Monday, MarcK 4, 1963
The Daily Nebraskan
Nebraskan Conducts Interview;
Simmons Questioned bv Phone
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political activity (by the news
paper) slanted toward liberal
lines which Is getting worse.
An example of this is the
coverage given federal aid to
education.
A student newspaper should
not plant liberal viewpoints
in the student body constant
ly. The paper belongs to the
people and this slant is un
fair to them.
7. ) Have you noticed any
copy in the Daily Nebraskan
which expressed the conserv
ative and ultra-conservative
viewpoints? Are you aware of
the fact that since your last
charge to the University, we
have clipped articles which
have been written from con
servative viewpoints? If so,
why did you fail to cite
these or, at least, recognize
the fact that such articles
did appear in print in .the
Daily Nebraskan?
I said there were many anti
communist articles in the pap
er. The St. Onge and Gold
water stories did not tell the
whole story.
I am referring to editorial
page content, not news stories.
In the editorial content, in
cluding cartoons, I have found
nothing expressing a conser
vative view.
8. ) What kind of people are
the past five editors of the
Daily Nebraskan? Do you care
to name the one who you feel
was the most representative
of degenrating viewpoints?
I talked to Herb Probasco
(editor of the Nebraskan in
the fall of 1960) about a car
toon he ran concerning Coop
er. As far as I know they are
all fine people. I am not tak
ing issue with . these people
as individuals.
I see no 'point to personal
contact because of the atti
tudes shown. When I talked
with faculty members about
the Cooper cartoon they said
they saw nothing wrong with
Probasco's policies.
I have sent material to
Chancellor Clifford Hardin
and have received no reply.
People are entitled to an an
swer. I have lost confidence in
personal contact efforts. Ap
parently .nothing is accomp
. lished in contacting NU of
ficials. Among the things that
should be taken out of the
newspaper are slanted car
toons, handouts from the De
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare and all commu
nist material.
The Daily Nebraskan has
run stories on a peace essay
contest sponsored by the New
World Review, which cannot
be denied as a communist or
ganization. It also advocated reading of
the book, "The Student."
(Don Ferguson, editor of
the Daily Nebraskan in the
spring of 1962, advocated
reading David Harowitz' book.
Harowitz is an associate pro
fessor of English at Berkley,
Calif. Ferguson said he
thought the book should be
read because it urged stu
dents to keep themselves in
formed and concerned with
everything, not just what is
happening on their campus.
A portion of the book effect
iley criticizes communism,
Ferguson said.)
I'd no more favor present
ing communist views in a fa
vorable light than I would
dope peddling and theft.
9.) Do yon, at present,
have any political aspirations
which you feel will be aided
by your presentation?
None, I'm too busy with my
law practice.
10.) Why did you wait for
two years to again bring up
this subject? Is it a coinci
dence that you brought this
up while the legislature is in
session and . considering the
University budget?
This report was put togeth
er last summer, but was not
presented then because it was
not complete.
There may be legislators
who will feel that this will
have a bearing on budget
considerations. That is their
privilege. If they see it, they
are apt to consider it when
the University budget is con
sidered.
11.) Do you propose that
your views concerning the
Daily Nebraskan and the
University should become the
views of the Republican par
ty. Why did you channel your
report through the party?
I made the report because
every citizen should be aware
of these things. I did it for
the GOP because the paper
is slanted in the opposite direction.
If the situation were re
versed I would not take issue
with Democrats who criti
cized the paper. They would
be right.
If the paper were slanted
conservatively and Republi
can I do not know if I would
take the initiative in criticiz
ing it for its lack of fair, two
sided news coverage.
12.) In your report you cited
many articles which were
against the John Birch Soci
ety .. . its beliefs as well as
its organization. Are you a
member of the organization?
What is your position on
General Walker's involve
ment in the Mississippi
crisis?
I am not a member of the
John Birch Society.
Newspaper stories on the
Mississippi crisis were so con
fusing that I do not know what
happened. I will not express
a viewpoint without that know
ledge. 13. ) Do you realize that by
not using names, especially in
the case of faculty members
nominated for Outstanding
Nebraskan, you have,1 in ef
fect, indicted every faculty
member who has been nom
inated during the past five
semesters? Would you care
at this time to name these
faculty members?
Faculty member names
were not given because I did
not want to embarrass any
individual. Apparently, some
of these faculty members
would not be ashamed to
have their names mentioned.
14. ) Let's assume that your
propositions that the Dally
Nebraskan is a tax supported
paper and that it does have
a liberal viewpoint are cor
rect. Do you feel that we, as
journalists, should accept the
tax bribe from the majority
of Nebraskans ' and suppress
our constitutional right to
freely present what news and
opinions we desire and feel
that is part of our policy?
You've misinterpreted me.
Curator Explains
Art From Spain
The art of Spain and Latin
America will be explained by
Richard Ahlborn, curator of
the Joslyn Art Museum, at a
7:30 p.m. lecture Thursday.
He will speak in Love Li
brary Auditorium. The illu
strated speech is sponsored
by the University's depart
ment of art and Romance
Languages and is open to the
public.
Ahlborn has traveled ex
tensively to study and exam
ine Spanish art and its influ
ence in the Philippine Is
lands, Europe and the Amer
icas.
He was graduated with
honors in the fine arts from
the University of Colorado in
1956. He received his master's
degree from the University of
Delaware in 1958. He became
curator of the Joslyn Museum
in 1961.
Ball Reveals
Independent
Queen
Joyce Baumann and Leland
Volker were named Queen
and King of the Independent
Spring Ball Friday night.
Miss Baumann, represent
ing Fedde Hall, is president of
Fedde Hall and Phi Upsilon
Omicron, vice-president of the
United Campus Christian Fel
lowship, and a member of the
University symphonic band
and 4-H Club.
