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Mike Jeffrey, business manager
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BeginningOr End?
Having read several times through the new constitu
tion this week, we cannot help but be impressed with its
clarity, insight, and organization. Many serious problems
representation, lack of stated duties and powers, narrow
base of selection, to name a few are squdched in the
very wording of the document. It is a job well done.
One problem has not been squelched in the very
wording of the constitution, and this problem could
mean the failure of the entire dream. The constitution is
good, but it doesn't presuppose the value of the people who
will be filling the newly created and enhanced positions.
And this is the problem that can be solved only by the
voters; their interest in the candidates and participation
in the campaigns will be the final flush of success this
year or the beginning of a dismal failure.
Many students and the Daily Nebraskan have been
very disappointed with the quality of some of the people
who have been elected to represent us during the last two
or three years. The new system would give each of us
a fair chance to be elected or to elect.
The United States is not solely a product of its con
stitution, and the same could be said of student govern
ment at this University. The men who built and modified
and planned are far more important that mere words
writtten on paper.
But, before we can obtain the services of real leaders,
we need the words to give them the right to lead. The
Daily Nebraskan strongly supports the new constitution and
urges the students of the University to support it with an
enthusiasm and volumn never before felt at the polls in
any election.
Vote YES Friday.
2i s
By Gale
Spring, spring, beautiful
spring. The little flowers
bloom, birds sing and young
men from all over the coun
try some of whom lack the
fundamentals in E n g 1 i s h
start spring training.
It's the time of year when
the minds of red-blooded
American college boys turn
to thoughts of young red
blooded (optional) American
(also optional) college girls
and (shudder) love.
By a remarkable coinci
dence, the feminine brain is
likewise stimulated by such
things as soggy lawns, pass
ing autos that splash mud
dy water and big boys who
play games. Only the fe
male of the species does
not think immediately about
the male of the races, it is
more concerned about ma
terial things like: what style
of sweatshirt will be IN this
year, how should I intimi
date my hair, what is the
fashionable color going to
be, apple tree blue or taxi
cab brown?
Fashion! Some girls think
about books while others are
more worried about getting
somebody to carry those
books. But there's one thing
that all girls have in com
mon, a burning desire to be
in style with their peers.
Many of the poor things
lie awake at night with one
mystifying question terroriz
ing their brains, what color
should I dye my hair this
week? Well, what was St.
Patrick's Day coming up
. . . The thing is, girls, nev
er under any circumstances
allow your hair to remain
the same color for more
than a week. It might be
gin to think you don't love
it anymore or something.
Last semester I sat next to
a real PACESETTER in one
cf my classes. Miss Aurora
By Mike
Boil in oil the bawdy benchwarmer.
Take five and watch an intramural game. Any game.
Any time. Any sport. Any team.
The strategy is usually interesting but primitive. The
players are usually determined but winded. And the fans
are always unbelievable.
Most Marines would cower in fear at such savagery.
The wildest parties could never hope to duplicate such
gross verbiage. There is an occassional fisticuffial incident.
All of the above is inimical to the conduct of a gentle
man, let alone a sportsman.
The only practical panacea is a big roll of Cramer's
athletic tape.
In short . . . keep your mouth shut, punk.
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ing the school year, except during vacation and final exami nation periods, and once during Aiinust.
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FRANK PARTSCH
Focts
Polcorny
Borealis went through the
entire spectrum with notice
able preference for blueish
violet.
Another thing that is sure
to rank high this coming
year as they did last year
are the high boots. Made of
everything from genuine gi
raffe eyelid skin to fiber
glass, they are functional as
well as beautiful. They pro
tect the girls from deep
snow, chapped knees ana
snake bite. This last one
evidently is the most impor
tant because ninety percent
of the girls that wore these
modified hip-waders dis
carded them the minute the
first snow flew in favor of
the two inch high loafers.
However with the approach
of spring I am quite sure fc
the ladies will search the
closets and dig out those
boots.
The color nylons with the
elaborate designs are bound
to be hot items this sum
mer for by that time the
m a j o r i t y of the campus
males will be aware of what
they really are and the
poor girls won't have to ex
plain that they really
haven't got some rare trop
ical skin disease.
Whatever you do, ladies,
don't forget the sunglasses.
Rain or shine, indoors and
out, wear them. The bigger
the better. I never saw Miss
Borealis without her dark
glasses. Somehow I always
had that strange feeling that
if she ever did remove them,
I would look into her eyes
and see the same unique
quality possessed by Little
Orphan Annie.
