Wtir' w tajr H 41 a- V Page 2 EDITORIAL Thursday, April 5 T962 STUDEIVT COUNCIL v.. I ..'A s J t t - J -i. 1 1 M - V 1 .. .. u i 'f '. t J ,..i The Coming Election Battle lines are being darwn as the campus prepares to move, into Student Council elections. Last Week saw the announcement that the Student Council Betterment Commit tee would again be in action preparing a slate of backed candidates. Last' years committee was an overnight development of a few Individuals. It was formed pri marily in opposition to the Interfraternity . Council slate and its old policy of fining. The fine has since been eliminated. The SCBC has been associated with the independent groups on campus. It has been stated that the Residence Associa tion for Men (RAM) and the Independent Women's Association (IWA) were last year's sponsors. A careful study, however, will reveal that the SCBC was not spon sored by these organizations, but by a small fraction of individuals under the di rection of Tom Eason. UNICORNS, the off-campus Independ ent organization, has not taken over the responsibility of the SCBC with the assist ance of RAM and IWA on the board. Rog er Dodson, RAM president, stated that next year the SCBC would probably be a functional part of RAM. He emphasized however, that RAM was not committed to support this year's SCBC program. This should point out that there is a considerable amount of conflict, at least on an organizational basis, between the UNICORNS and RAM. How IWA fits in to the picture, we do not know. We do feel, however, that all three of these organi zations have a place on our campus com munity and that their efforts would be better expended if they were to work jointly and not separately. This, however, appears doubtful under the present cir cumstances. UNICORNS, however, is a new organi zation on our campus. Their leadership and small membership are very interested In their group and in discovering what its role on our campus is. Returning to the council elections them- selves, we might observe that the IFC has released its slate. We also know that this year they did not rush into their slat- ing as they did and have been known for doing in the past. Each interview took a considerable amount of time and we hope thought. The Nebraskan will be running its se ries on Meet the Candidates in the future and also is planning a special election is sue prior to the election. We would en courage interested groups, candidates and slating committees to express their view points. We hope they will put forth some very positive programs tht will point out the future road the Council can take if they are elected. The Nebraskan has been quite critical of the Council during the past months. This criticism has been, in two areas: issues and people. We have helped pro mote their term "Mopism," a term that could be applied to any organization, or group. A MOP is a person that has an obligation and does nothing The issues have been right of the student body r Well, hello world, I'm back again. For the first time in several semesters it seems that midterms claimed a slight bit of my time. The actual de potion to hard-nosed study for the exams was an experiment to disprove the theory that you do better on those things if you actually do study. So far I'm right, the grades certainly arent much bet ter but I do have to con- cede that I have learned more. The only justifica- tion, (and I've been using it for four years now) is that the courses are get- ' ting harder. ' So, what's going on i around campus? I have to ask yon because cur rently I'm not too cur- v rent. Goldwater was here; all I have to say about this is, his book was much better and I understand he was much ' more definite at the noon luncheon and the .Repub lican convention. I don't think it is fair to draw a definite pinion after hav ing heard the man once. After bouncing around the air corridors for half the night I'd speak in generalities, too. (The Great Procrastmator once said) , There's one thing you must admit all the con Btember Associated Collegiate Press, International Press Representative: National AdTCrtising Service. Incorporated Published at: Room 61, Student Union, Lincoln, Nebraska. about it. basically the to have a jut. pjcuudnq. servatives were there! In Nebraska only for a Republican will you get a larger crowd in the Col isium than at State Tour nament time. It looks like Phi Kappa Psi takes top honors in the IFC Student Council ring this year. Other than that the fraternity distri bution is pretty good. I'm curious to see if the Stu dent Council Betterment Committee will pick up any more ground this year. They started out strong last year but, as Mr. Gage said, an elec tion is hardly a once a year game at which time dormant political groups go out and pick "likeiys" from the campus popula tion. If this is the prac tice of the SCBC how do they really know what their candidates, stand for? At least the IFC has the opportunity to ob serve, first hand, the per formance of their mem bers throughout the entire year. Speaking of Council elections, I understand the Student Union is of i'ering its services this year in an effort to help interested campus voters meet the potential candi dates from their respec tive colleges. The new Union Forums committee has arranged Daily Nebraskan voice in the final approval of USNSA, since in reality he is also being affiliated as an individual. We would like to commend the Council, however, for the things that it has done. We will be the last to say that we have had a do-nothing Council, and qualify it by saying there are too many do-nothing individuals on council. After seeing four Councils and their work, this year has had the best executive council and has made the most progress. Under Mr. John Nolon, chairman of the Public Issues Committee, the Council's three major projects, were developed: Collegiate Council for the United Nations, People-to-People, now headed by Chip Kuklin, and the proposed affiliation with the United States National Student Asso ciation. Parking committee chairman Steve Cass has promoted a study of parking problems across the United States. This