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EDITOR'S NOTE: This
story is the third in a scries
by Jan Itkin, senior staff
writer, on the role political
parties could play in the
framework of student gov
ernment. A graduate assistant in po
litical science and a Univer
sity student expressed diver
gent views as to the effect of
political parties on student
government.
"All political parties in the
beginning stages provide a
more sophisticated, more pro
fessional campaign and tend
to attract the best possible
people," said Mrs. B e 1 1 e
(Harding) Wright, a gradu
ate assistant who helped or
ganize Vox Populi her senior
year.
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SPACE . . may be a problem in some sororities next
year as these coeds gather in one room to demonstrate.
Sorority Housing
Causes Problems
By Bruce Giles
Senior Staff Writer
Some University sorority
houses might not be able to
accomodate the freshman
girls that wish to move from
the dormitories and into the
houses next fall.
The situation has come be-;;
cause the quota of girls that
sororities could pledge was
raised last fall.
Panhellenic advisor, Miss
Madeline Girard, said that
"possibly some girls will have
to live in the dorm, if
they don't have room in the
houses."
She said the Panhellenic
Advisory Board is discussing
the problem and will give its
recommendation to Panhel
lenic for a decision.
Miss Girard noted that a
decision should be made soon
as because "dormitories are
filling up and we want to be
sure the girls have some
place to stay."
In order to live in an apart
ment, a girl would hve to re
ceive permission from the dean
'House'
To Aid
Board
The job of the AWS repre
sentative this year will not be
just t u r n i n g in the AWS
sheets, but will constitute an
exciting part of college life,
AWS President Pam Hedge
cock told the AWS House of
Representatives Thursday.
"We hope to use the House
of Representatives extensive
ly this year," she noted, "to
try to overcome the definite
problem of communication."
"The Board acts responsi
bly and tries to be representa
tive, but communication Is
necessary," Miss Hedgecock
continued. "And we ask t h e
House of Representatives for
their help in solving this prob
lem." She cited projects for the
year Including evaluating the
demerit system "which may
end up in a complete revision
of the system if we feel it is
needed," establishing the sen
ior key system and a monthly
or biweekly AWS newsletter
for the University women.
"There is also the possibil
ity of a constitutional conven
tion," Miss Hedgecock said.
"At any rate there will be a
change in the constitution fol-
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"As the party grows old
er, it attracts more people
and grows stronger," Mrs.
Wright continued. "After a
party has the people then it
can wonder about issues."
Doubts Expressed
Randy Prior, a University
student who organized student
Action for Governmental Ef
fectiveness (SAGE) which
some people consider a likely
future political party, ex
pressed doubts as to whether
political parties could accom
plish anything other than
electing people to office.
"In order for a two-party
system to operate there must
be a dialogue or a dichoto
my of views," he said, "and
in student government the is
sues do not divide like that."
of women, and the individual
house board, according to
Miss Girard.
She said she thought most
girls would rather live on
campus in the house, how
ever. Some houses, Including Al
pha Delta Pi, Chi Omega,
Kappa Kappa Gamma and
Sigma Kappa, said they have
a national rule which does not
allow members to live outside
the house or the dormitory.
Seven of the sororities con
tacted indicated they would
be able to accomodate their
active chapter. However,
some of these said that Lin
coln girls would not be able
to live in the house unless
they were officers. Some
said there would have to be
three persons per room in
several of the rooms.
Nancy Wolf, corresponding
secretary of Alpha Chi Ome
ga, said that with their new
addition there would be no
problems of overcrowding.
Noting that her house had
two sophomores living in the
dorm Susie Grant, vice pres
ident of Alpha Delta Pi, said
their house would not accom
odate all the new sopho
mores. She said she thought that
girls living in apartments
would hurt house unity.
"We told the girls that the
six new initiates with the
lowest grades would have to
live in the dorm," commented
Annette Suder, Alpha P h I
house manager.
