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') 0 our bjq OHOFS Volume 54, No. 31 vflfl fl fa); a"" Courtesy Lincoln Journal & Lincoln Star Devoe Elliott Courtesy Lincoln Journal & Lincoln Star Greenberg Johnson Courtesy Lincoln Journal & Lincoln Star Thompson Welsh Building Estimates Approved Regents Action Motivates Plans Acting Chancellor John K. Selleck received approval from the Board of Regents Saturday to employ architects to prepare lans for proposed new office- laboratory buildings for the Scottsbluff and North Platte ex periment stations. PLANS WERE also outlined for the Poultry Husbandry De partment. The Poultry Husbandry Building, believed to be the old- it Happened at nu The Board of Regents was discussing the University of Nebraska School of Agricul ture at Curtis. Regent C. Y. Thompson, of West Point, remarked that the Curtis school was the out standing Institution of Its kind In the nation. Regent Dr. Earle Johnson, of Grand Island, however, immediately pointed out, "It la the only one." est on Ag campus, is to be torn down. The department's re search will be expanded and transferred to the University's experimental farm at Havelock. The department itse'f will be moved to the former ROTC Field Artillery Building, which is being replaced by a new Mil itary Science Building. REGENTS APPROVED the construction of a $35,000 build ing to be located, next to the new armory. The building will be used to house ROTC equip ment that has been kept in the Field Artillery Building. The building will be called the Mili tary Science Material Building. Vacation Regulations Announced Special Permit Rules Outlined Regulations concerning Thanks giving vacation which are to be followed by women living in or ganized houses or in the Wo men's Residence Halls have been announced by the Associated Wo men Students Board. Thanksgiving vacation will be gin Wednesday at 8 a.m. and end Monday at 8 a.m. , If coeds plan to return after 8 a.m. Monday, they must also obtain special permission, ANYONE WHO returns after closing hours on Sunday following Thanksgiving must get special permission from the housemother before leaving and must note the time she will return on the sign-out sheet. On a week-endome, girls may sign out to return on Monday morning in time for their fist class. If a girl is visiting a fiiraid who will return Monday morning, special permission may be 'ob tained to return with the fricind. 19 - .-si. - f 11 mm iri - ri rsTl,'""'""v f k v 1 4 V 'iff fr L... "0':: HaUlUWlHW;kMaia ggeoDfrs Adopt Sfatemeoufl" loweeoDDg free -lis Action Apparently Endorses Mitchell The University Board of Re gents Saturday apparently ex pressed its confidence in Dr. C. Cylde Mitchell, chairman of the agricultural economics depart ment, by adopting a statement defending freedom of expression by University instructors. The statement was submitted to the Board by Dean W. V. Lam- Action Suggests 'A New Freedom' See Editorial, Page 2 bert of the College of Agriculture. Although the Board announced no desicion concerning recent criticism of Mitchell's classroom conduct, -the statement was in terpreted as a full endorsement of Mitchell. LAMBERT APPEARED before the Board to defend professional ability of the Ag economics pro fessor. He referred to Mitchell as "a good teacher and admin istrator." Answering the charges that Mitchell was "indoctrinating" his students, Lambert said, "Some months ago I had some com plaints (of doctrination). I ques tioned this, but to be sure, asked him for a complete set of lecture notes, Including reading refer ences for this course. Careful re view of this by myself and by three administrative associates, whose opinions I value, convinces me there is nothing to such charges." Following appeals by Lambert and Marvel L. Baker, professor of animal husbandry, the Board of Regents went into closed ses sion. Chairman C. Y. Thompson told the Board, "(J. Leroy) Welsh has some personal statement to make." WELSH. TOGETHER with the Hall County Farm Bureau, had led the attack against Mitchell first for his article on fixed price supports and then for his sup posed "indoctrination" of stu dents. He had charged Mitchell with advocating the "destruction of the free enterprise system" and had stated, "Several times I have complained about the writings and speeches of this individual made over the state and have brought this to the attention of the University." AFTER THE closed meeting, the regents announced that they had instructed Acting Chancellor John K. Selleck to write Dean Lambert and express the Board's confidence in his administration of the College of Agriculture. Thompson said during the open