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DAILY NEBRASKAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 19; 1957
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The Chancellor
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' CHANCELLOR
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To describe your present feelings
about the future and the Univer
sity of Nebraska would be bard;
in fact, such a description would
hardly be adequate if expressed
in words. Perhaps a symbol like
this would be adequate. Yet I am
willing to bet that in 1961 your
feelings will be better symbolized
by exclamation points, such as
t'.iese: !!!!!
Right now you, the Class of 1861,
are in doubt. You are wondering
what college will be like and what
you may look forward to during
the next four years. Everything
connected with the future and the
University probably raises a ques
tion mark in your mind. But what
is the significance of this large
question mark? To answer this
questkn, you must first visualize
the question mark as being made
of steel. And then you must imag
Frats Bid Welcome
Dear New Student,
Greetings to the University of
Nebraska Campus and on behalf
of the fraternity system I wish to
take this opportunity to extend to
you the best of luck in your future
as a University of Nebraska stu
dent. The purpose of the fraternity
system is to furnish an environ
ment for its members which will
promote their objectives and stim
ulate their finest growth while pro
moting a spirit of mutual service
and friendship.
The Iiiterfraternity Council is
made up of the heads of the 24
fraternities which own and operate
houses ot; this" campus. It has pow
er to discuss and to regulate any
and all matters pertaining to these
HARDIN, Mrs. Hardin, and three
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ine trying to pound this question
mark, which now resembles a steel
grappling hook, into something. It
would be impossible, as the force
on the curved top of the grappling
hook would bend the hook; and
the straight portion of the hook
could not pierce anything. This
grappling hook symbolizes both
your feelings and you as related
to the University of Nebraska. You
are grasping for something prob
ably your future upon graduation
from college.
Now recall the prophesy I made
earlier that your questions will
turn into exclamation points be
tween now and 3961. And again
imagine this exclamation point as
made of steel and again try to
pound this steel spike into your
future. You see, this spike made
of steel could be pounded into al
most any substance, as there is
no curve to deflect the force. And
this change from a question mark,
member fraternities. Among the
many projects undertaken each
year by the Council are the or
ganization and supervision of Rush
Week, backing capable fraternity
men in All-University elections,
publishing the Fraternity Rush
Book, conduction of an interfra
ternity function and giving an an
nual Christmas Party tor the or
phans of Lincoln. In addition, the
Council maintains various standing
committees which serve to aid the
fraternity system in a wide variety
of areas.
On behalf of these men, I wel
come you to the University of Ne
braska. Sincerely yours,
Dick Arnesoa
President
Interfraternity Council
of their children.
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which would pierce nothing, to an
exclamation p o i n t, which .will
pierce even bedrock (if you pound
hard enough), has come about
through four years of college ex
perience. Your wandering over curves
which lead in no single direction
will turn into confident striding
over straight paths which lead to
ward success and happiness in the
future.
It would be impossible to de
scribe to you all the experiences
which will contribute to this great
four-year change; in fact, this
newspaper can only "skim the sur
face." But suffice it to say that
you have four wonderful years
ahead of you! And those of us
who are already working at
straightening out our question
marks welcome the Class of 1961
to the University of Nebraska. We
are all looking forward to meeting
you, and we will be very avail
able if you ever need help in
transforming you ?'s into Vs.
President, U. of N. Builders..
Cordially,
Sally Carter
Hello Huskers
So you are going to be a
Cornhusker! We are pleased to
welcome you.
You are joining a great univer
sity. Wherever you go, you will
always-be proud to say, "I am a
Cornhusker." And we believe we
shall be equally proud to have
you say it because we have rea
son to boast of the achievements
of our graduates.
We look forward to having you
come.
Very sincerely yours,
F. W. Hoover
Dean of Admissions
and Inter-Institutional
.Relationships
Everybody, it seems, is eager
to tell the beginning University
student what is the wise thing to
do or what is the unwise thing not
to do. At any rate.t my guess is
that you are beginning to feel that
you have Jready had about all
the advice you can absorb and so
I hesitate to burden you with
further counsel.
I do not hesitate, however, to
bid you a sincere welcome to
the University of Nebraska. This
University which soon will be your
University, is pleased to have you
as a student and as a member
of the great Cornhusker family.
Perhaps you have never thought
of the University as family. And,
of course, in strict terms it is not
a family; it is a great institution
of higher education. But in another
sense the University comn unity is
a family, bound together by strong
ties of common interest and friend
ships which last a lifetime. It is
here that you will spend more time
during the nsxt four years, and per
haps longer than anywhere else.