Erma Winterer, president
of Kappa Delta and also of
Panhellenic, commented
about seniors moving out of
the house, "We lose them
soon enough ... we need
their leadership and concern
in the house."
"While it is a privilege to
live in the house, perhaps the
sophomores with the lowest
averages need to live in the
house," she said, when asked
how to determine which
membes of a class should
live in a dorm. She also
said it could be a combination
of two or more classes that
would have to be moved into
the dormitories.
The Alpha Xi Delta house
will not have room for "at
the most seven girls," accord
ing to Joyce Meyer, pres
ident. However, she noted
that they may add' onto their
house or convert their chap
ter room into several rooms.
She said she thought an
apartment would offer more
privacy and quiet, but she
thought, some limitation
living in apartments.
Although not facing a short
Cont. on pg. 4, col 2
He then questioned the ef
fectiveness of student govern
ment at all and readied the
conclusion that "the justifica
tion lies with issues like the
proposed tuition increas
where it served to consolidate
student opinion into an effec
tive force."
Most student needs, he con
tinued, are better served by
the Administration, their oth
er activities or dormitory or
Greek organizations.
Relevant Issues
Mrs. Wright commented on
the question of relevant is
sues. "To an extend the charges
are true," she said, "but there
are issues. This year, for in
stance, the major issue could
Friday, March 25,
How To Succeed . . .
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romises
By RANDY IREY
Junior Staff Writer
The lights dim. The orches
tra begins its rising tide of
sound. Gradually the curtains
part and the footlights come
up.
"Hold it, let's take it from
the first measure again,"
shouts the conductor. Slowly
the actors return to their
places to try again.
And so the next-to-1 a s t
dress rehearsal for Kosmet
Klub's "How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Try
ing" began anew. Time was
running out, because the
show is Friday and Saturday
night at the Pershing Audi
torium. 'Last Chances'
"This is one of our last
chances to iron everything
out," advises Mrs. Lou Hall,
the director, "so let's show
what we can do."
This time things go better.
The lead begins his first
song. "That's it, Finch (his
character name), stay near
those mikes," mutters Lou
to no one in particular.
Scenes shift even though
the curtain never closes un
til the first act is over. In
stead, blackouts are used to
give the stage hands time to
move scenery on and off the
stage.
When the lights come on,
the stage is full of actors, all
still, like a snapshot of mo
tion all, but one who is tardy
getting into place. "Just a
minute!" barks Lou. "When
we have a freeze, I w a n t
everyone in place when the
lights come up."
No Complaining
There's no grumbling
among the actors when she
asks them to try it again.
They know that they were
wrong, and as always, Lou
is right. One asks "How can
you get away with anything
with her out there?"
Lou keeps the actors mov
ing, while at the same time
analyzing, talking, and writ
ing notes. She is in ultimate
command of every situation.
The expected mistakes ap
Bill Cosby To Appear
At Pershing hi April
Comedian Bill Cosby will
be appearing Saturday April
30 at 8 p.m. in Pershing Audi
torium. Block tickets for the ap
pearance go on sale April 4
in the Nebraska Union with
individual tickets available
the following day. On the bill
with Cosby are the "Brandy
wine Singers."
Cosby started out in the
comedy business as a part
time bartender, a job he took
the summer after his second
year at Temple University.
Cosby was a football and
track star for the university
He quit college after his sec
ond year, as his popularity
as a comedian grew, and he
was booked at various night
spots and on national televi
sion. Among Cosby's routines is
a rendition of Noah building
his ark in which he converses
with "the Lord" and asks in
credulously, "W h a t's an
ark?" meanwhile interjecting
hearty exclamation of
"Right!" in answer to the
Lord's orders for the ark.
be just how much authority
should student government
have in student affairs."
"After all the students are
a vast reservoir of potential
strength," she added.
Political parties also make
student government more cf
f e c t i v e, she continued,
because they aid in electing
the best people possible and
at times even recruit the best
people to make student gov
ernment more effective.