study has already been requested by near ly 100 campuses and individuals. It will undoubtedly bring credit to the University and help us work over our parking situ ation. We could continue down each commit tee. Most have accomplished a consider able amount of work, some just enough to get by, and there were a few that should stick their heads in the sand. We have also seen a new trend in thought as to what the role of a student government can and should be. We have seen the use of the public forum to dis cuss individual and group ideas on Coun cil issues. We have seen study groups or ganized with both on and off council membership. We have seen a new effort toward public relations and informing the individual student as to his Council's ac tivities. There has been a realization that Coun cil does not need to be and shouldn't be a rubber stamp. There is no reason why it shouldn't take exception with Adminis stration and its policies when and where it is justified or needed. One of the most vital keys to a success of a University is its students. They are the ones the Uni versity is serving. They give a fairly ac curate picture as to how effective it is being done. All-in-all, while we often do not agree with the Council and its progarms, we do feel it a vital force 'on our campus. We do feel it is working toward the fullfill ment of its rightful position and urge your interest in the forthcoming campaign. ' Yep, We goofed! Although it was humorous and interest ing, Mr. Ted Muenster is not the presi dent of the Young Republicans. He is president of the Young Democrats, but he did make the statement he was quoted with in Wednesday's Nebraskan. We have been made aware that the Republicans do not wish to claim Mr. Muenster and that the Democrats want to be sure he is still theirs. by ann moyer four one-hour sessions pri or to the election, April 30 thru May 3. Candidates from certain colleges will be present on different afternoons. During the hour they will meet and visit with voters "from their respective colleges who are interested in hearing the candidates' opinions on different cam pus issues. A portion of the hour will be devoted to the platforms and aims of the different candi dates. Sounds like a good idea to me; very rarely does one run across an elec tion in which the candi dates campaign exclusive ly through the newspaper and other paper publicity as in former Student Council 'elections. The new idea will be an asset to both the candidate and the voters. There is a trend on campus. The new move is to the Student Union to night to hear the "4 Saints" acclaimed as the best vocal - instru mental group to hit the campus in the last four years. If you don't believe it you will after tonight. The new trend? I hear the trend this April is to SPEAK EASY. Sig nificance? you'll soon know (like next week), until then, plan on trying it; its great for spring. 14th & R Telephone HE 2-7631 ext. 4225, 4226, 4227 Huoscription ratra an W ki wmeswr ar U lor Mm acaorniii year Entered as tboond olasa mailer at tha pwl oftloa Lincoln, Nebraska, lunar too act atagut 4, l&U. I POLITICAL (EDITOR'S NOTE: The Republican I view Is not listed here today. Mr. Steve Stastny. Youn Reoubllcaa writer ; for this column, was contacted about this Issue. He refused, however, to submit a companion article. We will, however, run the Democrat view In ac cordance with our announcement of last week. Next week's Issue will be Federal Aid to Education.) By Bill Peters Y.D. Policy Director This week we turn to a discussion of the sub stantive accomplishments of Governor Morrison's Administration. These accomplishments may be divided into two areas, agriculture and industry. The accomplishments in agriculture are two fold; first new crops and second new markets. Leading the new crops are the safflower and castor bean. Almost un heard of 5 yeers ago these two crops in 1961 were grown on over 60, 000 acres of land former ly devoted to torn and wheat, the latter crops being surplus crops un der acreage restrictions. First planted commer cially in 1960, the caster bean in 1961 was grown on 9,000 acres of former cornland and returned close to $1 million to Ne braska agriculture. Saf flower acreage in 1961 was in excess of 50,000 acres and returned over IVt million dollars. The ' return, from safflower production in 1962 is ex pected to be about $24 million. A third crop now ready for commercial planting is Guar, a dry land legume which in addi tion to its value as a live stock feed and soil condi tioner is valued for indus trial uses. An additional significance of these three- crops is that they may be planted on divert ed acres in lieu of pay . ment without prejudice to acreage allotments. Nebraska is taking the lead in developing new uses and markets for our agricultural products. The Saturday Evening Post of June 10, 1961 had this to say about Nebraska. "By creating new wealth out of our farm abundance, the Nebraska plan looks like 'an example of self reliance that once was known as an American trait." Among the new developments .re the Ne braska and the milk bar survival rations, current ly being purchased by governmental and private organizations and being used in the Food for Peace Program. In add: tion there ace 17 re search projects at vary ing stages oi completion which seek to provide not only new crops but more important new markets. As a result of the spe cial session of the Legis lature in 1959. and with the strong support of Gov ernor Morrison, new in dustries are actively be ing sought for Nebraska. This search for new In dustries is a combined undertaking of the state and the individual com munities. The Nebraska economy, . has been materially af fected by new industry. In I960, 28 companies be gan production or an nounced plans to start production. In 1961, an ad ditional 23 new firms ei- ther started operations or announced plans to start. Industrial development in these two years added over 6500 jobs to the Ne braska economy. These industries range from ag ricultural related indus tries such as meat proc essing and fertilizer pro duction to steel fabrica tion, shock-absorbers, and