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Tuesday, November 20, 1984
VVcstSlcr: Mostly sunny and
a high of 44 (7C). Tuesday night, clear end not as
cold with a low of 25 (-4C). Wednesday, partly
cloudy and warmer with a high In the upper 40s
(9C). Turkey Day forecast, mostly cloudy and
warm with a high in the upper 4Cs (CC.
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By Gzh Y. Ilney
Dii!y KelJERaiaa Senior Reporter
NU Executive Vice President
and Provost Howard W. Ottoson
talks glowing about the academic
excellence of NU. He has seen thi3
excellence grow since the 10503,
when he began his career at UNL
as assistant professor of agricul
tural economics.
He recalls back then that stu
dent enrollment at UNL wa3 as
low as 8,000; and fewer, smaller
buildings existed on both City
and East campuses.
of the NU Agricultural Experi
A lot has changed since then, ment Station and the department
Yet, Ottoson, who will retire July of agricultural economics, he again
1 at 64, speaks modestly of the talks in soft, modest tones.
impact he has had on the growth
of the universitywide system.
Ottoson describes his second
ranking administrative position
as one in which he "makes reccin-
mendations" cn the direction the
university should take. Ottoson
said he is a coordinator of pro
grams he analyzes the univer
sity's priorities and suggests the
areas it should emphasize. It is a
problem-solving position; he said.
While NU President Ronald
Roskens agrees with Ottoson, he
adds that Gttosen's performance
as an executive administrator has
been nothing short of admirable.
Ottoson has shown "almost bril
liant performances of the respon
sibilities cf vice president and
provost," Roskens said The de
parture of "an individual of such
high caliber will slways leave a
tremendous gsp...that will be dif
ficult to fill," he said.
A special advisory committi
nss oeen appoimea 10 name a
successor to Ottoson.
Before his appointment as vice
president and provost in 1082,
Ottoson served as the interim
vice chancellor of the Institute of
Agriculture and Natural Re
sources in 1S31.
In 1074, there was a lot of dis
cussion to convert the College of
Pi Kappa Phi sets
By An Lsve
Eai Ne&rssiaa Staler Eeparter
Two national officers of Pi
Kappa Phi fraternity are leaving
UNL this week, satisfied with what
they call "the best expansion ef
fort ever for Pi Kappa Phi"
Peter Duguid and Jay Stuckel,
leadership consultants for the
fraternity, have been in Lincoln
since October recruiting members
for a new Pi Kapoa Phi colony.
The chapter folded in 1972 after
57 y:;:rs at UNL
After interviewing about 200
men students, Buguid and Stuckel
recruited 65 associate members,
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Agriculture to the Institute, said
Ottoson, who was involved in the
change.
Because Nebraska la a predom
in ately agricultural state, he said,
it was important to give agricul
ture a greater status at the uni
versity. Now, agriculture holds a more
predominant place at the univer
sity. It is a "much larger and
complex operation today," Otto
son said.
When Ottoson talks about his
contribution to the development
According to Roy Arnold, pres
ent vice chancellor of the Insti
tute, Ottoson could understand a
problem, gift through the availa
ble sources and find a reasona
ble, rational solution.
A faculty member and a depart
ment head when Ottoson was
director of the station, Arnold
said Ottoson had the ability "to
get the job done."
Professor Glen Vollmar, who
succeeded Ottoson as chairman
of the agricultural economics de
partment in ivoo, sma vtioson
was a catalyst in helping the
department grow.
The department grew in size
and the number of faculty and
student members when Ottoson
served as chairman from 1056 to
1.966, Vollmar a:
Ottoson was partly responsible
for the increased respect and.
anoreciation of asxicultural eco-
nomics, he said. Today the depart
ment is one of the largest on East
Campus, he said.
As Ottoson prepares to leave
the university after more than SO
years of "enjoyable" work, he said
he would like to see several of his
major projects "move as far as
possible."
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or pledges, to start the colony.
