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U) DON'T REALLV NEED ALL THAT! THE WHOLE 50LARSV5TBH (jJHAT CAN tOE, AS INDIVIDUALS PO? ROOM ..MOST OF THOSE PLANETS NEEDS (5EADJt)5TIN6... AND STARS AKEUASrlDO 016 Page 2 EDITORIAL Wednesday, March 14, 1962 Courtesy of Omaha World Bertld 1 I 130 LAfiSE.. I 65 v Br Women's Today an election is be ing held on campus. Co eds are electing the ex ecutive officers of four organizations Associated Women Students (AWS), Women's Athletic Associ ation (WAA), Independent Women's Association (IWA), and Young Wom- en's Christian Association (YWCA). One would think that on a campus in the United States, one could find an election that was demo cratic, but this does not appear to be the case this time. . When one thinks of vot ing in an election, he usual ly plans on selecting the best candidate for the of fice from a selection of nominees. The purpose is to allow the electorate to choose fromthe candidates the most qualified girl for the position. AWS, WAA, and IWA all seem to be following this' democratic plan of voting. The question is: What happened to the YWCA? The Daily Nebraskan announced the slate of of ficers for the organiza- Writer Opp I would like to express to you and the members of the Student Council how I feel in regard to the proposed affiliation of our university with the United States National Student Association (USNSA) and also my opinion as to how this de cision should be made. I disagree with the stu dents who maintain that the student body, as a whole, should be granted the right to vote on this issue. It is a common oc currence in our present day political structure for a select minority to make the decisions for the large uninformed majority. Our city, county, state, and national government are all based on this policy. It was the original intent of our nation's founding fathers to keep the ulti mate authority of our na tion out of the hands of the people. Mr. Gabriel Almond in his book, The American People and Foreign Poli cy, points out that over 90 of our population is uninformed in regard to most issues both foreign and domestic. Only a small group which he calls the "attentive pub lic" are informed of the issues and take an active role in the making of de cisions. I believe that Mr. Almond's conclusion is quite relevant to our own campus. How many stu dents (despite the Rag's publicity) have any idea what the USNSA is? How many students would even bother to vote? How many of those who do vote would vote only because they were told to vote and told how to vote? These are questions which I feel the Student Council should consider. I hope Miss Nore and the eleven other council members who fa vor a campus election will give these questions par ticular consideration. Is it not possible that the total attendance (less than 200 people) at the Panhellen ic Forum 1 on . February 26th is an indication of student apathy? I would urge the Stu dent Council to evaluate the issues seriously and then make the decision for the student body as a whole. That is what we elected you for. Those students who are con cerned and informed have the nht and the respon sibility to present their opinions to the council. But PLEASE don't turn this decision over to an Daily Nebraskan gubwrlpHMi rnlw r W ' mutt or 5 for th academic year. Entered Moand ! ""r ft. M offlM l UncolK. Nebraska, star tfe act al Aaiuit . 1912. Elections Are They tions Monday and the YWCA has slated only one girl for each office. Nothing derogatory is intended to be directed to wards the girls slated; they are probably very qualified girls capable of be'st fulfilling the offices for which they are slated. But is the YWCA so lack ing in qualified girls that it can only slate one ca pable girl for each office? Surely there must be more than five top girls on a cabinet as large as the one the YWCA must have. The YWCA backs its slate with the words "write-in votes will be ac cepted." Fine, that all looks very noble and worthy on the surface, but let us examine this a ' little more closely. How many workers in the YWCA are aware of who the qualified girls are for the available posi tions? How many workers know what positions these qualified girls are inter ested in? How many workers are interested enough in the organization to find out who the qual ified girls are and what loses All-Campus Vote uninformed student Doay: Sincerely, Harry Hamilton P.S. I would readily ad- mit that I am not fully aware of all the pros and cons of NSA. However, I certainlv don't feel that the Student Council should avoid issues of interna tional importance in or der to devote its entire attention to campus prob lems. Perhaps NSA will give the Student Council and the studeKlts an op portunity to think, dis cuss, and decide how they stand on all world issues, not just problems facing AT STEVEN'S 10 DISCOUNT To All Students On Any Merchandise In The Store Watches Diamonds Watch Bonds Transistors Record Players Cameras Portable TV Watch Repairing Tape Recorders YOUR CREDIT 15 GOOD! No Money Down Take Any Purchase With You Open Monday and Thursday Until 9:00 THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL Open Evenings till 8:30 Trousers Sweaters 3uvPC Plain Skirts Show Your Student I.D. ROYAL CLEANERS 432-1339 Democratic their interests are? How many workers are just go ing to go to the polls and mark X all the way down ballot? If the interviewing board of executive offi cers wished to have these specific girls in these of fices, why don't they have an officer election system similar to the one in the Red Cross? The executive board could then chose their almighty five offi cers and submit them to the chairmen. The chair men could then make nominations from the floor and then voting could take place among the chairmen and executive officers. The five girls slated for these offices now have the "election" as good as won and, to this paper, it does not seem to be the dem ocratic way of electing of ficers. The YWCA has many worthy projects which it sponsors, but the way to improve the organization on this campus is not through this undemocrat ic method of selecting of ficers. This is possibly one area where it could first begin its improvements. on USNSA our day to day routine. Perhaps, NSA can help our council arouse our apathetic student body. Perhaps we should give it a try. quentins town & campus 1229 "W Street Sizes 8 to 16 29.95 Other Styles 19.98 Turncoat... a bright stroke of madras, colored in the pure firm tones for which madras is loved, and reversing to rain-repellent blue chambray denim. 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