Cive history of SC, partiesby Robert J. HalaszUC students will, this Thursday and Friday, elect 50 of their number to the tenth annualStudent Government assembly.These persons, to be chosen proportionally from the college, divisions, and professionalschools, will constitute the last SG assembly to be elected in the fall. Starting next April,elections will be held in the spring at the same time as National Student association elections.At SG’s inception in 1947, there were no parties and the candidates ran unaffiliated, butthey soon split into “frater-nitv” and “independent” fac- much different than it is now, (SRP), was organized in 1952. In-tions. Both groups disappeared and il faced opposition, under heriting the loyaliy of ISL oppo-atmost as fast as they started and many names, and from both sides nents on the “left,” SRP was ablethe next year saw the birth of the of hie political spectrum, without to win a majority in the 1952 SGIndependent Students league lieing defeated. election.(ISL). ISL won 75 of 85 seats in Running on the slogan, “a free After a year in the limelight,the 1948 election. university in a free society," the gRP was buried under two deci-Philosophically, ISL was not Student Representative party, s-ve vjctorjesmade a comeback with an upsetvictory in the fall of 1955.The close nature of SRP's vic¬tory (26 to 24) led to turmoilthroughout that year. AlthoughSRP organized the Governmentand held all the chairmanships,they were unable to pass muchof the legislation they desired.When only a handful of ISLmembers showed up at a meetingin January 1956, scheduled on aMonday instead of the traditionalTuesday, SRP swiftly passed sev¬eral controversial bills and reso¬lutions.ISL bitterly challenged the le¬gality of the meeting and SRPfinally agreed to reconsider alllegislation passed at the disputedsession. But SRP’s president, Da¬vid Farquahr, resigned in pro¬test of this action.Last year saw SG’s “Britishparliamentaray system” degener¬ate into a French parliamentarysystem. By the end of the year,only about half the members werecoming, and they all seemed to berepresenting themselves.ISL rode back into power easilyBallot box scheduleThe ballot box schedule, as announced by the electionand rules committee of Student Government is as follows:Thursday October 31Cobb 9:15-Mandel 9:15-Social Science 9:15- 4:306:004:30Swift 9:15- 10:30Eckhart 11 00 -Harper 1:15-International house 5:00-Burton side of B-J 5:00 -Judson side of B-J 5:00- 1 :004:157:307:007:00Friday November 1Cobb 9:15-Mandel . . . . 9:15-Haskell 9:15-Law 9:15Eckhart 11 :00 -Medical school 12:00-Social Sciences 1:15-Judd 2:30 -Cates 5:00 -Ida Noyes 5 :00 -Students must present 10 cards when voting Thosewho have tuition receipts but no ID card may vote onlyon Friday at Mandell hall. 4:306:0010:301 1 :301 :002:004:304:307:007:00 Last year's NSA election saw a triple headed ISL runningagainst a solid SRP.last fall, winning 37 seats to SR-ed, we will not serve,” and drevrP's 13, while a group of lawschool independents (called BAHiwon the remaining three seats,the law school’s allotment.While BAH had little or no in¬fluence in SG, and its membersstopped coming to meetings, a“walkout” by- a sizable group inISL a week before the NSA elec¬tions, threw its remaining mem¬bers into pandemonium.The bone of contention wasthat some of ISL’s “popular”members felt they were carryingthe party in elections while the“hacks” actually ran the partyand government. They decided toform a new party, IA (Independ¬ent Association) and enter it inthe NSA elections.ISL then decided to make some“reforms” and removed the hacksfrom their party. But SRP easilywon all twenty NSA seats as ISLand IA split the remainder of thevotes about evenly. A group calledVICE, which promised, “if elect- 17 per cent of the votes.Following the NSA election, theevicted ISL hacks formed a partycalled the UT (Ugly Ten), andruled Student Government in acoalition with SRP, while the re¬bellious members of IA stoppedcoming, or remained independent.The end of the school yearmercifully intervened soon afterthese events, but not before SGhad passed a bill “indicting” thendean of students Robert M. Stro-zier for threatening to veto a payraise for service center employ¬ees. The dean ignored the indict*ment.During last year, SG reorga¬nized itself, amended the consti¬tution and Student Bill of Rights(approved by the voters in thespring), and set up a committeeto discuss program changes inthe college with faculty members.With IA disbanded, and mostof the UT members gone fromcampus, the two party system