Prior agreed in part, "If
one agrees that student gov
ernment is effective in cer
tain areas, the organizing
parties for election of candi
dates is effective only in
sofar as the campaign is not
just out-blasting others."
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pear. Actors skip lines, and
they are willingly repeated.
Stagehands have trouble with
. the scenery, such as not get
ting it all on in time or being
spotlighted on the stage when
the lights come up.
"You think these are prob
lems?, asks Lou. "You should
have seen it last night (Tues
day). I thought the roof was
going to blow off. At one
point, snow began sifting
down on the stage. One chunk
fell down on someone and
they accused their fellow ac
tors of a snow-ball fight."
Then she is off. Someone
has a costume problem 'and
Lou is summoned to find a
solution.
Practice, Practice
"I kinda wished it could
have kept snowing," jokes
one of the male actors dur
ing a break. - "I -was rather
looking forward to being
snow-bound here with all these
girls. But if that would have
happened, Lou would have
had us practicing all night."
Suddenly Lou is back, her
presence not being detected
because of her sneakers. "I
think, in fact, I know we'll
be ready for Friday night,"
her voice taking on a raspy
tone as laryngitis takes over.
"I would be really satisfied
if someone would just turn
the heat up." And then she
is off.
The actor continues. "We'll
definitely be ready by Thurs
day night. You've got to be
able to do the show the night
before, otherwise you won't
know whether or not you
can do it when it really
counts. I noticed a lot of im
provement when we came
down to practice here at
Pershing."
"So did I," chimes in one
of the female leads. "It is a
lot easier down here. Back
at the Union it's so different.
You can't judge stage direc
tions. Also, we use props
here which makes the acting
a whole lot easier."
Colorful Scenery
The props and scenery add
a great deal to every show
Cosby
Another of Cosby's funnies
is a take-off on Clark Kent
changing into his Superman
costume during which he
asks, "What are you doin' in
the phone booth?"
Cosby has made some rec
ord album collections of his
material including one titled
"Bill Cosby is a Very Funny
Fellow Right!" and another
called "i started out as a
child."
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"They are effective, how
ever, if they serve to publi
cize views and add to-t h e
political dialogue," he added
Lack of Interest
He spoke of SAGE as a
group that "started out as a
political party, but is more
of a spirit now" and added
that one reason it had nev
er turned into a party was
lack of student interest in par
ticipating. "Therefore, I can't see any
real value for political par
ties other than near elec
tions," he said, but M r s.
Wright suggested that just
getting people elected was an
effective measure in itself.
"Anyone taking political
science knows that political
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and "How to Succeed" is no
exception. A lot of time and
about $3,500 has gone into
this aspect of the production
alone. The most outstanding
impact of the scenery upon
the audience is its color, each
object seeming to leap off the
stage and into the mind.
"This has certainly been a
great experience," says the
female lead. "Besides, I have
had a great time doing it. It
has hurt my studies, but that
is because it takes so much
time to produce a polished
Lectures Planned
By Psychologists
Three leading psychologists
will speak at the second sec
tion of the University's 14th
annual Symposium on Moti
vation at the Nebraska Cen
ter March 31-April 1.
They are Dr. Vincent Deth
ier, University of Pennsyl
vania; Dr. Harry Helson, Kan
sas State University; and Dr.
William Malamud, National
Association for Mental Health
at New York City.
The first section of the 14th
annual Symposium on Moti
vation was held last Decem
ber. The proceedings are pub
lished by the University of
Nebraska Press and are rec
ognized as the best source of
information on current trends
in motivation.
Builders Plan
For Interviews
Interviews for the assistant
chairman of the Builders
tours committee will be held
Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. in the
Nebraska Union.
Applications may be pick
ed up at the Builders office,
room 342 in the Union, and
are due back by Wednesday
at 5 p.m.
Housing For Foreign Students
Report To Go To City Council
By Jan Itkin
Senior Staff Writer
For probably the first time
in the history of the Univer
sity, a student government
representative will appear be
fore the Lincoln City Council
to present a report.