The selection process went
smoothly, they said.
Hfhe only problem we had was
turning people away," Duguid said.
Besides choosing members,
Stuckel and Duguid have taught
new members fraternity customs
and are "turning over the reins"
cf chapter leadership, Duguid said.
The colony has elected nine
executive officers and eight com
mittee chairmen.
"I think we've got a good bunch
of gup in leadership" said Vice
President Doug Perdue, 20, a
sophomore architecture major.
"A lot of them have goals they
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D&iiy Nefcrtskaa Stiff Ee porter
tttt Tho are Lincoln's home-
1 less and hungry?
V The stereotype of a
drunken bum lying in the
gutter is not an accurate
representation of Lincoln's
destitute a large number
of people who, without
government or private
assistance, would be without
shelter, food and clothing.
. Tills group encompasses
unemployed, underemployed,
disabled, elderly on fixed
incomes, single mothers,
runaways, transients, people
down on their luck and
people who have chosen
drifting as a lifestyle.
Charlie Fox, 54, has been
on the road since he lost his
wife and three children in a
car accident 14 years ago.
Charlie says he is a "drunk"
when he has too much free
time. But 03 the cook at the
want set."
The fraternity already is work
ing on its social calendar, scholar
ship and service projects, Perdue
said But its biggest project is
applying for a national charter.
That charter could be granted in
fall 1035, depending on the col
ony's development and recom
mendations from alumni and the
university, Duguid said.
Members meet weekly in the
Nebraska Union. The university
has agreed to sell the old Tau
Kappa Epsilon house, 423 Univer-
sity Terrace,
to
trie
fraternity,
Studkel said. The price still is
being negotiated, he said.
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donsitesy at the srlssl
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People's City Mission
downtown, he works from
4:30 am. to 6:30 p.m. and is
sober.
Fifty percent of the men
staying at the mission are
under 30, said Steve Janovec,
mission director. Most of
them are transient, Janovec
said.
The younger men may have
never had a stable
environment. They may be
migrant workers. They may
have had a problem with
alcohol and lost everything
They may have started
running from their problems
and it became a lifestyle,
Janovec said.
In 1928, at 14, Woodrow
"Woody" Wulsch lea home.
His father was an alcoholic,
and his mother burned to
death in a fire Woody blames
on his father. Woody has
been on the road ever since
picking fruit in
Washington, doing yard work
Brian Tingley, chapter adviser,
said the house is "not in too good
of shape" now, but members prob
ably will be able to move in next
fall
Lack of campus housing this
year makes communication
among members difficult, Perdue
said. About 60 percent of the
members live in university resi
dence hails, Duguid said. Except
for Monday meetings, it's hard to
get the men together in one place,
Perdue said.
Hindered communication and
the inexperience of the officers
could be obstacle for the colony,
Stuckel said. But, he said, he is
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in Montana, and riding the
rails.
In March of this year,
Woody arrived at the mission
with frozen feet. His freight
train from California had a
"layover" in Western
Nebraska for about two days.
Social services cannot meet
the needs of the
disadvantaged, and private,
non-profit organizations are
picking up more and more of
the slack. Most of these
organisations depend on
individual and church
donations for survival.
Kathy Allen, 23, is about
five to six months pregnant.
Her children were taken from
her in Kansas. In Lincoln, her
husband put her out on the
street because he had "found
someone else." For the past
week Kathy has been staying
at the family shelter at the
mjsson.
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confident in the colony's leader
ship. .
UNL members also will learn
from other chapters, Stuckel said.
In January, all officers will attend
a leadership conference in St.
Louis. The colony also will be host
of a regional meeting in February. :
Tingley, a field supervisor for
the Lincoln Transportation Sys
tem, said he has "no doubts" that
the new colony will survive.
"It's not going to be an easy job,"
:' he said. "There's going to be some
problems, do doubt about it, . .
"On the other hand, our gup
have the skills they need to make
it work," he said.
