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The Daily Nebraskan
Thursday, November 8, 1962
Campus
RAM President
Explains Position
To the Editor:
The recent editorial con
cerning Homecoming
Queen in the RAM News
gram and the editorial re
ply in the Daily Nebras
kan have been the cause
of undue apprehension and
some misunderstanding.
First, RAM Council's of
ficial position with respect
to Homecoming Queen
Elections must be clari
fied. RAM Council chose
to remain unequivocally
neutral and did not at
tempt in any way to ren
der support to any one
candidate or group of can
didates. The Council most
certainly did not encour
age or endorse a voting
scheme to affect the out
come of the elections.
Second, the connection,
between the RAM News
gram and RAM Council
must be carefully ex
plained. The News gram is
not a publication to repre
sent only the official views
of RAM Council; one of
its primary functions is to
enable the men in Selleck
Quadrangle to air t h e i r
personal feelings. Such
was the case with the edi
torial in question; it was
merely a personal opinion
signed by the author and
should be construed to
mean nothing more.
I do regret the fact that
the position of RAM Coun
cil and the attitudes of
Selleck men were misrep
resented. However, I am
more deeply disturbed to
think that many of t h e
suppositions and accusa
tions in both the original
editorial and the reply
were highly unfounded
and seated deep in preju
dice. My only hope is that in
the future the editors of
both publications will ex
ercise more judiciously
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Writer Requests
Reprint of Article
. To the Editor:
In order to clarify the
issue to many readers of
the Nebraskan concerning
the article which ap
peared in the RAM News
. gram Oct. 30, I would
urge you to please reprint
said article which I have
enclosed.
The editor of the News
gram did publish the sec
tion of the Sigma Phi Ep
silon pledge manual
which you quoted and he
preceded the reprint with
the suggestion that the
Newsgram reader read it
and judge for themselves
the motives of Greeks.
I would like to have the
enclosed article reprinted
so that everyone might
judge the motives of
some independents:
"C a n Quad residents
and the other independ
ents count on having an
independent Homecoming
Queen this year?
"I think not.
"The basis for my con
cern is the "bloc voting"
which is scheduled to oc
cur this year for the first
time involving not us in
dependents but three each
of the largest fraternities
and sororities on campus.
"They have banded to
gether to elect for home
coming queen arid attend
ents the ...
"Since everyone must
vote for three of the ten
candidates they have de
cided to crush us with
their big three.
"Do we want the
Greeks to break our two
year record of independ
ent Homecoming Queens?
I hope not!
Sportswear Coordinates
Bulky Sweaters
Slacks
Casual, Dressy, or
Parry Dresses
EJegant and Casual Coats
Jewel Colored Patent Pumps
Panties, Bras
. . Homecoming,
"May I suggest that as
an alternative to Greek
domination we fight fire
with fire and vote for
three candidates of our
own.
I impore you to ignore
the ... on your ballot.
This would insure that
the Greek bloc voting
would fail miserably to
elect even the attend
ees." Sincerely yours,
an interested party
(Editor's Note: Dear in
terested party. We feel
that you may have valid
point in wanting the ques
tioned article printed.
However, we have re
moved from the article
all references to individu
al Queen candidates, for
we see only possible
harm and embarassment
to those mentioned if
their names were includ
ed at this late date. The
article was just one per
son's expressed opinion.
We agree that he had the
right to say it, hut that
it should have been edit
ed with more responsibili
ty before printed. The
facts and inferences were
wrong and based upon
emotions and prejudices.
It in no way should be
construed ax the official
opinion of the Newsgram,
' its editor, RAM Council or
of independents in gener
al.) Let Vs Change
Voting Method
We students are very
lucky to have such a well
qualified Homec o m i n g
Queen again this year. I
say lucky, because I feel
that unless some changes
are made, it won't hap
pen again.
Why not let the candi
dates put their pictures
on campaign posters?
Few of the students know
all ten candidates person
ally, and so they usually
vote for the best-looking
Famous
Labels
at
Unheard
Prices
i sera II wUItl7 t .111 H
one. If they don't get a
chance to see what they
look like, they are forced
to vote according to the
girl's living area, which
is what everyone is try
ing to avoid.
Why vote for three can
didates? Next year, after
everyone has gotten
smart, each person will
vote for the candidate of
his choice and two losers,
so his candidate will have
a better chance of win
ning. Consequently, who
wins a loser! Even if
the winner isn't a loser
type, she at least won't
be the favorite candidate
of the majority. Let's go
back to one vote per
student.
The Homecoming Queen
should be the coed whom
the majority of the stu
dents feel is the best
qualified. The present vot
ing practices are the re
sult of selfish immaturity.
Each sorority wants their
house to have the Queen,
and the Greek system as
a whole seems to be in
capable of swallowing
their pride and admitting
the fact that an independ
ent girl may actually be
the best qualified. The
independents, frustrated
by their lack of organiza
tion in campus social and
political life, look at the
race as a chance to get
even and blindly vote for
the one independent can
didate. Why don't both factions
start being honest with
themselves, start trusting
each other, and do some
thing for the good of the
University like changing
the method of electing a
Homecoming Queen?
Sincerely yours,
Jim Reierson
Not Huskie
A Good Symbol
To the Editor:
For the last few weeks
we have heard and read
a great deal about how
fa
of
, community
blue
savings
stamps on
all sale items
of course!
Dress or Sportshirts
Suits
Sportcoats, Slacks
All-Weather Coats
Sweaters
Socks
Lined or Terrv Robes
Huskie
inappropriate Huskie the
Husker is as a symbol of
the University.
To quote the columns of
the Daily Nebraskan,
"Huskie looks like a clod;
he makes NU look like a
school full of clods," and
"he just walks around like
a big, dumb oaf," etc.
