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Mike Jeffrey, business manager
Wednesday, March 17, 1965
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Three organizations this week joined
the ranks of those supporting the new
constitution for student government at
this University. RAM. IFC and Student
Council added their support to the docu
ment. The election is tomorrow.
We have supported the constitution
since the final draft was presented and
admire these organizations for adding
their endorsement. We all agree that
there are certain wordings and provi
sions in the draft that might not be prac
tical, but time would prove whether they
should be enforced or rejected.
In this plea for support from all stu
dents, we would like to point out exactly
what we feel are the best points and im
provements over the present system. A
system whereby every student is repre
sented once and only once is infinately
more ideal than our present system of
dual and triple representation. A system
whereby the students can elect their
own Senate and their own student body
officers is leagues beyond a system in
which the organization-loaded Council
selects its own officers.
A system allowing for easy and
clear-cut recall, initiative and referendum
is head and shoulders above our present
vague, technical, erratic document.
We supported college representation ;
we don't know if this is the most effec
tive, and again, only time will tell. We
will support this whole-heartedly with the
rest of the provisions.
We especially like the concept of to
tal student government. The Association,
with every student a member with equal
privileges, is potentially a lasting answer
to our apathy and deadwood problems.
The Association has been organized to
be the supreme student governing body,
giving it the power to deal in areas with
the backing of the students, solving many
of our present "lack of purpose" problems.
The resolution considered by IFC last
night makes the point to our satisfaction:
"Recognizing the need for effective stu
dent government, and considering the
constitution as a framework through
which responsible leadership may be uti
lized for the betterment of the University,
the IFC hereby encourages the adoption
of the proposed Constitution of the Asso
ciation of Students of the University of
Nebraska (ASUN)."
We would like to think that the new
constitution will pass with only the oppo
sition of various crackpots and nuts. This
may be the case. In the last few days we
have heard that more serious opposition
has developed through a misunderstand
ing of the explanation of the new Con
stitution; however difficult this may be
to believe, we know well the damage that
can be caused by misunderstandings.
In answer to this problem, we would
like to propose two things: first that each
and every student, on and off campus,
engineer and teacher, Greek and indepen
dent, male and female, tall and short
who is interested in better government
here make a special effort to vote in fa
vor of this constitution; second, that any
one who seriously opposes it to read care
fully through the constitution draft and
to direct questions and complaints to
their convention representatives, in hopes
that any misunderstanding may be cleared
up.
We will be available through tomorrow
to answer any questions within our pow
er on the document, and we are confi
dent that most of the Student Council
members and Convention delegates will
do the same.
If the constitution is approved, it will
be the presentation to the campus with
an opportunity to exercise the type of
leadership that we are confident we are
ready to assume. If it is defeated, we
would assume that student participation
in the affairs of this University is soon
to be a thing of the past.
FRANK PARTSCH
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CHAMPIONS OF THE MASTER RACE
Brighter Side
Dear editor,
With so much dismal
news being made these
days perhaps the readers
would like to hear about
the brighter side of human
nature?
The story all began when
I received a letter from my
little eight-year-old nephew
Patrick Iliggins. He asked
me if I could send him
press clippings of the NU
basketball team and if I
knew any of the players
would I please get the auto
graphs of any players I
knew?
Patrick and his six-year
old brother Maurice had at
tended many home games
with their dad and they
were avid sports fans.
Their fatlher, Jerry Hig
gins, had been transferred
from LAFB to Cape Cod,
Mass. So the boys had to
miss out on the last part of
the season.
No sport fan myself, I
turned to the only athlete
I knew, Mickey Zargari of
the baseball team. He in
troduced me to Fred Hare.
When I explained the situa
tion, Fred agreed to get
his teammates autographs
on a basketball for me.
Fred Hare did this, and
1 would like to thank him
and Mickey. There wasn't
anything in it for them, and
I was a stranger to them.
Maybe an autographed
basketball isn't much, but
for two little boys it will
mean a lot.
Richard Recker
cSfffl-ggj. Sqimbhl&L Auott (Hailing
Help Us, Taxpayers
The Lincoln Star yester
day carried a three-column
front page story about the
efforts of the Association of
Nebraska taxpayers to
force the "rejection" of the
proposed University budget
and its replacement with
higher tuition for the stu
dents. The association's presi
dent, Wray Scott, called the
University budget "unreal
istic" and, of the plans for
state bond expansion, said
it is "dishonest."
We, as students, are
naturally opposed to whole
sale hikes in tuition (Scott
wants us to pay up to 50
per cent of our costs and
says we only pay 15 per
cent of these costs now.)
But, we feel, the issue goes
deeper than this.
