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ZlFIAAtELKfcT? !MI!llllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllimillllllllllllllIIJJ I About Letters ! MY FiRST ACT WILL Be TO APPEAR BthKE Th eJAt?Pi 1 Th OAII V NFBRANKAN tnv(U J readers lo Hf H for f xpr Minn j of opinion on rwrrml topic rtirard jjjj Ipki ftf I'lrwfHiint. 1.(trrff muni bp : slfimrd. ronltln vrrlflnhlr nd 3 drcM. and b free of Hbrloua ma 5 ferial. Pen namM may hf In- ir H the rhanrr of piibllr atlnn. Lenfthj 3 2 letter muT be edited nr omitted lllllllllllltlllllltlllllllllllitflllllMIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIItll Page 2 Wednesday, November 4, 1964 Stflitttllllllf III 111111 llllllltllilllllltlf ft II tl1ltJdflllllttlllllClttlllllltltlftI11fftlltlltlfllfttttflltflttlt14.lil r , F4 :rii; 1 Tug! f v " s k 1 ' r 1 t i Twenty persons gathered Sunday to elect a president of the Student Council Constitutional Convention. These same 20 persons will attempt to write a constitution that will adequately serve the campus for many years to come. There are several things that these delegates must keep in mind in the next few months as they labor. First of all, they must forget the organizations with whom they arc, or are not, affiliated. There are very few times that this need is more urgent than it is at this time. The delegates must be prepared to take a stand that is best for the functions of the Student Council, that is best for making it a forceful, influential organization. They need to forget that which is going to work to the best advantage of the organizations they are members of. They were not elected on the basis of their organizations, they were chosen by the deans of each college as the per sons best qualified to use their intelligence for the benefit of an effective Student Council. . They must think rationally as persons are tugging from both sides trying to get them to go their way. They must be willing to go against their friends' wishes. At the same time it is up to their constituents to do all the tugging and to suggest all the new ideas they can. It is only through this way that an effective Student Council can be built. Student Council has lacked the re spect of the students, has failed to influence the campus citizen. Councils on other campuses have not been able to achi eve this prestige. The Convention faces a monumental task Thosc not willing to devote eons of time to it, those not willing to stand up for what thev believe is best should resign immediately. This state has long been looked to for its unique state government. There is no reason why other campuses can't look to the University to its Student Council as the most effective. SUSAN SMITHBERGER Misery Is . . . Slow election returns. Not having a date for Harry Belafonte. Losing all the quartei backs to leg injuries. Hearing and reading nothing but political campaign news. Three hour exams in one day. Being out of Xo-Doz the night before that fatal day. 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Can You Qualify? 432-0146 Unfair Hearing Dear Editor: It would appear that the Student Council has taken measures to ensure that the proposed amendment to the Student Council Consti tution of last spring will never get a fair hearing. if and when By Doug Thorn Even before you do any thing else, clip this ditty out. It will be invaluable for the rest of your college career. We have here a list of courses that have been puds to the campi for the last three years. Also included are those you don't want to take since they've stumped more minds than the World Her ald's cross-word puzzles. The one you really want to avoid is Math 116. The mean grade in that one was 3.6 first semester of last year while those en rolled had a 5.5 average for the rest of their courses. Math 115 is about as bad since those enrolled picked up averaged 4.1 for t h e same period. And the math 14 and 12 folk managed only a 4.2 and 12 is supposed to be one of those that nobody fights. Another supposed snap is Economics 11. But last year's first semester econ omists notched only a 4.6. And then there're the sci ences. Chem 1 brains aver aged but 4.0 first semester of last year. For the same course students averaged 4.7 the year before. Change of instructors? Or Chem changed quite a bit in only a year. But those that really took the pipe were English 1 whizzers. They got only a 3.5 while the English Ber's got a 3.6. Goodbye frosh. Be sure to take Music 91 and 95 before you graduate. Instructors passed out high grades to the tune of an 8.7 average first semester last year, .8 up from the year before. Lots of swingers must be going for love and marriage because those in Soc. 125 came up with an average of 6.2 after pulling a 5.2 mark the year before. Must be the draft, South Viet Nam and all that good stuff. Topping the list of educa tion courses is secondary education 123 where our fu ture instructors came out with a 7.4. That's an aver age builder because in the other course they got "only" a 6.4. For the fellas, P.E. 3 should offer an 8 or 9, as the mean wa; an 8.4. So all it takes to get through is a little advance planning. The only problem is conflicts which means you may have to lay out a semester to graduate, if and when. The delegate selection for the Constitutional Conven tin carefully by-passed all persons but one connected with last spring's move ment, although applications were carefully filed by them. We were not informed of the method of selection of delegates. It appears that someone on the Council, perhaps in league with Ad ministration, perhaps not. has attempted to whitewash controversy in a manner even