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Mcbroskon Editorials:
'...To VJlml Poinl'
Chancellor Hardin said Monday that he had
been . . . increasingly concerned with the se
rie of reports printed in The Nebraskan which
ither state or imply that academic freedom is
being violated by the administration."
Ka should be.
Four of these reports came from prominent
University professors; three of these reports
cam from professors who had recently left the
Institution; the remainer of the reports came
from unidentified University personnel but
nevertheless reports which were gathered first
hand by Nebraskan reporters from nearly 50 pro
fessors, representing a crossection of 15 depart
ments in the University.
Hot on statement, not one quote, not one
article either en toto or in part which has
oeea printed this semester or this issue can
The Nebraskan fail to back up factually.
The complete story which The Nebraskan has
tried to piece together for its readers lies in the
fensd of thought contained in the official state
SMota of these professors:
Xtoa Heeret "I have relactanOy come to the
saalsifiiia (feat the present administration of our
CKtrerstty is Bet eeacenied with the free enU-r-fftM
of ideas at either the level of the de
tartness eaatrmaa or the individual staff mem
few. There Is a dear eeaflict betweea integrity,
ai expediency.
Dr. Kitchen (according to a student in his
w. . . since the 1953 statement (the Re
Casts statement endorsing the principles of aca
cemio freedom), the pressurs has never stopped
for eat moment, even from individuals who pub
Bcjy supported the statement."
Frederick Beatelt w. . . whatever es eases are
ftvaa, there Is a doubt that somebody la ir
tfesri$f yielded to the adverse press sret to de
Best aha (KJicheil) from Us nontenure posl
Warn as head at his department.
WSSIara Swindlert . . . independent thinking
breeds hostility among the most vocal and hide
bound dements in the state. The mark of an in
stitution's integrity is its capacity to resist such
pressures.
WSUsm Werkaielsfert la speakifig of "admia
btae&vs seessares" ef the Gastavsoa regime,
sM "... I eesUI see that Nebraska was headed
far i
Clayton Libeau: "... it was rather clear to
me that the pressure group vested interests
were taking over the University" and that
". . . the educational program was being sold
out to a few people . . ."
Normaa Landgrea: "It is impossible for me to
accept any ether reason for his demotion (Mitch
ell) . . . thai economic views different from those
held by relatively small bat extremely powerful
and vocal special-interest groups la the state."
However, an important distinction must be
made between the statement of Chancellor Har
din, which discusses "academic freedom," and
the remarks of these professors who discuss the
"spirit of academic freedom."
No one has questioned the legality or the pre
rogatives of the administration. But almost
everyone with whom The Nebraskan has talked
agrees that whether the University has operated
within its legaHy prescribed prerogatives or
not, the sum total of many recent administra
tive actions does not make toward a better Uni
versity, a stronger faculty or a more academic
independence.
The questions which remain before us are in
deed serious. v
Are public relations replacing academic
achievement; is diplomacy being substituted for
sound education practice; is administrative
pressure displacing honest faculty participation;
it expediency being used in place of integrity;
are the sustaining principles of a free university
and a free society being sacrificed for the bene
fit of a small group of political interests in the
state?
And generally, to what degree have the state
ments of Clayton Libeau, Don Moore, Fred
erick Beutel, Norman Landgren and Clyde
Mitchell been realized?
To what extent have the fears of Dr. Werk
meister been fulfilled?
To what length does the "trend" of which
these professors speak extend through the col
leges, departments and schools in the University?
In short, to what point has the University of
Nebraska approached ". . . a shattering of fa
culty morale and a deterioration of the univer
sity as an institution dedicated to free inquiry
and learning. B.B.
Effort And Forethought
& Stndeni Council, with a little effort and
fcretaougfat, could really make somthing out
Of Spring Day, 1357.
As a major part of their early fall business,
to Council should appoint a special Spring Day
committee, which would devote the fall, winter
&od early spring to working oa the spring
TiM sommittoe could Include two or three
Council members as a nucleus, as this year's
committee did, with additional members to take
charge ef special facets of Spring Day. The
osmaittoe would take charge of general plan
stsg, sad would decide specifically what would
fee included fa the event.
sBcial committees should then be organized,
Sre?5y responsible to the central committee,
& tefce ear of details and lower-level organiza-
i a Btmbar of reasons why the Coun
cil should take immediate action on Spring
day.
First, early organization would enable the
committee to contact special groups such as a
band or carnival easier than if they waited until
the second semester.
Second, a suitable date could be found that
would fit easily, into the University calendar
of events.
Third, if one or more parts of the prelimin
ary plans could not develop, there would be
more time for something else to be substituted.
The Student Council this year did a fine thing
by sponsoring and organizing the first of what
is hoped to become an annual event. The com
mittee, organized on late notice, also did a
fine job.
It is up to the new Council to carry on this
groundwork to develop a bigger and better
Spring Day. F.TJ).
Cultural Oasis
eTAn." vreaenied at the Coliseum
feeder through the combined efforts of Vera
Sorisa and various University musical groups
Wtts, to say the least, a success.