Volker, representing Burr
Hall, is active in the Ag-Y,
Varsity Dairy Club, and Alpha
Zeta. He also serves as Agri
culture Executive Board trea
surer. Other candidates for queen
included Jane Fauquet, Bar
bara Fritchie, Sara Wagoner,
and Janet Watson. King can
didates included Bruce Hoi
berg, Bennie Nelson, Bob Kru-
mel and Gary Winkelbauer.
Psychology Experts
To Talk At Symposium
Three internationally-known
authorities in the field of psy
chology will speak at the sec
ond section of the 11th an
nual psychological symposium
sponsored by the University
department of psycholology.
The program is scheduled
for Thursday and Friday in
the Union small auditorium.
Financed by a training
grant from the National In
stitute of Mental Health, the
meeting is expected to attract
experts in psychology from
the entire Midwest.
Karl Pribam of Standford
University will open the ses
sion at 9 a.m., Thursday. Top
ic of his speech will be "Re
inforcement .Revisited. ' '
Neal Miller of Yale Univer
sity will lecture at 1:30 p.m.,
Thursday on "Some Thoughts
About the Law of Effect."
At 9 a.m., Friday, Horace
Magoun of the University of
California at Los Angeles will
discuss "Motivation and Cy
clic Features of Innate Be
havior."
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Ray Simmons Publishes Report
Charging 'Liberal7 Indoctrination
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criticized both communists
and anti-communists so the
impression is left that to be
against communists one
should also be against anti
communists. "No conservative political
cartoons are ever carried.
"Liberal Eric Sevareid's
column was carried regular
ly until early in 1962, but no
conservative columnist is ev
er carried.
"The anti-a n t i-communist
campaign continues. A Daily
Nebraskan editorial says
there would be more of this
so-called freedom to present
all viewpoints at the Univer
sity if it were not for the fact
that the University 'must
pamper and sell the legislat
ure': "On April 13, 1961 an Ohio
State University faculty
member named Henry St.
Onge sponsored as a speak
er in St. Onge's back yard
in Columbus, Ohio William
Marx Mandel, identified by
the House Un-American Ac
tivities Committee as an
"identified agent of the Com
munist Party" and a "Top
Communist propagandist."
(HUAC report dated October
7, 1960)
"On learning of this, the
Nebraska State Normal Board
cancelled the teaching con
tract of Mr. St. Onge, who
was due to begin teaching at
Wayne State Teachers Col
lege in Nebraska in the fall.
The Daily Nebraskan in 1961
printed three items favoring
St. Onge s position, one ot
them being a cartoon show
ing "hysteria" suggest
ing that the light on the Stat
ue of Liberty be extinguisnea,
this cartoon accompanying a
reprint of a letter by St.
Onge (5-9-61) and (5-10-61).
An editorial in 1963 takes St.
Onge's side (1-10)63).
"It praises pacifism, stu
dent "peace" demonstrations,
students who demonstrated
against convicted rapist
Cary Chessman's execution,
sit-in demonstrations, student
riots in Korea and Turkey,
the riots against the House
Un-American Activities Com
mittee, Castro, and especial
ly a California student who
began a sit-down fast on the
steps of the Administration
Building at the University 'of
Berkeley against compulsory
R.O.T.C.
"An editorial complains
that other campuses invite
party members and Birchers
but the University of Nebras
ka does not. The editor says
that this failure to present all
viewpoints "is not the Uni
versity's free choice, but one
that is forced upon it by the
legislature and the people of
the state .. . .
"A current hero of the Daily
Nebraskan is Gordon Hall, a
Bostonian who . . . claims
to be an expert on extremist
groups "both the 'right' and
the 'left.' " He warns that
students do not take extrem
ist groups seriously enough.
"Many NU students are
easily sold on the so-called
"liberal" lines.
"A reading of the Daily
Nebraskan and comments by
NU faculty members and stu
dents shows that some of the
incredible ideas which are
shown here are sold to the
students as "intelligent," "re
alistic," "sane," and modern,
whereas the traditional con
servative viewpoint is pre
sented as out-of-date, ignor
ant, anti-intellectual, sick,
tightwadish, based on "hys
teria" rather than reason,
etc., etc.
"Unilateral disarmam e n t
and 'peace' are plugged.
On 3-14-61 the Daily Ne
tjraskan carried an article
giving the details on a "peace
essay contest" sponsored by
the New World Review (form
erly Soviet Russia Today),
cited as Communist by both
the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee and the House
Un-American Activities Com
mittee. How this item got in
to the Daily Nebraskan the
University has never ex
plained nor has it indicated
any concern when complaint
was made about it.
"After Goldwater's appear
ance the Daily Nebraskan
told about his talk as the fea
ture story on the front page,
then right below it there
was another article quoting
two Nebraska assistant pro
fessors of political science,
both critical of his views, of
course.
"A, student column de
scribes Goldwater's talk as
'45 minutes of vague verbal
backstabbing and filibuster
ing,' that 'Six thousand hours
of college time was spent lis
tening to a speaker ,who
spread political animosities,
that Goldwater had nothing to
say, that his was not a 'uni
versity level speech,' etc.
(4-5-62).
"The campaign against
Goldwater resumes in the
fall of 1962."
"On September 21, 1962, a
(syndicated) cartoon shows
Goldwater standing in a pool
called 'Extremism' and try
ing to pull the Republican
elephant into the pool.
"Federal aid to education
is plugged and of course noth
ing is ever printed against
it.
"Conservative" p o 1 i t i cal
statements are almost non
existent. "Except for the extremely
few items noted above, one
looks in vain for any political
comment from the University
which is "conservative" rath
er than "liberal."
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