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By Sharl Johnson
Junior Staff Writer
Ed Novak, a University
junior from Rosalie, met a
twenty year old East Berlin
girl while touring the Com
munist sector who said she
would leave everything, in
cluding her parents, if she
had the chance, at that mo
ment, to escape to West Ber
lin and the free world.
While hitchhiking 7,000
miles and accepting 174 rides
in 16 European countries this
summer, Ed Novak's fellow
passengers were, at times,
very unusual.
Novak and another People-To-P
e o p 1 e representative
once rode in the back of a
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul,
On Sale for
Tickets for the Peter, Paul
and Mary concert coming
Oct 11, are still available
according to Joe Carroll,
chairman of the Student
Union special events commit
tee. Carroll said that while the
$2.50 tickets for the front six
sections have been sold out
since the first day there are
still a small number of $2
single tickets, and, as of now,
plenty of $1.75 seats to be had.
The $2 seats include the three
middle sections, and the $1.75
seats are in the far sides and
back of Pershing Auditorium.
Carroll expects the Peter,
Paul and Mary concert to be
sold out. There will be only
one performance, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are on sale at the
Student Union until sold out
or until show time.
This concert is a first for
Nebraska students, al
though Peter, Paul and Mary
have appeared at numerous
other colleges and clubs
across the country.
Thru their records Peter,
Paul and Mary have received
considerable recognition from
the press. Articles and re
views have appeared in life,
Look, Newsweek, Show, Play
boy, Time, Vogue, and Ma
demoiselle, lauding Peter,
Paul and Mary's rapport with
the audience; their taste in
material; their striking pres
ence and poise; the variety of
selections; and the creation
of moods.
Their talent is as diversified
as the three different person
alities that make up the trio.
Peter Yarrow took his degree
in psychology at Cornell Uni
versity before deciding to be
come a singer, ne gave up a i
position wun a leieviMim re
search firm in order to fol
low his ambition as a folk
singer. He hasn't regretted it.
The other male member of
the trip, Paul Stookey, started
as a stand-up comic. Before
joining the trip he worked in
a chemical plant, and was
getting managerial promo
tions, but without any satis
faction. He, too, found the trio
to be the perfect outlet for
his artistic ambitions and two
of the trio's songs, '"Rain,
Ram," and "Early in the
Morning", are his own cre
ations. Mary ADia Trevers is a tall
blonde. Before becoming the
female member of the trio
she was in the chorus of "The
Next President", with Mori
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cattle track with the cattle.
Another time, they rode with
a fox who was en route to an
English fox hunt.
They also rode in a hearse,
a Red Cross ambulance and
a garbage truck.
The drivers who gave them
rides, many times, did not
even understand English, but,
"they went out of their way
to give a free ride for a
couple hundred kilometers.
In addition, sometimes they
would take us to their home
for supper, find us a place to
sleep, and, after a good
breakfast, would send us on
our way with their well-wishes,"
Novak said.
. . . Here Oct 11.
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she took a series of jobs in
literary and advertising agen
cies.
She also studied at the Art
Institute of New York. In 1961
in Greenwich Village, she met
Paul Stookey who persuaded
her to join him in a singing
duo, which later, with the ad
dition of Peter Yarrow, be
came Peter, Paul and Mary.
The future for Peter, Paul
and Mary includes continuing
college appearances along
with a number of club dates
The trio is already booked for
March 6, 1964 at McCormick
Place, Chicago.
Art Exhibit Series
Begins With Hill
The Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery will open a new ex
hibition Tuesday, the first in
a series devoted to the works
of artists active in this region.
The work of Peter Hill, a
member of the faculty of the
University of Omaha since
1958, will be the first shown
in the series.
Professor Hill, a native of
Michigan, last year received
the Ford Foundation Award at
the Mid-America Exhibition
of Art in Kansas City.
The Omaha artist has had
one-man shows at Albion Col
lege, Michigan State Univer
sity, and Joslyo Museum.
The recent acquisitions of
the University of Nebraska
and the Nebraska Arts Asso
ciation will also be on display
until Saturday.
YR Exec Group
Issues Objections
CHICAGO (CPS) The nu
clear test ban treaty was
labeled "grossly objection
able" by the Executive Com
mittee of the National Federa
tion of Young Republicans
last Saturday.
