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Thursday, November 21, 1963 CHRISTIE Misunderstands There was some misunderstanding yesterday at the Student Council meeting concerning the Daily Nebraskan, and the way in which it was accused of attacking admin istration, student leaders and student organizations. Student Council President Dennis Christie, whose speech appears on this page today, is fallacious in saying it was an editorial attack. The editorial page, to quote an old cliche is a "mirror of student opinion." Whea be refers to Jim Moore's column or the coloma entitled "Winds of Change" as Nebraskan editorials he is mistaken. The views presented in the col umns are purely student opinion and do not necessarily reflect the views of the paper. The views of the newspaper always appear in the upper left hand column under the editorial page masthead. These are editorials and are written only by the Xebras kan editor, managing editor, or news editor. They are al ways signed. Please understand this distinction. The paper is out to censure no one unjustly. The columnists, who are representative of student opinion, can say what they please providing it is fair comment ana criticism. Council Head Shows Concern With Opinions Of Columnists EMHMtV MRt Ttt ? PmMnt tau O b flm f tbti Suuteat Caaaoil jiianmilay afrnwo. I have watched with in terest this fall the progress of the editorials of the Daily Nebraskan with their attack tmoQ administrators, stu dent leaders and students organisations. I firmly be lieve it is time that the so called "complacent" student leaders express their opini ons' relation to the criticism of their leadership and the goals of their organizations. In a recent editorial it was stated that "fear dominates the campus leaders, fear of constructive criticism, fear of needed reforms;' it was farther stated that student leaders win cause no con troversies, that student leaders have mo creative ideas, and finally that they are afraid of vitally caring about campus problems. I sincerely wonder how anybody could make these state me nil If he had first surveyed the campus scene to actually determine what was being accomplished. Never before in the history of the University have or ganizations done so much as in the past few months. Does this writer consider the IFCs Fraternity Manage ment Association (FMA), its new attitude! toward pledge education, Its rush rules pro hibiting lower half students from going through rash as sna-creative Ideas, as ideas The Daily Nebraskan JOHW numnah Utnr; SUE HCWnC. tHtwe dltnr: AT 76 AW BUTTE - BKRGEK, GKANT PETEK8GN, FRANK PA.RTBCH. Miuot taff wrttmr; OAKKY AKUAN, MA.KV McNffiFF, JEERJ O'NEILL, JERKY BOPFEKBER, Junior Raff writer; PATTY IPS AW, AENIE G ARSON, CAT iLEITBCHT ICK. now adiumt: UAL FOOTER, ipaMoaTajiher; MICK BOOD. norte cdtlor; MIKE JEFFRFV, etrouBtiim -manager; JIM UICK, autmirtptiim manaaari una. tiUKUCKS. BOB CUNNINGHAM. PEXE LAGS, buawoai jaaiatama. fiubaurkutioB Tataa at mmr Mmeator ar SB mmr year. Kiuarad mm aarond olaaa mattar at tha mat office te litoopta. WsbraaU. tmflw lha mat at Auauat 4. lBli. The Dailr Mabniakaii ie KUbliatwn! at raom 7)1. fitudmtt Itlnlon, on Monllaa', Waonaadav. ThuntOay. Fridar kw 'UnlvaraUv nf lbraaka atucMtnta rnioar the inradicUon of 1h I'acultr ubmmmiUtae m Ktudent rutolicaUona. Puhlicallam atiali he dree 'from maiuialUp by (he BuhoommUiae or anr jmraon uiaide the linivvnltr. Mamben mt ilm etabraakan aa oaapunalliia icr what har aauiae to ha atutad. DiuunuuamMniifiioiuniiuirau . FROM TULAGI'S AT CU AND THE BAJA IN DENVER FRIDAY, DEC .6,1963 FERSfililG .'.UrilCIPAL AUDITORIUM 8:30 P.M. PER PERSON $150 U T!fi-. .Mf. L. fmLlnj ticket effice, isniiiniiiaj-.iiiHiiiiiiniiUHiiiiiai iiiJiiiriiniiiiiiiiiiiini .iiiiiiniurjnniiniiiiCT iiiiHiniiniiusiiiiiunii iiuiiiinnniiuiniiS aiEY ucty not directed toward reform? Does this writer consider the Student Council s St dent Welfare Committee with its student discount card, its handling of the ticket problem, and Its stu dent w age investigation as problems that do not vitally affect the University of Ne braska student body? Isn't Quiz Bowl considered a cre ative idea at least to ear campus? Sever before has ALT, Builders, Union, Corn Cobs, Tassels and PanheBenic Kto name a few been so well organized and directed to achieve their aims. I fail to see how student leadership can be attacked as being complacent and as having degenerated from past years. AH anyone has to do is to open his eyes to the situation around him to see that these criticisms , are wholly inaccurate and false. Today it was said that Student Council representa tives are not elected to rep resent student opinion. Since