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Vol. 91, No. 42
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GOP Conference
Begins Saturday
Designed To Stimulate
Public Service Jobs
By DAVE BUNTAIX
Senior Staff Writer
About 200 Nebraska college
leaders will gather at the Uni
versity Saturday to partici
pate in an '"Opportunities, Un
limited" Conference, accord
ing to Mike Naeve, Y a n g
Republican National Com
mitteeman. The Conference, sponsored
fcy the University YR's in
conjunction with the national
and state Republican commit
tees, is designed to encourage
students to become active in
public affairs through their
careers, Naeve said.
Highlight of the program
will be the appearance of
tLS. Representatives Marvin
Esch of Michigan and J o h n
Erlenborn of Illinois.
Esch will present a case
study of his 1966 Congression
al victory, and Erlenborn will
lead a discussion on the ma
jor issues facing the 90th
Congress.
SEMPCARS
A group of seminars on ca
reer opportunities in fields
related to public affairs win
also be featured, Naeve said.
He explained the Confer
ence is intended to acquaint
participants with the relation
ship of political involvement
to careers in government, so
cial service, business, com
munications and the profes
sions. The Conference is not a
government employment con
ference nor is It intended to
sell students on the Republi
can Party, be emphasized.
The "'Opportunities, Unlim
ited" program has developed
on a national scale to stimu
late an increase in the flow
and caliber of potential lead
ership talent into the many
fields of public service," ac
cording to Ray Bliss, chair
AAUP Creates
LocalCommittee
Faculty members con
cerned with the question of
student rights have estab
lished a local committee of
the American Association of
University Professors to ex
plore the issue, according to
Lawrence Poston. a commit
tee member.
Poston, an associate pr o
fessor of English, said the
committee hopes to talk with
students who are either
directly invoJved or are
simply interested in the area
of student rights.
"The committee welcomes
Information from students
who are personal?? involved
in matters pertaining to stu
dent discipline or who hBve
opinions to communicate on
tiie subject," he said.
Quasi-Official
The group operates on a
"quasi-official" basis and is
not intendod to compote with
the counseling services of the
Faculty Senate Committee on
Student Affairs or the (Office
of Student Affairs, be pointed
eat
Yhe committee is intended
to give concerned students an
alternate channel to the ad
ministrative procedures, Pos
ton said. EecauHe it is unof
ficial. It can operate " with
ii i'f rtiiti amount of Jlex
auility" and talk to students
mure freely than an admin
istrative group.
Such discussions serve both
a fuel-finding and fact-giving
function, he explained. In the
iormer area, the committee
is auger to obtain information
aoncfirning the present condi
tion of tuiiiHrtr4ElitE,
man of the Republican Na
tional Committee.
Similar conferences had
been presented on campuses
in 1 states prior to the fall of
1967.
TTEMANN
The Nebraska Conference
begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday
in Love Library with Gov.
Norbert Tiemann's keynote
speech. Three speakers wIQ
outline career opportunities
in communications, govern
ment and social work and the
two Congressmen will also
appear at the morning session
Naeve said.
During the afternoon ses
sion students win attend one
of three seminars on career
opportunities.
Among the seminar leaders
will be Charles Piper, a di
rector of Ayres and Associ
ates; Mel Mains, KOLN-TV
news reporter; Jack Hart,
Lincoln journal associate edi
tor; Dick Perry, KFOR-Ra-dio;
Mrs. Calista C o o p e t
Hughes, state senator; Allen
Beerman, Nebraska assistant
secretary of state; Jerome
Warner, state senator; Rich
ard Marvel, state senator;
E. 3. Faulkner, president of
Woodmen Life and Accident
Company; Dr. Phil Heekman,
President .of Doane College;
Charles Khuns, Director of
Pharmaceutical Production,
Norden Laboratories; and
Dale Young of the First Na
tional Bank of Lincoln.
Participants will also dis
cuss -"Bow to Get Into Poli
tics" with Mrs. Lorraine it,
Nebraska Republican state
chairman, Cheryl Bresley and
Mike Naeve, University YR
members, Mrs. Jan Cross of
the Nebraska Federation of
YR's and MerreH Anderson,
Nebraska Republican state
vice-chairman.
In return, students facing
disciplinary action can be ad
vised of their rights, Poston
said.
Committee member Louis
iCrompton, Professor of Eng
lish, commented that the
group is especially interested
to talk to students who have
undergone disciplinary action
at the University.
He said the committee lias
already been given the views
the Office of Student Af
fairs on these proceedings
out would like to hear the stu
dent's impression of their
treatment.
DUAL-PROBLEM
The AAUP's growing inter
est in the issue of student
rights, reflects their convic
tion that faculty rights and
student rights are "two sides
.of the same problem,"' Pos
Ioe said.
He pointed out that the nation-wide
group has Hong
taken an interest in the free
dom of college faculties and
the disciplinary actions to
which they may be sub
jected. Poston said it Is encourag
ing to know that the Ad Hoc
Committee on Student Sights
Is now studying the question
of student freedom on the
University campus.
