It Happened at NU
The pretty co-ed had missed an hour exam
in one of her three hour courses. The professor
told her she would not have to take a make-up
exam if she was willing to take a 75. Thinking
she could better the grade, she took a make-up.
Result? A 63 grade and a crushed ego.
Weather 'r Not
Partly cloudy skies are predicted for Wednes
day, with temperatures in the low 70's. Moderate
northwest winds becoming gentle variable and
moderate south to southwest winds will pre
vail Wednesday.
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Vol, 29, No. 88,
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Wednesday, May 1 6, 1 956
Begins May 21:
Fall -Registerin
TEiree Letters
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Early registration for the sum
mer session and the first semester
of 1956-1957 will take place May
21, 22 and 23 at the Military and
Naval Science Building.
Students wishing to register for
both times should complete their
fall registration first.
Registration on May 21 will be
from 9 a.m. to noon, and from 1
to 5 p.m. On May 22 and 23,
registration will be from 8 a.m. to
S p.m. except during the noon
hour.
Students must consult with their
' advisers before these dates, ac
cording to Mrs. Irma Laase, regis
tration and records.
All students not in 'the Junior
division will be admitted only if
they bring their work sheets. Jun
ior Division students will leave two
copies of their worksheets with
their adviser, who" will send them
to the Junior Division office for
processing.
Beginning at 8 a.m., May 22,
these Junior Division worksheets
will be brought to the Military and
Naval Science Building, where
urill hp eiven to Junior Di-
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vision students when their number
of hours entitles them to register.
ah worksheets must have the ad
viser's signature. Except for Arte
and Sciences students with 12 to 17
hours, and Teachers College stu
dents carrying from 1Z to 18 nours,
mt obtain their
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dean's signature on their work
sheets before coming to register.
A tentative schedule has been
Set up for students to follow in
planning the time when they will
register. Students may register any
time after their number of hours
comes up, but not before that
time. . .
The schedule of hc: rs will not
be advanced, so it will not bene
fit students to ccii.e earlier than
their hours earned er'ifies them to
come. It is possible that if the
number of students coming to reg
ister at any one hour is greater
than the Assignment Committee
can handle, the hours may not ad
vance as fast as pUnned-
Beginning at 9 a.m.. Monday,
Vay 21. students with 85 hours or
more on record at the beginning
of the current semester may reg
ister. At 10 a.m., students with 70
hours may register. At 1 p.m., stu
dents with 65 hours mrr register;
at 2 p.m., those with 60 or more,
and at 3 p.m. those with hi hour.
May 22, registration will begin
at 8 a.m. with students who have
50 or more hours; at 9 a.m. those
with 45 hours; at 10 a.m. those with
Banquet:
PE Expert
To Address
Assembly
Iris Boulton, recognized authori
ty in girl's secondary physical ed
ucation, will be a guest speaker
at the University Thursday and
Friday. ,
I 1 the depart-
t ' , I ment of physi-
I I cal education
for girls a t
New Trier
T o wnihip
High School,
Winnetka, EL,
will speak at
a 10 a.m. con-
vTIZTf , vocation Fri-
Miss Bonnes day at Love
Library Auditorium. Her topic will
be "Geared for Action."
She also will speak at the an
nual banquet of the department
of physical education for women
and physical education club Thurs
day night. Her address will be
"The Beginning Teacher Her
Fun, Woes, Foes, and Happiness."
The banquet will be at 6:30 p.m.
ct the University dub.
She will bold conferences with
students and faculty members
Thursday mcirning and Afternoon
and Friday afternoon.
After her convocation speech Fri
day morning, a panel discussion
will be held.
Panel members will be Frances
Eleick, coordinator of elementary
and girls secondary physical edu
cation, Lincoln City Schools; Mel
vin Olson, consultant in school ad
ministration, Nebraska State De
partment of Education; "William
Staerkel, Superintendent of schools,
Beatrice; Norman Thorpe, princi
pal, University High School, and
Mrs. Frances Wheeler, T. J. Ma
jors, Campus School, Peru State
Teachers College.
Moderator will be Mrs. Ruth
Levinson, assistant professor of
physical education for women at
the University.
Miss Eoulton's visit to the Uni
versity is being sponsored by the
department of physical education
for women. High school physical
education teachers throughout the
state have been invited to attend
the convocation.
