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Thursday night the ASUO senate passed,
among other things, a resolution forwarding
the request of some one for student funds to
support a University rifle team.
Captain H. D. Wolaver, assistant profes
sor of military science and tactics, and Carl
Groth, Jr., UIS candidate for junior Class
president and a member of the ROTC rifle
team, spoke to the senate in favor of the
request.
The senate doesn’t allot the money—it
merely screens applicants for the budget
board, which has final say in such allocation.
We agree with two of the 21 senate mem
bers present who voted against the proposal.
John Whitty, graduate representative, and
Hollis Ransom. ASUO vice-president, op
posed the resolution on the grounds that
further investigation of the request was
necessary.
Groth and Capt. Wolaver cited the name
of only one student who is not a member of
the ROTC rifle team who would be interest
ed in an all-University rifle team—the thing
for which the money was asked.
Capt. Wolaver said that he represented
numerous students who had come to his
office from time to time asking about a rifle
team of which non-ROTC students could be
members.
But we question the approval of a request
for funds for anonymous students who have
merely expressed interest, and who have not
taken more positive action.
What is the proof that these students,
when the time conies, w ill still be in school
and still want to participate in riflery?
We hope the budget board will take this
into consideration when it meets to con
sider the request. The least that should be
asked of the applicants for funds is a list
of those not eligible for ROTC rifle com
petition who are definitely interested in the
all-University rifle team.
One interested person doesn't appear to
us to he justification for an allocation from
student funds.
The Reason Why
Monday the Emerald will announce its
choice of a candidate for the ASUO presi
dency.
Over and above our personal acquaint
ance, we’ve had several chances to talk to
the candidates, and to listen to them talk
on campaign issues, on their conception of
the office they seek, and on similar topics.
It probably seems strange to some that the
campus paper supports a candidate in stu
dent body elections.
The reason is more than just a tradition—
it's a responsibility that goes with the title of
newspaper. To scrutinize the candidates and
the issues and to make an objective choice is
the duty of the newspaper every bit as much
as it is the right of a newspaper.
One check we've put on our own objectivi
ty is that of di>cussing the candidates with
the members of the Emerald's editorial
board—a policy forming body instituted bv
our predecessor.
As the campus newspaper staff, we prob
ably pay more attention to campus politics
and issues than any other campus group.
That’s part of the responsibility.
It's these things — politics, issues, and.
where they’re important, personalities —
which will form the basis of our stand.
INTERPRETING THE NEWS
Ike, Zhukov Correspondence
Shows Communication Problem
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
One of tiie great troubles of
communications between govern
ments these days, one that Presi
dent Eisenhower hos been trying
to get around in his correspon
dence with Marshal Zhukov of
Russia, is that so much of it is
-attempted through public, non
official channels.
But the business of issuing
public policy statements and re
plying to them the same way
produces friction which some
times even seems to transcend
the important issues themselves.
When Chou spoke out in pub
lic he put the State Department
on the spot to get in its licks
while his statement was still
freshi The department replied too
THELOOKING GLASS
Bon Voyage Show
Gives Mixed Reaction
By Len Calvert
Emerald Columnist
Amid the smell of chlorine and
the splendor of the men’s pool,
several ambitious young ladies
known as Amphibians are pre
senting their annual water show,
this year under the title of "Bon
Voyage.”
We went Wednesday night and
came away with one impression:
the numbers that are good are
very good and the others just
aren’t too sharp.
Perhaps this could be blamed
on first night “nerves,” blit
the “precision” In some of the
swimming left much to be de
sired.
The best choreographed and
swum number is the one “Ameri
ca” using "Slaughter on Tenth
Avenue” as the music. Written
and directed by Shirley McLean
and Marliss Claussen, the act has
snap and life that many of the
others lack. We were particularly
impressed by the soloists, Miss
McLean and Helen Huse. The
chorus line was also at its peak
in this spot.
Another lively number was the
“Can Can” from France, written
and directed vby Carol Aiken.
Featuring six of the swim girls,
the “can can” was the snappiest
act up to that point of the pro
gram.
The most spectacular scene,
even if not the best, was the
“Ritual Fire Dance” from Af
rica Firey torches and red
lighting made the number ef
fective.
A breathtaking relief from the
girls was the high dive exhibi
tion put on by Pete Tyerman,
Bill Warner and “clown” Harry
Livingston.
One of the big lacks of the
show as a whole was the lack of
narration to tie the program to
gether. Also either a woman
with a lower voice, or, preferably
a man, is needed to give what
narration there is.
All in all it's not a bad show
for the price. It has its rugged
points, but also some very inter
esting and good spots. One thing
is certain: they can swim better
than we can.
hurriedly with a list of prerequi
sites for negotiations which vir
tually amounted to refusal.
Then Chou felt his own
words needed some interpreta
tion, and came up with his re
moval of Formosa’s future
from the field of things that
could be negotiated. It meant
that if he talked about For
mosa at all it would only be
on the terms of its surrender.
But it also meant there were
things to talk about without
involving Chiang Kai-Shek.
Secretary Dulles put the busi*
ness back on the track with a
statement that bilateral negoti
ations with the Reds might be
possible on issues not directly
connected with the future of the
Chinese Nationalists.
Now it is revealed that the
President and Zhukov have ex
changed views, and Eisenhower
thinks it may have done some
good. But he’s not going to pub
lish the letters unless Zhukov
wants to.
That leaves the field open for
further communications in a
delicate situation where nothing
more than exploration can take
place and neither man is in a
position to make commitments.
Addiessing each other as friends
can be accomplished without
weighing every word for its ef
fect on other s than the addr essee.
If Chou really has any de
sire to lessen tensions in Asia
—which is certainly open to
doubt—and if he had possessed
normal means of communica
tions, he could have followed a
much more sensible course.
He could have advised the
United States in advance of
what he intended to say, giving
time for a considered reply and
enhancing the possibilities that
something would come of it.
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