'lt seems to me that some
kind of clear-cut statement
on student rights is very
much needed, " he said.
(Other faculty members on
the AALTP committee are
Richard Gilbert, associate
professor of .nhwnicai Engi
neering, ami Stephen FiHiwrd,
gBMHfiaif jsstessar Bggfi&.
NOTED MUSICIAN . . . Stan Kenton was an unan
nounced guest critic of the University Lab Band Tues
day. Kenton Tells .17 . . .
Music Becoming
Necessity Of Life
Stan Kenton, noted fazz mu
sician, made an impromptu
visit to the University, Tues
day, on invitation from the
Music Department. Kenton's
band had an engagement in
Lincoln Monday and Tuesday
for the 'opening of the new
Elks Ctab.
Kenton was invited to be a
guest critic far the University
Lab Band, according to Den
mis Snyder.
Kenton has actively worked
with college music students
for the past several 3'ears. A
program of jazz clinics was
begun at the University of In
diana in 1957 and since then
Kenton has conducted sev
eral week-long clinics at uni
versities throughout the coun
try. The original purpose t& the
clinics was to introduce stu
dent musicians to modern jazz
for at that time it was not be
ing taught in the universities,
Kenton said. He added, how
ever, that this situation has
Singers
Present
Concert
The annual Christmas
Concert wiD be presented
by University Singers auider
the direction of Earl Jen
Tuns Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. at
St. Paul Methodist Church.
The program win include
well-known favorites and
traditional carols of various
' national origin.
Soloists for the concert
wI3 be Lorraine GMy, Wan
da Nelson, MaHy Keelan,
Russell Thompson, Wayne
Stoeber, Jeffrey Saver., Paul
Surface, Dale McClellan,
Jean Lenmiun and Sandra
Polhemus.
The program wiD include
"llodie Nod is Caelorum
Rex"' toy Nanini, '"Nue.Noe.
Noe" by Mouton, "Eeee
Concipies" fry HandeL "0
A d d n a a" by Strategier,
"Magnificat" fry Vivaldi"
"Turn, Fum, Fum, Pau,
Bin, Riu"a Spanish carols,
Brini: A Torch, Jeanette
Isabella" and AHon, Gsj
Bergeres,"' French carols.
Worksheets Doe
Pre-registration far sec
ond semester wiD dose
Dec. 11, according to the
Office of the Registrar.
Student worksheets are
due Nov. 3D.
Students Who do not
register by the deadline
will have to wait until
general registration
which wiE lie heia frtm
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been corrected.
He also stated that be often
works with groups such as the
Nebraska band m-henever pos
sible in ar effort to create
and stimulate student interest
in jazz.
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Steve Abbott Decries
'Floating Into Service'
Clarifies His Position
While Awaiting Indictment
By ED ICEXOGLE
Senior Staff Writer
Students should start think
ing of military service "as not
something to just float info,"
according to Steve Abbott
former University student.
Abbott is facing the possi
bility of a five-year imprison
ment for not stepping forward
for military induction. He has
appealed to local and state
Selective Service Boards for
conscientious objector classi
fication. The former campus leader
is now attending graduate
school at Emory University
in Atlanta, Ga. and expects
to be indicted on charges of
refusal to be inducted.
DRAFT DODGING
"This is not draft dodging,
be said Tuesday, while in Lin
coln for vacation, "because I
know I would be drafted. And
I was putting myself at t h e
front of the list
The fact that I have ap
pealed for the conscientious
objector classification is why
they must draft me."
Abbott is a member of t h e
Roman Catholic Church, not
one of the traditional ""peace
churches.''''
The Lincoln Selective Ser
vice board and the state
board do not usually grant an
I-O Conscientious Objector
classification to men outside
those churches, be said.
NO CONSENT
Since toe is morally opposed
to the ideas and purposes of
the modern military, Abbott
said, be cannot consent to
being inducted. He suggested
that since there are others
outside the ""peace churches'"
who feel the same way, the
state selective service system
may be worried about setting
such a precedent in his case.
""If enough people refuse to
fight in wars," be said, "it
stops the machine.""
Stopping .of the military ma
chine is one reason Abbott
said students should think
more about their military
Symposium On Communism . . .
Noted Political Scientists
iscuss
A symposium dealing with
the Bolshevik revolution, fea
turing two noted political sci
entists wiD be held Thursday
and Friday at ht Nebratka
Union.
The symposium will host
Prof. Bernard S. Morris of
Indiana Uiiwersity and PruL
Alfred G. Meyer of the Uni
versity of Michigan.
This is the first time an
event of this kind has bees
been "held on the University
campus, according to Ivan
Volgyes, professor of politi
cal science.
SOVIET SlMPOSIUM
"The purpose tof the sym
posium lis to show the stu
dents and members of the
community what effect the'
Soviet Union ideology has 'had
in the past 50 years,-" Vol
gyes said.
He said that the symposium
will Ihflp 4 put commuiiiEm
ia perspective with the prob
lems of today.
What is comiounism? What
makes commtmism tick?
