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By Frank Partsch
Senior Staff Writer
The University joined with the state and the nation in
spirited patriotism during the First World War; guided
by Chancellor Samuel Avery's example and eloquent mes
sages of support to the Allied cause, the students held
frequent drives, victory parades and various other pro
jects to back the war effort both financially and with mor
al support.
The mood at the University in 1917 was one of sacri
fice of personal comforts. Interfraternity Council and Pan
hellenic Council limited the number , of house parties to
two per year, at the request of the Chancellor.
Avery himself, because of his knowledge in the field
of chemistry, was called to Washington and became a
major in the chemical corps.
The DAILY NEBRASKAN carried daily stories of
former students now on the western front in Europe as
well as frequent items of various star football players
whose induction made the outlook for the year quite dim.
In spite of the enthusiasm shown by the student
groups and the Chancellor's spirited gems of patriotic
inspiration, the University did not present a united front
in supporting the war. The complete story of a faculty
split and subsequent loyalty investigations is told by Dr.
Robert Manley, assistant professor of history, in his the
sis, "The Nebraska State Council of Defense."
During the war feelings ran so high that anyone who
did not loudly proclaim the cause for democracy was sus
pected of being a German sympathizer, and this was of
ten enough of an offense to cause an investigation by the
Council of Defense.
Two parties developed
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Chancellor Avery
estigation of the faculty.
among the faculty, both in
cluding prominent profes
sors. The "war party" was
behind the president com
pletely while the "peace
party" took more of a paci
fist attitude. The "peace
party" was not necessarily
pro-German; many of it s
members merely objected
to the hell and fire ex
tremes that the expression
of loyalty had come to at
that time.
Several of. the professors,
however, had been quoted
as defending, praising or
bemoaning the German
creed and its aims. Public
statements by these men
against the Council of De
fense caused an involved in-
building they reported that most of the old structure was
beyond help. The Regents ordered it to be razed except
for the first floor.
The DAILY NEBRASKAN carried a day by day ac
count of the repairs. Sentiment was very strong for the
original University, and Chancellor Avery proposed that a
bronze model of the hall be built in a garden on the site
after it was completely razed.
The years 1915-1930 are a study in contrasts. The
DAILY NEBRASKAN alternately praised enthusiasm and
attacked apathy. It was a time of strong class unity with
the yearly Olympic games determining the extent that the
seniors would dare to be supreme or the freshmen to scoff
at the sophomores.
Although the color is different the thought was the
same betind the freshman beanie announcement in the
paper of Sept 12, 1917. "Freshmen, start your year off
right by buying a green cap and helping uphold a tradi
tion. The green cap is not a mark of disgrace; it is a
sign of class spirit. You will not be laughed at if you have
one you might be laughed at if you don't."
The ROTC program was a continued source of friction
in the DAILY NEBRASKAN, and frequent letters and edi
torials both pro and con can be found in papers from this
period. Faculty quarrelling created tense situations peri
odically, culminating in occasional resignations.
Where the years preceding World War I had been a
time of maturing in prestige and ability, the years follow
ing the war were concerned with physcal growth, and com
paratively little classroom building has been done since.
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PHOTO BY DENNIS DeFBAM
RAILROADS AND CEMETERIES The familiar columns were donated to the
University in 1922 by the Burlington Railroad. The gates were once part of a fence that
surrounded the entire campus. The fence now encloses Wyuka Cemetery.
Vol. 77, No. 74
The Daily Nebraskan
Friday, March 13, 1964
FORMING ADVISORY GROUP-
s im on q itd
By Priscilla Mullins
Junior Staff Writer
The Fraternity Managers
Association FMA) commit
tee, which was organized in
1981 as a co-operative buying
Fallowing a dispute ever whether the Council or the
Regents should be responsible for investigating the facul
ty, the Regents held an open hearing on 12 charges of dis
loyalty. Of the twelve, five were asked to resign on the grounds
of disloyalty.
The DAILY NEBRASKAN 1917-18 carried frequent
stories of dreaded epidemics. In 1917 several cases of
smallpox resulted in a decree by Avery that all students
be vaccinated immeniately.
The Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918 struck the
University with more severity, and the DAILY NEBRAS
KAN announced the deaths of sevcn.1 students per week
until the school was closed under quarantine for two
weeks.
The 20"s saw another surge of building on campus,
which, according to Manley, was emarkable because
times were not as prosperous in the state as generally be
lieved. Buildings erected before 1930 were Morrill HalL
Teachers College, Andrews Hall, the Coliseum, Bessey
Hall, the power plant, the Stadium, Avery Lab and Social
Sciences Hall.
For the first time the University moved beyond its or
iginal four block home, and a number of complex plans
were designed for future expansion, including grandiose
dormitory complexes (there were no dormitories at the
University until several years later), malls and recreation
areas.
Manley says that one of these plans considered the
columns as a perfect backdrop for an outdoor theatre.
The columns had been donated to the University fa 1922
by the Burlington Railroad, In the years since they were
moved from the eld Burlington station to the head of the
12th street they have become a source of several un
dying tradition.
The gates at the columns were once part of a fence
that surrounded the entire campus. The fence now encloses
Wyuka Cemetary.
In 1925 University Hall was condemned again as being
unfit for occupancy. After repairmen had torn into the
Son Puts
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j Senator Barry Goldwater's
.name was officially entered
in the Nebraska Republican
j presidential primary yester
day by his 23-year-old son,
i Mike Gold water.
' Goldwater is the only Re
publican to be filed for the
' primary before yesterday's
i deadline.
In speaking to a group of
I University students last night.
