The Nebraskan
Tuesday, April 18, 1951
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College Student Discusses
Fort Lauderdale Riots
By Jeff Stives
(Jeff Stives -spent the Spring
Vacation in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, The following story
includes his first-hand obser
vations of the widely -publicized
riots.)
(UPS) Five Lehigh stu
dents were among the nearly
300 collegians arrested in ri
ots in Fort Lauderdale, Flor
ida, last week.
Three were charged with
drinking in public and fined
$5 to $25, one was arrested
on a charge of disorderly con
duct, another was sentenced
to ten days in jail for unlaw
ful assembly.
As In the cases of others
arrested during the spree, the
students were taken into po
lice custody Sunday and Mon
day nights.
Students were arrested and
fined for "J-walklng," loiter
ing, unlawful assembly, sleep
ing in the open, and inciting
a riot.
"Something"
One student told this report
er that the police officers who
booked him couldn't decide
on a charge. "We'll think of
something," he quoted them
as saying.
This story is typical of
many during the nights of
chaos. One student was pick
ed up while crossing a street
with his date, "dragged into
a police car" by officers, and
taken to a temporary cell
nearby. He was told that if
he'd get out of the area right
away, they would let him go
"I took off," he said. But
he hadn't gotten far when he
was stopped and clubbed in
the leg and head by another
officer who said he was try
ing to escape.
This time he was taken to
the city jail. He was locked
up without being allowed to
make a phone call or medi
cal attention for his leg which
by then was causing him se
vere pain and made him un
able to walk.
Next morning, after being
fingerprinted and photo
graphed, he and several oth
ers were lined tp before a
judge. Charged with unlawful
assembly and pleading not
guilty, the judge then told
him that he'd have to stay in
jail until April 17 for trial.
Nothing was said about bail.
Figuring, he said, that if
he pleaded guilty he would
get off with a small fine he
changed his plea and was sen
tenced to 10 days.
All this time, the student
was almost unable to walk
because of his bruised leg.
"They never asked me about
my leg," he said, although he
fell several times.
On Wednesday, March 29,
a city judge, under pressure
Lemon Heads
Med Cancer
Researchers
Dr. Henry M. Lemon of Bos
ton, Mass. has been appoint
ed director of the Eugene C.
Eppley Institute for Research
in Cancer and Allied Diseases
at the University College of
Medicine.
Dr. Lemon is, at present, as
sociate professor of medicine
and ooordinator of cancer in
struction at Boston Universi
ty's School of Medicine.
His appointment at Nebras
ka will be effective Sept. 1
and is subject to the approval
of the Board of Regents. He
also will be appointed profes
sor of internal medicine and
assistant dean for research af
fairs at the College of Medi
cine. The 45-year-old physician is
a native of Chicago and a 1940
cum laude graduate of Har
vard Medical School. He took
his internship and a residency
in internal medicine at the
University of Chicago Clinic.
Dr. J. P. Tollman, dean of
the College of Medicine, said,
"TL addition of Dr. Lemon
to the staff will make it pos
sible to complete planning to
ward the construction of the
Eppley Institute.
"It is expected that bids will
be let this spring. In addition,
the creation of the position of
assistant dean for research af
fairs should give added sup
port to our faculty in pursuit
of their research activities."
The establishment and oper
ation of the Eppley Institute
is being made possible by a
$2.5 million gift from the Eu
gene C. Eppley Foundation.
Of the Foundation gift, $650.
000 plus $800,000 from the U.S.
Public Health Service grant
and $350,000 from the Univer
sity's medical building funds
will be used for construction.
The balance of the Eppley
gift, $1,850,000 will be used
over a 20-year period to help
inaugurate and firmly estab
lish the institute's research
program.
from local merchants and of
ficials, finally dropped all
charges and released all but
one of the jailed students.
The remaining student had
his case reviewed later in
the week and was subsequent
ly released also. He was
charged with inciting a riot
and resisting arrest. His an
tics on a utility pole were
supposedly what triggered the
demonstrations Monday night
which ended after some 225
arrests.