The group also noted with
"unabashed amazement" the
"continuing dangerous leftist
trend" of the Young Demo
crats. They continued that YD
policy could be stated; "We
should give up, lie down, and
roll over.
In other action, the Young
Republicans hit the Kennedy
administration for "failure" on
civil rights, budget-balancing,
and Cuba, and for inviting
Marshal Tito to visit the
United States. .
Novak and his fellow PTP
representative did not always
hitchike together. They trav
elled together only when their
destinations were In the same
vicinity. The only plans they
made were that they would
travel together when, in the
course of their trips, they
should meet.
While in Berlin, Novak met
a German youth who accom
panied him into East Berlin
via the U-bahn (subway).
But, before they could enter
East Berlin, their passports
were examined four times by
the guards at the German
check point.
Also, each time their pass
ports were checked, the
Vol. 77, No. 6
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Alabama Admin Acts:
Students Sign Oath
University, Ala (CPS)
The oath signed by all stu
dents at the University of
Alabama before they could
register for the 1963-64 school
year was obtained recently
from the administration. It
reads:
"As a student at the Uni
versity of Alabama during the
1963-64 Regular Session, I
recognize the necessity for
the continuation of stringent
regulations governing student
conduct during this period of
potential crises, and I hereby
agree to abide by all such
regulations as the University
of Alabama authorities may
deem necessary for the main
tenance of the institution's
academic integrity and to in
sure maximum personal safe
ty and security of all con
cerned. "In keeping with the finest
traditions of the University
and with the full knowledge
and understanding of the
necessity for this action. I
pledge to refrain from any
conduct which would in any
fashion contribute to dis
order. I shall at all times
conduct myself in such man
ner as to avoid all activities
which wuld be in conflict with
the high standards expected
of University students.
"I certify that I do not now
have in my possession fire
arms or other types of wea
pons, and further certify that
I shall avoid having such in
my possession for the dura
tion of these special security
measure.
"I will refrain from gratui
tous or non-gratuitous serv-
Congress Approves Aid
EodJCOOOITQCoO
Washington (CPS) Last
January, President Kennedy
electrified the world of edu
cation by asking Congress to
approve the most sweeping
and costly aid program for
learning in the nation's his
tory. "As an investment in our
future," the President sub
mitted a $5.7 billion, 24-point
omnibus education bilL
It took Congress nine
months to glean "idealistic"
fat from the omnibus bill,
chop it into more palatable
parcels and put it on the
road to passage.
A bone in the throat of bi
partisan supporters of aid to
education was the omnibus
bill's $1.5 billion of aid to pub
lic elementary and secondary
schools a provision sure to
spark a church-state debate
on Capitol Hill.
While the White House of
fered a token defense of that
section. House backers fought
and won to strip the measure
from the bill the same sec
tion chiefly blamed for the
guards counted all of their
money down to the last
penny. All of this took 40 min
utes as compared to a possi
ble wait of several hours if
they had gone through the
check point for Americans.
After entering East Berlin,
Novak and his German friend
stopped a twenty year old
East Berlin working girl
and asked her for some direc
tions. Instead of just giving
them directions, she volun
teered to act as their guide.
When the time came to re
turn to West Berlin, Novak
said the girl told them she
eoiUBe we oe uncos.
dotes,
i
ice with the news media in
matters expressly touening on
race relations and reporting
of or photography of Negro
students or Negro applicants
at the University. under
stand, however, that' this in
no way prohibits me from
serving in the capacity of re
porter or photographer in
fields other than those men
tioned above.
"Furthermore, I understand
that a breach of this pledge
on my part which is found
to be in violation of tfie high
standards set for University
students may subject me to
severe disciplinary mea
sures." Among the signers of the
oath was Mel Meyer, "student
editor of the year" last
year, who signed under pro
test. Signing of the oath was
a condition for readmission
to the University for the year.
Meyer has interpreted the
oath to mean that he us un
able to write about any racial
matters in the State of Ala-j
bama for the Collegiate Press
Service. !
Builders Accept
Job Applications
Applications are now being
accepted by Builders for the
chairmanships of the sales
and publicity committee and
the special editions commit
tec Application blanks will be
outside 342 Nebraska Union,
today through Wednesday.
