fTSe Nebraskan
Wednesday, Dec. 6, I960
Page 2
EDITORIAL OPINION
Electoral Reform
Has Its Merits
Across the country, charges of voting frauds are be
ing investigated, with irregularities being found in many
Instances.
The campaign is being led by Republicans in several
states, Illinois being the most prominent, with the in
vestigation there centered around Cook County, which
includes Chicago.
A group of political scientists meeting in Texas were
of the general opinion that Vice President Nixon probably
had won the election but lost because of some fast dealing
election judges who were partial to the Kennedy-Johnson
. ticket -
Dead people were discovered to have voted and
other 'flagrant violations of the voting laws are being
charged by GOP leaders, of whom Nixon is not one.
There will not be a reversal of the national election, of
course, no matter whether enough errors are found to
give Nixon the electoral vote. The Republicans hope to
gain stricter enforcement of state voting laws through
their moves.
Whether there is a case for electoral reform is diffi
cult to ascertain, as the same charges might have been
made by Democrats if Kennedy had been edged in the
Nov. S election. We don't favor national voting laws as
we doubt if this would do anything but add salt to the
wound. We do urge, however, a sound and thorough re
view by the state courts of their respective laws, so that
future charges will not be heard.
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Criticizes B or of fx Reviews of Union Film f
To the editor:
In order to do justice to Bergman's beautiful "Wild
Strawberries," it is necessary to peer deeper into the
movie than did the illustrious cinema critic, so hastily
employed by the Rag. First of all, some primary mis
takes of Mr. Boroff. The "examiner" in the trial scene
is not the disagreeable husband from the wrecked Volks
wagen. Rather, he is a completely new character. The
charge is not incompetency, but rather is "guilt," ie, the
Doctor is guilty of the most heinous crime of mankind,
that of not being human. His God-like aloofness is criti
cized by Bergman throughout the movie.
Mr. Boroff apparently missed the central Freudian
concepts which are the vehicles in which the theme of
the movie is expressed. For instance, the dreams reveal
to Borg his lack of human qualities. Thus, the dreams
are weird and frightening to him in his waking moments.
These dreams reveal the pulsations of his id, less con
trolled by the ego than during his waking hours. Thus,
the guilt is the guilt of rationalizing that which his
dreams revealed to him.
It is unfortunate that Mr. Boroff completely missed
the theme of the movie. Anyone should understand that
the movie was about Borg's rebirth, rather than about
"what one thinks of life when one is about to leave left"
Was Mr. Boroff so naive to suppose that the childhood
scenes were merely nice little memories which pleased an
old man? Hardly! These scenes symbolized the old man's
subconscious attempt to "return to the womb." Borg is
exonerated of his guilt when he realizes that he has been
wrong in his intellectual aloofness. His dreams take on
meaning when the doctor states "he sees an all pervasive
logic," which, at least some of the viewing audience no
ticed. This explains why the savage birds in his earlier
dreams are transformed into twittering spring-time birds
in the last dream. The final dream can only mean that
at last Borg accomplished his rebirth. There are so many
other aspects of this movie which should have been re
ported in a "mature" movie review that this writer can
only assume that the title "Inside View" means that Mr.
Boroff was inside the theater, and nothing else.
James P. Anderdorf
Young Republican Replies to Editorial
To the editor:
In your editorial yesterday you asked the question:
Since when has it been the American tradition to resist
the desires of the majority?
I would like to ask: Since when has it NOT been the
American tradition to "resist the desires of the majority
and to let the minority speak?
I agree that President elect Kennedy, when he be
comes President, deserves the support of all the people.
But this Is general support It is not automatic agreement
and support for each and everyone of his programs,
ideas, and policies.
It is a fundamental right in this country that you can
voice your opinion, work for its acceptance, and resist
Ha acceptance of opposing opinions, even if they are the
opinions of the "majority." That's why we have two
parties, special interest groups, lobbyists, etc.
If Mr. Nixon had won the election by one half of one
per cent, would you support the desires of the majority?
Even so distinguished a Democrat as Senator Harry
Byrd of Virginia stated in a letter to Senator Clark:
"Taken in its entirety, I regard the Chester Bowles so
called Democratic platform as being radical, or as lead
ing to socialism, and as being fiscally irresponsible."