this statement was in quo tations I assume that it was supposedly said by one of onr Council members, Dick Vt'eilL I know for a fact that Dick read the Student Coun cil oath last week en Coun cil floor. "I solemnly swear to uphold the purposes of Student Council as outlined in the constitution, and to act at all times in the best DANCE TO THE n: ml - ft 1 . r, now com m interests of the students at the University of Nebraska. I win make a special ef fort to represent the inter est of those who have elected me, remembering at the same time that what is best for the University wiD in the long run be best for all of its students." Because Dick may believe that some issue is not in the best in terests of the University and cannot be so misconslraed as to mean that be was not elected to represent stu dent opinion. The editorial writer at tacks Council because he sa-s few members say any things, because our business sessions have lasted no more than 20 minutes. Evi dently he is completely ig norant of the fact that Coun cil has 28 committees that meet weekly f or at least a half an hour duration. Does he mean to imply then that because a Council member saj-s nothing en a particular issue that be is afraid to act, that he is not represent ing his constituents? Why should we re-discuss various ideas that have been solved in our committee meetings? It appears to me that Mr. Moore wishes to turn the Cknmcilintoa theatrical pro duction whereby every member can rant and rave to Ms heart's content Lastly, to my knowledge, I have never seen the edi torial writer at one commit tee meeting this year. Hw can he competently criticize a group when he Is ignorant f the actual workings of the rganizatioB? I welcome constructive criticism to Council action and hope that future editori- ! als win be directed with this . thought in mind. Let me say j that I urge each one of you i as Council members to in- ; form your consituents as to ; the facts as they exist, that ; yon clarify any misunder standings that have re sulted. . in .... u ' y " ' ' ' ' ' ALV.AY5 SgtyS TO move Ti?srr (CivWiMUfe roifla raw y W rt4U JK NZ ' 7 Not, Why Not?' Dear Editor: Consistency is wonderful" We test to determine if it is present, and attempt to determine ""if not," why not" In editorializing, in oonsistancy and vacillation smBiiim i luiuittiiiui iinmt nmmati immmii is 1 About Letters 1 rwmsi, mntaiii a verifijihlr rwm, mut W few f titonkmtc i ,5iiui!i!!mnimiimmn!!!n!!iiiiiiiiiiimiiii!iiniiij? nmtn ft mmm tar njninrtiaw InM 4af VlfWaNtaal LtSfaWfll f mrrm rrm mmm mmm m m- mn mm to mrmmt4 m wrtitoB OBoaaoa. E i-rttr aaal tnriblim aaienaia aa. 4tenoe mt ajubbnattaa. inftae H mam nar mm HIM r HMt Uaaa aaae arjB he inlaiaH, WE NEVER CLOSE , ' ,; 1 zns " III LADIES SEAMLESS NYLONS DIVIDEND BONDED GAS 16th & Downtown 5s; are confusing and irritating. I understand from Mon day's Daily Xebraskan that Xegroes being elected to public office in Mississippi is a true sign of democracy. Kit's inferred that this hap pened because the ""Democ racy triumphed, and the Xegro voted.) I'm glad, this IS GOOD! Yet, in an analogous situa tion, when the independent candidate True representa tion!! is elected And this can be inferred as happen ing because the independ ents voted. I we are told. ""Block exiling is verv bad.' WHY? Alaa Mosbach WITH M FUSTCKASE P Sts, Lincoln "THE BEST" 69c Gretel 'Goodbody' Up For Sweatheart Title By Arnie G arson I can't make up my mind whose box I want to put my "x" in for this week's elec tion of Miss Whatsit tor is itVhosit?. While dorms and sororities have spent their weekly coke allowances and half their studying time on prop aganda for their respective candidates, some perceptive genius has sparsely distrib uted a mimeographed post er pleading: "Yes boys and girls, it's time for our bi weeklv election of another campus queen, therefore vote for Gretel ' Gunner" Goodbody. write-in candi date for "Miss Cornfed Ne braska Sweatheart". She is a nice girl, has a nice av erage, is in nice activities (132, count eml, etc. Now, after 5J seconds of mental research, I can tell you that students on this campus annually select at least 36 girls as campus Queens. One hundred and seventy more girls are chos en as "Finalists"! By actual count of last year's 200 plus finalists and Queens, XU selection com mittees were only willing to consider 40 non- sorority girls as Queen finalists. This meant that of the 1.000 Greek women. 