Miss Zorlaa spoke the part of Joan of Arc,
feaadM of other professionals carried the
test of foe dramatic load and the University
$vq$MX!f Orchestra and a 300-voice choir pre
wstedi a powerful background that gave the
preawnia&an its final effectiveness.
2k k food that University groups could have
sack aa important part
B h enough to raise the faith in the inteOec
taaf asd enteral possibilities mat can be found
on this or any other large university campus.
In spite of charges of "educational machine"
and "cultural drilipress" often leveled at mod
ern education, the performance presented at the
Coliseum Sunday, with large participation of
University students and as a result of the ef
forts of University departments, showed that
there are things to be attained in college far
above the standardized curriculum or approved
text.
"Jeanne d'Arc," and everything else of like
artistic nature presented here recently, is an
other example of a fast-growing oasis in Ne
braska's "cultural desert." F.TJ).
Br ESTCCSATES
Father ef Medictee
rest Fhysieiaa (445t B C)
X fssreby pledge that X will
keep before me the f alSa of
tSse teacher; feat mm are
sumcipated and fulfilled by
tits truth.
That & is my duty and
petvikgt to serve the com
fBKn&y by presenting the
truth as X see ft; that I must
do this not merely when it is
safe but also whea expression
f truth is threatened by the
Isaonssi and the powerful.
Thas in times when freedom
to teach is beteagured, I will
refuse to compromise with the
eeemies of freedom; but
rether Wi3 defend the truth
sot aclf by teaching, it, but
also by working to persuade
those who are confused that
society is never endangered
whea zsea are free to read,
ismr, discuss and debate.
I will keep the air of the
ekseroom free by permitting
md cneouragi&g all points of
view ea all subjects, recog
ri&lcg only the boundaries Im-
Hippocrates
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posed by time, appropriate
ness and good taste.
I win never use the class
room as a vehicle for special
or personal pleading, but I
claim the right to express my
own opinion whenever I feel
it appropriate; and will, in the
classroom, use my own opin
ion never to impose or indoc
trinate, but only to enlighten
and stimulate.
I will never withhold ideas
or opinion through fear of be
ing criticized or labelled.
I will fulfill my responsi
bility to the institution which
hires me. I recognize my obli
gation to fulfill the tasks
properly assigned without a
selfish preoccupation with the
time spent, and also the ob
ligation to grow in knowledge
and in professional effective
ness. But I will insist that a
teacher would do great dis
service to his school or college
as well as to society if he per
mitted school or society to
intimidate or silence him.
No man is owned by the in-
nn n
stitution which hires him. No
man is owned by society.
Every man is a man first, s
citizen second, and an em
ployee only third.
As an employee I must see
that my employer imposes no
burdens or restrictions that in
terfere with my responsibili
ties as a citizen and as a man.
The teacher who is intimida
ted or silenced by his super
iors is disloyal to himself and
to his profession.
It is the teacher's duty not
only to provide freedom with
in his own sphere of activity,
but to promote and defend
civil liberties in society at
large. It is his duty both as
teacher and as citizen to help
provide the atmosphere of
freedom without which he
cannot teach.
Finally, I will "always re
member that the teacher,
though not a propagandist or
special pleader, should work
for what all decent men be
lieve in, the creation of a so
ciety of free men.
The Nebraskan
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Prestige Damaged
To the Editor:
We all realize that the Univer
sity prestige has been damaged by
the demotion of Prof. ,C Clyde
Mitchell because of the political
implications and unexplained fac
tors involved.
Now, as a bulwark against such
future degradations, we should
show the "money interests" that
we are ready to fight again for
academic freedom.
The "money interests" must
have been frightened at the fervor
and number of students fighting
for the principle of academic free
dom. From this time on outside
pressures will have to be even
more careful about bringing about
the demotion of an instructor be
cause they realize now that we
want academic freedom and will
fight for it.
I want to suggest that the Ne
braskan conduct a fact-finding
probe into the Graduate Faculty
for a list of the qualifications need
ed by an instructor to gain en
trance into the organization, the
process of nomination, the group
who decides and how they decide
upon membership.
I honestly feel as the Chancellor
does that student narticination is
necessary for a university to func
tion properly. I request also, an
explanation of the reason why Pro
fessor Mitchell was not granted
membership into the organization
on two different occasions.
I fully believe that these requests
are in the best interests of the Uni
versity community and the state as
a whole.
Mark Clark
Ag Ee major
Waiting
To the Editor:
Clayton Libeau said that "it was
rather clear to me that the pres
sure group-vested interests were
taking over the University."
Don Moore said that "I have re
luctantly come to the conclusion
that the present administration of
our University is not concerned
with the free enterprise of ideas."
Frederick Beutel said that . . .
there is no doubt that somebody
in authority yielded to the adverse
pressures to demote him (Mit
chell) from his nontenure position
as head of his department."
Norman Landgren said that "is
is impossible for me to accept
any other reason for his demotion
than the one probably accepted by
most people familiar with the sit
uation economic views different
from those held by relatively small
but extremely powerful and vocal
special-interests in the state."
I am waiting patiently for Dean
of Faculties Adam Breckenridge
to "scotch" rumors.
Aaxioas
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