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Vol. 81, No. 41
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"Thanksgiving is the time
when folks is to give thanks
for all the things they've got,
like homes, an shoes an stock
ing, an stoves, an bread an
butter, an beds and planners.
On Thanksgiving Day folks
should also give thanks for
things they ain't got 1 i k e
broken legs, an a bad cold,
an rhoumatiz, and a bad
disposition an debts."
This is the way one small
bov in an essay on Thanks
giving sees this day a tradi
tion of thanks for both "what
we've got" and "what we don't
got."
The question this brings to
mind is if this "thankfulness
stuff" is just a tradition and a
small boy's dream, or if in
1965 Thanksgiving really
means something more than
football games, a big Turkey
dinner and five days off from
school.
Students 'Thankful'
According to interviews with
University students, to some
this day really does mean "a
time to be thankful" and to
others it's a chance to be with
one's family or just a tradi
tional break from school.
"Thanksgiving is just 1 i ke
other events, it serves as an
excuse for ballyhoo, but n o
doubt it's ok as long as it
makes people happy," noted
Jim Dean.
Sandv Hyland said that if
one thinks Thanksgiving is
outdated then be might as well
outdate Christmas and all the
other "beautiful holidays."
She said that Americans need
to take time out to give thanks
for the way they live and
that Thanksgiving sort of sym
bolizes this need for thanks.
Miss Hyland said she thinks
it is too bad that football is
emphasized on this one day a
Block And Bridle
Finalists Chosen
Five finalists have been se
lected as candidates for Miss
Elock and Bridle title. The
girls are Jan Binger, Marcia
Gregerson, Karen Hastings,
Marty Hutchinson, and Geor
gia Stevens.
The final selection will be
announced at the East Union
winter Dance on Febr. 4. Miss
Block and Bridle will be de
termined by the number of
Christmas hams 6he sells as
well as the number of votes
she receives from the club's
members.
Garold Frickel, president,
said that proceeds from tne
sale of these hams will be
used to sponsor the Block
and Bridle Club's activities.
Most of the proceeds are used
to finance the spring tour of
livestock industries is Nebras
ka and adoining states.
Miss Block and Bridle fin
alists are chosen on the basis
of appearance, personality,
and knowledge of animal sci
ence by an i n t e r v i e w i ng
board.
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year which is supposed to be
for thanks.
Jane Fjelstad said that to
her Thanksgiving i s n' t a
particularly '"holy day." "If
people aren't thankful all the
time, in the first p'ace, one
day isn't going to make much
of a difference," she said.
Thanksgiving 'Meaningful'
"I think Thanksgiving still
has meaning." said Stanley
Schulz. "It's a good time for
people to sit down and look
around and see that they
actually have something to be
thankful for. I'm not sure if
many people do this, but they
really should and not just rush
into oblivion."
Jim Collins said he thought
Thanksgiving meant some
thing important to many peo
ple, but definitely not to every
one. He said that he would be
sitting back and "thanking"
for the great football team we
have.
"Thanksgiving isn't
outdated, but of course it does
not have the same meaning it
did a long time ago," Carol
Thompson explained. She
pointed out that it is one of
the few times when families
can get together.
Miss Thompson said she
thought it was great having a
Students To Help
With Blood Drive
More than 3.000 blood do
nations from college students
supporting the U.S. govern
ment action in South Viet
Nam have been collected by
the American Red Cross blood
centers and bloodmobile vis
its. The donations, from 13 coil
leges, are the first collections
volunteered by students and
made to the American Red
Cross at the request of the
Department of Defense. Some
146 additional colleges and
universities have contacted
the national Red Cross asking
for blood drawings in the
near future.
The blood collected will be
turned over to the Department
of Defense for use by the
American servicemen in
South Viet Nam and in U.S.
military hospitals at home
and overseas.
A bloodmobile will be on
the University campus Dec.
2. All students under 21 must
present a parents' permit be
fore being allowed to give
blood.