160 or ap proximately 10 per house, were declared finalists. In addition, each house was asked to nominate about 30 girls or one-half its member ship as candidates Tor Queens. The list of Queens gets longer each year. This year's most notable addi tions 'which were not counted in the above sta tistics are the Gold at er Girls, who may or may not be Queens, depending on how you look at them. c,nS ; SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE AND JAZZ LIKE THAT I am IK'- am ridcrlv cpmImmh, full yv&rr id c5j. lut hit itlwiught twp tw tuniitii: u ejt uDdfrgmduaw days. Thu. Bui I raj0t '"t.oipi ttJif hauling tide F Bortiap that w4jp W Tl.aP I twill & Bf priidtl OHJJiU daT. !tJCISe ivT-STWpd truikiiiif- (s.rt-us., ait jbv xiDg', tlifw t miv ivy: m taifk 3x.we piJuMiincfinp fectuw m Jc4b Dn-drti asd Cotticw MiilJjfT, t'lie muBT friends I nmde, ItJ msjar dean. I bot. I Imon wimp .of rciu ajf aoKiidr dreading liie day r!hen roa jra.dua.1ip aul liwe ifcoiudj wsih D ym mmy riasjiia. It is kit jfca-ihril task it.ddar ito iis-iuw rou itlat it owd ix ht w; ail you fuive do i tlie Aluibni Aoatki azd evxry year you rwwiif a impLl, nfy, cliaHty liuHftju, ehcidt-f ul of itidmcf alidul yourild liuddwK. i w;ha1 a red4etT day it al my bwiw, tijf day ttilie Aluiima ButHin arrive1 I all my aajwmrf'ts, tal the jitioue iB iln idiwTii sit Ksidnnit Kxetpopatli, put titf lffrtalj.(iulsidc. and -tetl.ie 'd".i3 in aa erenitig-uf pump plea'taw -itL itiljf BuHetin and (itmi I add") a g cicd BUfpOv of ilarlbciiro Cigarettes. Wlwtiwnr I uu liaing fun, a Maiftjoro tmkt the ftua even sricirp fun. That Jvir, thai flavor, itibat ridding aft pak, tiiat firm rtiji Top bu. tw fnil to Leirfitea iuy pkasure adietibw I m plaring Doulile CWMd r wa.t(5iing (the radio ,r knitting aia afglitm r wijoying mjt tlW .divwlLng purBtct. you niiglit iiame-stitrt,. (Bourwv, r!ur filling. But fiwua, bo mraefc H IMihig 4uk ? do in Qwif, ew Meiioo, sdkire I Sw? But I .digue. Let w tlvm U kit .Uhhob Kutletim :aiidl (tlie ffancauafeig meait ;a1.iouf my -ciTd fjimid amd cluwitnatoa. I qucitt trouii tbe unreji!t inw: iE, ielkm- .ail iiHin, "A owtakily lias btra a aring-diitgej- yeut Itx old grudt-l EetiiwnW MUdwd Owddar aud Ilamnr CaaiMiiiljefl, liiowe ,cran- Lid U aJvavs. hM handt m Eocai II? IKtiU, ttiejV inajrittd ww .mud living in CUwk, JCw MM, wliwe Ilawr aesitf Kj!ur-Khing mHBt,iimd Miidwl ban jwt igiawu bMi to VjK-aud daugliiw, bar ammi im ffonur anottifliK. Sh gciktg, Jlildrnd and Hwrar! "Eemmulw Mhrv Brie.. Kiie mam are waitwj ict liWy u(ioedT 4d Jefimoi ii till gaALeiring laufk! LttKt nk 1 w wUd JM(orniaau ,of itl Var" ibr Ids MWw anarkens an be Duliitla wtaietuaf t,lMii.. "I we it. all to y bralirtamiA, tiaid Mi.m m a dhairwitwinticallj iinadeMt a.onef Ktaawie $ub. )ajxie mid JUtrtlro! "'fVAiatily itl siiuMt. gilumaoKrow ifenp htti bv amy T raw iJ ilumw I'm bad Tomtit Ma.wiri.wir ks jrear. H awtitt m big gaane liunting mfajii lil itihe -8y to Africa! We rw-iveA mwv - iulwef-tibg pwit, aird fucmu Fnuww raifil be !.. -dnutally fftKt .and titled by bi wife audi mhti hmia. Tough luA, Frainiif? "'WJlMnetla 'Deude' MftoomW, aridw t the late brfofed Iraud'w MiKicrtinbar, :a mairried yesierday to Fwd ISurepkaf tiigaj:w, lHe fcttiito, in Hituile .doiuUenrkg .wremoDy ia KaJfoli. Mmny bajijiy reit.uw, WlanaeiM arol F4! "'Wiitl, .akui, tba jntt .almtit Ta.xnK lit mp for to tw, EajrbwidfcT X iklNW laaa auiunaa Oirf cradn. Mir yrod. auMfarfrvd. end noa-ad 0 r-fc Country. W W pun join Ih Ihiw.fT If vou are wondering, as I am, why the list of Queens is so long, you will be interested in the hear say evidence I have regard ing the reasons for estab lishing still another Queen contest. It seems that the N Club jocks were consider ing an N Club Queen. One of the points brought up in favor of the proposal was that the group did not re ceive enough publicity and was seeking more. I have no doubt that this was the same thinking behind the Goldwater Girls. The only legitimate excuse for treating a queenship is to honor a deserving girl. Groups which feel a need to use the queen method &f pro moting publicity can only have certain shortcomings in their own organization and ought to strengthen themselves from within be fore using a farcical meth od of advertising their weaknesses. Further, students cannot hope to objectively judge 200 finalists. 80 per cent of whom they most likely don't know anyway. Also, the sys tem degrades the relatively small number of truly de serving queens, to say noth ing of the injustice done to the girls who are used as publicity gimmicks. How about a S t d e n t Council q a e e n approval committee which would re view reasons for existing and establish criteria for proposed Queen contests. Anyway, the farce is be coming greater each week, deserving girls are slighted, undeserving girls are mocked and students are degrading not only them selves, but the University. ivith 8afV Brn With G&.")