Even the Democrats are not in complete agreement
about the goodness of Mr. Kennedy's ideas. Why can't
some Republicans get together in a "resistance, move
ment" to resist the desires of the majority if they want
to?
A Young Republican
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By John Else
The purpose of the Stu
I dent Council is to serve the
f students. If the purpose of
j this institution is educa
I tion, then how can the Stu-
dent Council best serve
the interests of those it
I represents? Surely it does
not exist merely to t a k e
j care of administrative de
j tails if so there would
I be little reason to elect the
I "cream of the University
j crop" to do such menial
! tasks. How a bunch of
! top-notch University s t u
! dents (and I am beginning
to have doubts) can edure
! discussing for. 30 minutes
! whether to have two poll
i ing places or one for voting
I for Honorary Commandant
is more than can be com-,
I prehended. If this is how
I the Council chooses to spend
I its time, then indeed it
cannot afford to take the
i time to take stands on
i state or national issues
I which effect the students
of the issues studied and
i published in order that
I students may be aware of
issues of vital importance
I to them and be able to dis
i cuss them intelligently with
; fellow students and offi-
cials.
Students have been the
prophetic voice of our na
tion on many occasions;
because of freedom from
social pressures which re
quire conformity, because
of the opportunity to let
imaginations led to dynam
ic solutions, and because
of the concentration of in
tellect and imagination
which the environment pro
vides, college students have
produced guidelines for the
future many times. We of
this University can neglect
this potential, thus neglect
ing our duty to our nation
as well as to the very pur
pose of this institution, OR
ELSE we can, as Heideg
ger would say, live an
"authentic existence"! in re
lation to and in fulfillment
of our potentialities.
Other colleges are meet
ing the challenge; in fact.
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Else
the challenge to our Stu
dent Council has come from
another college wanting it
to give support to one side
or the other in a struggle
for academic freedom,
which has been endangered
by the actions of the House
Un - American Activi
ties Committee. Our Coun
cil has tabled a motion to
act upon the issue. The col
lege which has sent the
challenge may not be a
state institution as is our
own, but many precedents
have already been set by
state institutions in taking
stands on similar issues.
Finally, the challenge has
hit squarely and cannot be
.easily brushed aside
whether its purpose is to
act as an administrative
machine or as a body
which leads and challenges
the uniques type of citizenry
which it serves.
(But perhaps it is best
we remain as we always
have in the Nebraska
tradition. After all. the
election to Student Council
might have to be based on
something besides beauty,
popularity or IFC backing.
If elections were based on
issues, it might create an
added and bothersome need
for intelligence! Oh. mom
my, come and take me
home you said my good
looks and "pull" could get
me anything; now they
want intelligence, too.)
Thone Will Speak
At YR .Meeting
Charles Thone. chairman of
the Republican State Central
Committee, will speak to the
Young Republicans at 7 p.m.
Thursday.
The meeting time has been
changed to 7 p.m. for the re
mainder of the year to avoid
conflicts with other University
activities.
According to Jan Rhoda,
YR president, several import
ant items given to the execu- (
tive committee will be pre
sented as motions for the
group to consider.
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AUF Exec
Posts
Op
en
Applications for All Univer
sity Fund executive board
are due Thursday.
They may be obtained and
returned to 345 Student Un
ion where interview times will
also be posted.
Interviews will be held Sat
urday, beginning at 9 a.m.
and will not last longer than
20 minutes.
Positions on the executive
board include president, vice
president of solicitations,
vice president of publicity,
secretary and financial direc
tor. All applicants must have
a 5.0 accumulative average,
one year's experience in All
University Fund, and con
form to the University eligi
bility requirements.
A slate will be presented
at the AUF meeting on Dec.
15, at which time, nominations,
from the floor will be in or
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CHARGE ACCOUNTS
NO MONET DOWN
WHOLESALE CATALOGS
and how they affect you
I bate hern alarmed aIouI the Dumber of peo
ple who have become intereftod in the fto-railed
wholesale catalog.
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f uleo ttfl thai there are many people who
are taLen advantage of when they buy diamond
rins through these channels.
I bate proven many time thai the prices that
people par for their diamond rings are not whole
sale, but in most iiulance are much more than
they would pay at the retail level from a legitimate
Jeweler.