Ah spring, beautiful spring
I look forward to seeing
your usual green grass and
predictable blossoms. Too
bad I can't say the same
thing for the girls.
Barton
The Doily Nebraskan
2590.
The Constitutional Convention has invested many
hours to give the student body an inclusive and yet effici
ent mechanism for self-government. I wish to discuss the
significant innovations available to you in the convention's
draft.
Student government would no longer be a subdivision
of the student body structure. All students would compose
the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska
(ASUN); student government, then, would become the true
voice of ALL of the students and would have the power
to represent our student body in a manner identical with
most all major universities. At present, Student Council
does not technically have this power.
Our government would contain an efficient three
branch structure yielding division of power and a system
of checks and balances. The executive branch provides for
a student body president and vice president elected by
popular vote. All campus organizations would be consulted
and elected through the executive cabinet.
Through the structures and powers granted in the con
stitution these positions yield unification to the three
branch structure. This concept, too, is identical with most
major universities.
The legislative element of this structure would be the
Student Senate, a body whose functions closely parallel
those of the present Student Council. The Senate would
consist of thirty-five members elected by direct apportion
ment from the various colleges.
In a manner analogous to the federal government,
the Senate approves appointments made by the president
and may override his veto of any legislation by a two
thirds majority.
The Student Court, comprising the judicial branch,
would hear controversies related to impeachment, consti
tutional interpretation, contested elections and organiza
tional disputes. The judicial branch is organized in such
a manner as to provide for the disposition of any contro
versy referred to it by the student government or any
subdivision of the student body.
Provisions for the conduction of elections would be al
tered with the establishment of an electoral commission
separate from the Student Senate. Referendum, initiative
and recall are also available to the student body.
Several matters have shown the inadequacy of t h e
present Student Council Constitution. It is imperative that
we adopt a new constitution and form an association of
students with a government capable of handling the vast
and many needs of the student body.
The constitutional convention has done an admirable
job, and I commend each convention delegate for his
efforts. The rest is up to you.
John Lydick
President, Constitutional Convention
ASUN Branches Use
Checks And Balances
By Rebecca Marshall
Perhaps the most import
ant thing in insuring the
effectiveness of the new stu
dent government is the
checks and balances pro
vided within the three
branches.
Powers given to the popu
larly elected president of the
ASUN are extensive. The
president appoints officers
(his appointments include
members of the Student
Cabinet, the Director of
Records, a member of the
electoral commission, and
the chief justice), proposes
government bills in the Sen
ate, sets the agenda for Sen
ate meetings, enforces legis
lation and vetoes Senate
bills.
Obviously such powers
cannot be held by the presi
dent in complete autonomy
from the other branches.
Some sort of check and bal
ance is essential.
The powers of the Senate
adequately provide this
check. All presidential ap
pointments are subject to
the approval of the Senate.
Likewise the proposed budg
et is subject to Senate ap
proval. In addition, the Senate has
the power to override a
presidential veto by a two
thirds majority. And, final
ly, to provide for greater
coordination of the execu
tive and legislative branch
es, the Senate elects three
of its members to serve on
the executive committee.
It is the function of this
group to approve any com
mittee appointments which
may be made.
The judicial branch has
Ten Villains
Dear editor,
We have decided that the
following were the ten worst
men of recorded history. All
were despots who ruled with
an iron hand, sacrificing the
life, liberty and happiness
of thousands, even millions,
to satisfy their own selfish
and evil whims. Each was
regarded as a tyrant by his
contemporaries as well as
modern historians.
1. Adolf Hitler
2. Dionysius the Elder
3. Maximilien Robespierre
4. Alexander the Great
5. Nero Claudius Ceasar
Drusus Germanicus
6. Joseph Stalin
7. Napoleon Bonaparte
8. Genghis Khan
9. Attila the Hun
10. Ivan the Terrible
Earl Farber
Jeffrey Arnold
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the power to try impeach
ment cases as well as other
cases which might arise.
One member from the judi
cial branch would serve on
the electoral commission,
thereby increasing coordina
tion between the judicial
branch and the executive
and legislative branches.
One final check over the
entire student government
lies with the students of the
association. They may intro
duce bills for voting (by
their power of initiative);
they may veto legislation
(by referendum) and they
may remove any elected of
ficer by recall.
All three branches of the
newly proposed student gov
ernment are interrelated
and are designed to func
tion in close cooperation
with the others. The system
of checks and balances
among the branches is in
tended as a safeguard
against any one branch be
coming powerful enough to
dominate the others.
Thus, the result of the sys
tem will be the optimum ef
fectiveness of the ASUN.
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Good Air
Dear editor.
