UNIVERSITY OF NCBR.
BflferF rater nity
'Mi IwwJFraternity Coun
cil (TFC) faces challenges
today as a part of the aca
ARCHIVESf?610 community," said Buzz
Aladsen, newly-elected presi
dent of the IFC last night.
"ifirmy "purpose-as presi
dent of IFC to meet these
challenges and to maintain
the fraternity system as an
Integral part of the society in
which we live," Madsen said.
The new secretary of IFC,
chosen after many ballots, is
F. C. Green, Theta XI. Green
said, "I am primarily con
cerned with the communica
tions within IFC a;.d the fra
ternity system. ' We have to
unite in order to solve press
ing problems. I am especial
ly concerned with cooperation
within houses and special pro
grams such as the tutoring
project and FMA."
The election of vice presi
dent and treasurer will be
held next semester. Nomina
tions are now being accepted.
Following his election Mad
sen pointed out many areas
of concern. He said that ex
pansion was the number one
problem. He called for re
search and evaluation of the
present rush program and
committee work in general.
Six Study Skills Lectures
Scheduled Next Semester
The announcement of t h e
titles of the six lectures for
the second semester study
skills course has been made
by Kent Neumeister, chair
man of the study skills com
mittee of Student Council.
The lectures and their pur
poses are:
Learning to Learn an d
Learning in Depth: these two
lectures are intended to lead
to more efficient learning by
dealing with the learning pro
cess. They will distinguish be
tween studying and learning
and will teach the student how
to understand and respond to
subject material.
Learning from Books and
Learning from Class: these
lectures will discuss how to
apply textual material and
lecture notes to comprehen
sion. Library as Source of Ideas:
this lecture will be based not
only upon the usual procedure
for checking out a book, but
around the ways students can
make imaginative use of li
brary resources for purposes
beyond merely fulfilling class
assignments.
Using What You've Learned:
this lecture will be concerned
with test-taking and effective
behavior during tests. It will
tell how a student can im
prove his grade average by
putting knowledge to work in
tests and essays.
Students may enroll in the
Russia Said
'Cold War
The cold war of the West
has recently defrosted to a
cold peace, Colin Jackson, a
Minister of British Parlia
ment, said yesterday.
"The real danger in the last
four or five years has not been
Russia, since they have be
come quiesent middle class
people," he said. The cold war
is between the West and East
now, the former University
lecturer said. . .
Jackson, elected to Parlia
ment in 1964, representing
Brighouse and Spenborough,
was a visiting professor of in
ternational relations at t h e
University second semester,
1954-55. He is a member of
the Labour Party.
Anglo-American relations
are good, Jackson said. "I
am an optomist, though I re
alize that's not a fashionable
attitude ... we have gone
through the elections and
know how to govern ourselves.
We elect the right people,"
he said. He added quickly that
he hoped his Republican
friends wouldn't leave.
In his travels, Jackson vis
ited South Viet Nam. "The na
tion has been fought over and
has been at war for 23 years.
It started in 1941 when the
Japanese moved in, he said.
"In 1945 the French took
over with their colonial rule
when it was going out of date,
out of fashion. Ten years ago
there were still troops seek
ing out rebel armies," Jackson
said.
The Geneva partition did not
offer a solution, according to
Jackson. "A partition never
is a solution whether In Ire
land or Cyprus. It is never
the answer sooner or later
they must come back togeth
er," he said.
The generals in Viet Nam
represent no one, the "flickers
of freedom" are continually
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Madsen
"We need to reevaluate and
get rid of the dead wood,"
Madsen said.
"Programs need to be stim
ulated in order to carry out
their individual goals," Mad
sen added. He would like to
see a health program initiated
and more efficient utilization
of fraternity alumni planned.
study skills course by going
to 108 Administration Build
ing before second semester
begins. There is no cost for
adding the course.
Students in the course will
meet in large lecture sessions
twice a week for the first
three weeks of the semester,
Neumeister said. Then, dur
ing the next six weeks, the
students will meet in small
discussion groups.
Two Seniors Receive
Hawksworth Award
Two University seniors in
mechanical engineering have
been awarded the coveted
Hawksworth Fellowships for
graduate study at the Univer
sity for the second semester
of the 1964-65 school year.
Jack Schwarz and Harold
Spidle will both receive a
grant of $1,000 plus tuition for
the semester.
Spidle, who has been on the
honor roll for the past three
years, holds a 7.0 grade aver
age and has earned 90 percent
of his college expenses work
ing for local manufacturing
and engineering firms.
