UNIVERSITY OF NEB&
LIBRARY
&
Ml-? i tv"
fjpa
Greetings From LBJ
Sen. London Johnson greets enthusiastic University
students with a handshake and a smile as he enters the
Student Union to speak at the special Johnson convocatioa
held Thursday.
JOHNSON SPEECH
Peace, Humanities
Program
''We need a Volunteers for
Peace and Humanity Pro
gram sponsored by our gov
ernment and we need it with
out delay," said Lyndon B.
Johnson, Democratic vice
presidential nominee, at a
University convocation Thurs
day afternoon.
More than 1,000 students and
adults gathered to hear John
son and greeted him and his
wife. Ladybird, with a stand
ing ovation as they entered
the Student Union Ballroom.
Prior to this several hun
dred more gathered for an
enthusiastic demonstration in
front of the Union.
Johnson was brought to the
University by the Young
Democrats and the Student
Union Talks and Topics com
mittee. '
Johnson outlined his peace
program saying, "we need
to offer our young people an
opportunity to serve humanity
in the remote stretches of
the world after they graduate
from school. It would be serv
ice not only to the cause of
peace but to the enrichment
of our own lives."
Tap Youth
"It would cost our govern
ment little to tap the rich
mainstream of young Ameri
ca's idealism,' said the Sena
tor, "but the rewards would
be rich beyond comparison."
Johnson emphasized that
this is the kind of program
that would scatter the forces
of communism. It would also
enable the underdeveloped
nations of the world to emerge
into the 20th century as free
countries.
"Finally, the greatest need"
Johnson said, ''is to relnvig
orate America with the youth
ful spirit, youthful confidence
and youthful courage that
has been a part of the herit
age from the earliest days
until this hour. We need lead
ership speaking not of the
fears of old days but leaders
who speak as Woodrow Wil
son said of new principles
for a new age."
"We must play to win, not
settle for ties," Johnson
added. He likened the hope
ful Democratic victory to that
of the Nebraska-Texas foot
ball game.
Win, Not Tie
He said that the Democrats
would not settle for a tie, but
would win.
A further comment was that
we must also play to win
against the Soviet Union, not
settle for a tie.
Of all the three billion people
Class Change
The study skills class
scheduled for 4 p.m. has
been changed from 108 Bur
nett to Avery Lab Audito
rium, Room 14, for the Mon
day and Tuesday lectures.
The change was due to in
adequate room space in Bur
nett, according to Mrs. Elfa
Peck of .the Counseling Service.
M
V
Proposed
in the world, onhr 180 million
live in the United States he
noted.
A further breakdown of pop
ulation shows that one third
of the world population Is In
fluenced by Communis m. one
third influenced by the Demo
cratic governments and one
third remains undecided.
Johnson emphasized that
the young America has the
job of persuading this other
third to democracy. These
countries want food, clothing
and shelter and want to live
up to the 20th century stand
ards. Serving
He added that Americ ti
not win these nations b ty
ing them artillery and am
munition but by working
wim uie people, serving them
and helping them to improve
their standards.
Johnson and his wife were
made honorary members of
the University Young Demo
crats Club and Johnson also
bought a membership in the
University . Extra Point Club.
Members of the Pi Beta
Phi sorority were spirited,
artistic and $25 richer at the
end of the Convocation. They
won first place for their ef
forts in the "Welcome Lyn
don Sign and Spirit Contort"
sponsored by the Young Dem
ocrats. IFC Has
Opening
Session -
Rush Week
Discussed
Rush Week, the IFC Ball
and the Junior IFC Affairs
Committee were the main
subjects of discussion at the
first IFC meeting of the
year, Wednesday night.
Rush Week went off smooth
ly according to Vice-President
Joe Knoll who Braised
the co-operation of the fra
ternities and the assistance
of the Tri-Sigs in helping out
as dorm counselors.
The only serious flaw in
connection with summer
rushing and Rush Week was
the late arrival of the Rush
Book, according t the IFC
Executive Council. "It was
a good rush book; but late,"
said Knoll.
The book was contracted
to Sigma Delta Chi for June
1, for which the IFC paid
(150.