more effective and underhanded than the tac tics used last spring. Students, rejoice, for you may be assured that con troversy will not be al lowed to disturb your apa thetic slumber. Robert Cherny Editor's note: It should be noted that the Student Council Constitutional Con vention delegates were chosen impartially by the dean's of the colleges. This was done in oider to pro vide a fair selection, rather than one chosen by campus politics. It is the editor's contention that the Council should be congratulated for choosing this method of se lection. It appears that it should squelch such criti cism as you give. Dear Editor: Hoorav for Frank I right. A Moter Boat Editor's Note: Moter Boat, is referring to a column en titled Closet Case written by Frank Partsch concerning study habits of University students. The Daily Nebraskan RICH H.Af.BERT, manartn Mltori FRANK PARTSCH, iwi editor; PRISOIi-LA Ml'LLLNS, MARILYN HOFiKMEYF.R, nmur ui( vrmen WALLLS LUNUEKO, JIM KORSHOJ, BARKY AHRAMS, PENNY OLSON. Junior taff writers; RICH EISER, photourapher; PMHJY BPEFX'E. porU Klilwi BOB SAMI'ELSON, podU aBsimant; BOB I.F.DIOYT, Bl'ZZ MADSON, SCOTT RYNEARSON. hiwinriw awttoaMk; LYNN RATHJEN. circulation man aer: JIM HICK, subacripttcn manager. Subacnption ratm U orr mmenVer or $5 per year, Entered aa m-ruid cl;isft at the pout olfice In Lincoln Nebranka. Uiid-r the act of AuxuKt 4. 1912. The lail Scbrakan it publixhrd at Room SI, Nenraoka Union, on Monday Wednesday, Thiirlay. f'oday oy Urn entity of NebraHka Htudentl under tie jurisdiction ol the Faculty Subcommittee on Student Publications Publications KhHll be Ire- fiorn censorship H- h" Subcommittee or any pemon sutatde In Unlveraity. Memliera of the Nebrnakan are reiponaible for what they cause to be printed. It ia printed MoiKiny, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, durina the chonl year with the exception of vacation and -xemina-tion periods. Foreign Films Good Dear culturally-deprived NU student: Tonight, if you'd like some real entertainment, instead of the garbage that is consistantly fed to t h e American public, try one of the Union's Foreign Films. A six dollar ticket (less than 50 cents a movie) will let you see numbers 3 through 15 in this year's series. If the first two films were any indication of the quality of these selections, you are in for a real "sight for sore eyes." John Lorinquist Congratulations Dear Miss Smithbeiger: Just a brief note to com pliment you for your forth right editorial on Senator Barry Goldwater. It is pleasing and heart ening to know that someone who knows and understands what Senator Goldwater is trying to accomplish, is in a position where her opinions can be given voice and circulation. Keep up the good work! Sincerely, Ralph F. Beermann U.S. Representative JFK Holiday To the Editor: I am writing to one new s paper in each state, asking each editor if they would print something about u project of mine, to possibly make it more widespread for success. I've been conducting a campaign t by myself) to have the birthday of John F. Kennedy become a na tional holiday. I circulated a petition on which I got 816 signatures, and sent it to Senator Muskie, in Wash ington, in February. Eventually a bill was pre sented to Congress, request ing this holiday. This bill lay in Congress for several months and nothing w a b done. So I wrote to President Johnson appealing to him to call a special session of Congress, and induce Con gress to bring the bill i Number 2603) forth for a vote. I wrote that if he didn't I would get up "petition after petition" until some thing was done. He didn't answer my let ter, so I've proceeded to do what I said I'd do. Last Saturday I completed a petition with 500 names and sent it to the president. 1 had planned to get rnoif signatures but I wanted to get it in before election to see what happened. John F. Kennedy de serves this holiday and I'm going to keep trying for it. Sincerely, Mrs. Lillian Jensen i Portland. Maine i Vote For Three Dear Editor: I It seems to me that part I of the reason there is so much indifference toward voting for homecoming queen is that the ballot says on top. "Vote for three." I don't know three. In a real election (y o u know, governments have them from time to time) just because you may vote for three does not mean that you may not vote for just one or two. In voting for three people because you t wish to vote for one, you help elect two people you i don't want. (I can recall in a Student Council election I ; voted for two guys I didn't 1 want, to fill out the ballot, and those two got elected.) My comments on the sys tem as it now stands are as follows: "Fooey." Respectfully yours, James Rieger Dear Editor: Last Saturday evening the four of us went over to the courts near the Coliseum to play tennis and we were told that the lights were not turned on during the week ends. This seems very odd that the lights would NOT be in use on weekends but would be in use during the week. We would appreciate an explanation. Thank you. Bill Kyser Harrv Argue Bill Ryan Rodnev Basler ci7?iainy 1200 '0' 8TBBET RtfiltTtRta JttttLtHS AUtflltAN GEM (OCItTT I" ff . . . complete, with dash and distinction! Why not rent that tuxedo; "fish and tails"; vest or d.nner jacket? You will, how ever, have to provide your own date and carnation. We will provide: O si i i rt O links Q studs O tic O .suspenders O handkerchief O mmberbund Select from a wide assortment of the newest colors and patterns ... If you are a "budding- concert artist, party boy, or suave so phisticate, we can outfit you! Student Rales Charge ft, and pay after the TnlT! (Haptatn'fi Halk 1127 R