Sunday night was a differ
ent story. Thousands of col
lege men and their dates
(those who had managed to
find some), were standing on
both sides of Atlantic Avenue,
heckling the police to let them
cross the street, cheering
their friends when they man
aged to get into a car that
was not already full, and boo
ing the motorists who refused
rides, the police who told
them to keep their toes on the
sidewalk, and everyone who
didn't cooperate with the spir
it of gaiety that prevailed.
The police had their hands
full. By 11 p.m. the street
was crossed almost every
minute by hundreds who stop
ped halfway across to bounce
car. Things began to get
warmer as firecrackers and
bottles flew into the air. When
police blocked off the area
to keep traffic out, the riot
ers thronged into the street,
and sat down. The police were
eventually able to get them
out of the street by running
motorcycles and cars through
the group.
The groups then settled on
both sides of the street and
took up the chant, "we want
to go to the beach." Pleas
from the police over the loud
speaker to move out of the
area or face fire hoses mere
ly brought cries of "bring
on the fire hoses."
The hoses came, and so did
the police patrol wagon, the
state police, the Dania police
from a few miles down the
coast, and the mayor. The
firemen were wondering how
they could use their hoses if
they were ordered to, since
the glass fronts to the stores
and the cars in the area would
make such use hazardous and
create considerable damage.
The mob eventually broke up
when people dritfed back to
motels and cars.
Monday night brought a
rapid change in attitude and
as a result many more stu
dents ended up in jail, stu
dents who were responsible
for no more malice, no more
damage, and no more noise
then they had been the night
before.
The answer, as the city of
ficials finally discovered, to
the entire problem was the
fact that this year the cir
cumstances were different
than they had been before
during the twenty-five years
or so the Lauderdale has been
a spring student haven.
This year, a book and a
movie, where the Boys
Are," brought thousands more
curious collegians along with
the inevitable dregs of high
school hangers-on who came
mostly from the local areas.
This year also saw the clos
ing of a traditional assembly
area for the students, Jade
Beach. This private stretch
of beach front property had
in years past been the place
where beach parties, beer
drinking, and all night rev-
ely had taken place.
This year, the residents had
asked the city to close off the
area because of litter and
noise that was the inevitable
result of such parties. Thus,
for the majority of the col
legians who were ID cardless,
and dateless as well, there
was no place where they
could go by themselves and
have a party. This was what
prompted the cries of "open
Jade Beach" early Sunday
and Monday nights.
Last week, in comparison
to the first one, was relative
ly quiet. Dances were organ
ized, motels opened their
pools and recreation areas,
and police cooperated by try
ing to keep local antagonists
out of the area.
The result has made Laud
erdale once again the com
munity it was before the
masses arose in protest.
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Merit Scholars Select Colleges
Upon Vague Notions, Says Forrest
Severide
(Continued from page 2)
the Common Market un
til the massive Algerian
crisis is settled and an ef
fective France exists so
there is little point in worry
ing over Janio's "neutral
ism" or his brusque
ness with American envoys
or his attitude toward Cas
tro (which is by no means
enthusiastic) until this ter
rifying crisis of inflation is
settled and an effective Bra
zil exists.
Nothing else really mat
ters here. And no one else
besides Janio Quadros real
ly matters, the little man
with the wide mustache and
the blazing eyes who wran
ged his desk with both fists
before the TV cameras and
shouted at his countrymen
the scornful challenge to
work at least six or seven
hours a day since he puts
in 12 or 13 himself.
The next morning, not
long after daybreak, he was
in his executive office,
standing over the telex ma
chines as his daily stream
of orders and inquiries buz
zed out to government offi
cers all over the country
Janio's daily injection of
adrenalin into the semi-torpid
body of this wakening
: giant called Brazil.
DMribntrd lent, br tkr Hall Syndicate.
Inc. (Ail Rirhu Keeerrea
A study of transfers of Na
tional Merit Scholars from
one college to another during
the past four years indicates
that "even the talented stu
dents of our nation are ap
parently selecting their col
leges upon ague notions and
misunderstandings . ' '
This observation was made
by Dr. Aubrey Forrest, direc
tor of financial aids and
scholarships at the Univer
sity. Dr. Forrest gathered
data for the study on the
transfers while he was a
member of the National Mer
it staff.
His study indicates that
often at fault are parents
and counselors who have
preconceived ideas which do
not necessarily apply to ev
ery talented student.