Split Fee
Treasurer Dick Newman
said the $16 fee paid by the
rushees during Rush Week
was split, 16 for registration
and $10 for housing.
One-hundred and fifty
(Coot. Committees Page 4)
Hardin Notes
By Norm Beatty
Three small schools of high
er education for a population
of over 22,000,000? Sound im
possible? Not so for four Afri
can territories.
Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyi
ka and Zanzibar Africa have
only two schools that could be
compared to the average
American university plus one
smaller college, reports Chan
cellor Hardin, who recently
returned from a month long
tour through the sub-Sahara
African territories and Eng
land and Italy.
Low Enrollment
In these three schools, there
the
Vol. 74, No. 5
udent Council
Open meetings ard attend
ance, which were stressed at
the first meeting, could be
the green light for an active
year for the Student Council.
The Council expressed the
hope of encouraging students
throughout the year. Presi
dent Ken Tempero empha
sized that although only
elected members have a vote,
anyone is free to listen or to
bring a petition to the Coun
cil. Valid Excuses Only
Absences- this year "must
have valid excuses," Tem
pero immediately informed
the 26 Council members in
attendance. He added that if
any member has over three
unexcused absences, he
(Tempero) will review the
case personally to decide
Iowa State
Migration
To Be Here
Ken Tempero, president of
Student Council announced
that he has received word that
Iowa State will officially mi
grate to Nebraska next week
end. "We can expect about 400
students, Tempero said. He
also added that the Council
will help make accomodations
for the migrating ISU stu
dents when they arrive for the
Nebraska-Iowa State football
game Oct. 1.
While on the subject of mi
gration, Tempero said that
"rumors have been flying
that Kansas State students
may migrate" to the N.U.
campus also, but nothing has
been verified yet.
While the Iowa State migra
tion will be official, the Ne
braska migration to Colorado
this year is not, Tempero
said.
"I hope to make our migra
tion official next year as it is
probably too late to do it this
year, Tempero pointed out
Cancer Ed.
Group Meets
Tuesday
The University Cancer
Education Society, the first of
its kind to be introduced on a
college campus, will begin its
second year with an organiza
tional meeting on Tuesday at
4 p.m.
Bill ConnelL president of the
society, explained that films
concerning cancer win con
tinue to be shown in organized
houses. Speakers in the medi
cal field will also be invited
to appear on campus.
The responsibility of the or
ganization is to alert the pub
lic about cancer, its symp
toms and detection, and to
"further the timely use of
medically and scientifically
recognized means for the de
tection, diagnosis, treatment
and prevention of cancer," as
stated in the constitution.
"This year, there will be
changes in personnel organi
zation," said Connell, elabor
ating on the structure of the
society. He added that the
society will request each or
ganized house for an elected
or volunteer representative.
(EdD MEES
We'll all bo there,
ATUE!IMY, SEPTEMBER 24
tfo witness another Nebraska Victory
are approximately 15 to 16
thousand students, Hardin
said. This low number is due
to the lack of facilities such
as teachers and buildings, he
added.
"The real bottle neck Is In
the secondary schools," Har
din said. "But this problem
is decreasing rapidly and if it
is abolished, higher educa
tion in Africa will undoubted
ly grow,"
Dr. Hardin was on the
American Council on Educa
tion committee under the aus
pices of the Carnegie Corpor
ation for educational liason
between the U.S. and the Af
rican terrritories which left
i
whether or not that member
should be excused from duty.
The Council head outlined
12 possible areas of action
for this coming year. He
added that he didn't wish to
express his feelings one way
or the other on these matters
yet, only to suggest them to
the members so they could
Inside Hie Nebraskan
Huskers Ready
Nebraska's grid team prepares for its opening home game
tomorrow against the Minnesota Gophers Page 3
University Theater
Phil Boroff discusses the coming University Theater sea
son. Editorial Page.
Social Calendar
Organized houses announce social plans for the week
end. 4 Page 4.
Expect 300 Attorneys
At Law Institute
Returning to the seat they
occupied as freshmen in Law
College win be 300 attorneys,
to attend the fourth annual
NU Law Institute.
