
interesting aspects of being
a columnist that I want to
tell about, and if it seems
as though I'm writing about
myself, well, the experi
ences I know best are my
own.
I asked a friend what I
should do with my column
other than leaving it out
entirely. "Be brief," my
friend said. He is my friend
no more.
And good grief! There are
so many who read only a
certain item of the news
paper, good grief! They
know how many days
good grief! until Beethov
ens birthday but they
wouldn't read a column un
less they were stuck on a
desert island. There are so
many more who, een if
they read my column to see
what the blabber mouth has
to say, find it easier to
question my motives than
to answer my arguments.
Good grief!
But I s y m p a t hize. I
scarcely read a column un
til I started writing them.
(Notice the previous sen
tence: the English language
definitely needs a new spell
ing to indicate the pronun
ciation of the past t)articiol
of the verb, ."to read.") I
I scarcely rehd a column
until I started writing them,
and I scarcely read them
now.
But perhaps my exfriend
was rite. I will be brief. I
quote from the sacred scrip
tures: "The grace of the Lord
Jesus be with all the saints.
Amen." Rev. 22:21.
We all experience some
kind of a shock in our
everyday life. For instance,
Carroll Kraus, our column
ist, is in disgrace with other
Rag staffers
because his
grade aver
age in a
course
is higher
than the
rest of the
girls in the
class, etc.,
etc.
But, have Kandy
you ever experienced, a
"culture shock?" One would
experience such a shock
only when he visits a new
country and observes the
different customs in con-
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My Little World
As the old saying goes, I
am sick unto death of the
continual sarcasm that goes
on around our campus. It
has gotten to the place
where
a serious
comment is
as the
slip of a
miscast
c r u s a it
er or some
i g n o r-
ant boob
who Judy
doesn't know that the smart
and clever thing to do is try
to cut as deeply as possible,
hit as many tender nerves
as possible, and in general,
make the object of the at
tack acutely uncomfortable
and hurt.
Let one person say that
he is fond of our campus,
the lilacs in front of the li
brary and the landscaped
area around it or let some
unthinking fool casually
comment on the beauty of
the pink dwarf-like trees
next to Andrews and the
worldy, sarcastic snickers
begin. Some rather super
scilious noses are turned
up at the lowly worm who
will soon learn that after
being trod on a few times
the only thing to do is shut
up or make some disparag
ing remark.
The same applies for the
criticism of the buildings,
curriculum, administration,
and campus honoraries.
If you haven't an iota of
respect for anything get
out!
Also, I am extremely ti
red of people badgering me
about my juvenile attitude
concerning the seemingly
trivial things that I discuss
in this column. I admit that
I'm no Pollyanna wander
ing around looking at things
with a rose-colored stone in
my eye. But I don't go
around slinging mud with
both hands and feeling smug
that I can rub something
in the dirt with both
hands.
I read some rather in
teresting columns entitled
"The Vanishing University
of Perdasavant." These
seemed to deal with the
pressing problems of cheat
ing, getting picked up by
the police and other terrors
that confront students.
Strange that the "little
scholars" are pushed more
and more aft as attentions
turn to thse matters. They
were particulary interesting
as they were written around
1925 and 1926.
But the author should
have waited thirty years to
realize that his vanishing
world may be in the minor
ity each year, but it con
tinues to exist and -the rock
throwers keep right on
throwing and really never
get any place at all. All of
which is very encouraging
and shows some hope for
the rather misguided mob
that we are.
trast to his own. In weeks,
months, or years to come ha
would receive the country's
"culture shock."
My first and the most
severe "culture shock" that
I experienced in the United
States was when I learned
about dating. Slowly but
surely, I, too, am receiving
the U.S. "culture shot" and
begin to feel that dating is
very necessary for a boy
and a girl to understand
each other better before
they are marriedr Another
"culture shot" that I re
ceived is my name "Kandy.
Perhaps, the Americans
too might experience the
same "culture shock" and
receive the same "culture
shot" if ever they happen to
visit Malaya.
More than 90 per cent
of the population of Malaya
live within 40 miles of the
sea. The rest live near the
rivers. One of the most in
teresting places in Malaya
' where a newcomer is liable
to experience a "culture
shock" is Kota Bharu, which
is situated at the northeast
tip of the peninsula. Here,
not far from one of the love
liest beaches in Asia, the
Reach of Passionate Love,
live the water people.