hasreturned. Three slates are entered—the traditional ISL and SRP.lists . . . and VICE.Explain SC committee's function. . . and then I ran for SC.Although Student Governmentlast year had eleven standing com¬mittees to perform its legislativefunctions, this year five will performthe same duties.The five are: the election and rulescommittee, committee on recognized stu¬dent organizations (CORSO), the stu¬dent faculty relations committee, cam¬pus action committee, and NSA-studentrights committee.The chairmen of the various commit¬tees will be elected by the Assembly bythe majority party, assuming there isone. However, any student may be amember of any of the committees.As in any legislative body, the commit¬tees have the authority to recommendlegislation to the assembly and to handlebusiness matters within their particularjurisdiction. Special committees may becreated Jo fill a momentary need by thecommittee.The student-faculty relations commit¬tee concerns itself with such matters aseducational procedure and the curricu¬lum. This committee should not be con¬fused wtih the student-faculty advisoryboard, which is a special group composedof both students and faculty members.Ttie two bodies overlap at present, andsome sort of arrangement will have to be worked out to make both groups use¬ful and unique.CORSO takes under its jurisdictionthe recognized student groups on cam¬pus, and recommends action on applica¬tions for recognition. It also investigatesviolations of the student code, and hasthe power to indict and prosecute suchviolators before the student-faculty-ad¬ministration court.CORSO has absorbed the activities co¬ordination committee, which formerlyadministered projects relating to studentorganizations.The campus-action committee relatesto student needs, as reflected in areassuch as the neighborhood, parking regu¬lations, student health, housing, and tui¬tion rates.The NSA-student rights committee ab¬sorbs three old committees: NSA, civilliberties, and academic freedom. Thiscommittee handles matters concerningUC’s affiliation with the National Stu¬dents association, in addition to workingto assure equality of rights for all stu¬dents. Matters concerning academic free¬dom are also referred to this committee.The election and rules committee ad¬ministers the SG and NSA elections, in¬vestigates voting frauds, and applies theSG constitution and by-laws.These functions of Student Govern¬ment should not be confused with its •xeeutive duties. The latter includes thestudent service center, which gives loans,runs the book exchange, gives discounts,sells tickets, and cleans laundry. Theseservices are located in the Reynolds club and are manned by SG's “civil servicedemployees.Other executive service functions aruthe Frankfurt exchange, and charteredlow-cost air flights to Europe.Maroon asks questionsand SC candidates replyIn an attempt to explain further various planks of both the SRP and ISLplatforms, the Maroon interviewed candidates from both parties, on the fol¬lowing issues: student-factuly relationships, Russian exchange, discriminatorypractices, the two parties' aims in this coming year and what they consider tobe the difference between the parties.Student-faculty relationsTo what extent does yourparty think the studentsshould have a voice in suchadministrative decisions astuition increases, changes inthe curriculum, etc? (askedto both parties).Greg Beaver (ISL, College):"Problems of (his nature are ofgreat interest to students. Cer¬tainly there is very little we cando about tuition increase now.However. ISL would like to findout for the students where thetuition increase will be spent andwhere the ‘general service fee’will go. On matters of curriculum,ISL believes ‘students should beconsulted. For this reason, we re¬vived the student-faculty advisorycommittee Where students are al¬lowed to express their views onthe curriculum a n d proposechanges. Although the final de¬cision rests with the faculty, ISLfeels that the students’ viewsshould be heard on matters suchas these.”Judy Tushnet (SRP-College):"We do not know to what extentstudent opinion should be con¬sidered on decisions concerningtire entire University. SRP doesbelieve that students represent aunique interest which the facultyand administration should, at’east, solicit and listen to. We be-lieve that the main reason for theanta^orWm which exists betweenthe students and the faculty andedrrvnisfration is the lack of com-municntion with one another. Atsome schools, students vote on de-cMon-'me’-ing bodies, at othersthey frve no voice at all. Thisyear’s