The institute, which will be
held today and Saturday, is
sponsored by the University's
Law College and the Junior
Bar section of the Nebraska
State Bar Association.
This year's institute, whose
topic is that of small business
enterprise, has two main pur
poses. The first is to continue edu
cation of new phases of law,
and secondly, to pursue new
ideas about the problems of
small business in Nebraska
and the Federal laws.
"Since most of these attor
neys come from Nebraska we
hope they will go back to
their home towns and bring
'CAPABLE STUDENTS'
Ag College Inaugurates Selective
Honors Program for Freshmen
Twenty-two Ag freshmen
boys have been titled "capa
ble students" by the College
of Agriculture and have been
invited to participate in . a
newly-inaugurated honors
program. -
"Selection of these fresh
men was determined by the
fact that they ranked in the
upper quarter of their high
school graduating class and
that their composite score on
the Regents exam or the Na
tional Merit exam ranged
above the "7 mark," said
Dr. F. E. Eldridge, Dean of
Resident Instruction, and
chairman of the program.
The invitation to enroll in
the honors program does not
obligate the students in any
way at present said Dr.
Eldridge. Each freshman will
have one semester to decide
whether he wishes to partici
pate in the four year pro
gram.
"Therefore, the names of
the invited freshman win not
be made public until they
TTIHIIS (EdDEPMEIlS!
African School Lack
the US. August 1 and re
turned September 2.
Vital Concern
"In our conversation with
the African leaders, we sensed
a vital concern about the mat
ters in the Congo," Hardin
said. He added that he and
the other members of the vis
iting committee could feel "a
sincere determination by the
African leaders to avoid sim
ilar experiences in their own
territories."
Although the chancellor said
they did not witness anything
similar to the iots in the
Congo, "with the constant re
ports from the Congo, we all
felt the apprehension in the
i n'f
Lincoln, Nebraska
be thinking about them. His
thoughts were:
1 A more successful open
house. 2 The establishment of an
instructor rating system.
3 Work with the Tribunal
"to see if the Tribunal can
be improved."
4 Establish a Publicity
forth new ideas about busi
ness in Nebraska," comment
ed David Dow, dean of the
College of Law.
3000 Pamphlets Printed
Introducing the principal
speakers, Philip McCaHum,
administrator of the Small
Business Administration, and
Harold Putman, counsel for
the U.S. Senate Select Com
mittee on Small Business wfll
be Sen. Carl T. Curtis.
"To prepare for this insti
tute 3,000 pamphlets describ
ing the institute have been
published and sent out to
every attorney in the state.
Books were also made which
contain outlines, suggested
forms, check lists, bibliogra
phies, laws and information
describing every lecture that
win be given," stated Dr.
Dow.
have actually entered the
program," Eldridge stated.
Advisors Aid
Working with these stu
dents are their advisors. The
advisors make up the Honors
Council which is in charge
of the program. The Univer
sity senate is also supporting
the program and is encour
aging the adoption of similar
programs in an colleges of
the University.
The specific aims of the
program, as outlined by Dr.
Eldridge, are for the student
to proceed more rapidly in
his educational program, for
the student to be counseled
on a more coiicentrated in
dividual basis and for the
student to concentrate on an
area that win particularly
interest him.
In order that these aims
might be carried out the Hon
ors Councfl win meet once a
month and review each mem
bers' program. Each student
has also been encouraged to
meet with his advisor for
more individual counseling.
air," he said.
In each of the territories
visited by the American edu
cators, the people seemed to
think that education is their
only hope for salvation, Har
din said.
These particular govern
ments are putting about 25
per cent of their funds into
education as a result of this
the chancellor noted.
. Students Older
The students themselves
are usually older than the av
erage American college fresh
men. The students who do go
on to college are on the same
level as our college sopho
more, Hardin explained.
L(70
W LA 0 "
a m m m a m w
Lays Policy
Board guide book to provide
guide lines of what to look
for in the way of members
for Pub Board.
5 Enforcement of last
year's legislation.
6 Strengthening of the
parking board.
7 To provide for a Stu
dent Council member to be
present at any election pofl
ing place where a Council
member is being elected.