One such notion that is held
by a good many people is
that talented students with
the financial means should
attend a so-called prestige in
stitution, usually in the east,
private, and in many cases
an allgirl or allboy school.
Three Times .
Among 165 transfers, Dr.
Forrest found that three
times as many Merit Schol
ars transferred out of these
private schools as transferred
into them.
A comment from one Merit
Scholar , who transferred out
of a private institution indi
cated that he believed he
could be successful at t h e
school, "But academics are
really only 'a small part of
the great overall picture of
any school. Morals in t h e
East are indeed different
from those of the mid-West."
Dr. Forrest pointed out that
two-thirds of the parents of
talented students questioned
in a recent poll indicated thaf
they believed that private
colleges could provide a higher-quality
education than
could public-SHpported insti
tutions. During the four year per
iod, Forrest said, sixty of the
Merit Scholars transferred
from private to public insti
tutions for privately sup
ported schools.
Parental Belief
In examinging parents' be
lief that small colleges are
better than large ones, Dr.
Forrest found that twenty
nine Merit Scholars trans
ferred from small liberal arts
colleges to large universities,
while ten made the reverse
change. Many said they made
the change to gain "wider
selection of subjects" or
"more cultural opportuni
ties." One female Merit Scholar
who transferred from a small
school to a large state uni
versity said, ". . . having at-;
tended a small high school
(250) and going to a small
college (1,600). I need to go
to a larger school to escape
the feeling of being too shel
tered and that 'living in my
own little world feeling' I
feel overly protected."
Concerning non-coeducational
versus coeducation
al institutions, DrT Forrest
found that thirty-seven Merit
Scholars left non-coeducational
schools for coeducational
ones, while twelve made the
reverse change.
In another area, Dr. For
rest reported that fifty-nine
Merit Scholars transferred
from high-cost institutions to
institutions where . the cost
was at least $500 less. Nine
teen transferred from 1 o w
cost to high cost institutions
during the four year period
of the study.
Satisfaction
"It is apparent that the
amount of money spent for a
college education is not nec
essarily related to the satis
faction gained," Dr. Forrest
commented.
Concerning out-state vers
us in-state schools, Dr. For
rest found that fifty-five Mer
it Scholars transferred from
colleges outside their home
state to ones within the state,
while twenty-six made the re
verse change. Most of t h e
transfer students said their
reason for making the change
was "to be closer to home."
Often, Dr. Forrest ex
plained, a scholar will be
come disillusioned with a
college which was originally
selected because of the schol
ar's hope of participating in
a special program. Some
times this goal is not f n 1
filled and then there is little
else to hold the student in
that college.
During the past four years
about one-half of the trans
fers gave as one of their rea
sons for changing schools the
fact that they had changed
their major field of study.
Forty scholars requested a
transfer solely on the basis of
change in their major field
or vocational choice, v
One male scholar who
transferred from an eastern
school to a local state uni
versity in the west said he
wanted to-live in his home
slate after graduation. "I like
the people, the climate and
the way of life, but of more
importance, there are unlim
ited undeveloped opportuni
ties for men with the neces
sary intelligence, education
and determination and at the
university I will be able to
make contacts throughout the
state which will be valuable
in developing these opportunities."
New Honors Program
Satisfies Ag Students
College of Agriculture stu
dents are very satisfied with
the new selective honors pro
gram initiated this year, re
ported Dr. Franklin Eldridge,
director of resident instruc
tion. The report was made Fri
day at a meeting of North
Central Regional Directors
of Resident Instruction at
Kansas State University.
"Sixteen top freshman in
our college are currently com
pleting the first phase of the
new selective honors pro
gram. This program is aimed
at tailoring each student's ed
ucation to his individual needs
and interests. In this way we
hope to provide a greater
challenge to those students
who are capable of superior
achievement," Dr. Eldridge
said.
"We have already noted
that honors program partici
pants are enrolling in more
basic courses in such fields
as chemistry, mathematics
and physicis as compared to
non-participants. Students in
the honors program seem to
be making faster progress
towards higher level courses.
"Although we want to fur
ther refine our procedures
for selecting incoming stu
dents, we did secure nearly
all of the qualified students
this year," Dr. Eldridge said.
