Show It If Should The An editorial was written for last Case Latest e t weeks week's Chronicle which declared ed in the n name ime of the official organ of the student body that if the self committee now giving a series of dancing parties at Christensen's as U University University Uni Uni- ni- ni parties did not discontinue the series and cancel the future dates with within n two days Jays a general meeting of the student student student stu stu- dent body would be called and there is no telling what an exasperated mass meeting of students might not do But the editorial was not published because we have discovered that there are very extenuating circumstances in the case To Be Intolerable as their usurpation Over- Over v looked 0 ot of f executive b body 0 d y prerogatIve may seem and despite the many uncomplimentary uncomplimentary uncomplimentary un un- complimentary remarks remark cast at them it has happened in this case that their ac ac- tion is to be treated with indulgence because because because be be- cause of the fact that this self-constituted self committee fir first t asked of President President President dent Kingsbury and especially because they now confess confes that they should have got permission from the executive board of the student body and also because of other other extenuating circumstances By Whom In general however it is They Should Be Given lIttle less than preposterous for individual groups of students to think of giving public socials down town in the implied name of the University Such undertakings are an in insult to the student body and harsh treatment no doubt willbe will willbe willbe be meted out to the next crew of students that try the business The reputation o of the University is too much at stake for anybody or any association association association in the institution ion to give public dancing pat patties ties in the city In order that such socials may be conducted properly we think they should be given by the executive executive executive ex ex- board alone It should be no business of the Chronicle or the Athletic Association or the Engineering Society or any class or club to give public socials in the city When such socials are given for the purpose of making money or to tickle a puffed puffed- up pride or for social notoriety notoriety notoriety no no- then does the good name of the University stand in danger of being in in- in Just a Lest it should Pass as a Pre pre- Criticism Little to the future we mus must t the express a general complaint against president of the student body for his recently recently recently re re- giving a dancing party down downtown downtown town in the name of oft the student the body without ever consulting department representatives on the th executive executive executive ex ex- board It was a usurpation of power that has excited severe severe criticism m. m While the good nature of President Ray precludes preclude any personal criticism officially it was inexcusable ri 4 i |