medical instruments. Ex amples of this develop ment exist throughout Ne braska; Monroe Auto Equipment Company at Cozad, Roehr Products Company at Norfolk, New Moon Homes, Inc. at Grand Island, and Artis tic Weaving Company at Holdrege are only a few of the many additions. The real significance of these past accomplish ments is two fold. First of course are the actual benefits to the individual farmer, the directly af fected communities and the economy of the state. However, the real signifi cance is what this holds for the future. Research and development is only the beginning. Once a substantial start is underway the process begins to snowball; main industries are allowed by supporting industries and Not Guilty By Myron Papadakis From out of the desert, armed with a verbal double-edged sword, came the stalwart of American Conservatism. After 45 minutes of vague verbal backstabbing and filibust ering the crowd became restless, and as dinner time approached the stomach ruled general po liteness. The exodus was small but noticeable as student and educator alike made their ways as quietly as possible for the many exits. How many more would have liked to make the same exit but , felt this inappropriate? Six thousand hours of college time was spent listening to a speaker who spread political ani mosities. Surely this time could have been better spent listening to a speak er who had something to say. Class time is spent in learning a myriad of subjects, each important. Somehow a convocation that stresses verbalized politics spiced with emo tional adjectives and cir cular definitions seems hardly University caliber. Why should a speaker talk down to 6,000 college students? There are many speak ers on tour, and many more will speak when an opportunity presents it self. I believe that the University of Nebraska, its faculty and its stu dent .body should justly expect a well-prepared, university level speech from a guest speaker. I hope more judgment will be used in choosing a speaker in the future. If this is not the case, I feel that the Student Un ion will do overflow busi ness during the next convocations. CONTRASTS services, a skilled labor force develops and at tracts more industry and benefits flow throughout the community in the form of higher incomes, new jobs and new busi ness opportunities. Basically an agricul tural state but having many favorable industrial 1 ..!. - a I U7u Lova ex m Q3 CRAM COURSE NO. 1: MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY The school year draws rapidly to a close, and it's been a, fun year, what with learning the twist, attending public executions, and walking our cheetahs-but are we ready for final exams? Some of us, I fear, are not. Therefore, in these few remaining columns, I propose to forego levity and instead offer a series of cram courses so that we may all be prepared at exam time. We will start with Modern European History. Strictly de fined, Modern European History covers the history of Europe from January 1, 1962, to the present. However, in order to provide employment for more teachers, the course has been moved back to the Age of Pericles, or the Renaissance, as it is jocularly called. The single most important fact to remember about Modem European History is the emergen.ee of Prussia. As we all know, Prussia was originally called Russia. The "P" was purchased from Persia in 1874 for $24 and Manhattan Island. This later became known as Guy Fawkcs Day. ' Persia, without a "P" was, of course, called Ersia. This so embarrassed the natives that they changed the name of th country to Iran. Tins led to a rash of name changing. Mesopo tamia became Iraq, Schleswig-Holstein became Saxe-Coburg, Bosnia-Herzegovina became Cleveland. There was even talk in stable old England about changing the name of the country, but it was forgotten when the little princes escaped from the Tower and set fire to Pitt, the Elder. Meanwhile Johannes Gutenberg was quietly inventing the printing press, for which we may all be grateful, believe you me! Why grateful? I'll tell you why grateful. Because without Gutenberg's invention, there would be no printing on cigarette packs. You would not know when you bought cigarettes whether you were getting good Marlboros or some horrid imitation. You coyld never be sure that you were buying a full-flavored smoke with a pure white filter, a cigarette that lets you settle back and get comfortable in short, a Marlboro. It is a prospect to chill the bones and turn the blood to sorghum so if you are ever in Frank-furt am Main, drop in and say thanks to Mr, Gutenberg. He is elderly 408 years old last birthday but still quite active in his laboratory. In fact, only last Tuesday he invented the Gorman short-haired pointer. But I digress. Back to Modern European History. Let us turn now to that ever popular favorite, France. France, as we all know, is divided into several departmenta. . 1 t ".,.. V JL E.mhe Jire Department, the .., ..p. ascjwuiicuu, ana me Bureau of Weiehts and Measure. There is also Madame Pompadour, but that need Suar zsXr 11 18 dirty and teht to Finally, let us take up Itely-the newest European nation. Italy did not become a unified state until 1848 whenGaribaldi, Cavour, and Victor Emmanuel threw three coins inTrevi fe"1;18 Vely ge enchanted f Epe that Uilham of Orange married Mary Stuart and caused aVteto fa,mnc .n Ireland. This, m turn, resulted in Pitt, the YcKS All of this may seem a bit complicated, but be of od cW Evething was happily resolved at the Congress 1erma where Mettern.ch traded Parma to Tallevrand Kad LuTwS but content, they started the Thirty Years' War. mi M Today youcanbuy Marlboro all tier Enron h..t i. have to pay m premium. I ifl of (MSt hotnerer, pou get that line MnrihZl I knifed State, Marlboro Mte'r. in tx ZfZit 7 'l' ' popular price, pack at regulation factors, Nebraska Is now on the move with a self help program whereby the state, the community, and the individual share the responsibility and the work of building for the future. Criticisms have been made of the pro gram. But, can one deny success? it Tmwiac Duvarf" f ... lnt of Dctne GiUit , etc.)