Daily Nebraskan Wins
Prize At Convention
Ihe jJaily Nebraskiui won
third place nationally for its
feature stories at the Sigma
Delta Chi convention in Los
AngeleB Nov. 10-13.
Ohio State University was
the largest overall winner at
the convention. The Ohio State
Lantern received eight first
places out of the 25 awards
given.
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football game on Thanksgiving
because this made the day
especially special.
Bob Peterson noted that
days like Thanksgiving are
especially important in 19 6 5
because they help perpetuate
the national identity and build
the country's strength psycho
logically. "Thanksgiving is definitely
important today because one
can go home and see his par
ents and eat and be very
thankful for it. Even if all you
think about is just how thank
ful you are to be able to go
home and rest and talk to your
family," Ann Sixta stressed.
Students UrgedMected Constitution
To D
By Bruce Giles
Junior Staff Writer
This is the year for 0.
At least this is how it shapes
up statistically, according to
Cel. Dan Casey, chief of the
Nebraska Safety Patrol.
A review of the traffic sta
tistics shows that there were
no fatalities in 1961, 1 in 1962,
none in 1963 and 1 in 1964 on
Thanksgiving Day. If the ser
ies were to continue, there
will be no fatalities on- Ne
braska's streets and roads
during this Thanksgiving holi
day. Safest Drivers
Casey urged students to "do
their share of watching. You
may be the safest driver in
the world, but the other guy
may not be," he said.
Casey noted that the actual
holiday only lasts one day, i
but that for many, including
University students, the holi
day would last through the
weekend.
Compounding this Thanks
giving traffic problem will be
the football game in Lincoln,
which will mean extra traffic
into Lincoln from all parts o
the state, in addition to the
student rush to get home af
ter the game, according to
Casey.
"It would be better to get
home a little late for Thanks
giving dinner, than never to
make it at all," he warned.
"This traffic will add to the
local traffic going to Grand
ma's house for dinner," he
said.
Dangerous Periods
Casey pointed out that the
peak danger periods would be
the early morning hours and
evening hours when people
will be rushing to get to their
destination and then to re
turn home.
He urged everyone to "start
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The Daily
Dye Ouflaws Banners '
At Thanksgiving Game
No banners or signs will be
permitted to circle the side
lines at the Nebraska-Oklahoma
football game Thursday
according to Athletic Director
Tippy Dye.
Dye also urged that no stu
dents bring banners or signs
into the stadium itself.
He explained that because
the game will be televised by
national television, cameras
and wires will be placed
along the sidelines of the game
and signs would add to the con
fusion. He noted that banners
during halftime would distract
from the halltime show. ,
' w e know some groups
would like to circulate ban
ners but we must ask that no
one add to the sideline con
fusion in this way." he said.
rive Safely
a little earlier" in order to
make it on time safely.
Students driving back to
campus late Sunday or Mon
day night were warned to be
especially cautious as they
will be crowded for time and
may be tired after the 1 o n g
weekend.
"We will have every avail
able piece of equipment work
ing on Thursday," he said.
"Many patrolmen will be giv
ing up their holidays," he
added.
Noting that "we drive with
other people on the road," G.
Robert Ross, vice chancellor
and dean of student affairs,
said, "We must be constant
ly aware we don't control
those behind, in front and on
the side of us."
"Traffic accidents are a
real problem of society. We
must look to the college pop
ulation for real leadership in
this area," he added.
Union Reveals Details
Of Orange Bowl Trip
Total cost of the Nebras
ka Union-sponsored Orange
Bowl trip will be $229.50,
according to Richard Scott.
Union program manager.
The price includes round
trip air transportation, bus
transportation from the air
port to the hotel and back,
and from toe hotel to the
game and back.
It also provides game and
parade tickets, five nights at
theMira-Mar Hotel in Mi
ami and liability insurance
for $5,000 accidental death
and $500 for medical ex
penses. The Union trip will run
from Tuesday, Dec. 28, to
Sunday, Jan. 2, Scott said.