What if communism today?
These are ome of the oues
tions that the speakers wiB
answer., Volgyes pointed ut.
U ;hoje tliat this conver
sation h t w e s the ibesl
known authorities is the field
and the students riU coctin
me," Volgyes said.
TWO LECTUEES
The first lecture, preseniei
committment
NO CHARGES
Abbott said that no formal
charges have been filed yet
against him, but that be still
anticipates an indictment
The University graduate
said that he had considered
the conscientious objector
status before he came to t h e
University.
""I started thinking about it
in the seminary,'" said Abbott
who attended a seminary at
Conception, Mo. ""I talked
about it at the University,
filled out the applications and
also signed a teaching con
trail" CLASSIFIED II-A
Abbott said he was classi
fied I-A alter graduating and
before teaching. He was then
given a II-A reclassification
when be became a teacher.
""Then I appealed for the
I-O," be said, ""but the Board
said I could not appeal the
teaching deferment until the
end of the school year.""
At the end of that academic
year ulast Jimei, Abbott had
applied for and received a
travel! permit and went to
Europe.
RE-CLASSIFIED
In mid-June, be said, he
was mailed notice that be had
been reclassified I-A.
""Then I started my appeal
for the I-O at the state 3eveL"
be said, ""I received the name
of a lawyer to contact I didn't
bear from tbem iftbe Selec
tive Service Board i until I
came back to Emory Univer
sity this fall
Abbott, who is studying
English there, said be re
ceived notification on Sept 18
that be was ordered ta report
for induction on Sept 14
NO BEARING
"That was a little irregular
an itself,'" he said. ""And I had
not had my state hearing."
Transferring his induction
from Nebraska to Atlanta set
the induction a month later,
he said.
On Oct 19, officials of the
Soviet Ideology
.2:30 p.m. in toe Nebraska
Union Auditorium, lit is titled
'Fifty Years iof International
Cornrn unifim.""
The second lecture entitled
""Soviet Ideology" wiU be pre
sented by Meyer. It ifl be
delivered at 3:30 p.m. Fri
day. Volgyes wiU preside at the
symposium and Albin T. An
derson, department of history
and Joan Wafflow, department
of political science wiB act
as panel members.
The sympcHdum is being
sponsored by the University
Political Science Dept. and
the Nebraska Career Schol
ars PrograF.
BEEN ARB S. MOERJS
Morris received !ois formal
education at dark Universi
ty and Yale. Be has bees a
political analyst ia the Or
ganization and Propaganda
Analysis Unit, UJL Depart
ment ii Justice.
Far IS 3'ears be was as in
telligence specialist in the
US, Department off State,
Where be was bead of the
Committee ton World Curn
xrnmism in the Eaire.au uf ln
teliraTUCtf and E'trc;h.
He ihas published a book
laac ) titled ""tortmuitiunal
Communism and American
Policy" and is the author d
a large number of other pub
lications in fak field.
ALFZED G. MEYE2
Itevfx rtccfiifcl 12s F&D.
Selective Service System in
Atlanta said be refused to
step forward.
FILE STUDIED
According to the graduate
student his file was then re
turned to Nebraska for study
and finally referred to Wash
ington, D.C.
"During this time I wrote
to Gen. Hershey (head of the
Selective Service)," be said.
" I got a letter saving they
did cot yet have sufficient in
formation." His case is now awaiting a
decision from the national
headquarters.
PROBABILITIES
"TLe next step will proba
bly be that my file is turned
over to the U.S. district attor
ney in Atlanta for indictment
from a grand jury." be said.
"There would then be a war
rant for my arrest and I
would ga to jail and bond
would be set"
The trial would be in Janu
ary or February, he added.
aid "The judge at Atlanta has
been giving five-year sen
tences on these cases."
""The courts are not too
sympathetic on these," Ab
bott Doted-
APPEILS
There would then be the
possibility of appeals in t h e
case f a conviction.
""If they would give me the
I-O classification, I w o n I d
take it" be said. ""Otherwise
IT3 go to jail"
Abbott said that be is ob
jecting to all modern warfare,
and that be could col accept
even a mon-combatant posi
tion in the military since be
would still be foelping the mil
itary effort
""I think aiding the mili
tary ... is basically iim
moraL" be said. ""Even if
there were not a war, I would
not have gone into the ser
vice. ""Bill then I would probably
have gotten the conscientious
objector classification," be
said.
from Harvard Uiuversify us
lyad. and was connecte! Vita
the EuKsian Research Center
there for three rears.
Meyer has flaugat at toe
University of Washington and
at Michigan State.
lie has been a visiting pro
fessor at the Free Universi
ty of Berlin and at the Uni
versity of Main, Germany,
and mas the director of a re
search program at Columbia
University.
He worked in military in
telligence with the Armv dur
ing World War H, and was
awarded toe Bronze Star. He
is toe author of four books
and many articles..
Other facility mercbtT tak
ing part as the prosram wiU
be Robert 3L Lock erf toe His
tory Etept. and jVerry Ptr off
the Economics Dept.
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