What are people com
plaining about? So what if
Huskie is representative of
a typical big, dump, clod
dish oaf of a farmer?
Isn't Huskie really a most
appropriate symbol of this
University?
If not, why was he
chosen as our symbol?
Sincerely,
Earl Brown
Monroe Doctrine
Clarification
Who was the nut who
wrote the editorial on the
Monroe Doctrine on
Wednesday, Oct. 31?
If he had bothered to
read in full the two pro
visions of the Monroe Doc
trine which he quoted he
would find they say, "Our
policy in regard to Europe
... is not to interfere in
the internal concerns of
any of its powers; (and
is, after a European war,)
to consider the govern
ment de facto as the le
g i t i m a t e government
for us."
We are not presently
interfering in the internal
concerns of any Europe
an power. Any interfer
ence in European affairs
is due to the Soviet threat
to the Western World and
is thus an external con
cern. The de facto recog
nition of any European .
nation applies only to set
tlements after European
wars in which we did not
take part. All European
nations presently not rec
ognized by the U.S. were
formed after wars in
which we did take part.
Sincerely yours,
Eldridge Foster
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Concerns
Reader Unhappy
About Editorial
To the Editor:
I would like to voice my
disappointment in your
editorial, "Independents
Propose Block Vote," that
appeared in the Nov. 2 is-
sue. The irony ot your
fourth paragraph, in
which you a 1 1 a c k the
RAM Newsgram, is very
strong.
The statement that the
Newsgram is printed for
the men of this Univer
sit is incorrect. The
Newsgram is printed to
arouse interest in RAM,
not in the University. The
sensationalism used in the
Newsgram is not intended
to influence us, as we all
know that these are .high
ly emotional articles.
The primary purpose
of a Newsgram article is
to get the residents to dis
cuss the subjects with oth
er people, and I do think
they are succeeding in
their purpose.
The Daily Nebraskan,
however, is a little more
removed from its readers.
Yet your articles on the
subjects that I am famil
iar with have a unique
characteristic: They are
either attempts to use
sensational ism or ex
tremely poor reporting.
I will cite for an exam
ple an article you carried
on the residents' problems
at the Hotel Capitol. I do
live here, and have found
that of the four people the
Niemano's
WHERE DINING
IS A PLEASURE
620 No. 48th
(Author of "I Wat
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GLOOM AT THE TOP
Oh, sure, you've been busy, what with going to classes, doing
your homework, catching night crawlers, getting married
but can't you pause for just a moment and give thought to that
dear, dedicated, lonely man in the big white house on the hill?
I refer! of course, to the Prexy.
(It is interesting to note here that college presidents are al
ways called "Prexy." Similarly, trustees are called "Trixje."
Associate professors are called "Axy-Pixy." Bursars are called
"Foxy-Woxy." Students are called "Algae.")
But I digress. We were speaking of the Prexy, a personage at
once august and pathetic. Why pathetic? Well sir, consider how
Prexy spends his days. He is busy, busy, busy. He talks to
deans, he talks to professors, he talks to trusteees, be talks to
alumni. In fact, he talks to everybody except the one group
who could lift his heart and rally his spirits. I mean, of course,
the appealingest, endearingest, win somes t group in the entira
college you, the students.
It is the Prexy's sad fate to be forever a stranger to your
laughing, golden selves. He can only gaze wistfully out the
window of his big white house on the hill and watch you at your
games and sports and yearn with all his tormented heart to bask
in your warmth. But how? It would hardly be fitting for Prexy
to appear one day at the Union, clad in an old rowing blazer,
and cry gaily, "Heigh-ho, chaps! Who's for sculling?"
STO
No, friends, Prexy can't get to you. It is up to you to get to
him. Call on him at home. Just drop in unannounced. He will
naturally be a little shy at first, so you must put him at his
ease, fihout "Howdy-doody, sir! I have come to bring alittl
sunshine into your drear and blighted life!" Then yank hit
necktie out of his vest and scamper goatiike around him until
be is laughing merrily along with you.
Then land him a package and say, "A little gift for you, air."
"For me?" he will say, lowering his lids. "You shouldn't
have."
"Yes, I should," you will say, "because this package it
a carton of Marlboro Cigarettes, and whenever I think of
Marlboro, I think of you."
"Why, hey?" he will say curiously.
"Because Marlboro have taste, and so do you," you will
reply.
"Aw, go on," he will say, blushing furiously.
"It's true," you will say. "Moreover, Marlboro has a filter,
and so do you."
"In my swimming pool, you mean," be will say.
"Yes," you will say. "Moreover, Marlboro has a soft pack,
and so do you."
"My limp leather brief case, yon mean," be will ity.
"Yes," you wiil say. "Moreover, the Marlboro box has
flip-top, and so do you."
"But I don't have a flip-top," he will say.
"But you will," you will say. "Just-light ft Marlboro, and
taste that tasty taste, and you will surely flip your top."
Well sir, you will have many a good chuckle about that, you
may be sure. Then you will say, "Goodbye, sir, I will return
soon again to brighten your lorn and desperate life."
"Please do," he will say. "But next time, if you can possibly
manage it, try not to come at four in the morning."
Prexy and undergrad, male and female, late and toon, fair
weather antl for ' ll timet and cltmet and coniitlont art
right for Mu.lUo, the Miter cigarette with tin unaltered
taste.
Writers
author of the article
quoted, only one person
really does live here, and
the-one person who does
live here reported that his
name was misspelled.
Is this an extremely Iso
lated case, or is our cam
pus paper letting us
down when it comes to
giving the facts?
Sincerely
Dennis M. Dlckerson
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