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Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1961 Page 2 The Daily Nebraskdn EDITORIAL OPINION -a I '1 s1 N . I AVI ''5 'J.4 1 . '! i Editor, IFC Clear Air Around Frat Violations - The Daily Nebraskan and the Interfraternity Council would like to jointly clarify the events that have trans pired during the past few days in regards to the stories and editorial comment on the fining of three fraternities. . The editor was commenting on information given to him by the president of the 1FC. At the time of dis cussion, there was information which could have called for probation from the University. However, this in formtaicn was cleared up and the "charges" in regards to the sneaks were deemed invalid. It has been proven, to our satisfaction, via a check with the administrative officials at the school visited, that the pledge classes did nothing to discredit themselves, the IFC or the Uni versity. The IFC then took steps to enforce their Legislation In regards to pledge sneak registration and the result was the fining of two houses. It has now been made clear that, through his in terpretation of information presented by the IFC to the Editor; the resulting editorial were partially inaccurate. However, your editor still wishes to clarify it that he is in opposition to the amount of the fine levied. It is,' however, good to see that the system enforces its legislation. Might we again suggest that the Executive Council of the IFC re-evaluate its system of levying fines. It is also encouraged to aid us in presenting accurate pictures of fraternity judiciary cases in the future, through complete and proper information. Let us stand f corrected. I Norm Beatty, Editor, Nebraskanf Don Ferguson, President IFC Staff View Out Of Tlie Woods By Jim Forrest "Same Song, Dance On Parking" This would have made a much more truthful headline for the lead story in last Wednes day (Oct. 18) Daily Ne braskan. Once or maybe twice a semester the Daily Ne graskan staff, because of obvious problems concern ing parking, investigates the situation through offi cial channels and runs a story saying in effect, there is no parking prob lem on this campus. The space is there, it's just not being used, so say the men of the gray walls in Administration. Maybe these Administration peo ple don't see the problem from first hand ex perience. ' Where do they park? Some in the faculty lots, more on the campus streets and a few behind the Administration build ing. Besides, how can they feel the effect of crowded parking conditions when most of them arrive on campus before 8 a.m. when things really start getting tough. I agree with the state ments that there are up wards to 400 parking spaces empty during peak rush hours, but where are these lots? At Nebraska Hall. 10th and Vine and the Area 2 lots and Avery lot is where they are. An extensive evaluation of the "non-existant" parking problem was made in 1959 by the Stu dent Council's parking board and published in the Nov: 16th Daily Nebras kan. It stated that "there is more campus parking available and not being used than is over crowded." Agreed. The evaluation showed that as many as 300 spaces were vacant in the Area 2 lots during certain parts of the day. Agreed. An ex tremely well written un derstatement was included In summary for the eval uation: "The only lot that seems to be extremely crowded are the two Sel leek lots." And so It is . . . every morning and afternoon an "every driver is for him self" battle is waged in and around the only spaces that are even with in a reasonable distance to the average classroom. The Administration agreed that things were crowded around the build ings and in Selleck lots and urged students to use the fringe parking areas. Some did, including my self, even if it meant a rather rapid walk or run to get to class on time. Then, the University went ahead and paved the two Daily Nebraskan Member Associated Colleriate Press, International Press Representative: National Advertlstni Service, In corpora ted Published at: Boom 51, Student Union, Lincoln, Nebraska. SEVENTY-ONE TEAKS OLD , 14th ti R Telephone HE 2-7631 ext. 4225. 4226, 4227 SahserfptlM rates an f 3 per semester or SS (or Mm aeademle rear. Entered as ueond elan matter at to post attire la Lincoln. Nebraska, aaaVr the aet of Aurast 4, lll. SahserfptlM rates an (1 per semester or fa for toe aeademle year. The Dally Nehras'aa as published Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday and Frt- day dnrlnf the school year, except darln vacations aad exam periods, by 5 indent of the University of Nebraska ander authorlxatlon of the Committee aa Stodent Af (am a aa expression of stndent opinion Publication ander tho Jnrisdletloa of the Subcommittee on Student Pnbllcatkms shall be free from 5 editorial censorship on tho pert of the Subcommittee or oa the part of any pens Mtaida the University. The member af tho Dally Nebraska staff an 5 personally responsible for what they pay, or do. or cause to ba printed. E Istoraar, (, 14. 