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Editorial Opinion
A New Field for USG
For the second time in two weeks a bill concerned
with national and international affairs will be discussed
on the floor of the student government Congress.
Last week the Congress tabled indefinitely a motion
to condemn the House Un-American Activities Committee.
This week the Congressmen will be asked to take a
stand on the apartheid policy of the Republic of South
Africa
These bills have brought up again the question of
whether it is within the realm of student government to
discuss national and international Issues.
We uphold the rights of USG to discuss and to take
stands on these issues.
We believe it is the duty of the Congress to represent
the views of the students of this University. It is the only
body on campus which can represent the opinions of a
majority of the students.
Students have strong opinions on affairs on this cam
pus. Student government has attempted to accurately pre
sent these views to the faculty, or administrators con-
cerned
But, students have views on other problems besides
campus ones. There is no adequate way of having these
views represented. Most students cannot vote and there
for® are not represented In the U.S. Congress. Also most
students do not belong to a special interest group such as
a labor union which would represent their views.
Thus we feel that it is the responsibility of student
government to mo.ve into this new area of student repre
sentation. No one else can do it.
In this particular case, the Congress is being asked to
condemn the policy of apartheid, an extreme form of
segregation which separates the nation of South Africa
Into two communities—the blacks and the whites.
The bill states that apartheid Is "incompatible with
the democratic principles of the rights of the individual
without regard to race, religion or. creed."
We agree fully with this bill. We urge the Congress
to adopt this resolution and that student body president
Dean Wharton make the views of the students on this Uni
versity, as expressed by their representative government,
known to the officials of this nation and those of the
Union of South Africa.
Proposed Election Changes
Two bills on the elimination of special elections will
be presented before the USG Congress tonight.
One bill, a Constitutional amendment, calls for the
elimination of special elections to fill midterm vacancies
on the Congress. It proposes that these seats be filled by
the person who received the next highest amount of votes
In the regular election. In case there is no runner-up, the
seat would be filled by a person appointed by the president
of the area council where the vacancy occurs.
We are very much in favor of this procedure for filling
vacant Congress seats. We urge the Congress to approve
this constitutional change.
The second proposal is a change in the elections code
which would eliminate run-off elections in the case of a
tie in the original balloting.
The bill proposes that the area council involved break
the tie. . “
We do nof agree with fhis proposal. More than one
person is elected to the Congress from most areas.-With
fewer choices offered in a run-off election, students may
have a definite preference for one candidate even though
they may have supported both in the first balloting.
In the few cases where a tie might occur, no solution
is as fair and democratic as another election.
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soft touch
Jazz, ice cream cones, liberalism,
American opera and poetry com
prise much of Critique, a student
edited magazine v/hich is out
today. Much of the material with
in the striking cover is refreshing
and good. It has been a long time
since a student effort has shown
so much potential.
Although the editors seem to
have-been'more interested in at
tracting a diverse
crowd than in
technicalities, their
product is com-
mendable and on
the whole, good
reading. The ma-
terial offered to
the reader is gath-
ered in slices from
almost every facet
of campus and real
The most ob
vious and there- M i ss BEESON
lore the most unfortunate of these
offerings is a feature on three of
our more famous football players,
with specially autographed pic
tures (for one’s scrapbook) added
as a special treat.
Over and far above this are
other articles, written by student,
faculty and outside contributors.
Robert Frost , Poet
By ANN PALIWER
Editor
A great man died yesterday and
took with him the deep and heart
felt regrets of his beloved Ameri
ca.
Robert Frost, who died at the
age of 88, was American in verse.
Natural, simple, down-to-earth,
and free. He was one with his
birches, his flowers, his bonfires,
his wood-piles and his roads not
taken. He was the country,- rural
people and Nature.
Frost was a man who, in the
midst of world confusion and con
stant tension, .kept his precious
optimism. So it was Jan. 20. 1961
when he recited "The Gift Out
right" at the inauguration of Pres
ident John F. Kennedy.
“Firm in our free beliefs with
out dismay, In any game the na
tions want to play. A golden age
of poetry and power, Of which
this noonday’s the beginning,
hour.”
Frost had a rare power which
enabled him to capture, in rela
tively few words, the'very essence
of life. In “The Road Not Taken”
he says: “Two roads diverge in a
'Code' Revisions Supported
TO THE EDITOR; Several ques
tions concerning elections proced
ures have arisen recently and sev-
Sral recommendations for Elec
tions Code revisions will'be sub-
mitted to the USG Congress to
night, and at other meetings in the
future.
I agree with George Jackson
that all run-off and special elec
tions should be eliminated, and
that in the event of ineligibility of
the Congressman, the area council
President should, with the . ap
proval of his council, appoint a
replacement for this position.
The replacement for this posi
tion would not necessarily be of
the same party as the ineligible
Congressman. This is a small sac
rifice parties will have, to contend
with for not nominating .or en
dorsing 1 candidates capable of
handling academic and extra-cur
ricular chores, and is only rea
sonable.
Concerning Mr. Gordon's idea
of special elections in the winter
and spring it seems to me, only to
add complications of elections and
an extra burden to the elections
commission and student body as
well as.being unnecessary. As for
Gordon's idea of temporary re
placements before special elec
tions; it is evident, and seen from
experience, that very few people,
new to the Congress, in a few short
weeks can'accomplish anything of
significant, importance to their
1 area and develop any. interest or
knowledge of the overall affairs
of the student government.
