The Nebraskan
Tuesday, Mar. 7, 1961
Page 2
EDITORIAL
Council Representation
Topic for Meeting j
Student Council representation has often been a cause
for discussion. This evening the discussion will be opened
once again. This is a golden opportunity for all of the foes
of present council representation.
Currently the Council is made tip of the following col-
lege representatives: Agriculture, two; Arts and Sciences,
three, one of which must be a woman; Business Adminis-
tration, twoj Engineering, two; Law, one; Pharmacy, 5
one; Teachers, three; and Pharmacy, one.
Also designated in the Council Constitution as Coun-
cil members are one representative each from Associated f
Women's Student Board; Barb Activities Board for Worn- I
en; Corn Cobs; Coed Counselors Board; Cosmopolitan; 5
Independent Students Association or similar successor
organization or group; Interfraternity Council; Men's
Co-ops aw Residence Halls; Panhellenic Council; Re-
ligious Welfare Coiincil; Tassels; Nebraska Builders
Board, Young Women's Christian Association and
Young Men's Christian Association.
The college representatives are designated on the
basis of one for every five hundred students in the col-
lege. I
Any change in the college delegation or in the organ-
ization must first pass through the council and then must
go on the all-campus ballot in the spring.
s
One of the organizations seeking representation on f
the council Is the newly formed NIA. Pros and cons have f
been aired about the matter. There is no question in our
minds as to whether the NIA should have a representa- f
tive. The Council listed the now-dead Cosmopolitan Club
as a one-time member. If the NIA cart continue on the
strdng legs established last fall, there is no reason why 3
they could not take the Cosmopolitan's seat.
There are many students who have said how unhappy
they were with the council's representation, either in
their college or their organization. The Council has be-
come aware of this problem, too.
The Student Council is to be commended for taking
the initiative to check into this problem. Now, it is the
duty and repsonsibility of the student body to attend the i
meeting and give suggestions ana cnucism we v,uum.-u
needs to make the Council representation truly representative.
A Liberal View
Most important of the an
nouncements to come out of
President Kennedy's press
conference last week, in
this writer's opinion was his
outline of the humanized
Marshall Plan, theVUnited
States Peace Corps.
Ever since he proposed
the program late in the
campaign last fall, thou
sands of Americans were
hoping that it was a plan
that they could take part in,
with a chance to make a
material contribution to
ward the development of
the backward nations of the
world, especially promoting
the cause of peace.
We have long been of the
opinion that the United
States could make a much
more significant contribu
tion in the form of capable
young people placed in the
underdeveloped countries of
Asia, Africa and Latin
America. As the President
pointed out this program
does not necessarily limit
itself to youth of America,
but is open to all qualified
and willing.
Some $4 billion is now go
ing to foreign aid, but un
fortunately, more than 70
per cent of this figure is
devoted to maintaining U.S.
military installations in for
eign countries, plus funds
earmarked specifically for
the countries' own defense
purposes. This leaves about
17 per cent for technical as
sistance, which would seem
ingly justify a greater share
of the foreign aid dollar.
' Present hopes are that
from 500 to 1,000 people will
be in the peace corps field
by the end of this year. The
cost of this pilot program is
not expected to run more
than one million dollars,
hardly a foolhardy invest
ment for the return that is
likely to be derived. It is
expected that the cost of
supporting one member of
the corps, including train
ing, transportation and liv
ing allowances abroad, will
range between $5,000 and.
$12,000 annually.
We support the idea that
the members of the corps
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not be exempt from the
draft. To do so would be to
open the gate for those who
would use the corps, purely
as a way out of their mili
tary service obligation, al
though it is likely that the
peace corps will be far from
soft, and even more likely
that it will be even less at
tractive financially than two
years as a private. It would
seem to be necessary to
defer from the draft the
members of the corps, how
ever, as the government
would hardly get its mon
ey's worth by training a vol
unteer for five months only
to have him drafted just as
he was ready to make use
of his training.
Under the proposed plan
of the President, members
of the corps would receive
no salary. We have not
formed a definite opinion on
this part of the plan, al
though it may hit a snag.
Senator Henry Ruess of
Wisconsin, who, with the
late Senator Richard Neu
berger of Oregon, proposed
the Point 4 Youth Corps
plan, felt that the members
of the corps should receive
salary equivalent to a new
ly enlisted member of the
armed services. Senator
Ruess reiterated this idea
recently in an article in
Which he proposed a salary
of $80 a month for corps
members.
It would seem that even
$80 a month would add a
little incentive for those who
are chosen. Most who have
voiced an interest would
probably offer their serv
ices for nothing. Being real
istic, though, all or most all
of the corps members will
be college . graduates, who
will serve two to three
years In the corps and then
return to the United States.