Government, through ther^w:"nr student-faculty relationscomma We. should discuss whatshould be the student’s role in ad¬ministrative decisions on thiscampus.” mation between the two majorhostile forces in the modernworld. This purpose is, if any¬thing, more important in view ofthe latest Russian suppression offree expression. We must showthat we are opposed to this sup¬pression by actively sponsoringfree expression. Student exchangeis one of the best ways for us toactively do this.” ultimate ideal which must be keptin mind is that we desire a trulyintegrated community, and notmerely a ‘transitional’ neighbor¬hood. Any specific projects whichare to be undertakenunust, there¬fore, be designed with this goalin mind.”Russian exchangeIn view of the Russiansuppression of the Hungar¬ian revolt last Ocfober, andthe fact that the Russianshad armed forces in Hun¬gary to suppress any formof freedom of expression inHungary this year during thefirst anniversary of the re¬volt, why does SRP still fa¬vor an exchange of studentswith Moscow university?Lois Adelman (SRP-College):"The purpose of a Russian ex¬change is the exchange of infor- Why isn't there a Russianexchange plank in the ISLplatform this year? What isISL's opinion of a Russianexchange?Diane Cobb (ISL, College!:"The ISL candidates that are elec¬ted to Student Government aregoing to place their efforts uponcampus and local problems.Therefore we do not feel the needfor a Russian exchange plank. SGis limited in what it can accom¬plish in a given time. Studentswould be better represented ifpertinent campus difficultiescould be solved effectively andcompletely instead of discussingmany problems without follow-upaction. Since this is an SG elec¬tion, the platform and the candi¬dates that represent it will con¬cern themselves with problemsexisting at UC. ISL has favoredRussian exchange in the NSAelections. It is our opinion that ex¬change only in the context of gen¬eral cultural exchange is usefuland beneficial. The Soviet Unionand the US State department areshortly staging talks concerningpossible student exchanges. Ifworkable exchanges are establish¬ed, we will support NSA in itsplans for the exchanges and wewould want and welcome ex¬change students on the UC cam¬pus.”Discriminatory practicesWhat are ISL's plans to"work to end discriminationin neighborhood businessesand housing" as stated inthe platform?Clark Kueheman (ISL, Federa¬ted Theological schools): "Thegoal of genuine integration is adifficult one, and it cannot beachieved through the use of reck¬less accusations or actions whichonly serve to increase resistanceto integration on the part of bothraces. The achievement of thisobjective must be sought in con¬nection with the general improve¬ment of the community by coop¬eration with the Hyde Park-Ken-wood Community conference andthe Hyde Park redevelopmentplan; the mechanisms which aremost useful in this respect. TheSPRING SEMESTERIN VIENNA *1195A 5h month program of study andtravel in Furopo. ) on take theV.nglish-t*nigiil courses offered atthe l ini vers it \ <»f \ lenna. ) on liye'in an Austrian home and travelthrough eight countries on threeintegrated stud% tours.Sailing: first week of leb., 1958Application deadline: Dec. AO, 1957i PRICE INCLUDES:Round trip oceanpassage, room andboard in Europe,tuition at Univer-sity of Vienna,three study tours.Please send us your name and address fo:more information and application forms. THE INSTITUTE*01 El koim;ANNam* STUDIESAddress 35 East Vi ackerCity fcone State f'Chicago, 1. III.Sckokt Once SRP finds out thatthere are discriminatorypractices in either the Uni¬versity or the Hyde Parkneighborhood, what positiveaction will SRP take to endsuch discriminatory prac¬tices?Don Broiler (SRI* - College):"SRP in Student Governmentwould confront those individualsand groups who are engaged indiscriminatory practices and de¬mand explanations of tifeir ac¬tions. If after the exertion of pres¬sure, discrimination continues, wewould work for full communitypublicity of these actions. Oncampus, SRP believes that a sys¬tem of student workshops led bytrained social scientists should beestablished with the purpose ofinvestigating the causes of dis¬crimination.”SG's alms this yearWhat overall achieve¬ments does your party wishStudent Government toachieve during the nextyear? (to both parties).Linda Rosenberg (SRP-Col¬lege): "Student Government dur¬ing the past year has sunk intolow esteem on campus. The faelthat the only SG meeting heldthis year was attended by onlytwelve members indicates thatsomething is wrong. This year’s,SG will be