It is here that your attention will
be centered, that some of the most
important plans will be made, and
it is here also that you will gain
stature and maturity. -
In short, in coming to the Uni
versity you are coming to a new
home and since you are you will
want to know something of its
background. It was chartered in
1869 and began accepting students
m 1871. Since then it has grown to
include ten colleges and four
schools. It is the patron of hun
onliellenic
On behalf of Panhellenic I am
happy to welcome you to Nebraska
University. We are glad you have
chosen to attend our school ande
will be looking forward to seeing
you this fall.
Quite naturally you are wonder
ing what sorority membership in
volves and what the advantages
are in joining one. A sorority is
a social group of about sixty mem
bers. As a member, you would
have a circle of frinds you would
always appreciate and a real home
on the campus where a congenial
group of women live and work to
gether. You will find a sorority is
a stepping stone to widening your
acquaintanceship, for it is a me
dium through which you not only
meet other people on the campus
but develop new interests in ac
Junior Division Director
The Junior Division Is an admin
istrative unit at the University
through which all new freshmen
students enter. The Junior Divi
sion is responsible for the coordin
ation of all New Student Week ac
tivities. The Junior Division ' ad
vises each student until he has
fulfilled the requirements for ad
vancement to the college of his
choice. As a member of this or
ganization, you will be assigned
an adviser in the college of your
choice. If a Junior Division student
wishes to change his declaration
of college or is concerned about
his University status, a member
of the Junior Division staff is al
ways available to talk with the
student. In other words, the Jun
ior Division is anxious to prevent
the individual student from becom
ing lost in this Unversty commun
ty of 9,000 people.
The Counseling Service is an
other unit designed especially to
serve students. Students who are
not sure of their educational or
vocational plans or who have some
personal problems connected with
dreds of research projects, a lead
er in adult education and a great
center of instruction by corres
pondence. Over the span of 86
years, more than 80,000 regularly
enrolled students have attended the
University and about 59,000 have
received degrees. Among those
students, of course were many who
became . outstanding leaders in
their respective fields. So if you
experience a little extra pride in
becoming a Cornhusker, it is en
tirely understandable.
But what about you in this new
University -home of yours?
First, as a student you are an
important member of the Univer
sity family. A prime objective of
the University is to provide you
with an ample opportunity to pur
sue your studies amid a stimulat
ing and friendly atmosphere.
Second, in reaching the level of
higher education you have accom
plished a great deal.You stand with
a select group of , twenty-one out of
one hundred with whom you started
school some twelve or thirteen
years ago. For all of the other
seventy-nine he years of formal
education are over. But you are
among the remaining few whose
great educational opportunity is
beginning. It is an exceedingly val
uable opportunity, not only for you,
but for a nation which is in des
perate need of university-trained
young people. It is toward the full
utilization of that opportunity that
we shall work together.
Clifford M. Hardin
Chancellor
Sends Wishes
tivities outside the sorority. A so
rority stands for scolarship, lead
ership and friendship, but most o'
all it stands for a group spirit
that will not only be one of the
most satisfying experiences of your
school life, but will last beyond
your college days.
Panhellenic organizes an annual
Workshop when sorority mem
bers exchange ideas and brings a
speaker prominent in the fratern
ity world to the campus. Legacy
weekend is a tradition of which
we are very proud; at this time
we entertain sisters, daughters and
grandaughters of sorority mem
bers. We also plan and operate
Rush Week which will be Septem
ber 3-7.
Happy packing,
Madeline Girard
Advisor to Panhellenic
their college life, may receive help
from professionally-trained coun
selors. Counseling is available to
all students of the University free
of charge. You will also find an
extensive collection of books and
pamphlets on file in the Counseling
Service's Vocational Library which
will help you with your voca
tional planning. Counseling serv
ices are also offered to high school
seniors who have been accepted
for admission to the University.
The Counseling Service also of
fers Reading and Study Improve
ment courses. Each semester 200
or more students sign ap for one
or both of the courses offered to
help students speed up their read
ing or become more efficient in
study skills. These courses are
founded to be quite helpful by
many students.
You may be assured that the
members of the staff of the Jun
ior Division and Counseling Serv
ice are always ready to kelp you
with your problem.
Lee ChatfieM,
Director Junior Dfrfsion
and Counseling Service