Schwartz holds a 7.7 grade
average and has earned 50 per
cent of his college expenses
working on farms, with the
Soil Conservation Service and
an oil company. He is a mem
ber of several honorary soci
eties including Sigma Xi.
Not Real Danger;
Between East, West'
stamped out, Jackson said
The question is, "How to make
a nation fight that doesn't
want to ... I don't believe
there can be a victory in South
Viet Nam," he said.
The difficulty is if the na
tion is not kept a free, inde
pendent, non-communist one-
how does the United States get
out of her situation graceful
ly? Jackson said.
"I am sure that subject is
being discussed." Jackson
said he believed President
Johnson and Prime Minister
Wilson "talked it out" when
Wilson visited the President.
As the United States does
not want a communist Cuba
on her backstep, so China wish
es Ind'o China, Laos and Viet
Nam to adopt their form of
government, Jackson said.
"The policy in Vict K a m
must be based on neutrality
. . . We must admit that in
the east, China is the most im
portant," he said. A neutral
policy must be backed with a
clear warning to China as to
where her influence can lie
autonomous, independent
places should remain so, Jack
son said. The warning should
be backed with nuclear force
of the United Natons. "We
have a similar Anglo-American
agreement with India
right now," be said.
Malaysia and Indonesia is
another problem if anything
more serious than Viet Nam
Jackson said. Malaysia is a
prosperous country. "The peo
ple are easy going, pragmatic
types, which they probably
learned from their association
with the British," Jackson
quipped.
Because Malysia is a pros
perous territory they are more
ready to defend themselves,
but must face the threat from
Indonesia.
"What we need in this world
Council
Vol. 79, No. 79
By Priscilla Mullins
Senior Staff Writer
After lengthy debate on le
gality and morality, Student
Council yesterday passed a
resolution urging student or
ganizatons at the University
to delete any racial restric
tions from their constitutions.
The resolution, introduced
by Larry Frolik, recom
mended that any organiza
tions with such clauses, or
which belong to national or
ganizations with similar
clauses, work for the aboli
tion of the clause.
"If this proves to be impos
sible we then urge the local
chapter to attempt to obtain
a waiver exempting them
from any racially restrictive
clause in the national consti
tution." In a roll-call vote, 27 Coun
cil members voted in favor of
the resolution; eight -voted
against. Those ODDOsine the
resolution were Susie Segrist,
John Luckasen, Mike Barton,
Bob Kerrey. John Klein.
Bill Hayes, John Kenagy and
Bill Potts. Abstaining were
Andy Taube and John Cosier.
Frolik's resolution came as
a result of a recent study
on racial discrimination of
University students made by
the Student Council Public
Issues committee.
Although the committee
formed no conclusions from
its study, Frolik, chairman of
the committee, said he
formed the resolution from
his personal feelings on the
matter.
Council reactions to the res
olution ranged from objcc
tions on legal grounds to fa
vorable comments based on
moral considerations.
Frolik pointed out the study
of the committee was mcorn
plete, and further study of off
campus housing would be done
next semester.
Susie Segrist told the Coun
cil that since the report in
cluded statistics on racial
clauses of fraternities, b u t
is not independence but inter
dependence among nations,"
Jackson said.
Turning to the African situa
tion, Jackson said, "We must
surely hold our breath in 1965
that the tribal savagery of the
Congo does not spread.
Jackson noted the words of
the Belgian philosopher-philanthropist
Albert Sweitzer
that applies to the African sit
uation: "Don't forget that a
piano has white and black
keys, if you wish to hear the
sound of music, you must play
both the white and the black
keys." Similarly in Africa to
hear the sound of peace both
the Negro and the White have
a place and are necessary,
Jackson said.
"Far too much of the 're
sponsibility for creating a feel
ing of interdependence rests
on American and British
shoulders," he said.
"Why can't the Common
Market help? Why isn't there
a French, German or Russian
peace corps? We need a large
scale plan to lift up the na
tions who are struggling,"
Jackson said.
The United States and Brit
ain are often accused of be
ing Imperialists. "The United
States has probably given
away more money and re
ceived less credit for doing
so than any other nation in
history," Jacksort said.
This turns a nation's people
against helping other coun
tries, he said. A change of
techniques is needed in plan
ning the proper assistance for
countries in need, he said.
"We need the concept of
one world . . . That is why I
like President Johnson's con
cept of the 'Great Society'.
That does not mean we must
in having a Christian ideal,"
he said.
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Larry Frolik (standing) explains ... his resolution
ley Voss, John Lydick and JoAnn Stratemann watching.
not on sororities, the Council
could not pass the resolution
until they knew the sorority
stand.
