Rally Rules

A scant two weeks before the end of the political campaign the Student Council has emerged with a temporary set of rules for rallies and other open meetings. By the time University Hall has checked the regulations, and by the time that the Colege organizations that asked for them have learned the rules, November 2 may have come and gone.

Besides being tardy, the Council suggestions are also incomplete. The code for indoor meetings is clear and well-considered, but the Council has not set down specifically where and why a stumper may stump out of doors. The Council has said what general considerations should guide University Hall, but it has said nothing about particular steps and streets and deltas. There could be much unpleasantness if the Faculty has only a vague basic policy to back up its permissions and denials.

So that future student campaigns do not take place under rules that are too little and too late, the Council and the Dean's Office should polish off the pending permanent "student bill of rights," containing specific rules for College groups. When the 1950 and 1952 battles begin, every campaigner should know where he stands--and where he may not.