If, in the meantime, they
have not been able to ac
cumulate any capital with
' which to follow in their cho
sen field or perhaps marry
and settle down, they will
have nothing to show for
their work but the experi
ence, which is fine, but why
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fA frica for
Shows Delicacy of Kennedy's Task
I By Eric Sevareid
I When the appointment of
I G. Mennen Williams was
1 first announced, weeks ago,
1 said, somewhat flippantly,
I in this space that mad dogs
I and New Dealers go out in
I the African sun, but I did
1 not expect political sunstroke
1 to hit Mr. Williams as soon
I as it did, with his somewhat
obscure "Africa for Afri-
cans" statement that pro-
duced an angry answer in
the British House of Com-
mons from Anthony Fell, a
I conservative whose ebul-
lience equals that of Mr.
I Williams.
I Mr. Williams' misadven
1 ture serves a purpose; it
reminds us
all how ex
I tremely del
I icate is the
I President s
task in at-
tempting to
I d i r e c t a
I f r e s h and
identifiably
I A m e r ican
1 approach to
I the miseries
Sevareid
and the dangers of the
black-and-white continent.
Mr. Kennedy learned this
himself several years ago
when, with the considerably
less official responsibility of
a Senator he spoke out for
Algerian independence and
evoked fury in the French
Assembly and the Qua!
d'Orsay. His vision was
right, as intervening events
have shown, but he never
publicly returned to the
theme.
For many years the
American political writ in
Africa must still run
through London and Paris,
and not since the var has
this been so sovereignly true
as it is right now. The prin
ciple reason is the present
critical condition of the At
lantic alliance) There is a
direct connection in the
currertt embarrassing inci
alas between the explora
tory tour of Averell Harri
man to European capitals
and Mr. Williams' explora
tory tour of Africa.
The last thing this alli
ance needs right now is an
extra strain in the form of
offending the conservative
wing irf European govern
ments. Most particularly in
Great Britain. (With the
Belgians our diplomacy is
covered by the UN cloak of
many colors and nations.)
The 'truth, so little real
ized by most Americans, is
that the alliance has drifted
into a whole series 6f baf
fling blind alleys. As its mil
itary structure and strategy
have more and more been
cast in the nuclear vfeapons
mold both in terms of hypo
thetical deterrence and of
actually waging war if one
Came, the domestic political
pressures in small, crowded
countries within easy Rus
sian range have become in
tense, especially those from
mm j,ihi nam
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A fricans'
the neutralist-at-heart left
wings. Can atomic arms be
given to Germany? Can De
Gaulle insist on American-British-French
direction of
NATO as the German mili
tary contribution, even with
out atomic arms, becomes
more important thdn the
French? Does NATO itself
become a "fourth nuclear
power" under the Norstad
Herter plan for turning over
Polaris missiles?
If we are to look forward
to a "downbuild" of nuclear
weapons in Europe, will the
European allies face the
cost in terms of convention
al weapons and uniformed
manpower pledges that
most of them have failed to
honor in the past, one rea
son for the gradual swing to
a nuclear system.
Neither Americans gen
erally nor Europeans gen
erally realize that the time
has come when Washington,
if it is to exercise the
"stronger lead" many Euro
peans themselves cry for,
is obliged to adopt a muc'h
firmer line with the Allies
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mor.gul of the plateau tribes
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last statemment. If it is true
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S tatement
themselves. Not only on
NATO military obligations
and co-operation but on the
needless but rapidly widen
ing trade split in Europe
between the common mar
ket six and the "outer sev
en" which carries in it the
seeds of an outright and
disastrous trade war.
The President's assign
ment is distasteful and diffi
cult but it is also, unfortun
ately, the first Order of
American business in hold
ing the Western people to
gether in the face of spread
ing Uommunist influence.
There is much that America
can do on its own in Africa
on the educational and tech
nical level. But in the pres
ent order of political priori
ties the historic move to
ward European unification
comes first. The forces now
threatening to reverse these
15 years of forward motion
in Europe are strong. This
is the poorest time possible
for the United States to add
to their strength, even by
indiscretions.
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Overset
Clear the Crib! Here they
come nearly 1,200 high
school students of every
size, shape and form.
Starting early Thursday
mornl n e,
the campus
popul C e
can expect
to find
themselves
surrounded
by h 1 g h
school stu
dents, teache r s
and coach
es. Their
'if
Beatty
appearance is as certain as
the annual snowfall, as they
attend the yearly Nebraska
High School Basketball
Tournament.
The Student Union, said
Monday that it plans on
opening the doors wide for
the invasion of high school
ers which makes this week
the biggest of the year for
the Union.