a transitional one, lasting just six months. In these sixmonths the Government will haveto be rebuilt. In the first place theGovernment must take positivesteps to insure active student par¬ticipation in their SG. SRP feelsthat the workshops and discus¬sion groups outlined in its nlatform will help achieve this goal.Student Government has to alarge degree lost touch with theadministration, faculty and otherstudent organizations. In order toform a cohesive, active Universitycommunity, the Governmentshould work through the studentfaculty relations committee andwith the various student organizations so that it will be able toco-ordinate and inspire studentopinion and activity.”Richard Johnson (ISL-College):"ISL believes Student Govern¬ment is the only official body oncampus which can represent stu-d e n t opinion on curriculumchanges, inequities in the facultyadvisory system, student healthand dormitory facilities. A greatstride was made in this directionlast year with the establishmentof a student - faculty advisorycouncil composed of members ap¬pointed by SG and representativesof the Faculty Senate. The 1957-58Student Government must makethe council available and perma¬nent organ of communication be¬tween the student body and theFaculty Senate. Besides its re¬sponsibility to ‘represent,’ ISL’ershave always believed that the es¬tablishment of services whichstudents need and want is an im¬portant part of its program. Inline with this philosophy, ISL willpress for the establishment of apublic affairs forum to presentdebates on current affairs topicsfeaturing prominent national fig¬ures.”ISL-SRP differencesWhat do you consider tobe the differences between SRP and ISL? (to both par¬ties).Cardie Burrowsr (SRP-College):"SRP believes that students com¬prise a definite segment of thecampus, community, nation andthe world, rather than the tradi¬tional ISL view that student in¬fluence should be confined to thecampus. We feel that Student Gov¬ernment should attempt to makestudents more effective a£ agroup. In trying to achieve thiskind of representation, it shouldsee that students are informed onall issues with which they areconcerned, through discussion,speakers, etc. Beyond this, theGovernment should learn whatthe campus opinion is, and then,in an appropriate manner, seethat these views are expressed.Don Miller (ISL-College): "TheISL position is that Student Gov¬ernment should concern itselfwith problems that directly con¬cern the students. This conceptdoes not limit Student Govern¬ment to issue on this campus, butin off-campus matters directly af¬fecting students, ISL prefers towork through the National Stu¬dent association.We feel that in practice themain difference getween the par¬ties is that while SRP tends todevote the efforts of SG to emptydebate and vain resolutions, ISLconfers with administration andfaculty members, working outrealistic solutions to studentproblems. . . . »© vote for im because are fIndependent(Gary Stoll, Jerry Kauvar — In«b mndenfas independents because we feel that im pmsistently clouded genuine issues in the Just ofstudent body a chance to elect two Candidatiguised by party labels.What is the value of independent representaEssentially, we can initiate legisla-tion without comprising principle orsubmitting to the whim of a party.This has always held true; most import¬ant legislation has been the result ofconscientious, individual effort, not theconnivings of party hacks.Only by electing qualified independ¬ents—men who are prepared to learnabout student opinion without being in¬fluenced by the need to preserve theirparty—can Student Government fulfillits true function as spokesmen and mir¬ror of campus attitudes.In order to fulfill this function we feelthat:• Belter communication must be es¬tablished between the elected and theelector; • A iform ofRegar4ent sei• Su<of the s<on a fuSDnnel.. To piof S(ud<• An•xchanpternatio• Annt facpe st;e camttlum elI:Below are listed the candidates for the 48 Student GovefrimerISL is running a full slate, but SRP apparently is conceding tIn addition there are two independent candidates running in tlwhich will not be complete in either the College or the divisionsISL College — 20 s<SIGreg Beaver Rosemary Galli Chariot le AdUrpanJudy Bishop Bob Gerwin Lois Adelmau |Bruce Bowman Richard Johnson Zev AelonyJane Bradka Alex Kolben Nancy AhearnMaureen Byers John Lamb Ann BancroftHarold Carmony John Longstreet Don BroderDiane Cobb Donald Miller Carlie Burroviie*Nick DeMerell Frances Moore Ken CaseCynthia Desmond Marie Whipple Karl FingerPhil Epstein Clarence Woods