The recommendation of .-Jack
son’s that all political parties may
que on Critique
Nathan Cobb, manning the jazz
department, has written a sensi
tive, all-encompassing essay de
scribing Jazz to the layman. It is
a'unique presentation and creates
a “feeling” of the subject within
the reader.
Writing incognito, one of the
editors of the magazine has hu
morously reported the results of
a survey taken on students' pro
pensity for eating ice cream cones
by the National Foundation for the
Dissolution of Vital Social Prob
lems. Besides making one want to
run to the Creamery, it shoots a
few well-aimed and well-earned
darts at certain members of the ad
minist/alion. Glad to see the satire
back on campus.
A Play designed to fit well into
the Theatre of the Absurd move;
ment, written by James McElhan
ey (grad student), is glaringly
conical and leaves one wishing for
slightly more subtlety. But per
haps irrational man is this way.
Poems by Lynn Freedman and
Lewis Kochin (students) are of
merit also. Kochin’s work seems
to be particularly meaningful and
well-polished.
An article by Sen.. Karl Mundt
on liberalism stands out as one of
the most valuable features offered.
He explores his subject extensive-
wood, and I I took the one lesSf
traveled by. And that has made
all the difference.”
In one line he has described'the
precious freedom of every Ameri
can citizen: "Something there Is
that doesn't love a wall ..."
His deep understanding of hu
manity is always evident. With
a single word he has been able to,
stimulate the imagination and -
hopes of a nation. With a phrase
he has done even more. And with
the entire volume of his . works
he has given America a gift that
can never be replaced.
Robert Frost is indeed a man
worthy of high tribute. He has left
this country a goal toward which
to work. He has left - America a
faith In its future. He has left
America these lines:
endorse candidates, but that the
candidates must still file a peti
tion is also enthusiastically sup
ported by University Party, but I
would like to add one revision to
this.
, Granted the Congress will re
ceive more responsible candidates
who. have more time to petition
for nomination and more inde
pendently handle their own cam
paign: but, there may be a diffi
culty in acquiring this list of
names in an area where each party
' endorses a full slate of candidates,
and where people also run . inde
pendently.
I -believe, for example, that in
an area such as the fraiernily area
where between 15 and 20 candi
dates could be seeking office and
where as many as 2.000 different
names may be required for: these
petitions, that since each voter has
the privilege to vote for five can
didates for election, that a person
in this area or all areas may sign
the same number of petitions as
positions open in the area; this
seems only reasonable and demo
cratic.
-Gordon’s and Jackson’s propos
als are all wen Intended in what.
each believes to be the interests
of student government, but when,
the Congress attempts to decide on .
these, and any others,’ I hope and
expect they will act with fore
sight/based on past experience, to
eliminate the several elections
code revisions and constitutional
complications that seem manifest-,
each time a new election is com
pleted.
"There is no one I
Am put out with
Or put out by .y. .
“And I may return
If dissatisfied
With what I learn
From having died.”
from “Away’.’
—Francis Conle
University Pariy Chairman
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30, 1963
■by donnan beeson
ly and offers the reader one of the
best arguments yet put forth on
the subject. -
The lack of good opera In Amer
ica comes under fire in an article
by Leonard Raver (professor). He
ties his complaint in with a coming
Artists Series program and ex
presses appreciation at its being
offered to the University.
Another faculty member, Mary
Jean Thomas, contributed an ar
ticle for the tneatre department of
the magazine concerning “The
Fantasticks,” a coming, production
by the University Theatre.
Three pages are devoted to
poetry by John Tagliabue, profes
sor at another college.
Amusing features in the maga--
zine include blurbs from various
(one in particular) campus publi
cations with editorial comment.
There are cartoons and a calendar
of upcoming events outlining those
functions which a student interest
ed in becoming or seeming to be
an intellectual should not miss.
This feature should prove very
useful.
Every student should give up
the twq-and-orie-half ice cream
cones’ worth of money to peruse
this, THEIR magazine. One can
not help but think that students
are more interested in reading
their own or their peers* work
than in reading other contribu
tions to a student magazine.
This is not to say that faculty,
politicians and other writers do
not have much to offer, but why
not take the chance to express
ourselves?. On a campus such as
this'which has borne the burden
of few vehicles for student expres
sion for so long, there is-indeed
cause for us to'correct the situa
tion.
Take heed, fellow workers,
WDFM Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JAN. J«, 1091
4:15 "The Philadelphia*’
Vaughan 'Williams “Fantasia on
Greensleeves" ____
Strauss: VFledermaua Suite*’
Mendelssohn: “Violin-Concert in E"
8:00 Dinner Date
6:00 Washington Reports: news from the
capitol _
0:15 Weatherscop®
6:20 Virtuoso - ' - -
7:30 Weekend Preview: Dick Althouse
interviews Bob Riefsnider, director
of the Fantaaticks
8:00 The Composer Speaks His Mind:
Mr. Stevens & Dr. Raver discuss
Haydn and his music
8:30 E. Power Biggs Series •
9:00 Campus & Religion
9:15 Mostly Music: Light popular music
10:00 Symphonic Notebook:
Brahms: Symphony-No. 4
Franck: Symphony in D
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
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