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Editorial Opinion
A Much Deeper Flaw
Looktng thdn the surface of recent events,
the interest displayed in forming new parties appears to
be not merely the desire for more political independence,
but a symptom of a deeper flaw in student government.
The real ifallet is not dissatisfaction with the students'
political macianery. but diwaisfaction with the students'
representatives this machinery has put into office.
Without a doubt, this year's All-University Cabinet
has been weak and vaccinating. The simple fact is that
this Cabinet has not represented the students.
Now one administration member has expressed the
belief that Cabinet's job should not be to represent the
students but to he an informed intelligencia to make the
decisions for them. Even if this were Cabinet's function,
certainly it does not number all the informed students
on campus among its members. And it has even far from
represented what might be considered informed student
opinion.
To more nearly represent the student body, we be
lieve two things are needed.
First, Cabinet seats must be filled more directly by
the student body. Secondly, the membership on Cabinet
should be increased to include a wider divergence of
opinions and to avoid possible control by one or two small
Cliques.
To accomplish the first objective, some present Cabi
net seats should be eliminated. These include the Women's
Student Government Association president (a separate all
girl representative has no place in an integrated student
government); the president of the Board of Dramatics and
Forensics and the editor of The Daily Collegian, neither
of whom is elected directly by the students; and the presi
dents of the Athletic Association and the Women's Recrea
tion Association, both of whom have contributed little
toward the ends of Cabinet.
To enlarge Cabinet, combination of elections through
college councils and living areas and direct elections at
large could be used. The latter could Include both political
and non-political seats.
Larger representation for the junior, sophomore and
freshman classes also should be considered.
In any case, a thorough study by a committee of
competent students could result in a comprehensive plan
for a congress of student representatives which actually
represent the students. This can be accomplished as soon
as students realize that the campus needs not so much
new political parties as it needs a completely new outlook
on student government itself.
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Washington Beat
Be Thankful:
Snow Brings
Togetherness
By ARTHUR EDSON
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.7 (JP)—
How unfortunate are those Who
live in warmer climates.
Without an occasional snow
storm to snarl traffic and create
assorted confusion, what do they
find to talk about all winter long?
So there's trouble in Tunisia.
So the play-acting trip to the
moon is over, and successful. So
President Eisenhower has dashed
off another note to his old pen
pal. Soviet Premier Bulganin.
That's not what the man in the
street is talking about. The man
in the street— he's probably
stamping his feet to keep warm
as he waits for an elusive bus or
street car—is talking about the
biggest storm hereabouts in 22
years.
Fourteen inches of snow. What
winds! What drifts! And, mercy
on our snowdraped magnolia
trees, the temperature down to
around zero!
Besides providing conversation,
adversity brings people together.
Neighbors who rarely speak may
now dig each other out. Motor
ists who normally treat pedes
trians as lepers now —at least,
sometimes —cheer fully stop to
pick up stragglers.
The news, too, has unusual
touches.
A Washington regulation pro
vides that if your car isn't wear
ing snowtires or chains, and you
get stuck on a major street,
you're liable to arrest and a fine.
The official who fails to clear the
snow from the street, and there
by causes you to get stuck in the
first plate. goes free.
The Turkish Embassy finds it
self in a strange situation. It had
planned a party for Saturday,
which had to be called off be
cause of the blizzard. The Turks
are eating high on the fish roe
these days. using up all that left
over caviar.
Then there's the customary
story that hobs up with every
snowstorm: The co untr y wife
who chooses this moment to have
a baby, and does so, while snow
plows and ambulances try to
reach her. Will women never be
come sensible and have their ba
bies in pleasant weather?
And the things to see in a snow
storm.
The cardinal. made bold by hun
ger. eating off the back steps.
With his bla c k mask and his
frawzled topknot, he looks like an
unkempt but determined burglar.
The snow, making lovely pat
terns with its swirling drifts, as
you fight your way through on
foot. toward work. Whoever
started this nonsense about Vir
ginia being a Southern state?