Mike Goldwater stressed that
Republicans should vote for
Republicans and Democrats
for Democrats in the coming
elections. He said that his fa
ther was out to get the Re
publican votes and would not
blast any other Republicans
candidates.
In answering a question
about Goldwater support in
the South, Mike said, "My
father has lost a few votes
in the South since Kennedy's
assassination, but not enough
that it will make a dif
ference." Mike, a banker in Arizona
and a University of Arizona
graduate, credited Henry
Cabot Lodge's victory in New
Hampshire to the fact that
he was a favorite son there,
w hile the Arizona senator was
organization, is now engaged J letting bids to the various liv
in planning its buying pro- ing units on campus. The
gram for next year. ! bids will be let near Easter,
The object of the committee i and contracts for the houses
work is to purchase better participating will be signed
quality products at a reason- i after that,
able price. At present the. The products to be includ
committee is concerned with i ed in next year's program are
dairy, laundry, bakery, frozen
foods, eggs, lumber, hard
ware, janitor supplies, paper,
canned goods and flowers.
With the exception of eggs,
bakery, dairy, frozen foods
and laundry, which are pres
ently being supplied, the oth-
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MISS E-WEEK Finalists are (front row, left to right ) Suzanne Young, Vkkl Weber,
Suzi TrammeU, Sandra MeistreU, (back row) Vicki Cune, Kay jonnson, uonna mgn
land and Jerri Chaloupka.
Finalists Homed for Miss E-VJeeh
Eight University coeds have
been named finalists in the
Miss E-Week competition. Se
lection was made by a com
mittee of the student honor
ary and professional engineer
ing societies at the University
on the basis of beauty and
personality.
Finalists are:
Suzanne Young, Alpha Del
ta Pi, a sophomore National
Suzi Trammel, Kappa Del
ta, a junior sociology and
home economics major.
Sondra MeistreU, Gamma
Phi Beta, junior English ma
jor in Teachers College.
Vicki Cline. a sophomore
Regents' scholar and home
economics major.-
Kay Johnson, Kappa Alpha
Theta, a freshman journalism
major in Arts and Sciences.
Donna Highland, Aipna lm
major
Defense scholarship winner
and an art major in Teachers Omega, a junior art
College. in Teacners uuege.
Vicki Weber, Zeta Tau Al- Jerri Chaloupka, afresh-
from a politically little-known pha, a sophomore Spanish man Regents scnoiar ana
state. I major in Arts and Sciences. I holder of the Ida Bengston
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Memorial scholarship and a
medical technology major in
Arts and Sciences.
The winner will preside ov
er E-Week, the annual en
gineering and architecture
open house. Displays will be
open to the public on April 30.
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PBOTO BY DKNNIS DFRAL
high school boosters who have flocked t Lincoln for the State high school
basketball tournaments. The lines grow as ticket sellers are kept busy.
J-Students
Will Appear
In Ad Clinic
A second annual "Meet
the Pro's" clinic for adver
tising students is being held
today in Omaha . As part
of the two-day advertising
clinic, three University jour
nalism students will present
a panel discussion on "The
Ethics of Advertising."
David Longinaker, Eleanor
Riggs, and Sally Wilcox will
be panel members, and Al
bert Book, associate professor
of journalism, will serve as
moderator.
Some of the topics to be
discussed during the Friday
and Saturday sessions in
clude: "Advertising Oppor
tunities in A D a i 1 y News
paper," "Opportunities in
Consumer Advertising," "Op
portunities in Radio," and
"Opportunities in Public Re
lations." There will be several tours
to Omaha advertising depart
ments, and radio and tele
vision departments, accord
ing to Book.
About 20 University adver
tising students are scheduled
to attend the clinic. Over 100
students from 70 colleges and
universities in Nebraska,
Iowa, Kansas and South
Dakota are expected to participate.
er products will all be new
next year.
The committee tried to in
clude meat in its purchasing
list, but, as it presented too
many problems, was forced
to drop it.
A questionnaire is now be
ing circulated in an attempt
to determine the volume of
products to offer suppliers for
next year.
At present, an advisory
council is being formed. This
council will consist of two
faculty members, two busi
nessmen and two committee
members of FMA. The pur
pose of the council will be to
guide FMA in its future and
to aid in its business tactics,
so they will be ethical.
The committee for this
year is composed of D o y 1 e
Kauk, chairman, Karen Gun
licks, Sandra McDowell, Bob
Kerry, Richard Decker, Mike
Ijeffry, Sam Baird, Jerry
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Cada and Bill CoufaL
According to Karen Gun
licks, committee member,
"The FMA program can blos
som into an association which
would include all house pur
chases, a central bookkeeping
office and a delivery station."
Tax Cuts
Not Seen
By Burney
Nebraska cannot expect a
tax cut in the near future if
state expenditures increase at
the rate predicted by experts
on the fiscal situation, LL
Gov. Dwight Burney told the
members of Delta Theta Phi
honorary law fraternity last
night.
The long time legislator and
former governor said that the
Nebraska tax problem could
be lightened by the institution
of a three per cent sales
tax to replace the present
property tax. "This would
raise enough money to pay
the costs of state government
and leave some to give to the
schools." he said.
He added that 40 per cttnt
of the state budget is present
ly received from the federal
government on a matching
funds basis. "Either we must
match these funds or say that
we don't want them," he
commented.
"We are taking the funds
now because we know that if
we don't accept them some
one else wilL It has kept on
until now we can't get away
from it," he continued.
Barney, who has filed for
the Republican gubernatorial
nomination, said that big
federal spending programs
are breaking the financial
system of the nation.
Concerning the University
budget, Burney said that any
increase in funds must come
from either the state or the
federal government. "We al-.
ready accept too much feder
al aid to education," he said,
"and we must avoid central
ization of education."