Frolik explained that the so
rorities were forbidden by a
National Panhellenic ruling to
answer anv questions about
their constitutions; thus the
committee was unable to db
tain information about soror
ity racial clauses. .
The resolution, however,
was based on an idea larger
than just the Greek system,
he said. The whole Council
attitude on the racial problem
in general is involved.
"With such discrimination
clauses," John Lydick, pres
dent said, "other universities
have encountered conflicts,
which have caused their cam
puses to go into a state of
turmoil."
Lydick said that if the res
olution passed, he would talk
to the InterFraternity Coun
cil (IFC), and try to con
vince its members that the
resolution is for the good of
both the University and the
fraternity system.
Referring to the 1963 Civil
Rights Bill, Mike Barton
asked Frolik if the Coun
cil had any right to consider
the matter, since sororities
and fraternities are exempted
by the Bill.
Frolik contended that the
Bill was irrelevant to the is
sue, and this resolution was
not a question of law, but of
student body views.
"The members of this Coun
cil represent colleges," he
said, "not living units. We are
not here to use the Council
as a sounding board but to
represent all 13,000 students."
Continuing the legal aspect
of the resolution, John Cosier
said the Civil Rights Bill
states that no investigation
shall be made, or any legis
lation passed on such discrim
ination issues.
"Could it be," he asked
Frolik, "that the Federal Gov
ernment realized that such
actions would violate basic
Constitutional rights?"
"The Federal Government
may not want to get into lo
cal affairs, but this has no
bearing on the 13,000 students
at this University," Frolik
said.
"We're not passing anything
binding here," JoAnn Strate
mann, vice president of t h e
Council, said. "We are only
taking a stand urging the Uni
versity to follow our lead."
Gary Oye, a member of Sig
ma Nu fraternity, the only
Mike Barton Nominated For
Mike Barton has been nomi
nated to receive the Outstand
ing Nebraskan award. A letter
recommending Mrs. Key
Michelfcld was received past
the deadline and consequently
disqualified.
The letter nominating Bar
ton emphasized his "Extensive
work in the Student Council."
The Daily Nebraskan
fraternity listed in the Com
mittee's report as having a
"white" clause, told the Coun
cil, "Our fraternity is work
ing in this area, and will con
tinue to do so."
Quoting a Wall Street Jour
nal editorial, Oye said "forced
association is the breeder of
dissention."
The moral viewpoint of dis
crimination was put before
the Council by Klein, who said
the Council should take a mor
al stand on the whole discrim
ination situation, not just on
housing.
"Anyway," he said, "I think
the report is favorable. I think
the houses are doing what
they can." Klein concluded
that "forced action is not as
desirable as voluntary action
on such an issue."
Klein proposed that this
resolution be defeated, to be
replaced later by resolution
based on the moral issue.
Frolik answered that put
ting through such a "watered
down, weak resolution," as
proposed by Klein would have
the same effect as saying
"We're for morality."
Cosier suggested an amend
ment stating that the resolu
tion would not be a mandate,
but would serve as a recom-
Army Ball
Interviews
Scheduled
The first annual Army Ball
will be held on February 20
to replace the Military Ball
which has been done away
with this year.
Interviews to select the
three finalists will be held
this Saturday in 334 Student
Union. Candidates and their
interview times are:
Scarlett Zade, 9 a.m.;
Sheryl Soukup, 9:10; Mary
Foccke, 9:20; Connie Hoy,
9:30; Pat Dunklau, 9:40; Mar
lene Johnson, 9:90; Sandra
Lee Rice, 10:00; Linda Sue
King, 10:10; Carol Bieck,
10:20.
Janet Wirth, 10:50 a.m.;
Kathie Southard, 11:00; Mari
lyn Masters, 11:10; Karen
Frisk, 11:20; Sharon Schmee
kle, 11:30; Mary Ann Rudin,
11:40; Carol Jaeger, 11:50;
Bonnie Knudsen, 12.00; Di
Kosman, 12:10; Susie Young,
12:20; Suzie Walburn, 12:30;
Lou Velte, 1:00; Tami Svob
da, 1:10.
His three year tenure on the
Council has been "studded by
major achievements and sub
stantial student improve
ment," the letter said.
Barton Is presently ranked
in the top 15 per cent of his
class in Teachers College and
he holds five scholarships.
Last spring he was tackled
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to
Student Council
mendation "in the best inter
est of the University of Ne
braska and the fraternity sys
tem." The amendment was
defeated.