Larry HarrisSociol Sciences — 8ISLRichard Elden Roger Masters ChSultan Hash mi Robert Pavitt PaJoey Helperin Whitney Pope Jo<Paul Hoffman Joan Raphael SaPhysical Sciences — 3 seatsISL SRPNorman Don Bob March TyWilliam Pohl Philip Marcus Sa:Dave Sher Dick Sommerfeld GeLaw School — 3 seatsISL SRPKent Karohl Brooks Johnson • 1 EdA1 Penniman Sanford Katz 4 Cl<Paul Wille Milt Kottler • ^ ' RoBiological Sciences — 2 seats Business School \ISL SRP ISL SRDave FreifelderFred Karst Murray HozinskyMallory Pearce Robert TaylorSteve Appel AlbertJacob ISocial Service Administration — T seatISLKen Stewart SRPno candidate Mi2 • CHICAGO MAROON • OcL 29, 1957Analyses of platforms indicate bothparties want act ive, stronger SCby Gary MokotoffWell-informed ond well-voiced Student Government and student body is the prime goal of the campuspolitical parties this year, judging from each of the party platforms.Both independent candidates in the College and the parties agree that the student-faculty advisory com¬mittee, which was revived last year, can provide an effective springboard with which the students canvoice their opinions and try to understand better administration actions.ISL and SRP, in regard to the student-administration relationships, place tuition ond College curriculumchanges as of first importance. —— _____The parties want the Stu- as citizens” has come out for a tees in Student Government; this cussions with faculty membersdents to be informed as to Russian student exchange which year they seem to be striving for with the purpose of better under-what increased benefits they will they say is an effort to increase the dissemination of information standing problems relating to thederive from the tuition increase, international understanding. In on an all-campus scale. person’s particular fieldE?,h iiT' ??* hcpes ,0 sponsor an ISL hopes to hold open hoar- To inject a bit of editorial com-r 'ha‘ the s>ens should educational program concerning ings on such important campus ment, it appears that the partiesw S U JI °P,nTs' the problem of H-bomb testing lssues as rising tuition fees, the 0( student Government (as wellut realize that the faculty has an the effects of atomic fallout student housing problem, athletic as the Maroon) have realized.re for home and mother.ts speaklenis, College). We are runningpresent political system has con-t of party warfare. We offer thedates^vhose opinions are undis-‘ntation in Student Government? ItyjE. W^NTsa^’. . , , In line with the parties’ at-ISL, this year, is keeping to its „ . , ,policy of "students as students." *° make a mU-informedTheir platform has no plank on s*udent body, both state that theythe Russian exchange. Problems plan to hold public forums of bothof national interest are found in national and University interest. policy (?) and the costs and serv- the need for a well-informed stu-the ISL platform only in regard tourging NSA to organize a worldstudent congress that would beheld in the US, and the hope ofsponsoring national figures whowould debate national issues at apublic affairs forum.SRP, with its view of “students While last year, the platforms’ ices of the bookstore, commonsand student health.SRP is planning workshops inthe problem of discrimination,and H-bomb testing. In additionA more representative and efficientn of government must be established;?garding operations such as the stu-service center we feel that:Such enterprises must be taken outle soiled hands of politics and placedi full-time basis with qualified per-lel.> promote the educational functiontudent Government we propose:An honest appraisal of the studentlange system both national anl in-ational;An extension of Don Miller’* stu-faculty advisory committee to full-> status, with a wiew to informingcampus of proposed ideas for curric-n changes. \Nt W”' /Of-oupccllbeYA^CoaL isa ckH v vAInformed student opinion?nent seats with their party designations,g three seats; one in FTS and the SSA and GLS seats,n the College. VICE claims that they will run a slate>ns and professional schools.I seatsSRPKeith JohnsonJohn KellerBob LernerBilly LesterLinda RosenbergMary SargentSharon Schultz ,Carol “Sam” SilverJudy TusnnetMarge Wikler IndependentsJerry KauvarGary StollVICENot availableat press time8 seotsCharlotte FrankPaul GlatzerJoel HendersonSarah Silverman Inger SRPDaniel PerlmanHamshad RahimTony SylvesterBob WhiteHumanities — 3 seotsISLTyler HainesSam JaffeeGeorge Roberts SRPNicolette CaseyColleen CummingsJean ZenderFederated Theological Schools — 3 seatsISLEdward DietikerClark KuchemanRobert Taylor— 2 