There are accommoda
tions for 400 students, facul
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up in studying to notice the signs of the times. As the twelve days of Christmas slowly
Nebraskan
By Wayne Kreuscher
Senior Staff Writer
Student Court decided Tues
day that Student Senate did
not have the constitutional
power to set up a new board
Sept. 25 for the selection of
Homecoming queen finalists.
However, the Court did say
that Student Senate does have
the power to pass legislation
which might void some pro
visions of subordinate organ
izations if that legislation is
Sfudeimli" Cyrf Holes
Senate 'yt f rder
Abel Convention Revises
While the rest of the Univer
sity was toasting by the pep
j rally bonfire last night, Abel
lHali called another constitu
tional convention and
completed a revised copy of
the previously defeated Abel
Residence Association
constitution.
Changes proposed by the
convention were in the "gen
eral powers" clause the re
moval of officers, duties of the
secretary, treasurer and social
director, the Hall Court and
ratification procedures.
No change was made in the
budget section, which was a
major source of controversy
in the election last week which
defeated Abel's first constitu
tion draft.
One of the major amend
ments to the document was
the requirement of a simply
majority with at least 40 per
cent of the residents voting
for ratification.
The first election required
a two-thirds majority with at
least 30 per cent voting.
Copies of the amendments
and the .constitution will be
distributed to Abel residents
after Thanksgiving vacation,
ty and staff members. A
special rate for married stu
dents or faculty has been set
at $245.50 each. Unmarried
students will be placed three
to a room.
The flight time is about
four and one half hours,
Scott said. Planes will leave
Lincoln and Miami on the
scheduled dates about mid
morning. A discount has been ar
ranged for car rental in Mi
ami for those going on the
Union trip.
Students may sign up for
the trip beginning Mon
day, Nov. 29 at the Orange
Bowl headquarters by t h e
R Street lobby of the Union.
Closing date for reserva
tions is 5 p.m. Dec. 17.
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not directed specifically to
one organization.
The Court stressed that the
Senate's action in setting up
a new interviewing board was
not constitutional because Ar
ticle IV, Section 1, subsection
C ' of the ASUN constitution
does not give the court power
to "select" in general Univer
sity elections.
But the Court did make it
clear that the Senate might
with a ratification election to
be held Dec. 8.
The convention voted to
recommend that the constitu
tion be ratified, with two dele
gates out of 21 opposing.
An amendment to the bud
get was proposed by Dan Mil-
jler, fourth floor president.
which would have stipulated
that the floors would receive
at least 50 per cent of the
f"nds allocated to the ARA by
the Division of Student Affairs.
The amendment would also
have provided that each floor
pay its intramural fees, and
that the ARA pay Cornhusker
fees; that funds be approved
by the residence directors;
and that a budget committee
be established to fix the exact
amounts of funds distributed
to the floors.
The section in the proposed
constitution provides that all
funds given the hall would be
"organized into budget form
by the Cabinet subject to the
approval of the Executive
Council and the Hall
Residence Directors."
The "general powers"
clause of the constitution was
amended to give the Execu
tive Council the ability "to
pass legislation only on those
matters pertaining to Abel
Hall as a unit," and "to pro
hibit any house from legis
lating a policy for the entire
hall."
The power of the Executive
Council to remove its mem
bers for reasons other than
absences was eliminated by
change that requires a three
fourths majority of the Hall
Court to remove a Council
member.
The Hall Court would be
made up of six residents
elected at large, instead of
six members with four elected
at large as in the former
constitution. The Hall vice
president would preside over
the Court.
Duties of the secretary,
treasurer and social director
would be to "coordinate and
advise" corresponding floor
officers, instead of tc "direct
and control" or "coordinate
and advise," as in t h e other
constitution.
have taken this action under
Article IV, Section 1, sub
section B of its constitution or
under .Article III, Section 1,
subsection L if such legisla
tion had pertained to all or
! ganizations rather than to just
one organization specifically.