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40 hours; at. 1 p.m. those with 35
hours; at 2 p.m., 30 hours and at
3 p.m. those with 20 hours.
May 23, registration will begin
at 8 a.m. with students with 17
hours; 9 a.m. with 15 hours; and
at 10 a.m. with 13 hours. From 1
p.m. until 5 p.m. all students may
register, regardless of hours.
The number of credit hours at
which students may register will
be posted on blackboards before
the Military and Naval Science
building, the. Regents Bookstore
and the Activities Building on the
Ag Campus.
Students not registering this
spring, or not completing their reg
istration may do so in the fall, be
ginning September 12th. Students
completing their registrations May
21, 22 or 23 will be billed for fees
about August first. For 12 hours or
more the fee will then be $90.00.
Summer Session students will pay
fees on June 13th, in the east read
ing room of Love Library.
Students may register for fall
semester evening extension classes
at the same time they register for
other classes this spring. These
classes only need to have the ad
visor's and Dean's approval and
the cards will be pulled for them
at the same time other class
cards are pulled and payment for
them will be included in the sum
mer billing.
Students registering only for ex
tension classes must still go
thcough the extension division in
Architectual Hall 101.
Janet Gordon,
Ellie Guilliatt
Given Awards
Cwtw Sumter
CtnrtcjT Lincoln Sue Journal and Sur
Miss Gordon Miss GaiUUtt
Janet Gordon, senior in Arts and
ScMQces and Ellie Guilliatt, Uni
versity graduate, have received
soQolarsbJps for graduate study
3xt year.
Miss Gordon hes received a Ful
bright scholarship for study at the
University of Rome, and Miss Guil
liatt, the Riorden-Morey scholar
ship to the Chicago Institute of Art.
Miss Gordon will study Italian
Literature in Italy. Her grant is
one of nearly 1000 Fulbright grants
given this year for study abroad i
under the International Education
al Exchange Program of the De
partment of State.
Miss Gordon is a member of
Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Sigma Iota, romano lang
uages society, and Alpha Lambda
Delta. She was formerly a man
aging editor of the Cornhusker and
vice-president of Builders.
The scholarship cup for having
the highest four-year average for
women students was awarded to
Miss Gordon at Ivy day ceremon
ies. Her grade average is 8.34.
She will leave for Italy next Sep
tember. '
Miss Guilliatt has been theatri
cal reviewer for The Nebraskan
this year. She appeared in many
University Theater performances
as an undergraduate.
Homo Ec:
Educator
From India
Visits NU
Mrs. Bijur Tarati, educator from
India, is visiting the University
this week to study administration
and supervision of schools.
She is directress of Lady Erwin
College in New Delhi and head
of the home science department
at the University of Delhi.
Mrs. Taratai is a participant in
the foreign leader program of the
Intenational Educational Ex
change Program of the U. S. De
partment of State.
She will visit the University
home economics department, and
home economics teacher training
centers in the state.
Two of her former students, Miss
Saroj Khanna and Miss Usha Sond
hi, are studying home economics
at the University at the present
time.
Election
New officers of International
House are Barb Cause, president;
Barb Jones, vice presidntj Delores
Erickson, secretary, and Virginia
E later, treasurer.
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Musicians Honored
Shown above are eight seniors
who have been elected to Pi Kappa
Lambda, national honorary socie
ty, according to Marilyn Steven
son, faculty adviser. Chosen by a
faculty committee as the most out
standing seniors in music at the
Membership:
Com Cobs Revise Policy,
Change Selection Methods
The Corn Cobs have revised
their selection policy for potential
members, John Nelson, president
of Corn Cobs, announced Tuesday.
Previously, selection of n e w
members had been based on points
Banquet:
Society
Honors
Dr. Perry
The University chapter of Alpha
Lambda Delta, national scholastic
honorary for freshmen women,
celebrated its 25th anniversary
Friday evening by paying tribute
to Dr. Winona Perry, initiating an
honorary member and 36 fresh
men, and honoring 15 seniors.
The new honorary member is
Mrs. Ida Blore, assistant in ani
mal pathology. ' She was honored
encouraging high scholarship. She
Has served as an officer of both
Phi Beta Kappa, national honor
ary scholastic society, and Sigma
Zi, national honorary scientific re
search society.
