Monday, March 7, 1960
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The Daily Nebraskan
Editorial Comment:
Council Representation,
Purposes Inconsistent
The judiciary committee of the Student
Council is currently making an unheralded
study of the Council constitution.
This is in keeping with the self-appointed
role of the Council for the year of
revising and re-evaluating the constitu-
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Difference
Indicated
The University of Minnesota Dally re
cently supplied this terse commentary
on student political activity here and
abroad:
"Seven persons were killed and 30 hit
by bullets as police opened fire at several
places In Calcutta on squads of food agi
tators which included thousands of stu
dents from Calcutta colleges.
"Austrian students decided to strike if
the debates over the university budget
did hot come to an agreement in accord
ance with the demands of the Austrian
National Union of Students.
"The National Union of Students in Sal
vador protested the arrest of students fol
lowing a demonstration and arranged to
hold another demonstration."
"In Ghana, the Kumasi Institute of Tech
nology has been closed until further no
tice following demonstrations against the
professors.
"Munich, Germany, police raised the ire
of students when they stopped the distri
bution of leaflets by students on univer
sity property.
"In protest against the Japanese-American
Security Pact, approximately 300,000
students from 90 universities in Japan
staged demonstrations and protest
marches.
"Flag-waving Panamanian students at
tempted to march through the canal zone,
but were stopped by police after 62 per
sons had been injured.
"At the University of Minnesota, Min
neapolis, U.S.A., the Minnesota Student
Association voted unanimously to support
Minnesota's participation in the Rose
Bowf."
tions of all campus organizations in terms
of their present needs and present func
tions. Perhaps this would be a good time to
evajuate the present Council functions, al
so. In the case of the Student Council, cer
tainly one need is a more representative
body.
At present nearly one-half of that body
is composed of representatives from stu
dent organizations, while only a few more
actually represent the student body
through the various colleges.
This seems highly inconsistent with the
avowed Council purposes of "regulation
and coordination of all phases of student
self-government and ... as an agency
, through which faculty-student relation
ships may be maintained."
For what purpose are and were these
organizations given a vote in the Council:
Associated Women's Student Board, inde
pendent Women Students Association
(formerly BABW), Corn Cobs, Coed Coun
selors Board, Cosmopolitan Club, Inde
pendent Students Association, Interfrater
nity Council, Men's Co-ops and Residence
Halls, Panhellenic Council, Religious Wel
fare Council, Tassels, Builders Board,
Young Women's Christian Association and
Youn Men's Christian Association?
Even considering the fact that some of
these organizations do work closely with
the Council and require approval of proj
ects, there is still no justification of the
system whereby a group of 30 or 40 stu
dents is given representation equal to that
of a college of four or five hundred stu
dents. If a student is a member of enough
groups, he may be have three, four or
even more representatives on the Council.
Additionally, five of the organizations
represented are exclusively female, a sixth
provides for a YW or YM representative,
usually a female. Only three of the organ
izations are exclusively male.
Any revision by the Council short of
total elimination of organizational repre
sentation will be inadequate. An objective
study with the goal of providing effective
student government would be a welcome
indication of Council willingness to insti
tute needed reform.
From the Editor $ Desk:
It Seems to Me . . .
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The 1960 State High School Basketball
Tournament kicks off this weekend in Lin
coln and under a new three-gym setup.
The University Coliseum, Pershing Mu
nicipal Auditorium and the Lincoln Public
Schools Activities Build
ing are the buildings set
for cage action in the
preliminaries. And still being some
what of a prep basketball
follower, I rather dislike
the idea of the travel in
volved in seeing the teams
you want to see during the
prelims.
The Coliseum, for in
stance, Is located at 13th
and Vine, seven blocks north of O St.
Pershing is at 15th and M, two blocks
south of 0, and the Activity Building is
way out at 22nd and G, seven blocks south
of O and nine blocks east and 14 blocks
south of the Coliseum.
The split-site tournament starts Thurs
day with two Class B contests at Persh
ing and another pair of B games that eve
ning in the auditorium.
Two Class C games will be played both
aft and eve in the Activities Building and
A and D games will open at the Coliseum.
Then Friday action moves all games to
the Coliseum for semifinals with finals
here Saturday.
But the spread-out sites for the round
ball contests, as far as travel for fans is
concerned, isn't the only thing that is un
pleasant concerning the tournament setup.
Nebraska State Athletic Association of
ficials will have to be on hasd at three
sites and consequently do three times as
much administrative work.
Three times as many officials will be
By Carroll Kraus
needed, thus spreading NSAA supervisors
pretty thin.
A half a day also has been added to the
tournament.
But about the worst thing is that youTi
probably have to buy three tickets if
you're interested in seeing Thursday three
teams that happen to be in Class A, B
and C tournaments. Darn.
High School basketball tournaments al
ways interest me in that It appears that
they could be the objects of some psycho
logical study.
The kids really go wild when their team
wins and more than one prepster sheds
a tear when his team loses in the late
moments of the state tourney.
But seems that maybe all the steam is
expended In high school.
For instance, Freshmen Kernels don't
seem to make too much noise at football
games. Maybe it's that they follow the ex
amples of many of their upperclass friends
and keep tight-mouthed. Or maybe they're
trying to show they're sophisticated by
not getting shook during something as
mundane as a sporting event.