5 3 3 3 lots in front of Selleck, knocking out about 100 spaces per lot just so they could plant some bushes and trees. Sure is pretty though! But why restrict parking around edges of the lots? What will be will be, but why not restrict u n d er classmen to the fringe lots or limit freshmen uuiu WITU15 tan at an as many other large uni versities have done? On Febr. 27, 1960, the Daily Nebraskan ran an article telling of the" rec ommendations made by another special parking committee. It said that "in the event that there Is not sufficient central parking, it is proposed that freshmen be limited to periphery parking." After hearing the rec ommendations, the Coun cil accepted them with the statement: "after a careful analysis of each known factor, the Student Council is of the opinion that parking meters in Selleck lots would serve no function that could not better be handled in some other manner. Financially speaking, the paving of the lots can be accomp lished in less time by our proposed increase in park ing fees." The recommen dations and statement was approved by unani mous vote by the Council members, as representa tives of the student body. Then came summer vaca tion and the south lot was paved, minus 100 spares. The Council candidates last spring pledged that the paving of the remain ing Selleck lot should be done "with an increase in parking fees if necessary to prevent additional in stallation of parking met ers." Then came summer and before the new Coun cil could act the north lot was not only paved, minus another 100 spaces, but was metered! We complain about the Council not acting In the interest of the s t u d e n t body but what can they do when the Administra tion acts without consult ing the Council or consid ering their expressed opin 1 ions or without explaining to the students the need for certain actions that S disregard student opinion. Was the paving of t h e Selleck lots of such im portance that the Council could not have worked along with Administration instead of being disre garded? It seems that all that a student can do is follow the trend on other cam puses and glimmering oh this one of taking to rid- I ing bicycles, motorcycles or scooters ... I have. N0W Th Dally Nrbraskaa will publish only those letter whlrh are alrnrd. lttr attacking Individuals must mutt the author' nam. Othrr mar InltlaU or a pen earn.. Lettrr abould not eirord 2 (Ml words. Whrn letter exceed thin limit the Nebraskan reserves the rtfht to condense them, retaining the writer's view. The opin ion expressed In these, letter do not necessarily express the views of the Dally Nebraskan. sEqual Medical Rights Asked Letterip! A notice from the stu- dent health service, in 1 Wednesday's rag, indi- 1 cated that flu shots were I now available to all stu- 1 dents. Students in organ- I ized houses, who can 1 muster up 12 people, can obtain the shots for $.75. Anyone else must pay i twice the price, $1.50. Does the shot cost the University less for more students? Or. perhaps, the people in organized 1 houses are worth more i and deserve to be saved, f Then again, maybe the fraternity man needs his I money to drive his Jaguar I more than ' the married 1 student does to feed his 1 family. If flu shots are I so important to the health I of all students, make it mandatory and bring the price down so that all g may partake of its heal- ing powers. D. W. Morgan i Former Gunner BUists Off Lexington, Xebr. I Dear Sir; I As a past member of the Varsity Rifle Team, I send i this note in praise and I question of the present or- ganization. Why, with the 3 outstanding record as list I ed In the Oct. 13th Daily Nebraskan, has the team not had more recognition? The Kifle Team has beaten more opponents than any other varsity sport in the last two years. Not only has the paper carried little or nothing until this year, but I cannot imagine why a the team is not a member of the University N' Club. They certainly work as hard as any golfer and are much a spectator sport s as gymnastics. As a mem- ber of the 'N' Club and 3 with the winning teams they have producing, their trips outstate would cer i tainly build prestige for the 1 University. With their spon- sors the Army and a minor donation from the Univer- sity Athletic Department, sych trips are now limited. 1 Another irksome trend has been the idea that the team is solely for ROTC personnel and competes on this basis. In 1934 the team became an official varsity I sport. ROTC has no connec- tion or control over the 1 members. . It is my opinion that if a group of men can produce 1 a competitive spirit and , " " Win &S Consistently as the SRifln Tsim V,.. .vu -"'". "icy suuum unOUeStionablv b P O ft m a "" .7. u,cJ-0,me memDerS Ot tile ClUD dedi- oafaii tn ciifVi Moalc tdlea l SUCfl IQeaiS. ' Sinrprplv , Hugh StUart LET'S BAM Trlk Nebraskan Letterip Fraternity Men Attack Nebraskan Norm: ' Out of the mouths of babes oft times flow plati tudes of ignorance. Due to general campus apathy, the editorial policy of the Daily Nebraskan has undergone little if any crit icism. However, the recent comments regarding the I.F.C. judiciary decisions cannot be left uncontested. Not only does this editor ial reflect the incompeten cy of its author but it also displays the lack of knowl edge on a subject which has been consistent editor ial policy this semester. It is the duty of the edi torial staff of any newspa. per to present their opinion of the facts. However, it is not their perogative to mis construe the facts in order to substantiate their opin ions. The first two paragraphs in most cases should be considered the lead, but in the editorial in question they explain nothing and say less in an inconsistent and wordy manner. It is felt that the unquali fied