Speaking against the resolu
tion, Bob Kerrey cited Negro
apathy as a justification for
the Council's not taking ac
tion. Kerrey quoted one Negro in
Dean Ross Applauds
Discrimination Action
Bv Priscilla Mullins
Senior Staff Writer
"I am pleased the students
have spoken on this question,"
Vice Chancellor G. Robert
Ross, dean of Student Affairs,
said of the Student Council's
discrimination resolution.
Ross said the Student Af
fairs office has been working
tor the same objective. He
said he viewed the Council's
resolution as "encouraging,"
and termed it an "education
al kind of approach" to the
discrimination problem.
There has been no public
stand like this taken, at least
in the last few years, accord
ing to Ross, other than posi
tions taken by local chapters.
Student Council was unable
because of a national Panhel
lenic ruling, to obtain the po
sition of sororities on inclu
sion of the white clause in
their constitutions.
In a survey taken last year
by the Daily Nebraskan, 11 of
the fifteen local chapters of
sororities said they had no
membership restrictions. Four
houses, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta
Delta Delta, Kappa Delta
and Pi Beta Phi would give
no comment on such restric
tions, because of a National
Panhellenic ruling forbidding
them to comment on their
constitution.
The four sororities, when
contacted again yesterday,
still offered "no comment" on
membership restrictions.
One fraternity, Sigma Nu,
of 24 local chapters said that
its constitution had a "white
only" clause. Six other fra
ternities said they had mem
bership restrictions, but they
were religious, vocational or
"socially acceptable."
One fraternity, Alpha Tau
Omega, which now lists no
restrictions, removed any
white - Christian stipulations
for membership as of Aug.
27, 1964.
. . . Oustanding Nebraskan
into the Innocents Society and
serves as secretary of that
group, the letter said.
According to his letter of
nomination, "Barton is an
active nember of Phi Kappa
Psi Fraternity, Lincoln
Project and InterFraternity
Council member.
"In these many areas Bar-
Thursday, January 14, 1965
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the report as saying, "It
doesn't bother me if they don't
like me because of the color
of my skin, as long as they
don't say so to my face."
Two Negro students spoke
to the Council in behalf of
the resolution. One, O b a s i
Onuoha, a Council member
from Nigeria, urged the Coun
cil to pass the resolution as
"assurance to all students of
other races that they ar e
wanted."
"Nebraskans are the worst
people in the world," said
Richard Brown of New York,
"They pass the buck and are
narrow-minded" about racial
discrimination because they
have so little contact with up
per class Negroes."
"T h e University student
who sits next to a Negro in
class considers himself a
"rabid integrationist, and runs
home to tell Mommv about
it."
"Big Deal!" Brown explod
ed. Following the passing of
the resolution, Kerrey asked
the Council to "look at what
we have done."
"We have not said a thing
today; we have taken half a
loaf because we were afraid
we couldn't get a whole loaf.
We have merely cleared our
consciences."
Miss Stratemann pointed
out that he was welcome to
bring up a new resolution next
week.
Panhellenic President Jean
Probasco said Panhellenic felt
the resolution did not infringe
on their rights. "Student
Council has a right to express
their view," she said.
"The InterFraternity Coun
cil (IFC) does not and will
not practice racial discrimi
nation in carrying forward its
program as a University or
ganization," according to newly-elected
IFC President Buzz
Madsen.
Madsen said the IFC
"stands behind the policy
statement on discrimination
as put forth by the IFC in
1963."
The discrimination p r o b -lem,
although it is not evi
dent on the University cam
pus, does exist, according to
last year's survey.
A typical date for Negroes,
it said, is limited to a show
and a coke at the Student
Union. The Negroes lack
places to hold parties and
dances except at the Union
or Selleck.
Negro coeds said they
would have liked to have gone
through Rush Week, but did
not know "If I did not. get
taken, then would it be be
cause they did not know me
or because I am a Negro?"
The problem of a Negro
sorority at the University is
increased by the fact that
there are not enough Negro
coeds at the University to
allow colonization, according
to Negro coeds, agreeing with
Helen Snyder, associate dean
of Student Affairs.
As one Negro put it, the
main problem with the Greek
system versus integration
involves the purposes of the
houses. Houses enhance aca
demic atmosphere, leader
ship and social poise so mem
bers can meet others, finally
ending in marriage. The Ne
gro fraternity member would
date someone of his own race,
he said.
Award
Ion has caused a lasting
change. His personality has
dominated and directed the
leadership of the organiza
tions of which he has been a
member. Mike is a truly out
standing person who has
made outstanding achieve
ments: he fully deserves the
Outstanding Nebraskan
award," the letter concluded.