Show b r 4 W To the Editor Recently and nd for forborne som sometime time tim past there has has' been con co considerable id r bl criticism cism of cism-of of the school and social spirit at at t. t th the Utah University This criticism criticism criticism crit crit- has bas come com from both members of the student student body and those not connected with wilh it That conditions are are oe not ot as well wen as we we we sl o like to hav have them hem them or as they might b bin be bein bein in this respect is a a fact we we all recognize recognize rec rec- However as s yet we WI have haye had o only y a few ideas offered as to to how this condition reme reme- died We can safely say I 1 believe believe believe be be- lieve that date to-date broad no-broad rom com mr constructive constructive scheme has been been for tor the he correct correction Lion tion of this condl condition Ol This com communication communication com com- offers a. a 0 few ti tiOna n and aims aims' to promote some thought l g. g tiffs t line Briefly we need a more friendly social attitude wit ha ba broader more ore democratic stu student e which each ach Individual shall consciously assume assume some r responsibility in making making making mak mak- ing this a greater and more democratic democratic democratic demo demo- cratic university The The J more one thinks of this problem the more complex it seems to to- become There are many factors to be considered Doubtless one of the primary Causes Causes auses' of lack of unity is the lack of some place where we can hold a general Utah Assembly Assembly- A Union Building ng will obviously remedy this remedy this and every person the U for loyal to js is a working that that building However it is is not possible that most of ofu us' us shall be active members of the S. 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U when that pl plan ri materializes and therefore we m must st unite and grow without that adv advantage Under present circumstances the the e eUtah Utah Chronicle holda a most pow most pow powerful erful position position fu in the determination minati n of school policy and the creation of th the student body The t two o thousand Chronicles Chronicles' distributed twice weekly reach practically every student on the campus They k keep ep the average student in touch with the University as a whole they carry certain carry a certain a-certain spirit with them and mould the public opinion opinion opinion ion of the Some students who apparently rate rate rat socially a do Dot car to create creat a democratic atmosphere b benefit benefit of themselves and nd s 's some some me which which they get with no no particular benefit benefit to and some Bome detriment t to the school is as s a whole and other students assume assume a characteristic characteristic characteristic char char- indifferent attitude de in inthis inthis inthis this respect Some belong to the dont care group and need to be shown their true tru p position as un un- loyal members of the A. 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U It Itis Itis is not possible that all the students can b be worked in as ideal students and nd and thoroughly democratic members members mem mem- bers bers b of br the th the stude student t body but ut D most ost of them them can be reached and and then then we we shall have ve made democracy pop popular pop ular and a social friendliness the prevailing attitude Frequently we are aoe told that fra fraternities fia- fia have divided our school and destroyed a good strong stu student dent b body dy Th There re may be fee some some truth in this in s some me cases but the theo o are not basic basically opposed opposed opposed op op- posed to a united student body any anymore anymore more than political parties or state governments arl are opposed to national national national na na- unity When there comes a conflict conflict it ought to to be cle clear r ih that t the rights and welfare of the many many be sought than special privileges privilege few Probably less e s than fifteen per per cent of of the students students stu stu- dents on the campus belong to Gr Greek ek letter organizations ns In our neighboring state we we find that Boulder Boulder- has bas some some twenty-seven twenty national fraternities s and about a dozen local organizations and nearly all the students belong to some some of th these se There seems to be democracy in m that school and unity I also lam not a fraternity man but I dont don't believe that fraternities are with a a good school spirit Recently two strange students passed on t the e campus The first spoke and then the second also but he added added arid add now now ow for what office are Y you running This ought to tobe tobe tobe be changed hanged for the attitude expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed at a matinee dancer dance danceA A A strange student was brought brought up up to toa a cr ake l if f h he w was a ac air He replied I dont don't know but were Wre good them by by- byname name f friends because beca v Utah frie friends because se w we are men The Editor J To The Editor Editor- Last spring spring if memory serves s me correctly a song contest was conducted by the A A. S. S SU U. U U U. with the avowed purpose of obtaining an original Utah song to replace The Utah Man the music for which it was felt was in too common common use throughout the the country to to warrant i its s usage for a distinctive U Utah ih song The A. A JS S S. S U U U. U. U committee in charge harge of the contest also expressed express express- ed the n of f. f publishing the best songs received in book form Whether the contest was successful suc suc- or not was not not announced but bilt s since the the com committee aw awarded I the prize for the best song it it may maybe be e assumed that the contest conteSt was as a aI I success success Since the close lose of the the contest contest con con- test however no steps have bave been t taken k n either toward Coward the publication I of a a u Utah h song song book bok 0 or the making public of oft the he words and music of the t winning prize song I A great deal of time lime ime and effort effort wa was spent pent by y the entrants preparing r.- r. I ing songs song f fO for 07 the contest and it is only Just just that their efforts should be rewarded by at least more consideration consideration con con- Uon tb than n has a been I shown by bythe bythe bythe the A. A 11 JU SIU U. U U. U song book committee commit commit- tee or the or-the the A. A S U. U MAT U its itself lf |