Participants are presently
selected upon entering the
University oi the basis of
their high school record and
entrance and placement ex
aminations. Students are also
selected at the completion of
their first semester at the
college level.
"We consider the honors
program an experiment at
this point," he continued, "In
fact, we are now in the pro
cess of developing methods
of evaluating the progress of
students both in and outside
this program," he said.
Each student in the honors
program must take the usual
128 hours for graduation
however, English and ROTC
are the only required courses.
The participants in the hon
ors program are selected and
advised by the members of
the Ag College Honors Council.
According to Dr. Eldridge
the program has three sped
fice aims:
Increase speed at which
the student is able to proceed
in his educational program;
More individual counsel
ing for students.;
Permit the student to
concentrate in an area of
study that particularly inter
ests him;
"High scholarship will be
a basic requirement of the
honors program," Dr. El
dridge asserted. "Each par
ticipant will be expected to
maintain a certain grade
level."
Ag Honorary
Offers Grants
A foundation to p r o v i d
scholarships and other bene
fits for students enrolled in
agriculture has been estab
lished by Alpha Zeta, nation,
al agricultural honorary fra
ternity. The announcement of t h e
National Alpha Zeta Founda
tion of America, I n c. was
made by Prof. David Whitney
chancellor of the Nebraska
chapter of Alpha Zeta.
The Foundation will re
ceive gifts and bequests
from donors and will use the
proceeds to promote the
study and advancement of
the many specialized fields of
agriculture.
The program was devel
oped by Dr. Louis L. Mad
sen, high chancellor of the
fraternity, and four other
members of the Alpha Zeta
high council at a special
meeting in Washington, D.C.,
in March.
Dr. Madsen who is the di
rector of the Institute of Ag
ricultural Sciences Washing
ton State University, Poll
man, Wash., said, "This Is
a most significant step for
ward for Alpha Zeta and the
agricultural sciences."
"Rapid advancement of all
phases of our agricultural in
dustry has increased the need
for young men wll trained
in its scientific developments.
This foundation will help to
expand the training program."
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LUCKY STRIKE PRESENTS
or. frood's thought for thb day: A little learning can
be a dangerous thing especially in a multiple-choice exam.
DEAR DR. FROOD: I have been training our
college mascot, a goat. He has learned how to
open a pack of Luckies, take out a cigarette,
light up and smoke. Do you think can get
him on a TV show?
Animal Husbandry Major
DEAR ANIMAL: I'm afraid not. To make TV now
adays, you've got to have an act that's really
different After all, there are millions of Lucky
smokers.
Husker Saleg Book
Students who have not
turned Cornhusker sales
books in yet are urged to
bring them to the 1961 Corn
husker business office as
soon as possible, according
to Robin Snider, Cornhus
ker business manager.
DEAR DR. FROOD: l 'have calculated that if the population explosion
continues at its present rate, there will be a person for every square
foot of earth by the year 2088. What do you think of that?
Statittkt Major
DEAR STATISTICS: Well, one thing's sure, that will finish off the hula
hoopers once and for all.
DEAR DR. FROOD: I am a full professor and
yet I stay awake nights worrying about my abil
ity to teach today's bright young college stu
dents. They ask questions I can't answer. They
write essays I don't understand. They use com.1"
plicated words that I've never heard before.
How can I possibly hope to win the respect of
students who are more learned than I am?
Profetsor
DEAR PROFESSOR: I always maintain that noth
ing impresses a troublesome student like the
sharp slap of a ruler across his outstretched
palm.
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DEAR DR. FROOD: You can tell your readers for me that
college is a waste of time. My friends who didn't go to
college are making good money now. And me, with my
new diploma? I'm making peanuts!
Angry Crad
DEAR ANGRY: Yes, but how many of your friends can do
what you can do instantly satisfy that overpowering
craving for a peanut. s
DEAR DR. FROOD: Could you give a word of
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college, Mas failed to get herself
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THE RECRUITERS ARE COMING! THE RECRUITERS ARE COMING! And here's Frood to tell
you just how to handle them: These representatives of big business are, on the whote,
alert fellows. They may be aware that college students smoke more Luckies than any other
regular. Let them know that you know what's. up offer them a Lucky, then tap your cranium
knowingly. Remember today's Lucky smoker could be tomorrow's Chairman of the'Board.
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