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4 Monday, December H, 1959 Page 2 The Daily Nebraskan -V ft JiJ If k Vi1 'J i". 4 i J ,1 i 'J i : i Editorial Comment: Who Should Elect? Elsewhere, where student governments are selected in big campus elections where the officers are selected by the student body rather than from within the organization, parties are already begin ning to formulate plans for the big spring event. There isn't any of this sort of thing at Nebraska. We .have no political parties, no major co-ordinated campaign other than the backing given by the IFC and by HAM to a list of candidates. At K-State, for example, the student paper last week reprinted a large portion of one party's campaign platform as for mulated last spring. Imagine asking for a platform from someone running for Coun cil here! It's been done, and the response almost uniformly has been an enlightening, "Daaaahhh ..." It is the Student Council constitution itself which stands in the way of ever hav ing a unified party system, or any one stated group to be held responsible by the voters. Because Council officers are se lected from the hold-over members, which are in turn elected by the out-going Coun cil, no provision is made for a shift in stu dent opinion. In other words, the students have no di rect voice in the selection of the top peo ple in the student government. Justification for the present election system is based mainly on the belief that it is necessary to have experienced Council members in the officer positions. This is a valid point. Certainly an individual could not adequately handle the position of presi dent of Student Council if he or she had not served on a previous Council. , This does not mean, however, that the Council itself must necessarily select the officers. This should be the function of every interested student, not just those who serve on Council. A more direct election method of officers would stimulate interest in Council by the students as a whole. In so doing, it would be strengthening, not weakening the or ganization. A compromise might be worked out which would satisfy both viewpoints. This would be to let the Council select the hold over members as it does now. Then by . slating individuals for the presidency, the actual selection of the president, and per haps the two vice presidents, could be done in an all-student election. This system works in the All-Womens elections held every spring. There is no good reason why it shouldn't for the Stu dent Council. When Congressmen Speak With memories of Charles Van Doren, cranberries, payola and even McCarthy ism still in the back of our minds, the latest scandal in the headlines has taken on international proportions. We refer to the charges by Nebraska Representative Phil Weaver of the 1st District that citi zens of the Philippine Islands are wildly looting American bases on the Islands. If Mr. Weaver wanted to get his name in front of the public, he certainly has ac complished this. He toured the Philip pines for two or three days, came back to the United States and immediately re leased his expose to reporters, who in turn wrote stories which ran on front pages across the country. The sensible thing to have done would have been for Mr. Weaver to report his findings to the State Department which in turn could have investigated the matter through the necessary channels of a prob lem as diplomatically touchy as has been created by his - accusations. Now, how ever, diplomatic relations with the Philip pines have been injured by Mr. Weaver's tactless charged, , and. the State Depart ment has the dirty work of trying to iron out relations while at the same time hav nig to investigate the charges for substantiation. The Omaha World-Herald says, "How does one go about saying tactfully and in a nice way that 'condoned thievery, loot ing, blackmail, extortion and assault' are being visited upon American service men in the Philippines." Which brings us to the whole point of diplomacy. Men in the diplomatic service are trained to deal with this problem. The problem could have been brought to the public after Mr. Weaver had reported his findings so that the State Department would have a chance to investigate them for proof. Furthermore, the question of whether a visitor of a mere two days is in a position to know the full picture of a complex situ ation bears examining. Even a trained in vestigator could scarcely be expected to acquire a solid picture of a situation in one or two days. While Congressmen should have the freedom to attack any phase of our gov erment which is not as it should be, it would .seem that in any situation wherein another nation would be concerned, a so ber consideration of the