meeting, "I don't see anything in what he's (Mitchell) done that does not meet my approval, al though I might differ with him." He said he had read three of Mitchell's speeches and added, "I've seen times in the 30's that I was a darn sight more radical than Mitchell." Regent Robert W. Devoe said he agreed with Lambert's posi tion "which, in essence, states the position of the Board." LAMBERT DESCRIBED Mitch ell's classes in this manner: "Stu dents like his course. He makes 'uted it." US Industrial Growth m b n Unique, Says Beggs Proper Mental Climate Essential The great American industrial machine and the US education t ystem ' go hand in hand, Dr. Walter C. Beggs, professor of school administration, told the Nebraska Education - Business Conference at the University Friday. Jchlo Fears Loss Of 'Fi4 Inquiry Herbert iehle, associate pro fessor of physics, is one of 18 British afld American scientists who havt signed and published a statement deploring the "fear of social disapproval." The Scientists, members of the Society for Social Responsibility in Science, assert that such dis approval hinders free expression among scientists. i THE STATEMENT called on scientists "t o maintain and strengthen the spirit of free in quiry by clear and courageous public expression of considered options concerning the relations of science and society. . . Free inquiry," it warned, "can disap pear without any laws existing to suppress it." The society lor bocial uespon- sibility in Science is composed of LINCOLN, NEBRASKA them work hard, presents the 'pros' and 'cons' of issues, chal lenges their imagination and makes them think for themselves. I think he is one of our very good teachers. He has, to be sure, the courage and forthrightness to ex press his viewpoints and convic tions, but he does not try to in doctrinate. He is one of our good teachers and his courses are pop ular because they are dynamic." Concerning Mitchell's article in favor of fixed farm price sup ports, Lambert said he had "found nothing objectionable in the article." HE SAID, "I would expect that some people might disagree with certain of the author s viewpoints, as I myself do, but I fail to see why they should question his right to express them, especially in a field involving issues so complex and controversial as those of farm programs." Lambert told the Board he had read the manuscripts of speeches Mitchell delivered at Gordon and (Continued on Page 4) Five Teachers Give Opinions On Statement Five faculty members have expressed definite opinions con cerning the Board of Regents statement. C. Clyde Mitchell, Jr., chair man of the department of agri cultural economics, said, "I am delighted that the Board of Re gents decided so straightfor wardly on the question of aca demic freedom. "Our Board of Regents now has the task of inducing one of America's great educators and administrators too accept the va cant post of Chancellor. The type of man Nebraska needs and wants will be far more likely to come to Lincoln because of the action of the Board of Re gents on Saturday." "THIS IS one of the finest statements issued in a univer sity case in this century," Wil liam F. Swindler, director of the School of Journalism said. "It makes me proud to be on the University of Nebraska staff. It deserves to rank with the state ment made by Sprague of Ore gon on academic freedom about 10 years ago." Frederick Beutel, professor of law, said, "It was an excellent statement. I hope it stops at tacks of that (Hall county) kind on members of the faculty." "I'M SURE that this fine statement 'made the faculty feel mighty good," stated Boyd Car ter, chairman of the department of Romance languages. "It will also made people all over the state take pride in the Univer sity Board of Regents." Dr. Glen Gray, professor of history, summed up the gen eral opinion by saying, "The faculty are pleased with the statement and are very graterui and proud that it was our own Board of Regents who contrib uted it." "The vast and rapid strides taken by Industry in the past half century could not have oc curred without the proper men tal climate on the part of the nation's people," he said. "I BELIEVE that business men can give credit to our edu cational system which has de veloped an alert, open-minded, and self-reliant citizen the type of person essential for the growth of this country's indus trial machine," he said. Dr. Beggs pointed out that the "almost unbelievable" industrial growth of America has not taken place in Europe or on any other continent. Dr. Beggs believes this ab sence of growth elsewhere caa be traced to the Jack of a proper mental climate. In Europe, he said, education