Efforts to lower taxes
have a bandwagon effect,
but we think most of our
taxpayers realize that low
er taxes mean a cutback in
progress if not every
where, at least in this edu
cational plant. This educa
tonal plant cannot take a
cutback in services; keep
ing the status quo requires
more money each bien
nium, and progress , . .
We are glad that our
Board of Regents, Adminis
tration and many of our
senators and citizens are
working for the improve
ment of the University . . .
and, at the same time, con
sidering the welfare of the
students.
Many of us would not be
here today if we were
forced to pay 50 per cent
of the cost of our educa-
tons. Those of us who live
off-campus find the cost of
living taking a bigger bite
each year; those of us who
live on campus find house
bills and residence hall
room and board becoming
a major burden each
month.
Those of us who rely on
parents, especially those of
us with brothers and sisters
here, would leave and join
the army if costs were ar
bitrarily pushed to the ceil
ling to lower someone's tax
bite. We simply could not
stand the load.
Scott wants out of stat
students to pay 100 per cent
of the cost of education.
Regents President Val
Peterson answered the
question for us: this would
force out the out of state
students and create resent
ment in other states.
Peterson said the Univer
sity students should not be
"in-bred," and we could
not agree with him more,
especially in view of t h e
high-quality students we get
from out of state.
AVe have a responsibility
to make our University
strong; but so does the
state. We will do our best,
and hope that the state can
see fit to do its best.
CORKers
Hurray for Wray Scott,
who feels that non-residenl
students should pay 100 per
cent of their education cost
through a tuition hike. Why
not have the University put
the original metal fence
around the campus again,
just like the good old days?
Why not? Because the Uni
versity wouldn't be able to
afford it!
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And, Finally . . .
We wish to offer our
heartfelt apology to the
campus and the city that
our cartoon (Damn Snow
Killed All The Shamrocks)
proved to be prophetic.
Wre thought Roger Elm,
who offered the cartoon,
was merely creating a bit
of Irish humor for the good
saint's day; we didn't rea
lize that he was in league
with the weather bureau.
In the future, we plan to
rent him out to drought
stricken farmers, in hopes
that he can pull similar
feats for them.
By Susan Smithberger
Long, long time ago in a
faraway Nebraska school
little Janie was told a fairy
tale. It was such a nice
fairy tale, so she chose to
believe it. All through grade
school and all through high
school her teachers encour
aged this belief.
Then little Janie came to
college the destroyer of
, old myths and fairy tales.
She learned that Abraham
Lincoln was nothing more
than a shrewd politician,
that George Washington was
a lousy general. These facts
she reluctantly accepted.
But' she clung to her one
fairy tale. She had the au
dacity to believe that when
she took an exam it was as
a learning experience. She
had the audacity to believe
that, the grades were only
incidental to the learning
experience. She even had
the audacity to believe that
her instructors wanted her
to go over her corrected
tests to note errors, wanted
her to use her old exams as
review.
But poor Janie became
more and more puzzled. Ev
ery time she received a
graded exam back, she
found she had time to look
at her grade and as s h e
began to study her errors, a
jumpy, greedy professor
grabbed the precious piece
of paper from her.
She began to become
more and more disillusioned
with the University way of
life. She could not always
tell from her professors' lec
tures what points were the
important ones to learn.
Then a friend referred her
to a set of files where she
could see what other pro
fessors in that course
thought were the facts of
consequence.
She trembled as she
turned the key to the files
the ominous monsters that
professors had chastised
and condemned. As she dug
through pile after pile of
fact after fact, she made a
startling discovery. The in
structors to whom the files
were so nauseous were the
ones who were too lazy to
make up new exams each
term, who used the same
exam over and over again.
Gradually she forgot
about the learning theory of
exams. She accepted the
collegiate method of cram
ming for hour exams mere
ly for grades. She accepted
the professors' philosophies.
Last week a professor did
an amazing thing. He an
nounced that old exams,
quizzes and reviews were
readily accessible in a read
ing room for all students
who wished to utilize this
great' learning experience.
He also announced that cor
rected exams would be al
lowed to remain in the stu
dents' grubby hands, to be
used for review.
The shock was too great.
Poor Janie is now sitting in
the back corners of the
stacks chewing up every old
exam she can find, and
grading herself on her
chewing ability.
' Out damned spot . . ." (Fraternity discrimination
clauses).
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TO ALL STUDENTS
Rememebr to VOTE
Friday in the
new proposed
Student Council
Constitution.
REMEMBER
THIS CONSTITUTION
IS FOR YOU!
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1965-66 Academic Year
1965-66 Residence Hall contracts will be
available Monday, March 22nd.
Off campus students may ohtaiu a contract in Koom
103 Administration Building.
lUmdcnct' Hull Students may obtain
their contractu in the Kemdence Halls.
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