consequences of , such harsh charges should definitely be in order. From the editor's deshi On Campuses 'n Things 4 Diana . By Diana Maxwell President Eisenhower's reception In India has been one of those events which sounds as if it might make a good basis for one of Hollywood's betterthan-average "spectaculars." Last week when the pa pers and television duly reported that a million Indians had poured into the streets of New Delhi to greet the President, it was difficult to compre hend the immensity of the scene. One million indi viduals, all trying to get a glimpse of the man whose name is apparently something more than even magic to the Indians. Subsequent days of the President's visit In India have borne out the promise of the first that of a reception whiph was not merely polite, or friendly, but super charged with emotion. Apparently, the Indian people have given Eisenhower an almost messianic welcome. All of which stands out in contrast to the picture of Mr: India, Nehru, which is held by most of us. That is of an intensely cool man .'the neutral whom nothing seemed to shake from his mid-fence posi tion. The papers report that" Nehru has seemed quite moved by the hysterical welcome given to the U.S. president. After years of hearing reports emphasiz ing and re-emphasizing the suspicions of - the United States in other countries, Eis enhower's India reception, coming after Nixon's welcome in the USSR, would seem to indicate that all might not be as black as has been pictured. It is just a tad bit encouraging to hear this sort of thing once in a while what with being bombarded with 1) our rocket pro gram Isn't as good as Russia's, 2) riots in Panama gainst the U.S., 3) our education system stinks, 4) our GNP isn't growing as fast as Russia's . . . etc. . . . My room-mate noted on the way In Sat urday night that either mirages were get ting solider, or some people actually were transferring from the Sammy party to the Delt party via horseback. The Old West lives again in 16th St., and why not attend p.j. parties with your trusted horse Dobbin? . All of which is actually one big stall hoping the readers (all three of you and Mother) will have gotten off. by now so the announcement of the Rag's slight de feat at the hands of our basement neigh bors won't be too highly read. The big game was held Saturday after noon, and I must say the Rag team played a sterling game. Sony fought valiantly, even if she can't shoot, she really fought. Youngdahl went down in everlasting glory as high score man for the lay with 13 points. Even young Mike shone through and dropped a couple of impossible shots in. However, because of the rules of the game which kept the male team members . from playing under the baskets, our base- . ment neighbors (who obviously selected their staffs on the basis of height) were able to squeeze by with a mere 16 points. Also a special message to' Jerry Bush in case Turner and some of the boys come . down with a dread disease, our Homecom ing Queen could easily step in and do the job. Skip made 12 points without even having her hair mussed. However, there are nasty rumors of her having played basektball four years in Iowa, which obviously invalidates the en tire game. r I 'HEAR YE!) kJI F Id WJtif, SCHROEDEg, ' You'll be proud i of the publicity THE SIXTEENTH OF DECEMBER IS . BEETHOVEN'S BIRTHDAY! HEARYEI HEAR YEI I'VE TOLD EVERYONE I KNOlO ABOUT BEETHOV&fS BWlW BEING THIS WEDNESDAY... JUST THINK, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PEOPLE WILL BE ' 6ATHESED TO RAKE TOASTS, AND 6INS THEIR BEST (OtSHES... w HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KARL BEETHOVEN ll Scrip on Sale Third June Misses On Being the Charm DOUBT IT By Sam Hall By Diana Maxwell The third time is sup posed to be the charm, but this time it was a stale charm. . The fall edition of Scrip, campus literary magazine begun two years ago, is the third appearance of the magazine, and in many ways is the poorest of the three. Like the other two, it is laden with simber, pained writing and re member the editor's plea for some light, humorous material? Only one breath of salty air blew through the gloom in David Harris's short lit tle piece, "Billy Meets the Admiral." The plot wouldn't ' win any prizes, the writing is crisp and sparkly, a wel come reprieve from, too much pain in the others. A second attempt at com ing out of the cellars made a good climb but just didn't seem to have the oomph to make the last flight. This was Suzanne Maxwell's "Not a Friend," which removed the scene from the Midwest to Erin. The idea behind her lepra chaun's tale might have sold, given a slightly more delicate handling and a bet ter ear for the Irish brogue. Bar Wilson again has found' a