8 More small convoca
tions and more cooperation
with the honors convocation.
9 More pubbcity for the
polling places prior to elec-
Accoiuodations
Organized houses wishing
to accommodate members of
the Soviet Exchange Pro
gram with living facilities
from Oct. 14-20 must apply to
the committee by 5 p.m. Tues
day. One women's house, either
on ag or city campus, and
one men's living bouse on ag
and one on city campus are
needed. Three visitors will
stay in each bonse selected.
Written applications must
be submitted to the YWCA
535 Union and must include
the following:
1. Type of accommoda
tions offered.
2. Unanimous approval of
the living unit
3. Approval of the house
mother or counsellor.
4.0ne person to be desig
nated as host and able to
attend seminars for prepa
ration. TODAY ON CAMPUS
Dean's tea for women,
3:30-5.30 p.m.
Faculty square dance club
meeting, on Ag campus.
Footban rally and sign
contest, 6:30 p.m. at the
CariDon Tower.
These freshmen wfll be en
couraged to complete as
much science and mathemat-J
ics as possible the first se
mester. Those that definitely
enroU in the honors course
win take ar introduction to
agricultural science the sec
ond semester.
This three hour course will
require the member to sched
ule two hours of his time
each week in working in the
various departments of the
CoUege of Agriculture. The
other hour of every week
would be spent with a review
of the work of the two pre
vious hours and the prepara
tion of a report on the work
done in each department.
Each department wfll have
discretion as to the material
covered in this course.
Special Advanced Courses
During the sophomore year
the members of the program
wiU enron in a library re
search course which wfll al
low them to choose a topic
and give formal reports to
the program group.
"The schoolmasters report
ed that one of their prob
lems is to keep the students
from studying throughout the
night," Hardin reported.
The Chancellor stopped in
Rome, Italy to view the Olym
pics on his way home.
"The Olympics were ex
tremely well managed," Har
din said and he felt the "ath
letes were performing beauti
fully." His greatest thrill was
watching the U.S. sweep off
the shot put and the hoisting
of three American flags while
the Star Spangled Banner
was being played as the ath
letes received their medals.
Friday, September 23, 1960
tions to help remedy the 29
per cent invalid votes cast
last year.
10 More orientation.
11 To make migration of
ficial next year.
12 The possibility of hav
ing Student Council repre
sentatives from the students-at-large
and the graduate
students.
Tempero later explained!
that the absence of six mem
bers Wednesday was probably
dne to a lack of information
during the hassle and bossle
of the first week of schooL
John Hoerner, bold over
member from last year and
first vice president, backed
Tempero in his warning to
the new members.
Kinds of Members
"There are two kinds of
members," Hoerner said.
"The member of the Student
Council who takes part and
the member of Student Coun
cil who thinks it's an 'chucks'
and laughs and that's about
alL You an have the obliga
tion to talk as best yon can,
!he added.
President Tempero told the
members that the matters to
be reviewed this year are
"serious and should be taken
as such. This means not to
express personal feelings
no matter how hard it is to
do."
Another hold over member
and second vice president,
Don Epp, gave the members
a reading of the purposes of
the Council as stated in the
Student Councfl consititution.
"The purposes of this or
ganization shaU be to act as
the supreme student govern
ing body in the regulation
and coordination of an phases
of student self-government
and to serve as an agency
through which faculty-student
relationships may be main
tained," Epp noted.
During his junior year tho
student wfll enter a depart
mental course and the senior
year wfll can for special
problem courses and partici
pation in department and
graduate seminars.
English and ROTC wID hm
the only specified require
ments for the honor mem
bers, said Dr. Eldridge. How
ever, the council reviews
each schedule so that courses
are taken in widely-varied
areas. Through experience
and outside study these stu
dents may waive pre-requi-sltes
to courses if conditions
permit, Eldridge commented.
Scholarship wfll also be a
basic requirement of the
honors course and each
participant wfll be expected
to mantain a certain grade
level, reported Eldridge.
The honors program wfll
he conducted on an experi
mental basis subject to revi
sion. The councfl plans to select
qualified freshmen each year
to compete in the program.