is not on a thor oughly democratic basis, but rather, advantages in education go to those with high economic and social backgrounds. . . "AS A result, people in Eu rope are fragmented into , little special groups which are blind to the whole. There is a carry over into business. The European bus inessman always points to serv ing the top economic class and not the overall citizenry. There is nothing that, industry can build on,' he said. Dr. Beggs read examples from US elementary textbooks show ing the American child is taught to appreciate his doctor, his fire man, policeman, dentist, banker, etc., and from the secondary textbooks showing the student that l-apitalism is the best eco- ipiressDini pllllltl liilii j Courtesy Lincoln Star LAMBERT cademk M. V ... . . As Defined By Regents The foundation of America's strength is diversity. For the diversity of our physical re sources under, on and above our varied lands our gratitude belongs to the Almighty. For the diversity of our people and their ideas, beliefs and thoughts, our thanks belong to the founders 'of this nation who, by the grace of God, were granted the foresight to appreciate the potential ad vances that would come from free associations, free explora tion and free expression li mited only by responsibility for our general welfare. UNDER THE philosophy upon which this nation was founded, a great educational system has developed and flourished. At its apex is the realm of higher education where the responsibility for ', furthering the routes of truth and knowledge rests more heavily than in any other area of ,the educational system. In the realm of higher education the American right to ques tion, to explore, to express, to examine and re-examine, is of necessity exercised contin Gov. Crosby To Discuss 'Morality In Taxation' Biz Ad Banquet Gov. Robert Crosby will de fend his new plan for equalized taxation Operation Honesty- at the Biz Ad banquet Dec. 1. He will also speak on "Morality in Taxation." This will be the governor's first speech in this part of the state since he announced his new program Friday. It is also the first time the governor has spoken before the student body of the University. - "I PLAN to speak from the student's viewpoint," the Gov ernor explained. "The tax ques tion is of vital interest to every one in Nebraska, especially fu ture taxpayers." The banquet, to be held in the Union Ballroom at 6 p.m., is open to all University students. It may be the only time the governor approaches the tax problem from the student angle. "Everyone should try to un derstand something about this great problem," Chick Battey, president of the Biz Ad Student Council, said Monday. "The only way is to hear the governor him self explain it." TICKETS FOR the banquet are now being sold by all mem bers of the Biz Ad Student Coun cil and the Biz Ad office. Mon day and Tuesday following va cation, tickets will be sold in a Union booth between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. Fuenning Named Association Head Dr. S. I. Fuenning, director of student health and University health services, was elected president of the Nebraska Pub lic Health Association at its third annual meeting Friday. Other officers include: Dr. James P. Tollman, dean of the College of Medicine, president elect; Dr. T. D. Fitzgerald of Alliance, vice president; M. B. Crabill of Omaha, secretary, and Mrs. fHortense Lambert of Fremdnt, treasurer. Hanging Of The Greens Set For Dec. 1 By YW The annual YWCA Hanging of the Greens will be held Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in Ellen Smith Hall. Preceding the Hanging of the Greens program all YW mem bers will help decorate Ellen Smith Hall for Christmas. Re freshments will be served. Mary Ellerbrock, general chairman, announced that all members or tne yw are invitea to attend. Tickets are 30 cents. Tuesday, November 24, 1 953 Courtesy Lincoln Star CLYDE MITCHELL Freedom ually. Were it not so, our di verse intellectual resources would become stagnant. The men and women se lected by this University, as a part of the structure of higher education, are chosen for their proficiency, their expertness, in various fields. By virtue of their training and scholarly endowments they must be as sured of and are expected to understand both the rights and responsibilities of their posi tions, including these: 1. The full right to speak as a citizen. 2. The responsibilities of ci tizenship. t 3. The right, as a profes sional person, to freedom in research and to publication of the results thereof, limited only by the precepts of schol arship and faithful perform ance of other academic re sponsibilities. . . . - . 