Applicants also are to sign up
for an interview.
death of the education pack
age in 1962.
Once out of the way, the
House Special Education Sub
committee started a separate
aid to medical education bill
on its way through Congress.
Its journey ended Sept 12
when the Senate passed the
House version of the bill It
will provide $205.7 million in
grants and loans for medical
facilities and their students.
Successfully piloted through
the House last month by the
chairman, Edith Green,
D.-Ore., of the Special Edu
cation Subcommittee was the
$1.1 billion college facilities
MIL
As amended, the college aid
bill would authorize $835 mil
lion in grants and $360 million
in loans for construction of
facilities.
It is now in the Senate
where Chairman Wayne
Morse, D.-Ore., of the Educa
tion Subcommittee last week
promised to give it "immedi
ate attention."
Of major importance was
would leave everything be
hind in East Berlin if there
was any chance of her escap
ing. Whether he was in Berlin
or in some other city or coun
try, Novak said he never
knew where he would be
sleeping that night, where the
next ride would take him or
how long the ride would be.
The longest ride he had was
321 miles, but, his shortest
was for only two and a half
blocks!
Once, on a rainy and cold
night, he slept in a forest and
upon awakening found h i s
sleeping bag was wet, soggy
and rain-filled.
The Daily Nebraskan
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By GRANT PETERSON
Senior Staff Writer
Personal appearances by
several state and national po
litical figures and program
series on presidential and gu
bernatorial candidates are
two of many Young Republi
can (YR's) activities plann
ed for the year, according to
Chuck Peek, president ot
YR's.
Nationally, plans are being
made for conference with the
three Nebraska representa
tives. Sen. Peter Dominic,
Colorado, has also been asked
to appear.
State officials invited by
Young Republicans include
State Secretary Frank Marsh
and Sens. Jerome Warner,
Waverly, and Michael Russil
lo, Omaha.
Russillo and Warner are to
speak during the YR's cam
paign for partisan legislature.
The first of two program
series said Peek, will begin
with the first YR meeting, to
be held October 10 in the Stu
dent Union. The exact time
and room will appear on the
Student Union calendar.
The series will concern re
publican gubernatorial candi
dates, who have been asked
KUON-TV Alters
Evening Schedule
"The White South: Two
Views" was originally sched
uled for Tuesday at 9 p.m.
by KVON-TV has been
changed to today at 9 p.m.
"The Death Penalty" will
not be seen tonight "N.E.T.
presents Rudolph Firkunsky"
will be seen tomorrow at
9 p.m. Friday's music pre
sentation remains "A Masked
BalL"
Senate subcommittee's three
year extension of the National
Defense Education Act
(NDEA), now due to expire
next July. The subcommittee
also raised the student loan
ceiling of the NDEA from $90
million to $125 million this
year, and $135, $145, and $150
million in the next three
years.
It increased from $250,000 to
$800,000 the loan assistance
ceiling going to any one in
stitution. The House Education Sub
committee is now considering
boosting the NDEA student
loan amount to $139 million
this year, and eliminating any
institution loan ceiling.
Also approved by the Senate
Subcommittee was an expan
sion of the vocational educa
tion bill, now a four-year pro
gram of matching grants to
taling $57 million a year to
state home economic and ag
ricultural programs. Okayed
by the subcommittee was an
additional total of $702 million
$108 million this year and
us
eiroeinices
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When he was not a guest
of some European family,
sometimes he would sleep in
one of the youth hostels
(hotels) which are in most
European countries. A nights
lodging in one of these cost
Novak only 22 cents.
This price, of course, is
lower than it would be here
in America, but, Novak
said other European prices
were also low compared to
American prices.
In England, the price of a
man's haircut is only 42
cents. In Germany, a milk
shake costs only eight cents,
Novak said. Also, for a bus
ride across Edinburgh, Eng
At Meet iiin
to appear to outline their
platforms.
The remainder of the ser
ies will continue at regularly
scheduled YR meetings, held
every second and fourth
Thursday.
A second program series on
possible presidential candi
dates will begin later in the
semester and will continue
through the second semester.
Other activities include the
initiating of a "first voter
campaign" and publication of
a monthly news-letter.
The "first voter campaign"
is part of a campaign to get
those, who have recently
reached the age of 21 to vote.