Bennett said he antici
pates a turnover of 5,000 to
5,000 people a day for both
Friday and Saturday.
"In the past the student
body has relinquished i t s
home ground. Or at least
they have given their un
implied agreement," Ben
nett noted.
I feel as Mr. Bennett
does concerning the p u r
pose of giving the high
school students full reign.
For the first time In many
cases, these kids are on
their own and with the Un
ion giving them responsibil
ity plus a chance to enjoy
the advantages of the nor
mal University student,
a real bill of sale may be
the end result.
I have noticed several at
tempts by- the Student
Council and the Administra
tion to draw students to Ne
braska. This week-end may
B IW B f
h LJfir
(Author of "I Wat a Teen-age Dwarf," "The Many
Love of Dabie Gillit," ek.)
"LOVE IN REVERSE"
Tliey met. His heart leapt. "I love you," he cried.
''Me, too, hey," she cried.
Tell me," he cried, "are you a girl of expensive tastes??
"No, hey," rhe cried, "I am a girl of simple kstes. s
"Good," he cried, "for my cruel father sends me an allowanc
barely large enough to support life."
"Money does not matter to me," she cried. "My tastes aw
simple, my wants are few. Just take me riding in a long, new,
yellow convertible and I am content."
"Goodbye," he cried, and ran away as fast as his chubby little
legs Could carry him, fot he had no convertible, nor the money to
buy one, nor the means to get the money, short of picking up hi
fetingy father by the ankles and shaking him till hni wallet
fell out.
He knew he must forget this girl but, lying on his pallet at th
dormitory, whimpering and moaning, he knew he could not.
At last an idea came to him : though he did not have the fnoney
to buy a convertible, perhaps he had enough to rent one!
Hope reborn, he rushed at once to an automobile rental
company and rented a yellow convertible for 110 down plus 1M
a mile, and with many a laugh and cheer drove away to pick
p the girl. ,
"Oh, foody," she said when she saw the car. "This suits my
simple tastes to a 'T'. Come, let us speed over rolling highway
and through bosky dells."
And away they drove. All that day and night they drove and
finally, tired but happy, they parked high on a windswept hflL
"Marlboro?" he said.
"Yum yum," she said.
They lit up. They puffed with deep contentment. "Yoi
know," he said, "you are like a Marlboro-mild and free
and relaxing."
"Jiut there is a big difference between Marlboro and me," sh
said, "because I do not have a Selectrate filter nor do I com
in soft pack of flip-top box."
They laughed. They ki?ed. He screamed.
"What is it, my dear," she cried, alarmed.
"Look at the speedometer," he said. "We have driven 200
miles and this, car costs lOf; a mile and I have only $20 left,!
"But that's exactly enough," she said.
"Yes," he said, "but we still have to drive home."
They fell into a profound gloom. He started the motof and
backed out of the parking place.
"Hey, look !" she said. "The speedometer doesn't move when
you're backing Up."
He looked. It was true. "Eureka i" he cried. "That solves my
problem. 1 will drive home in reverse. Then no more miles will
register on the speedometer and I will have enough money
topay!'
"I think that's a marvelous idea," she said, and she was right.
Because today our hero is in the county jail where food, clothes
and lodging are provided free of charge and his allowance is
piling up so fast that he wilt have enough money to take his girl
riding again as soon as he is released. ,
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the Pnilip Morrit Commander, Welcome aboard!
By Norm Beatty
be the perfect opportunity.
For the most part the
high school population will
come to Lincoln and our
campus to have fUn and to
be entertained. I feel we,
as students, should do what,
little we can to help them
achieve those aims.
As Mr. Bennett pointed
out, the Union (especially
the Crib) will be "very
crowded and cramped." We
can help by giving first
priority to the 14-19-year-old
intruders, just as We
have in the past.
Bennett reports that the
majority of the students
leave the University With a
feeling of appreciation as do
their respective faculty ad
visors and parents.
Come Sunday morning
they will disappear as sud
denly as they appeared and
I don't think any of us will
have the feeling that we
have been deprived of our
rights. Even to the con
trary, there may be a goodly
number of impressed stu
dents arid parents that will
eventually aid the Univen
sity.
As a side note I might
add that the appearance of
high school students does
not necessarily hurt the fi
nancial side Of the Union.
Mr. Bennett reports that
the Crib did a $1,000 busi
ness on a single day last
year. However, the regu
larly paid staff has also
found that the work in
creases too. Bennett h I in
self will be putting in
around 12-14 hours per day.
"Despite the p h y s i c a 1
strain it is a pleasure to
accomodate these k i d s,''
Bennett replied.
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