VOL. 55, NO. 90
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Can the religious and educational
institutions of Nebraska cooper
ate more fully in the task of de
veloping sound moral character?
If so, how can this additional co
operation be brought about?
The answers to these questions
is the aim of a special clinic on
religion and public schools, being
held today in Love Memorial Li
brary auditorium.
Participants in the all-day clinic,
sponsored by the Department of
Philosophy in co-operation with the
1955 Summer Session, include lead
ers in the fields of religion, edu
cation and community relation
ships. The program opened at 11
a.m. with the address, "Religion
and Public School," by Dr. EH
war W. Stimson, pastor of Dund
ee Presbyterian Church at Oma
ha. Dr. Charles H. Patterson,
chairman of the Department of
Philosophy, is chairman of the ses
sion. v At 2 p.m. in Love Library, a
panel discussion, "A Community
Approach to Religious Eucation,"
will be conducted with Dr. Edwin
Goldenstein, assistant professor of
secondary -education, as chairman.
Rev. Mr. Lemon; Charles D. Ship
man, superintendent of schools at
Ledford; R. C. Patterson, state de
partment adjutant of the American
Legion; William M. Staerkel, su
perintendent of schools at Beatrice:
Rabbi Harold E. Stern, Tifereth
Israel Synogogue, Lincoln and
Earl W. Wiltse, superintendent of
schools at Grand Island.
urnishing
Scheduled
A discussion of home furnishings,
glassware and fabrics will launch
the Union's special "Trend in To
day's Living" series, ' designed to
present contemporary changes in
home furnishings, colors, art and
fashion,- Thursday at p.m.
The series, which will be held
weekly in the Faculty Lounge, will
ofier approaches to the new "Cas
ual" living in the United States
by such authorities as Norman
Geske, director of the University
Art Galleries, and Charlotte Work
n -ui, advertising director of Hov-lv-.'Ji
Swanson.
' ltd 2'utterfield, owner of Con
temporary Trend in Lincoln, will
present this week's program cn in
terior decorating, and will supple
ment his talk with visual aids.
Butterfield studied at the Broad
moor Art Academy, the Colorado
Springs Art Center, and finally un
der the famous Swedish painter,
Birger Sandzen. ,
Topics for future programs will
Include contemporary art, fashion
and color. ; ! j
Refreshments will be served.' j
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Former Governor
Val Peterson, Federal Civil De
fense Administrator, will address
a University Convocation Monday.
Peterson, former Governor of Ne
braska, will discuss "Nebraska's
Role in the Civil Defense Struc
Howard Wilson
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Dr." Howard Wilson, secretary of
the Educational Policies Commis
sion of the National Education As
sociation, said Tuesday afternoon
that the United States is now in a
new era of decision concerning
what type of school system it needs.
Addressing an All-Teachers Col
lege convocation in Lcve Library
Auditorium, Dr. Wilson, who spoke
in place of Miss Waurine Walker,
NEA president who was unable to
come because of illness, listed four
areas in which education is faced
with great new responsibilities
manpower shortages, rapid indus
trial developments, revolution in
communications, and international
relations.
Recognizins the nation's current
manpower shortage, Wilson said
that by 1975 there may well be a
far more serious shortage, particu
larly acute in science and manage
ment. Education, he asserted, will
be called upon to train students
tc fill these needs.
More attention, he said, must be
paid to the "brighter students."
But at the same time, Wilson
added, "We must not ignore the
students of lesser ability; we must
strive to bring everyone up to his
peak ability."
Turning to communications, Wil
son said the rapidity with which
facts now reach all parts of the
country has enhanced the impor
tance of public opinion in national i
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ture of the Nation." He is the
second of three nationally and in
ternationally known persons to
appear on the campus ditring the
1955 Summer Sessions program
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policy-making. "More people are
being given more facts more rap
idly wih more urgency than ever
bet ore m History," wuson aeciarea
"Can we expect people to be in
tellectually mobile enough to ad
just to it?" he asked.
Automation is here, he said, and
will increase the number of men
who service machines. The" big
question here, he said, is whether
men "can adjust to that."
Calendar
June 23 Sport Reels, Union
Lounge, 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Clinic On Religion and Public
Schools. '
"Trends In Today's Living,"
Faculty Lounge, 4 p.m.