The maiesty of the Lee man
sion. overlooking Arlington Cem
etery. The Lincoln Memorial,
even more impressive when cov
ered with snow.
The sports car, geared to reach
incredible speeds in a flash, bur
ied not only under nature's sup
ply but also given an extra help
ing by a snow plow, now as help
less as the car of any peasant.
And a final note of wonder:
Congress always is belittled for
poor timing, for being slow. But
here, on a weekend when the
country- is battered by storm, Con
gress came through nobly.
It issued a report on the ant
arctic.
Gazette
TODAY
Newnan Club Forty Room Devotions. 7
p.m., Church
Neiman Clab :Howie. "The Pastille De-
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Hamilton Lounge
Outing Club. Rock Climbing Division. 7
p.m.. 121 MI
Gamma Sigma Sigma. 5 p.m.. Grange Ree.
Room
"Viewing Europe Thew Slides." 7 p.m,
213 HUB
Clover Club. 'Toeeibilities of USDA• Ent.
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Hind Intermediate and Conversational
Hebrew. :lb p.m.. Foundation
Phi hin Epsilon. Mr. Paul F. Henning on
'The Fundamental Theorem of Altehra:'
7:30 p.m.. 114 Sparks
Economies Seminar, Dr. J. J. Kaufman on
'The 13nion Is a Statesman
Review." noon. HUB Dinirur Room '''A"
American Chemical Society. Dr. James H.
Freeman on The Chemistry of Phenol•
Formaldehyde Reactions." 7:30 p.m., 111
Boucke
Vesper Service, Dr. E. P. Nye on "A Chris•
tian Approach to the Physical Sciences."
4:30 Chapel
Meteorology Seminar. Edward S. Epstein
on - Vertical Velocities in the Strum.
sphere: A Case Study • 2:10 p.m. 219
WiLtart
Little Man on Campus by Dick Balder
"Why, yes—l have your application here someplace."
Behind the News
Sunday's Politics
Forecasts Future
At least two important events seem likely to result
from the roaring, colorful brawl that was Sunday night's
University party meeting.
The first will be a charter from the Senate Committee
on Student Affairs.
The second may be the spectacle of a political "house
divided against itself' during
the spring campaign. "There are going to be an
Sunday's 2-hour meeting, a awful lot of unwilling Univer
circus far exceeding any exhi- sity party members after this
bition of All-University Cabi- meeting," said one observer
net, gaye Par- Sunday. Failure by Cabinet to
ty Chairma• approve the revision would, of
John D'Arif
course, "set the insurgents
lo permani free."
leadership But some leaders are known
the party to be looking for loopholes in
narrowvii the revision itself, and chances
tory over lir" appear fairly good that they
er t Johns will find one.
candidate
groups whi
have been
sociated w.
Lion party.
Now D'An
gelo, armed with a list of near
ly 350 party "members," is ex
pected to have little trouble in
gaining a favorable recommen
dation from the Senate Sub
committee on Organizational
Control. And such a recom
mendation would seem to vir
tually assure the party a char
ter from the Senate Commit
tee on Student Affairs.
But a healthy minority of the
University party membership
is expected to "want out," part
ly because it will be needed
elsewhere. However, under an
Elections Code revision which
must still be approved by All-
University Cabinet to become
effective, no student who regis
tered Sunday night may switch
party affiliation.
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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1958
By Bob Franklin
The annual spring logroll
ing contests, however, are not
confined to the arena of poli
tical party organization.
The Senior Men are begin
ning to look around at their
possible successors. But their
annual spring campaign of
choosing, cutting and extensive
underground movements does
not look to be up to its usual
strength this year.
Perhaps one reason for this
is that the Junior Men seem
quite capable to work things
out among themselves. Already
reports have filtered in of a
secret meeting of 15 or 20 Jun.
for Men to be held sometime
this week• Business reportedly
will include not only lining up
political candidates but also
discussing a number of ir&
portant appointments and top
positions in non-political stu•
(Continued on page five)
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