Sen. Terry Schaaf, chair
man of the ASUN public is
sues committee, will appear
before the City Council at
1:30 p.m. Monday to present
parts of his report on foreign
student housing.
The report was presented
before Student Senate in Feb
ruary and contained a recom
mendation that the City
Council "take immediate ac
tion on instituting a study and
investigation of housing near
the University campus in the
hope of establishing minimum
standards for all housing
which could then be extend
ed throughout the city."
Report Problems
Schaaf explained, "We've
been put on the Council
agenda for Monday. At that
time I will give each of the
Councilman a copy of our re
port and give a 15-minute
parties are formed to eled
people to office," she said.
"Political parties provide a
more sophisticated and 1 e s s
expensive manner of e 1 e c
tion," she stressed, "and can
make student government
more effective in that it is
a vehicle to elect the be it
possible people some of
whom may not have other
wise." She said that the biggest
problem political parties face
is that after election "there
is no way of enforcing party
discipline. The only answer
is to get the party members
solidly committed to the goais
of the party."
Opposition Needed
Opposition, she stressed, is
e Success
show. When I get home from
rehearsals, all I can do is
drag myself to bed."
"O.K. everybody, lets get
going again," commands Lou,
and off the actress runs.
During one break, the cos
tume manager goes over
some of the things he has no
ticed. Since this is the first
full-dress rehearsal, they are
many. "J. B., get someone
to iron those pants of yours.
You can still see the creases
from the hangers in them."
No detail is too incidental.
'Best Possible'
And thus the rehearsal goes
on into the night. Every so of
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sing of their undying love in a scene from the Kosmet
Klub musical.
presentation on some of the
problems which pertain to the
city."
He added that he under
stood that the city Is present
ly attempting to set up mini
mum housing standards.
"The mayor told me that
the city is involved in prelim
inary steps toward handling
the problems of substandard
pleased he university stu
dents were showing concern."
Schaaf noted.
"Any student senators or
students in general who are
concerned about the foreign
student housing are welcome
to come to the meeting," he
added. "All City Council
meetings are open to the pub
lic." Open Communication
Schaaf cited another pur
pose in appearing before the
City Council.
"The other aspect, aside
from the direct one of improv
ing housing, Is opening chan
nels of communication be
tween ASUN and the City
Council." he noted. "We are
attempting to establish defi
neces.sar lor the continu
ance of political parties on
the University campus.
"Vox Populi has no future
at all unless some form of op
position forms," Mrs. Wright
said. "In some respect, that's
also an answer to the ques-'
tiono of issues how can
there be issues until there Is
an opposition to take a stand
against the things we're
for?"
She commented that V 0 x
Populi has advanced, how
ever, since last year.
"Last year we attracted
people and this year the peo
ple we attracted have aroused
more interest and the party
is ready to run by itself,"
she said.
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ten a new problem arises,
but it is quickly solved by
the knowledgeable personnel.
Finally it is over and the au
ditorium is emptied. All but
for Lou and some of her as
sistants who will go on into
the night perfecting the play.
"I want the best perform
ance possible," states Lou.
"A lot of work and attention
to little details is the answer."
And so, when the lights
dim tonight and the orches
tra begins its rising tide of
sound, you can be assured
that if Lou Hall has her way,
it will be a polished and per
fect performance.
nite communication links be
tween the two."
He cited questions like
parking on the University
campus and the proposed di
agonal that would parallel
16th and 17th streets as mat
ters concerning both the Uni
versity students and the City
Council.
"Many problems of the Uni
versity could be dealt with
through the City Council," he
noted.
'First Time'
Schaaf said, "As far as I
know, this is the first time
that the student government
has addressed the City Coun
cil; at least, I know of no
other time in recent years."
"Student government may
have passed resolutions on to
them," he continued, "but to
my knowledge, no one has
appeared before them."
He added that he hoped
lines of communication could
be established to the City
Council in much the same
manner as lines have been es
tablished to the Faculty Sen
ate and the Board of Regents.