I am glad to see that the
University is finally recog
nizing one of Its primary
responsibilities to its stu
dents: provision cf an at
mosphere conducive to ad
justing to a new experi
ence. We may not have much,
but anyone who walks
across the Willa Gather mall
in front of the library on
a warm day can readily at
test to the fact that we have
atmosphere on this campus.
This is probably an at
tempt to make the transi
tion from an agrarian back
ground to the monolithic
University as painless as
possible for new students
from rural Nebraska.
Error In Judgement
Associated Women Students on East Campus:
My sincere apologies for the inconvenience I caused
you in Wednesday's election. It was an error in judgement
that the half hour saved here would ease the pressure on
those counting the balots.
I assure you the mistake will not recur in future elec
tions. Bob Kerrey
Elections chairman
Misinterpretation Of Grades
Dear editor:
Unfortunately for the Uni
versity of Nebraska, even
the Dean of Arts and Sci
ences, Dr. Militzer, has fal
len into the common misin
terpretation of grades, com
muted by students and Soci
etyconsequently we have
lost our superior system of
grading.
The mistake is that Soci
ety, clutching for selfish
pride and tangible status,
makes the grade what it is
not: An evaluation of the
total individual. Ajramst this
cursed attituds the Dean re
acts emotionally, and so do
I. But our problem is n o t
solved yet.
Society must recognize or
be shown that grades are
only the mathematical
ranking of a student's per
formance in predetermined
and very narrow areas. The
average of these grades can
have significance to three
decimal places, but only as
a general impression of a
student's overall perform
ance in many known areas,
in light of which the numeri
cal result must be consid
ered. In truth, the total in
dividual can never be ulti
mately evaluated by a fixed
standard; but a grade can
have meaning if interpreted
in the limited connotation of
a convenient, arbitrary sys
tem of academic evaluation,
not social, moral, or oth
erwise. But Society worships the
Grade. And now, by dis
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CHRISTIANO'S
Whatever its goal, it has
made the section of land be
tween the library and Bur
nett Hall look like a section
of a badly bombed World
War 1 trench system. Much
as it may be consoling to
the barnyard-culture types
to know that now everyone
has manure on their boots,
I keep waiting to see some
one disappear beneath the
morass.
If I could be sure that it
would be either a member
of Student Council or the
Administration, I wouldn't
bother to complain. The
danger exists, however, that
someone truly productive
might be lost in the quag
mire. "Lost in the Swamp"
grace of the fewer scale di
visions of the new system,
the grade's capacity to
measure performance is
made less precise. Neither
has artificial competition
been destroyed ; those who
have thus indulged, shall
continue to be artificial, to
the ends of their little days,
by claiming some unnatural
magic in the grade.
In spite of misunderstand
ing, there is hope, oppressed
and discouraged souls! The
Administration does seem to
realize that our fundamental
purpose here is, or should
be, to become educated,
liberally or narrowly, at our
choice. I hereby praise and
advocate the system favor
ably cited bv Dean Militzer,
that of "pass" or "fail"
courses. This idea goes
happily far in the direction
of the ultimate gradeless
and classless community of
scholars.
Mark Beech
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For What Is His
Dear editor,
Curt Bromm's answer to
Ray Shcpard's column ex
presses some common atti
tudes and for that reason
alone deserves considera
tion. Recent activities in Selma,
Ala. have had little to do
with the recent Civil Rights
Act. The right to assemble
peacefully and to petition
the government for redress
of grievances antedates the
Constitution.
Even if the Civil Rights
Bill were in question, no one
ought to question if the Ne
groes are ready for t h e 1 r
"new role." The bill clari
f ics rights guaranteed by the
Constitution. No one has re
cently asked if Americans
are ready to be guaranteed
immunity from illegal
search and seizure, or if wa
deserve the protection of due
process.
Having illegally deprived
the Negro of his rights, we
can't give back part of his
rights as a magnanimous
, gesture and tell him we'll
' give him some more later
if he is properly grateful.
We are giving nothing; the
Negro is reclaiming what is
rightfully his.
The Midwest is indeed, as
Mr. Bromm points out, a
stabilizing influence. Only in
such a stable area do we
see great interest in the Lib
erty Amendment, the Min
utemen, and even a North
ern revival of the Ku Klux
Klan.
I don't always agree with
Shcpard, but I recognize his
right to speak and even to
irritate me by reminding me
that he only asks for what is
his. The column is called
"Uncle Tom's Corner," but
Mr. Bromm ought not to ex
pect Ray Shepard to be Un
cle Tom.
Karl Briner
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