Let'' take an example! Would yon pay
5,000.00 for a basic new Ford auto if the tales
man said that the retail price is $10,000.00 but
Inee you're a nice peron you are going to buy it
wholesale? I don't think do since most people know
that the basic price of a new Ford would lie around
$3,000.00 or less but how many know what the
regular price of a diamond should' be? If you don't
know, I might suggest that you slop in at Sartors
and find out all of the details before making your
purchase. Buying a diamond is a step towards a
major part of your life
should start off on the right foot.
We are sorry that there are some unscrupulous
people that try to take advantage of you in a field
that few know very much ahouL Please let me help
yon whether you intend to make a purchase at
Sartors or somewhere else. Thank you.
DON IIABIANN '
Registered fevfeler A.GS.
SARTORS
Gosip
By Leon Gosip
The news of the week cen
ters around the Military
Ball and the invasion of a
student's car by a campus
police officer.
This column has gone
over the Military Ball with
a white glove and has come
to the conclusion that it's
just what it makes itself out
to be, i.e., the original corn
ball. The invasion of the stu
dent's car, however, is a
more serious matter and,
rightly so, has generated a
great amount of discussion
in this newspaper.
To s e 1 1 1 e the question,
however, perhaps the of
fended student should hire a
lawyer, sue the policeman,
or his superiors, and get a
judgment right here in good
ole Nebraska. There is noth
ing more theoretical than
what might happen in a giv
en legal action. This col
umn certainly doesn't know.
Of interest this week is
the Teachers College study
of its program in light of
the National Council for
Accreditation of Teachers'
Education. I find such
studies a waste of taxpay
ers time and money.
Considering the length of
the program as projected
by one Teachers College
chap, I wonder what the
college proposes to include
in its study. Can you
imagine spending over a
year to find out what you
are doing?
Things would be a lot"
easier if the Dean sent ev
ery teach a little note ask
ing him (or her) to write
out, legibly, if possible, just
what his (or her) duties
are and how he fulfills
them. Then all the educa
tional headshrinkers can sit
around a polished tab'' and
hash over the results. Be
they good or bad, the
Teachers College will al
ways be the Teachers Col
lege, unfortunately. (Per
haps even comments like
this will be included in the
"criticism of the college"
section of the report.)
I believe in slicing red
tape whenever possible.
Perhaps that accounts for
my aversion to the mili
tary (which always discov
ers ten or fifteen harder
ways to do things than nec
essary); and to Teachers
College and administration,
etc. When Parkinson was
here last year he outlined
the reasons why such inef
ficiency results, Le., be
cause there are more hours
and more people, ergo,
more goldbricking.
Committees have become
.the number one way by
which to stall progress. Not
invariably, of course, but as
IS A LOT CLOSES
THAN TOO THINK
and we think that
yon
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Column
a matter of history.
Noticed some joy over .the
story about Harvard stu
dents aiding Negro girls en
rolled in New Orleans
schools. At a distance such
brotherly love seems beau
tiful. But this school and its
institutions could well apply
some homespun brotherly
love. ,
How many Negroes be
long to fraternities or soror
- ities?
It's not that these organ
izations don't have a right
to be exclusive. It's just
that once you put on the
cloak of righteousness you
should make sure it doesn't
smother you. Ask any of the
"exclusive" corps about
this local integration and
he'll smile and say, "Well,
w e just don't do that sort
of thing around here."
That's the kind of person
whose home I would like to
enter just to direct-dial
Binghampton, N.Y.
UCLA Faculty
Recommends
Refusal of Loans
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
(UPS) The UCH facul
ty academic senate has
recommended that the Uni
versity of California refuse
National Defense Educa
tion Act (NDEA) student
loans until the disclaimer
affidavit is repealed.
The recommendation was
made by 64 per cent of the
faculty through mail bal
lots; however, "This is in
no way to be interpreted
as official action by the
University," stated Dr. Earl
Griggs, vice chairman of
the senate.
The affidavit compels
students applying for grants
or fellowships under the
NDEA to attest to their
loyalty before they can
qualify for federal funds.
Basis for faculty opposi
tion to the affidavit is that
it is required only of stu
dents and not of other
groups applying for federal
aid.
Beanies for Peppers
Freshmen who will par
ticipate in the freshman
pep section at Jbasketbal
games should purchase
freshman beanies for the
first organized session.
They may be purchased
at the office of University
Services in 204 Administra
tion Building.
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If you think you have what it
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