seatsSRPert Sciakyob B. Michaelson SRPBarbara GraymontBill Jacobson*eat concededMedicol School — 2 seatsISLDon ComiterKen Owens SRPIvan DiamondBob PerlmanGraduate Librory School — 1 seatISLMuriel Hoppes SRPno candidate emphasis was on more commit- they are considering informal dis- dent body with regard to Univer¬sity matters, and it is hoped thatthe faculty and administrationwill inform the students, eitherthrough SG or the Maroon, asto their plans, and explanations oftheir decision.ISL gives its viewsThe Independent Student league is dis¬tinguished from its major opponent by thephilosophy that the sole reponsibility of Stu¬dent Government is to work with the Universityin finding solutions to the problems faced by stu¬dents here at the University of Chicago. We be¬lieve that world political issues are not the appro¬priate concern of SG, that these should be left tothe special-interest groups on campus, such asYoung Democrats and Young Republicans as wellas other organizations students may wish to form.ISL believes that SG’s major responsibility is torepresent student grievances and opinion beforethe University administration and faculty. An ISLStudent Government last year set up a student-faculty advisory council which sought to achievegreater student communication with the FacultySenate. The council is a first step; it must be con¬tinued and made permanent.Face-to-face discussions between capable andInformed students, representing the student body,and the makers of University policy are the onlyeffective means of coming to an understandingof difficulties common to students at the Univer¬sity. Resolutions and petitions do not achieve solu-itons, but intelligent discusssion with the properUniversity officials can accomplish much. Thisis the ISL approach.Among the problems which an ISL StudentGovernment will emphasize in discussions withthe faculty and the administration will be the cur¬riculum changes and the confusion and inconsist¬encies brought about in transitional and new BAprograms; the inadvisable haste and pressuresbrought to bear on students by the faculty advisory system; the student housing shortage; generalcomplaints regarding student health and dormi¬tory services; and how the new “general servicefee” is to be spent.ISL recognizes the principle that the final deci¬ sion must always rest with the University; but webelieve that the voice of the student body, as ex¬pressed through SG, should be listened to, and thatgreater understanding between the administrationand the students would be the result.ISL sees the need of additional services to thestudents. An ISL-majorfty in SG will work for theestablishment of a Public Affairs forum featuringspeeches and debates on current affairs by leadingnational figures. Harvard and other universitieshave had great success with forums of this kind;US Senators, delegates to the UN, and well-knownleaders of public opinion speak on controversialand timely subjects. We feel that students at ourUniversity would like a similar program as a sup¬plement to strictly academic lectures.ISL is concerned with vital student problemsand needs. We have given important examples.Your ideas will be welcomed and we promise togive all your problems as students the most seriousconsideration.EditorialUrge don’t vote VICEVICE, the Vindicative Independents forConcerted Effort, is running a slate in theStudent Government elections again this year.We strongly urge that you do not vote for them.VICE is just another method for the Vincenthouse rowdies (alias the Vincent Machine) to bol¬ster their egos and to do no good.They have no constructive platform, but onlypromise ‘‘if elected we will not serve.” Abusingthe right of any student to run in the SG electionsdoes not have as its end, a good Government.SRPA comparison between ISL’srecord in SG last year and that ofSRP the year before, shows thatonly SRP fulfilled its responsibil¬ity as a political party. SRP madecomplete arrangements for theSoviet Exchange only to have ISLpropose a bill the following yearto discontinue efforts on its be¬half.SRP’s program for AcademicFreedom week was an over¬whelming success which stimula¬ted campus-wide enthusiasm andparticipation. During the ISL ad¬ministration, however, the onlyAcademic Freedom week eventswere sponsored by SRP with nosupport from the government.SRP took steps to publicize SGthrough a newsletter and initiateda foreign student speakers’ pro¬gram which ISL failed to carryout the following year.ISL’s major accomplishmentwas the “reorganization of SGcommittees’ — committees whichremained inactive