place as a Scrip contributor, this time with "Chip Off the Old Block," another of the Wilson tales which shows that Miss Wil son has a real knack for making dialogue and action move realistically. For the rest of the fiction, the only comment could be that the plots were stale, and nearly all were over written. "Between Some Nice Clean Maybe Scrooge Has Won From the Nebraska Edu cation News comes this Christmas carol jibberish: Christmas music is the same, whether it's sung in a school in Akron, Ohio or Kittery, Maine. Only the words are different. A Mississippi teacher re-' ports that her children don't sing Christmas car ols, they sing Christmas "caramels." They transform "Good King Wenceslas" into "Good King Windshield Glass." "Round Yon Virgin Moth- er and Child" comes out of young mouths as "Round the Furniture, Mother and Child." "Away in the Manger" evidently sound to them like "Away the Lone Ran ger," because that's the " way they sing it! Sheets" by Ken Barnhouse, in spots shows a lucid style. However, the overall im pression is one of disjointed tearfulness perhaps caught from the hero, who has come home only to turn away from his house and hide in a motel. Barnhouse also produced the cover, a wild splashing of red (man and the sun), purple, white, black and hungry yellow. It matches the contents in that it rests its merits more on meaning than on artistry. Two poetry offerings by Bob Perry and Don Condra cek stand out as good writ ing. Perry's is an attempt to pack the modern feeling into traditional rhyme and meter. The result is a force ful, meaning-laden poem. By Sam Hall A random thought or two written as they occur . . . Just for the record book, I might mention here that one of the Delt bells, which was stolen from an empty house just p r i o r to rush week, was r e c o v ered early Friday morning. This epi sode began Sam when four .birds escaped from their cage at 1515 R. 1 don't like to point a finger at anybody, but the Betas live there. With a flutter they flew through the Delt lot 'chirping profane notes with the aid of a familiar sounding bell. It woke the good guys up. utu Hoof marks- SATYR By Dick Masters The pagan cave is gaily bedecked and the SATYR anxiously await the season of mistletoe, hot toddies and blazing hearths not to mention fair maidens. "Make the most of every holiday" saith the sooth, "for the Ides of March ap proaches with seeming rap idity and that will.be no holiday." We speak of a soothsayer and we would not mislead you, dear revelers. The sooth, as you know him, speaks from a printed page in lower case vernacular. He is the true wise man the giver of perfect gifts. And listen to him, chil dren of despair, for his or acles are many and his auguries are valid. But endugh of the mystic mas ter of the Spartan Orgy. His fame increases daily and his identity no longer re mains a mystery. n M And Athena has found fault with our ramblings ... and there are others who disfavor us. So it is.t according to Emerson, that the truly great are grossly misunderstood. Would that the converse were as true. Fear not, we shall continue to enlighten you at the risk of endangering our very beings. The osmotic pressure has finally swelled and broken the membrane.CThe SATYR sympathize, for here was Truth. The proddings of the skeptic are in great de mand and this gadly will be sorely missed. Write on thou very pessimist. The SATYR condescends to the vernacular for the purpose of propounding the profound. Why are we such a flock of fowl that we peck and even ostracize those LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS imjm win who dare to be different? Individuality has come to be unacceptable. The greatest deviation that one dares is to wear a uniform of a different hue than the standard tan. Think about your own little circle and ask how far one of the cult dares go before he becomes an outsider, it it it I'm not about to scream socialism, or togetherness or Pealism at Project. But isn't it true that the organ ization consists of extro verts attempting to instill their ideas in fertile young minds and thus propagate their race? Why not a Project to edu cate thoroughly? Why not a Project to stimulate inter est in literature, politics and the humanities? It seems that you are intent on training "well-adjusted" vegetables. In fact, our en tire system of education seems bent on finding a method to produce just this result. Formal and social education is tending to be a means of earning a "com fortable" living and an at tempt to "Dale Carnegie" one's way to social accept ance. Only a warning! We, the SATYR, looked on the Acropolis of Pericles. So, too, were we saddened then. Beware the Huns of the Golden Age. Hardin Gives Challenge To Schools , Chancellor Clifford Hardin said Wednesday evening that students who receive a sec- nnri-ratf plpmpntnrv srhnnl. ing do not "catch up" in high " is respite from wolves school or pollppe. at one dor and certain rir Hardin Rnntp Wnro columnists on his back. . A cops and robber type pursuit ensued. The good guys won . . . naturally. They got the bell. The bad guys went home with the wheels of their auto quite out of line. Damn curb! When are you going to bring the other bell out, bad guys? On second thought keep it. It ain't got no clapper. Hats off to the Kosmet Klub boys. Their Fall Re vue Friday night was ex cellent. My only complaint is that there was no third place skit award. Had there been one the Sig Eps or the Theta Xis could have perhaps received the recognition they deserved. The "boo and hiss" and "cheer" prompter cards of the Xi's melodrama tore me up. Oh, and if you see Joe Knoll walking about campus go up and congrat ulate him on his superb job as emcee. What the hell? I'm Mil lard Fillmore ! 4 t Although I seldom read the comic strip of a news paper, Dick Tracy has re cently captured my rapt at tention. Today Flyface's mamma really gave Dick Tracy the word. She said, "Don't call my son Fly face!" .. Since this will be my last column before the Christmas holidays let me wish everyone (even the Sig Alphs) a Merry Christ mas, and be sure to get drunk New Year's Eve. A special greeting to all my instructors who gave as signments over the holi days: "Merry Christmas to you, too, Scrooge!' Letterip The Billy Nckmkaa ffl MMlik air hoM letter which ra tine. Letter attarkJDE tndirtdtul mut earrr trie aathor'i aame. Other may ue taJtial er pea aame. Letter (heal act eeee SOU worst. Whea letter xee4 tola limit the N kraakaa reeerree the riairt te eoa eaae them, retailing the writer ' Tiewa. Gift rm Lenn $ To the editor Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to think. Since this is a season of gift giving and since the Ne braskan is a popular device for advertising one's gifts, I should like to make use of this facility. My present to the Nebras kan is a worthwhile colum nist or two. My present to the Admin, istration is a bundle of va rious types of human emo tions. My present to Prince Kosmet and Nebraska Sweetheart and all Queens ' and Kings is humbleness. My present to Bill Jen- t . Daily Nebraskan SIXTY-NINE YEARS OLD mn neimllr reoBIbta fat wtia th-T tar, a iSlAll'iu i.-ino fe Br u b. DrtptL February f, !S. Member, Associated Collegiate Press. Inter- SSSJ,,S.e "3 PCT " M Collegiate Press entere aeoand ataa matter at Hi poet affle fcepresentatlve: National Advertislnr Serf- u""- Sir"A?sr?r? AB l81i" lee. Ineorporated n,f D,. M.rwe., Published at: Roots 20. Student Union Mnginr editor , can-oii Krau Tfnnnln Nrhraaks. Vtwt Editor .......Sandra Whaiea Lincoln, weDrasM 8port, tilUm HmJ BrowB 11" A K , Copy Editor Fat Dean, Sandra Laaker, Telephone 1-7631. ext. 4225. 4226. 4227 Nlrtt Newf Edltor Tba Dally Nebraikaa ta aobllehed Monday. Tanadar, Staff Writer .meaae Janeeek, Karea Lam, Wednesday and t rtday during the aehuol year, eieept ' Mike Mllroy. Ana Moyer anrlaa vacation ana naa period, by atadent af tha Eeporter..... Nancy Whltfnrd, Jim Farreat, rl t givtv ot flenraaka and- lb aathortaatloa tha Jobnaoa. Harvey Partmaa, Dick Stnekej CommUvee on 8tude Affair a aa eapreasioa ol ato- iiaiajreja mrr amis oplnlom, faJHieatloa nndrr the Jurla.lletlo ef tha - BUBIMESB STAFF rJuboMmmttti on Nto.len, PnotiMtlone ahaJI be frea Bnslaea Manager Htan Barman trim edtturuw eeneorahlB on the tart of the Snbeora- Aaalatant Bualneaa Manager Doa (errusnn, (.u miuee or aa the part of any member af the taealty of ' Grady, Charlene Urns tha (JnlTKrotty. "r on the part ef any person eutala Ctreolatlna Manatee i.Doaa VoanrdaM tha iinlvsrelty. The awmiwr a tha Dally Metwaekaa Ofile Manafer .......Ardita Ebjera af Nebraska County Superinten dents Association on the im portance of a strong and im aginative elementary school program. He told the superintendents the challenge faced by ele mentary and secondary lev els 'is greater than that of higher education. i Dr. Hardin, said the begin ning years of school present opportunities to' encourage a ' desire to learn. Therefore, the early years are very import ant in the formation of atti tudes towards learning, he commented. My present to the Greeks is freedom from social pro bation and freedom in gen eral. My present to the Inde pendents is freedom from the Greeks. My present to the Kappa Delta pledges is less vio lent skips and respect for other people's sanity. My present to the student body is for more rubber stampism, more out of the mould and not so much in dividualism. 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