use of the word "al mighty" pertaining to the I.F.C. is going beyond the license of a good editorial. Furthermore, the campus deserves to know what "specific former actions" of the I.F.C. the editor was referring to. Good editorial opinion seldom warrants evasion and unsubstantiated generalizations. The editorial continues with: "It is also written in the foundations of democ racy that the severity of the punishment shall match the crime. Herein lies our argument." Realizing that the Bible is not a basic "foundation of democracy" we question the place of the principle of "an eye for an eye" philosophy in a progressive and psychologi cally orientated society such as ours. In the edi tor's own words, upon this falacious statement lies his argument. . In referring to the Fra ternity Management Asso ciation and the recent fin ing of three fraternities, the editor reaches this conclu sion: "How can fraternities expect to cut costs by sub scribing to one plan when they pay the difference through another portal." No logical thought draws any relationship between these two areas. How can anyone except the I.F.C. or any other organization be completely positive or com pletely negative? Because the I.F.C. has certain rules which cannot be broken, STUFF." does this eliminate the pos sibility of them doing some thing constructive? Where is the connection? The editor's arguments in questioning the proposed expansion of the fraternity system here at Nebraska points up another instance of ignorance or irresponsi bility on his part. Throughout this and pre vious editorials tthe . editor has proven himself incapa ble of presenting editorial opinion which is substanti ated by factual information and formulated with a log ical approach and a deter mined effort for truth. As was pointed out at the start, "self-evaluation is necessary; not a study which would bring about unwarranted and debasing criticism." The Daily Nebraskan, es pecially the editorial staff, would do well to heed their own advjee pertaining to self-evaluation and serve themselves with a little bit of introspection. Respectfully yours, Harvey Perlman, president, Sigma Alpha Mu Tom Merrick, vice-president, Phi Delta Theta Richard Seberg, Sigma Alpha Epsilon 0FFICE JAMMED WITH Q? cut Mi all imr. 60LVEP SEVERAL INT6RESTIN6 CA6CS. COLLECTED 9.31 IM FEES. TOO MUCH TO KEEPON HANP. STARTED TO PANK. STOPPED OFF FOR POTTLE OF MEMNGN SPrW PEOPOKANT. PANK PEOPLE REAL FRIEMPLY. I V 5 YEARS' I NTEkEST IN APVANcE . ANOTHER OrrzKus VJ. FINALLY SfeTTLEP FOR BEST FIGURE... 38- 6HE STARTED SORTING OUT THE 1.000 PILLS. SAIP SHE LOVEP TO COLLECT PICTURES OF GROVER CLEVELAND. 50L.JPEP LIKE A PHONY NAME TO ME ... SO I 6LUGGEPHER. Staff Views Over Undoubtedly there are those of you who must be .surprised to see this col umn again. However, it is true that "the dirty, 1 e(c h e r o n s, old, ' mis informed, ect. e d i tor" is with you again for an other push. As you might Beatty have already nave guessed, attempts to shove yours truly up and over the top have failed. Why? Because I learned a long time ago to accept , criticism for what it is worth. Believe me, it is not an easy thing to ac quire. Each time as I re ceive a verbal or written blast I still wince and I probably always will. I sincerely believe criti cism, good and bad, is necessary for all free indi viduals and their organ izations. Think-about it a while. OTT It is good to see a hint of preliminary work on homecoming displays. The I WNt THINK SO.. IK5rTmlFAW80Df,J nnK IT RrtTHFI? I ji . too KN0WN6 THAT THE LINCOLN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION announce it 1961-62 teriet SIX CONCERTS FOUR GUEST ARTISTS Leo Kopp, Dintinpuithed Conductor Nov. 7 Ivan Davis Dec. 12 Jennie Tourel Jan. 23 Feb. 27 Mar. 20 April 10 Lincoln Symphony Orchestra proionH the muiic Rodgen and Hammerttein Nathan Milstein Byron Jam's Lincoln Symphony STUDENT TICKETS: $5 00 for series of 6 concerts TICKET DRIVE HEADQUARTERS: School of Music (Music Sorority Members) OFFICE: Notional Bonk of Commerce, Tel: GR 7-89)1 K PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AT WORK ONE OFFEREP 6TAYEPcALM ilRlPfiyr TOBE 6ELLE GRAND LAPY BANK cmwo rJZ kc the Top By Norm Beatty purpose of individual house displays require a considerable a m o u n t of time and effort. By start ing early within the houses time can be saved and the traditional 1 a s t minute rush may be averted. Who knows, if everyone gets off to an early start pledges will study during the week prior to homecoming weekend. OTT I plan to leave in a week for Miami, Fla. and the Associated Collegiate Press convention and those inviting sandy beaches. If any of you would like to have me make reservations for you for New Year's Day, let me know. I think any true football fan would enjoy watching Colorado-t y p football. OTT With migration week, end nearly upon us it might be well to impress upon the Husker migrants the value of keeping their heads. Not that anyone would do anything to bring discredit to the Uni versity or their fraternity . or sorority. However, we'll all remember the time when . . . OFCOURSEIT BOTHERS ME! WOULDNt IT BOTHER YOU. IF CJOST SO I'M POPULAR! J (By courtesy Omaha WorM-Herald) Orchestra and Audition Wmnart ti S "V sx S Mllllll itt JcLhJ T AWAY. AND COOL. TELLER PI DM'T. M&&J ITN ANOTHER POTTLE C : FULLPnc ENT PACK TO OFFICE . IT WS FULLCfaiEMT6.6K)EAKEP HOME TO REST. 0 ,