These decisions were made
as a declaratory judgment by
the Court after hearing the
case of Tassels vs. the Asso
ciation of Students of the Uni
versity of Nebraska (ASUN)
Saturday morning.
In this case Linda Muff,
president of Tassels, asked the
Court on behalf of the or
ganization for a judgment as
to the rights of the ASUN Stu
dent Senate to establish a
new interviewing b o a r d for
Homecoming queen finalists.
Miss Muff's legal counsel, Er
ic Eisenhart, said that Tass
els' constitution gave Tassels
the right to establish the pro
cedures for such a board and
the "selection" of the final
ists. ASUN Answers
ASUN, which was the de
fendant in the action, answer
ed Tassels' arguments by
stating that Article IV, Sec
tion 1, subsection C of the
ASUN Constitution gave Sen
ate the power to "schedule
and-or conduct all student
elections of general Univer-
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ASUN the power to select the
finalists if it so chose.
Student Court in ruling that
ASUN' did not have the power
to "select" the candidates,
explained that Article IV, Sec
tion 1, subsection C only gave
Senate the right to set the
date for and prescribe the
manner in which the election
could take place and did not
give Senate the right to "se
lect." Xi's Ask Students
ro Aid Orphanage
Theta Xi fraternity is col
lecting Nebraska - Oklahoma
football tickets for children at
Whitehall orphanage in Lin
coln. Dave Ewing, Theta Xi vice
president, explained that
about 30 young people at
Whitehall would like to go to
the game and that since many
people won't be using their
football tickets this Thursday,
Whitehall would be the per
fect place to give the extra
tickets.
Ewing noted that not every
one who is going home on
Thanksgiving Day can sell
his ticket and that instead of
just not using them, Whitehall
could put them to good use.
He said that anyone who
has a ticket they are not using
could bring it to the Theta Xi
fraternity, 1535 R. or call
432-2414 and somebody will
come to pick up the ticket.
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but surely expand Into twelve
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1965
"In common usage election
implies at least the part of
the process where the polls
are established, set up, and
the votes actually cast. Sow
ever, it would seem to take
a strained definition of t h e
word "election" to include the
interviewing and selection of
candidates stage of the pro
cess," the Court's decision
stated.
More Requested
However, the Court explain
ed that Tassels had request
ed more. "They request a
holding that the ASUN may
never disturb a right that is
written in the constitution of
an organization subordinate to
the ASUN. if that organiza
tion's constitution has been
approved."
The Court refused to give
Tassels this request. Under
Article IV, Section 1, subsec
tion B of the ASUN constitu
tion Senate has the right "to
establish . . . new and uni
form conditions for the con
tinued approval of existing
student organizations . . .,"
the court noted with emphasis
on "new, uniform and con
tinued approval."
Thus under this Article
the Senate may have the pow
er to pass legislation which
might void some provisions of
the constitutions of subordin
ate organizations, the court
said. This same interpretation
was given to Article VII, Sec
tion 1, subsection L.
The Court did not make any
judgment as to how far this
power might extend. But it
did say that it was limited to
uniform legislation, meaning
that it must affect a class of
subordinate organizations and
may not be directed specific
ally to one organization as
was the case in the Tassels
legislation in question Sept. 25.
Limits Not Defined
"Exactly how far this pow
er eoes. what limits therp ar
on arnd .twhat f .mor Pre-
jcise definition of "uniform'
is will be reserved for future
decisions. The legislation pre
sented here does not properly
present the question and we
do not choose to deal in hypo
theticals to further deliniate
it." the decision stated.
Keith Mclntyre. chief jus
tice of the Court, stressed that
this decision was only a dec
claratory judgment of the
rights of the parties. He said
it was merely prospective
and does not in any way af
fect the validity of the selec
tion of candidates and the
election of the Homecoming
queen for the 1965 contest.
Cornhusker Pictures
Today is the last day Corn
husker pictures may be tak
en. Since the photographers
are scheduled to leave for
New York, it will be lmpos.
sible to have picture! retaiea
after today.