The women in Kota Bharu
tall, slim, and brown
wear three distinctive arti
cles of dress: a sarong, a
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To the Editor:
Although it is now too late
to eradicate certain state
ments which appeared un
der my name in a recent is
sue of the Daily Nebraskan,
I should like to disclaim the
utterances put into my
mouth. Suffice it to say I do
care what happens in the
Middle East, I don't think
"Nebraska students are
cushioned from internation
al politics," and I would be
the last to say that "British
politics are mixed up."
Martyn J. Bowden
Hearsay
To the Editor:
Your editorial in Friday's
Rag was a fantastic con
coction of half truths, hear
say, and pure invention. It
may be true that the bigger
the fabrication, the more
people will believe it; but
your wild accusations Fri
day didn't even rise to the
level of honest mudslinging.
First, let us state some
facts. The Council nomin
ating committee absolutely
did not eliminate any appli
cant for Tribunal judge on
the basis of changes he pro
posed in Tribunal .pro
cedure. In fact, we used
these three criteria in
making our. committee se
lections: 1.) Honesty and in
tegrity. 2.) Ability to e x
press and defend his views
and opinions to the other
judges, to the administra
tion' and to his fellow stu
dents. 3.) Concrete and con
structive ideas on how to
improve the Tribunal.
Actually, each of the five
nominees we selected had
several ideas on how to im
prove the Tribunal.
Why doesn't the Rag staff
come down from its journal
istic Ivory Tower of conjec
ture and hypothesis and try
to get some facts? Surely,
the charges hurled at the
Student Council nominating
committee in Friday's Rag
were serious enough to at
least warrant a phone call
to each member of the com
mittee. A better news story for
basing editorial comment on
would have been a direct
quote from each of the four
senior judges selected; this
would have required some
legwork on the part of the
Rag staff to locate the four
students. However, honest
journalism and legwork
seem to go hand in hand.
The basis for your accu
sations seems to be
the comments made about a
Tribunal applicant made in
nominating committee in
terviews ten days ago. This
applicant, as usual, had
some pretty radical Ideas
on how the Tribunal had to
be changed. This person is
always ready to propose
earth-shaking changes in
any and all campus organ
" izations. ' However, the
nominating committee
passed over his selection,
not because of his ideas but
because he never follows
through on these ideas. To
paraphrase, "He's a 1 1
smoke and no fire."
In conclusion, the nomin-.
ating committee believes
that some change in the
Tribunal is "both desirable
and necessary. We made it
one of our criteria in select
ing nominees to be present
ed to the Council. We hope
that the .Rag will verify our
criteria by interviewing the
five nominees.
And finally, if the Rag is
more interested in honest
journalism than in sensa
tional headlines, we hope
that in the future, it will
take the time and the effort
to get the whole story, not
just overheard fragments.
Gary Frenzel
Marcia Boden
Mary McKnight
- Howard Ilolmquist
Bob Blair
Student Council Nominating
Committee.
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blouse, and a loose flowing
head dress. The interesting
aspect of the clothing is that
by tradition the three pieces
must be of contrasting col
orslike red and purple
which the women in the
United States would rarely
wear together. Believe me,
they look fine on these lis
some brown figures.
The most appropriate time
to visit Kota Bharu is dur
ing the winter monsoon
when the storms sweep in
from the China Sea to dump
a great amount of water on
the land. Thirteen inches of
rain in Kota Bharu is not
unsual, and the whole coun
tryside is flooded. Most of
the houses in Kota Bharu
are raised so that the wa
ter can run through under
them.
What effect does this
food have upon the people
in Kota Bharu? It certainly
has great effect upon the
unmarried girls; for in the
afternoons, when the waters
are highest, girls who have
not yet caught husbands,
wade to the village square
and play the ancient water
game.
Soon the girls are
drenched, and all the Max
Factors on the face are
washed away. This is the
time that the bachelors
around the square have
been waiting for.
"I didn't know Aisha was
so pretty," a bachelor would
say with great exclamation.
What he means here is that
Aisha looks pretty even
without any make ups on
her face.
LITTLE MAN ONCAMPUS
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