4. The right, as a profes sional person, to free and thorough expression in the classroom. The right to uphold, to dis cuss and dissent are the moral fiber of America's greatness. They are likewise the strength of a great University. Set For Dec. 1 About 200 tickets have been sold, so far but many are still available. Tickets are $1.50 each, the dinner is non-profit. CHICK BATTEY, president of the Biz Ad Council, will be toastmaster for the evening's pro gram. Nathan Gold will make Gold Key awards to outstanding students in the College of Busi ness Administration, and Dean Earl Fullbrook, of the college, will award scholarships. On the program for entertain ers are singers Lynn Holland and Carole Unterseher and Leigh Cartwright, who will present a modern dance. SDX Initiates Two The University School of Jour nalism was the scene of a Sig ma Delta Chi, men's professional fraternity, initiation for Hugh McCoy, feature newscaster of KFAB, Omaha, and Ken Way man, news director of KFOR and KFOR-TV, Lincoln. The Outside World Two fugitives land Unarmed Men Held For Questioning By Army Investigators By WILLIE DESCH Staff Writer By flying an unarmed light plane into West Germany, two fugitives from Communist Czechoslovakia made a dramatic break to freedom Sunday. The plane was put down in an open field in Germany. The un dercarriage and propellor of the plane were damaged, but the two men were not injured. The men had to fly through airspace which is usually heavily patrol led by Communist jet fighters. The plane was put under guard and the two men were held for questioning by Army investigators. Trieste Dispute Italy is prepared to agree to the permanent settlement of the Trieste dspute on the basis of an exchange with Yugoslavia of Slovic and Italian areas of the Free Territory. In addition to other proposals Italy is prepared to grant Yugo slavia, as well as Austria, free facilities in the port of Trieste, providing Italian soverignty. in thf n-v is fullv recogfiized. Italy has conditionally agreed NU Teams Four University debaters re ceived top honors last weekend when they traveled to Peoria, 111. to participate in the Bradley Uni versity Forensic Contest. Jack Rogers, Paul Laase, Ken Philbrick and Dave Gradwohl were the four NU debaters who compiled this record: 1. Nebraska had two of the fourteen teams that were unde feated of the 104 teams entered. 2. Nebraska was the only school that was undefeated on both sides of the question. 3. Jack Rogers was the only participant of 96 to receive su perior ratings in each of three rounds of discussion. 4. Paul Laase was one of seven extemporaneous speakers to re ceive superior in a contest of 60' participants. 5. Ken Philbrick received su perior ratings in both after-dinner speaking and folk-tale-telling. THERE WERE about 50 schools entered in the two-day conference from the Midwest. The question, "Resolved: The United States should adopt a policy of free trade," was the tournament de bate topic. Rogers and Laase were invited to present a convocation debate before the actual competition be gan. They debated against a team from Bradley University before an audience of about 600 people, According to debate coach Don Olson, they were "well received." There was no decision in this preliminary debate. OTHER PARTICIPANTS in in dividual events, all of which were coached by Bruce Kendall, asso ciate professor of speech, were Dave Gradwohl, who received a "good" in discussion and Paul Laase, who received an "excel lent" in discussion. Another group of debaters was IFC Names 2 Delegates To Convention Bill DeVries and Bob Hase broock will attend the national Inter-Fraternity Council con vention at the Sheraton-Gibson Hotel in Cincinnati, Nov. 27 and 28. Hasebroock, president of the University IFC, and DeVries, IFC secretary, are University delegates to the convention. A pre-convention informal get-together will open activities Nov. 26. - " At the official business meet ing Nov. 27, the IFC will discuss how fraternities can improve on the following three points: 1. Service to community. 2. Service to college or uni versity and student body. 3. Service to fraternity ideals. OTHER QUESTIONS slated for discussion include: 1. Ways to improve Fraternity Councils Inter- 2. The part that these organ izations should play in campus affairs. 