for the rest ofthe year. In fact, during 1956-57SG consisted of a bi-weekly dis¬cussion group in the law building.Although ISL has left SG onthis miserable state, SRP believesthat SG can be an effective stu¬dent organ, and we have the willand ability to accomplish thisaim. c/Ae \ PHOTOGRAPHERS1171 EAST 55th STREET MIDWAY 3-4433PoolPoolPoolPoolPoolPoolPoolPool lliardslliardslliardslliardslliardslliardslliardslliards — Snooker — Pool— Snooker — Pool_ PoolReynold s Club P(X)|9 om - 10 pm pod— Snooker — Pool— Snooker — Pool— Snooker — Pool BillBillBillBillBillBfllBillBill1411 E. 53rd FA 4-5525 — HY 3-5300Cafe EnricoITALIAN RESTAURANT Cr PIZZERIAFeaturing — Hors d'oeuvre TableSmoli Large Smoll Large12" 14" 12" 14"Cheese 1.15 1.55 Combination 1.75 2.25Sausage .1.45 1.95 Mushroom . . . 1.60 2.10Anchovy .... .1.45 1.95 Shrimp 1.75 2.25Pepper & Onion 1.20 1.80 Bacon & Onion 1.60 2.10Free Delivery on All Pizza to VC StudentsOct. 29, 1957 • CHICAGO M A R O 0 N • 3A D F IYIllustrates new conception of SGIT IS AGAIN the time toelect a government assemblyto represent the student bodyot' the University of Chicago. Itis again the time to hear the samecliches, the same platforms tha'tsay nothing in the strongest pos¬sible words, the same stands infavor of God. motherhood andcountry.It is again the time for studentsto express their opinions of Stu¬dent Government ... it is thetime for all of these things. . .but rather than dwelling on thesame stale issue it is time now fora new concept of Student Govern¬ment to be formed.SG should not be dissolved, butthe Government cannot exist inthe state of affairs that has beenprevalent for the past two years.Neither of the existing partieshas strengthened the Government.Both have weakened it. physicallyand in the eyes of the students.THU BLAME FOR this situa¬tion cannot be placed on any twoor three delegates or officers. Theblame must be placed on the par¬ties.There are four basic problemsthe government now faces andtheir solutions are to be foundonly in the reorganization of thepolicies and systems of both ISLand SRP.The problems facing the Gov¬ernment are:• an excessive amount of non¬substantive argument in theassembly meetings;• parties envisioning their op¬position as basically evil;• parties not agreeing on thearea of Government activity;• lack of substantive materialwith which the Governmentmay work.The problems of SG. their caus¬ es, and proposed solutions follow.• At the present there is anexcessive amount of non-substan¬tive argument in the assemblymeetings.Cause: The two parties maketheir decisions separately, thenuse the assembly meetings toshow prowess in fighting for theirown “noble” cause. This happenstime and time again in the Gov¬ernment. Neither the minority normajority leader will accept theiropposition’s proposal until it isobvious that they are going tolose at which time they too jumpon the bandwagon so that theymay claim the decision as theirown accomplishment in the nextelection.Resolution: Limit the caucusdecisions to platforms, slating,and similar pursuits. There shouldbe no discussion of the main is¬sues in caucus. The delegatesshould sample campus feeling bydiscussing the main issues withtheir electors in private of smallgroup discussions. In this waythey do not feel any binding ofmoral obligations for voting par¬ty line, but rather they vote inthe way they feel is right.ISL HAS MADE progress inthis area through changing theirconstitution by deleting the bind¬ing clause on election of officersand government issues. SRP hasdone nothing.BOTH PARTIES have a longway to go before they completelysolve this problem.• The inclination of one partyto envision their opposition asbasically evil.Cause: This is mere childish¬ness and moral naivete. Neitherparty is willing to give an inchfor fear that their opposition istrying to put something over on them. Also, each party tries toblock the profitable legislation ofthe other party.Resolution: Less stupidity, lessslobbishness, willingness to saysomething and listen to someoneelse say something are the onlymeans by which this problem maybe absolved.If there was less of an under¬current and more frank and hon¬est discussion, people would gainconfidence in the other assemblymembers.Until the trust in one another isgained there can be no coopera¬tion is the only way in which theGovernment will ever succeed inaccomplishing anything of substantial merit.