Craft Shop, 7-9 p.m.
24 All State Recital, 7:30
p.m., Ballroom -
26 "Stars and Stripes For
ever," Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.
27 National Affairs speech,
Val Peterson, Ballroom, t
p.m.
Book Review, Book Nook, 4
p.m.
28 Bridge lessons, 4 p.m.
Pi Lambda Theta luncheon
Handicraft class, 7 p.m.
All State ' one-act plays,
Howell Theater, 8:15
29 All State Band Concert,
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Val Peterson To Speak
On State Civil Defense
Val Petern, Federal Civil De
fense Administrator, will make -a
series of appearances on the cam
pus Monday and will address a
convocation in the Union Ballroom
at 2 p.m.
The topic for he former Ne
braska governor's speech will be
Registration
Runs Ahead
Of 1954
Summer School registration fig
ures are running about 20 per cent
ahead of the figures at this time
last year, Dr. Floyd Hoover, di
rector of registration and records,
reported Monday.
As of Monday, 2644 students had
completed registration. This is an
increase of 427 over last year's
figures.
Dr. Hoover said that he expected
"upwards of 300 more" to register
by the close of registration Thurs
day. One hundred had begun reg
istering Monday, he added.
A breakdown of the total shows
that 1637 students are listed as
undergraduates, 517 as graduates
and 490 in the Teachers College
advanced professional program.
Campus Personality;
arum Qompleles
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By ROGER WAIT
Editor's note: Following Is the
first in a series of articles fea
turing persons of interest who are
participating in the 1955 Summer
Sessions program.
Dr. Clifford Hardin is now com
pleting his first year as Chancellor
of the University. He was unani
mously appointed May 7, 1954, by
the Board of Regents.
Hardin said in a special Sum
mer Nebraskan interview that the
people of Nebraska are "genuinely
interested in the problems and
progress of the University." From
meeting and talking with "literally
thousands of Nebraska citizens,"
Hardin declared they want the
University "to become one of the
great institutions of higher learn
ing in the Great Plains area." Ne-
braskans are confident in the
state's agricultural and industrial
future, he said.
Concerning the University staff,
Hardin stated, "It is my firm
conviction that the desires of the
people of this state and the hopes
and ambitions of our staff are be
ing correlated into an effort for
a still-better University."
Foreseeing early accomplish
ment of that goal, he said the task
will not be difficult because "our
staff and. the people of Nebraska
have laid a solid foundation" upon
which to build
Hardin listed major problems
facing the University. Prices of
equipment and supplies have gone
up, he said, because of "an ex
panding economy." There is also
increased competition for pros
pective faculty members, he said. ,
Thursday, J.une 23, 1955
"Nebraska's Role in the Nation's
Program of Civil Defense." .
Monday noon, an informal lunch
eon will be held in the Capitol
Hotel honoring Peterson. Tick
ets cost $1.25 and reservations can
be made by calling the Summer
Sessions office, extension 3135.
Prior to his Civil Defense ap
pointment in March 19?". Peterson
served as administrative assistant
ta the President. He served three
terms as Governor of Nebraska
from 1947-1953.
Peterson was graduated from
Wayne State Teachers College in
1947 'and received his Masters De
gree in political science in 1931
frcm the University. He was a po
litical science instructor at the
University for a short time. He
was born in Oakland in 1903.
Peterson's direction of "Opera
tion Snowbound" in 1949 set a na
tional pattern and his supervision
of the 1952 floods on the Missouri
River were incorporated into civil
defense planning for natural dis
aster relief planning. He was later
named to the National Civil De
fense Advisory Council.
Under Peterson's direction,' the
Federal 'Defense Civil' Administra-.-tior.
has progressed towards its
goal of a national well-informed
lay leadership in national prepared
ness.
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An accelerated birth rate since
World War II, Hardin said, will
magnify the University's problems.
"The impact of this coming tidal
wave of students," he asserted,
"will also oblige all institutions of
higher learning to re-examine the
structure of their curricula to meet
the demands of a changing society
not only in Nebraska but in the
nation and world as well."
He said some problems "must
necessarily be put before the
citizens of the state" by the Uni
versity. Among them, Hardin said,
is financial support necessary to
meet competition for a good faculty
and construction of an adequate
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