Students who are near
their 21st will receive birth
day cards, courtesy of the
YR's. With the cards will be
information telling the stu
dents where they can find an
swers to any questions they
may have about voting.
One of these places is the
Young Republicans office and
library in 345 Student Union.
Recently added to the YR
Brightfelt Named
WingCommander
Cadet Colonel Robert
Brightfelt will direct the
465th AFROTC Cadet Wing
at the University for this year
as the Cadet Wing Com
mander. His staff consists of William
Davis, executive officer;
Thomas Pospisil, operations
officer; Clark Edwards, ad
ministrative officer; Lyle
Franklin, personnel officer;
Stephen Svendsen, wing in
spector; Lawrence Cary, ma
terial officers; Laurence Our
ade, public information offi
cer; and the following Group
Commanders: Charles Ben
nett, Larry Pope, James
Wilson, and John Kirby.
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$153, $198 and $243 million in
succeeding years.
This is $63 million a year
more than the House-approved
vocational aid bill and
will require a Senate-House
conference committee to iron
out totals.
While these are the chief
items, other Capitol Hill ac
tions having an important ef
fect on higher education in
clude: Three of four administra
tion income tax reforms
which might have helped con
tributions to higher education
were rejected by the House
Ways and Means Committee.
Adopted Sept. 10, however,
was extension of the extra 10
per cent deduction for charit
able contributions.
In a surprise move Sept
17, the Senate Appropriations
Committee approved the res
toration of the 20 per cent lim
itation on government pay
ment for the indirect costs of
research grants to the House
passed appropriations bill for
the Defense Department dur
land, the fare is six cents and
this is an eight mile ride!
But, not all prices in Eur
ope are so low. The ten cent
bottle of Cdke we know in
America costs 70 cents on the
French Riviera. As a repre
sentative of the University of
Nebraska's People-To-People
program, Novak said his trip
was his once in a lifetime
chance to do his part in fur
thering international under
standing.
Novak said he hopes the
friends he made this sum
mer and the ideas they ex
changed will help develop a
better understanding of both
the American and European
cultures. 4
Monday, Sept. 30, 1963
fit
library was a 100-volume set
of books on Republican phil
osophy. The books range In
subject matter from history,
labor and economics to com
munism and foreign policy.
Authors of the set include Sen.
Barry Goldwater, and Russell
Kirk, who Hugh Gaitskill, late
leader of Britain's Labor Par
ty said, "set Socialism back
a generation." The books will
be made available to all Uni
versity students by Novem
ber 1.
The news-letter will be sent
to YR's and to those adults
holding honorary mem
bership cards. The purpose of
the letter is to inform all
members of YR's, both on
campus and off, of present
and future activities.
Kernals To Meet
For Card Section
All Kernals must arrive by
1 p.m. for the Iowa State
game Saturday in order to
practice for the card section,
said Linda Larson, Tassels
vice president
Kernals should sit in their
assigned seats at every home
game and wear their complete
uniforms. The uniforms for
girls consists of a white sweat
er, red Kernals emblem, red
skirt, red tennis shoes and red
and white pom pom. Boys will
wear a red sweater with a
white Kernals emblem, khaki
pants and a freshman beanie.
Miss Larson said the sweat
ers and emblems may be pur
chased at Lawlor's sporting
goods.
She reminded Kernals that
if they must miss a game,
they should send substitutes
who will sit in their seats and
wear uniforms. For other
home games, after Iowa State,
Kernals should arrive by 1:15
p.m.
ing fiscal 1964. The House
had approved a 25 per cent
reimbursement to institutions
expanding to handle research
programs.
Typically, the Senate Ap
propriations approved just the
reverse action on the House
passed appropriations bills for
the Departments of Labor and
Health, Education and Wel
fare. While the House bill
urged 20 per cent, the Senate
wants a 25 per cent payment.
The House Sept 11 cre
ated, by resolution, a nine
man committee of represen
tatives to probe the federal
dollar research programs.
The Committee, headed by
Rep. Carl Elliot D-Ala., (the
resolution's sponsor), will
probe duplication of research
programs, and the effect
of moneys on higher edu
cation. U. S. colleges
and universities get more than
$1 billion a year from govern
ment research programs. Ed
ucators have decried the im
balance of government allo
cation of these projects.