• The inability of the two par¬ties to agree on the area of Gov¬ernment activity is a problemalso.Cause: Pride, and false senseof commitment cause party in¬compatibility. This is a problemthat presents itself each year. ISLclaims it is for students; SRPpreaches for students as citizens.Resolution: The parties mustcompromise on campus — non¬campus spheres. This may be doneby attempting to find a new neu¬tral wording that recognizes thatthere are non-campus activities ofthe Government; non-campus ac¬tivities on which the Student Gov¬ernment can spend only a limitedamount of time and achieve aseverely limited amount of agree¬ment. (i.e., national politics mustbe carried on by national politicalgroups.)What the “happy medium"should be can only be worked outby the political parties them¬selves. Parties must come to acommon field where they canwork together for the good of the students. It has been the case inthe past that the parties’ firstobligation is the welfare of theparty and second the welfare ofthe students. This is catastrophicin assemblies because the partieshave a tendency to dwell on whatthey feel the prime obligation is,and the students’ welfare beingsecondary is left untended.• The lack of substantive ma¬terial with which to work is per¬haps the greatest problem thatfaces the government.Cause: The Student Govern¬ment has not shown their abilityto effectively take care of theComingTuesday 29 OctoberHillel coffee hour, informal discussionof books, prof John A. Wilson willdiscuss ‘‘The Bible as History" byWerner Keller, 3:30 pm, 5715 Wood-lawn.Maroon staff meeting, constitutionalamendments, critique, etc, 3:30 pm.Lecture. Mrs. Katherine Oettinger, chiefof US children's bureau will speak onIts function?, sponsored by school ofsocial service administration, 4 pm.Rosenwald 2.Student Zionist organization, learn thelatest Israeli dances and steps, 7:30pm. Hillel. 5715 Woodlawn.Alpha Phi Omega national service fra¬ternity, former Boy Scouts, 7:30 pm,Ida Noyes.Concert band full ensemble rehearsal,weekly. 7:30 pm. Mandel hall.Society for rocket research, businessand lecture, "Rocket Kinematics,”Bob March, 7 :45 pm, Eckhart 202.Lecture. "The lessons of Suez for theUnited States," Herman Finer, profpoltical science, sponsored by TJ-Col-lege. 8 pm, Oriental Inst, $1 50, stu¬dents $1.Wednesday 30 OctoberLecture, "The expanding Influence ofthe arts," part of Know Your Chicagolecture series sponsored by U-College,Earle Ludgin, chairman of the board.Earle Ludgin & Co. (also UC trusted,ll am, Fullerton hall of the Art Inst,>1.50.Psychology club lecture. "The logic ofpersonality assessments,” Dr. Ronald problems that confront them now.Resolution: The solution to theproblems is a combination of thesolutions to the other three. Whenthe parties reorganize themselvesso that they cooperate and areable to cope with the problemsthey now have, the University willfeel safe in bringing their prolb-lems to the government, knowingthat their problems will not be¬come just another object of pettypolitical bickering.AS IT NOW STANDS, few peo¬ple have enough confidence in thestudent ruling body of UC to ap¬proach it with any issues.eventsTaft. U of Western Australia. 4 pm,Soc Set 122.Parapsychology society, weekly. 7:3#pm. Reynolds club fishbowl. ^Glee club rehearsal, 7 pm. Ida NoySGroup for the study and appreciationof the Dance, organizational meeting.7:30, Ida Noyes.Lecture, "Synthesis of proteins,” partof Recent Advances in Knzymologylecture series sponsored by U-College.John L. Westlev, instructor blochem,7:30 pm. 19 S LaSalle. >2 50.Lecture, "Albert Camus: moralist andhumanist.” Leon Roth, fellow of Brit¬ish Academy and visiting prof ofphilosophy, college of Jewish Studio^8 pm. Hillel. 5715 Woodlawn.Country dancers, 8 pm. Ida Noyes.Lecture. "Discovery of new chemicalelements,” Dr. Paul R Fields. Argonnmnational lab. 8 pm. Roosevelt U, Mtch-lgan and Congress.Science fiction club. Louia Grant. Jr.,speaker, 8 pm, Ida Noyes.Thursday 31 OctoberSG elections, first day of voting, mmpage 1 for ballot box scheduleHalloween party, social service admin¬istration, 8 pm, Ida Noyes.TV program, "Today's Cities and TV*morrow." Harold M. Mayer, assoc profof geography. “The city as an indus¬trial center,” 9:30 pm, WTTW.Friday 1 NovemberSG elections, last day, see page 1 forballot box schedule.Exhibition of e It u r c h music open*.north lobby Chicago public library.Salem A new idea in smoking...refreshes your taste• menthol fresh• rich tobacco taste• most modern filter Refreshing! Yes, the smoke of a Salem is as refreshing to your taste as a dew-sparkled Spring morning is to you! Now get the rich tobacco taste you love, witha new surprise softness and easy comfort. 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