But I'd like to see some method where
we could save high school type enthusi
asmthat University Freshmen still have
when NU goes out on the gridiron or the
maple court.
There are dangers involved in practice
for the Kosmet Klub Fall Show "Pajama
Game" which will be presented at Persh
ing March 25 and 26.
One of the numbers, "This Is Our Once
a Year Day," involves male cast members
lifting female performers up to their
shoulders.
One of the hearties strained, lifted his
partner and sustained a foot-long split
in the back of his pants.
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Conservative Estimate
By John Hoerner
On Campuses
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The Tribunal hears a
case.
Its recommendations to
the Dean of Student affairs .
can be one of four dis
missal, con-
duct warn- x '
inn la nnto. ' Wt"1
tion is made ft'
in a stu-
dent's con
duct and ac
tivities rec
ord), con
duct pro
bation (no-
record plus Hoerner
losing all activity, athletic
or expulsion from school.
In the gap between, con
duct warning and expulsion
from school there is a big
need for a new or revised
form of discipline.
Conduct probation hits
hard at those who choose
to enrich their university
tion in service organiza
tions, activities and athlet
ics.At the same time it is
no more than a slap with
a feather at the student
who chooses to spend his
time in other pursuits.
This latter jolly fellow
couldn't care less whether
he is 'on" or "off" and
what's more probably
doesn't even know if he's
lost the little letter giving
him the news.
It has been said that this
situation is ideal for the
reason that the athlete or
activity jock is considered
a leader "and as such,
shouldn't be breaking the
rules. Thus the punishment
is effective and just be
cause it makes examples out
of well-known individuals
and discourages all, espe
cially "leaders" from break
ing the rules.
Even if one were to ac
cept such a preposterous
notion there remains the
problem of what to do with
the rake who doesn't give a,
that is, care.
Some reformers, eager
to propose a solution have
suggested publication of the
Tribunal results including
the names of the offenders.
This would, undoubtedly,
instead of being a punish
ment, be a source of un
bridled amusement and
merrymaking by our care
free classmates and at the
same time provide a con
stant source of sensational
ism for the ever-waiting
press.
Others have suggested
taking into consideration
the individuals activity and
athletic record in making
the Tribunal decision. This
seems to be the best solu
tion offered so far but as
soon as it is uttered the air
is filled with cries of
"foul," "iniquity," "partial
ity", etc.
In criminal courts of law
on the outside in cases of
minor or intermediate in
fractions of the law there
is usually an "and or"
clause.
Thats what the' Tribunal
needs, and "ahd-or" clause,
conduct probation and-or
what?
On the outside they have
fines and jail. The wealthy
individual who enjoys a
secure place in society
would be hurt little by a
fine, he can be sent to jail
if the court needs this pun
ishment. On the other hand a fine
becomes very effective as
you get Into the lower in
come groups. You may even
reach the point where a jail
term doesn't hurt and then
this time the court may
sock them with both a fine
and sentence if they feel
it is warranted.
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By Diana
Didcha ever see a ghost
cramming goes the version
of the new lyrics to the old,
old ditty.
Apparently somebody in
t h e D.A.'s
office in !
New Y o r k
finally d i d,
and low and
behold a
great discov
ery college
students
cheat! It,
w a s n't the i
p r e-t y p e
"help" 1 i ke
crawling into
fice through the transom, or
rifling a waste basket for
the discarded ditto or chum
ming with the reader that
made headlines everywhere
but big money-type opera
tion where agencies pro
vide just what every good
graduate student needs a
solidly researched thesis.
The tip-off to this great
scholar busjness according
to Time magazine came
through the efforts of a New
York World-Telegram and
Sun reporter who heard via
a friend that he could get
paid for term-paper writing.
Then the plot thickened.
Contact of stand-in agency
to wealthy but-lazy student
was pretty open like as
open as the classified sec
tion of the revered New
York Times.
These agencies can really
take the bind off the over
worked student. Not only do
they offer term papers and
theses, but they will send
a sit-in to take a rough
exam.
The Sun reporter who un
earthed his story by going
to work for a thriving
agency, got $10 for taking
a mental hygiene exam in a
graduate class at Columbia
Maxwell
University. The reporter,
Time says, was a C-plus
student in his own under
graduate days, but whipped
through this particular
graduate exam with an
A-minus.
Just what that proves, I
don't know, but there must
be something.
Agency files in one case
disclosed that over the past
three years, one ghost
vacket alone had provided
at least eight theses for
graduates, with fees rang
ing from $350 to $3,000.
And, lest those in the out
side world point smug
fingers at New York City,
Time also mentions that
agencies advertising in na
tional periodicals attracted
student business from as far
off as Texas, Indiana and
Alaska.
Probably nobody at Ne
braska had enough money
anyway . . .
In the same issue of Time
a two-page spread spells out
for the twenteenth time the
furious competition to get
into good schools. Like how
Yale will take 1,000 fresh-,
men next year from 4,800
paid applicants.
It is all a part of the same
story the bachelor's is now
practically a must for a
man, and any socially ac
ceptaole girl must have
played at college a bit.
Somewhere in all the scurry
to be doing what everyone
else is doing, all the mean
ing from the term "educa
tion" disappears and in
stead the goal is a degree.
Small wonder if people
cheat on a large scale when
it is not met with rigorous
censure from other stu
dents, when schools like
ours tend to put the cheater
on the head after a "firm
talking to" and then send
them in again . . .
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