3 Methods of improving fra ternity scholarship. In order to facilitate more complete participation by all delegates, the convention will be divided into panel discussions 10 that they can, according to Bill DeVries, "Dig into these matters and improve their over all program." Conductor Chosen As Honorary Cob Donald Lentz, conductor of University bands, was awarded an honorary membership in Corn Cobs before the Oklahoma Nebraska game Saturday. According to Cal Kuska, pres ident of Corn Cobs, Lentz was chosen because of the work that he had done in building up Cornhusker spirit and in assist ing the Corn Cobs to present pep rallies. Lentz was not available for comment on the award, which was presented for the first time in the history of Corn Cobs. roni Czechoslovakia Plane In West Germany to participate in a conference with the United States, Britain, France and Yugoslavia to discuss the Trieste question. The proposal made about the neutral zone is that Italy wants to establish a continuous line, by which Yugoslavia would receive some Slovic-inhabited h i n t e r land in Zone A. ' In exchange, the coastal strip of Zone B, in which is situated a number of predominately Ital ian towns and villages, would be returned to Italy. Twister Destroys Town The' small com m u n i t y of Woodville, Fla., was completely demolished by a twister which roared through the area Sunday. The town is about 20 miles west of Panama City. Twenty-one persons were injured in the twister. Another tornado swept -across two south Louisiana counties a few hours earlier, destroying 28 homes and injuring one. FBI Budget Hearing When J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, makes his annual ap pearance before Congressional Undefeated scheduled to go to Kearney State Teachers College Saturday for a tournament. The trip was can celled because of bad weather. NU Wins Moot Court Competition Students Plan New York Trip The University College of Law team, Eleanor Knoll, William Grant and Ronald Hunter, won the annual regional Moot Court competition held Nov. 20 at Was hington University in St. Louis. The team defeated Kansas City U n iversity Law School, University of T e n n e ssee Law S h o o 1 and Washing ton U n i ver s i t y L a w Courtesy Lincoln Slat School in the Miss Knoll second, third and final rounds. They drew a bye for the first round. COMPETITION this year used the national topic concerning the right of a university to discharge a professor on ground of "gross misconduct''' in evoking the Fifth Amendment in refusing to an swer questions concerning mem- Courtesy Lincoln Star Hunter Grant bership in the Communist, Party before a congressional commit tee. Two members debated one side of the question with Miss Knoll taking both sides as a partner to both Hunter and Grant. The three Nebraskans won over a 12 team competi tion. THE UNIVERSITY team, as winner of the regional competi tion, will enter the National Inter-Law School Moot Court . competition in New York City in December. The winning school will receive $500 for its Moot Court system. Installation Set For DO Patrons The University chapter of Delta Omicron, professional mu sic sorority, will install new pa trons and patronesses Tuesday evening at the residence of Mrs. E. H. Polley, 2340 Woodsdale, Lincoln. At 7:30 p.m., David Foltz, chairman of the Department of Music, will discuss the music program at the University. At 8 p.m., the installation will be held. Names of the patrons and patronesses will be revealed at that time. ' Herbert Schmidt, pianist, and Dale Ganz, baritone, patrons of the chapter, will present a mu sical program. National PR Society Initiates Four NU Men Four University men were initiated into National Pershing Rifles Wednesday. The four were: James Ress ner, James Garber, John Gray and Arthur Nielsen. Following the initiation, a banquet was held for the initiates and 15 members. Col. James Workman was th guest speaker. Other guests in cluded Col. Keivet and Lt. Col. Westrup. committees in support or nis Bu reau's budget requests he may receive a cool reception from some Democrats. Hoover is tagged (by tha Democrats) as the man who came closest to proving Attorney General Brownell's charge that former President" Truman was "blind" towards the Communist infiltration when he .promoted the late Harry Dexter White in the government in 1946. However, the Democratic re sentment against him is not likely to be reflected in Con gressional votes for any reduc tion in FBI funds. Toscanini Returns After a seige with the flu for the past two weeks, Toscanini returned to direct the NBC Symphony Sunday night in Car negie Hall. Although the maestro Is 86 he put all the enthusiasm into it for which he is known. The audience and radio listeners were enthralled. One spectator present said it was as good as an early Thanks giving, the kind of music the maestro loves and plays wonder- fully. aMBiiwwwiilliwiiW'li ii.ii"iiyi hi i. workers in the natural sciences. nomie system in the world. ! - I '