The group paid tribute to Dr.
Perry, professor of educational
psychology and measurements, fac
ulty adviser when the chapter was
founded. Dr. Perry, who will re
tire from the University this sum
mer, served as adviser for 16
years.
The national award book was
presented to Janet Gordon of Lin
coln as the senior with the highest
scholastic average.
She and 14 other senior members
maintaining a 75 scholastic aver
age, the average required of fresh
men for Alpha Lambda Delta
membership.
These seniors are Mrs. Jane
Laase Becker, Mrs. Cathryn Olds
Bridges, Phyllis Cast, Mrs. Pa
tricia Morgan Coffey, Suzanne Good
mer. Janet Lindquist, Sharon Man
gold, Roma Miller, Virginia Reeves, ;
Joyce Splittgerber, Eleanore von
Bargen and Ann Yeakley.
Nancy Salter, chapter president,
presided at the banquet held at
the Union.
BABVY:
Love Hall
Scholarship
Honored
Love Memorial Hall was awarded
the scholarship trophy for the high
est average o fthe women's inde
pendent houses by BABW at the
annual awards dessert.
The bouse had a 6.75 average.
Scrolls were presented to the in
dependent girls who were out
standing during the past year.
Freshmen receiving scrolls were
Donna Miller, Ruth Roubel and
Alice Young.
Sophomore recipients were Jan
Davidson, Evonne Einspahr, Marie
Gerdes, Lou Selk and Elaine Stuhr.
Juniors were Carol Anderson,
Joan Hathaway, Mary Sue Herbek,
Ellen Jacobsen, Marian Janda,
Carolyn Johnson, Charlotte Sears
and Shirley Richards.
Seniors were Imogene Barry,
ilretchen De Vries, Betty Eber
hart, Janet Lindquist, Doris Mach,
Twila Riley, Joyce Splittgerber,
Ruth Vollmer and Beverly Wirz.
A p p r o x i mately 175 girls and
housemothers attended the dessert.
Election
Audrey Pyle was recently elect
ed governor of the Residence Halls
for Women. Other new officers
are Edna Ceveland, vice gover
nor; Kay Monahan, secretary;
Jeannie Wood sides, treasurer;
Anna bell Blincow. social chair
man, and Janis ileerkatz, social
co-chairman.
Nebraskan Photo
University are: Ronald Becker,
Karen Beghtol, Bonnie Young,
Imogene Davis, Shirley Hurtz,
Gail Drohata and Richard Goet
ison. Require nts for member
ship are outstanding muscianship
and scholarship.
accumulated from work hours, at
tendance and sales. Sixteen men
were chosen on the basis of the
totals.
Next year, the points will make
up only about 70 per cent of a
worker's, total and fractions of the
remaining 30 per cent will be
awarded for qualities of spirit, en
thusiasm, initiative and "interest.
"Contrary to popular belief, our
sole purpose is not to hound stu
dents into buying N-flowers, dance
tickets or yearbooks," Nelson
said.- "We consider promotion of
these just an additional stimulus
to school loyalty and traditions."
"Our aim," Nelson continued,
"as expressed in our constitution,
is and will continue to be, to foster
and engender student pep and en
thusiasm, especially at athletic
contests and rallies," Nelson con
cluded. Beginning next year, member
ship in the Corn Cobs will be more
flexible. The activities will reserve
the right to select not more than
16 nor less than 12 workers to
active membership. Junior actives
not elected as officers will be re
tained as senior actives in an ad
vis6ry capacity. "tr ' " "
Another major policy revision
resulted from the criticism that
the dominant membership in Corn
Cobs came from three or four
houses. In order to remedy the pos
sibility, the Corn Cobs will elect
to membership only two workers
from any one fraternity, dorm,
bouse or co-operative. Under this
new rule a minimum of eight
groups can have representation on
Cobs.
Exchange:
athjen
Selected
For Trip
Bob Rath jen, a sophomore in Ag,
has been selected as a member
of the International Farm Youth
Exchange which will visit India
and Pakistan.
Ratbjen will leave July XI by
boat, for a short stay la Naples
and a ten day tour of Europe, be
fore going to Pakistan. Eighteen
students were selected to make the
trip. Thirteen will go to India
and Rath jen and four others will
visit Pakistan.
The Farm Youth Exchange Is
sponsored by the National 4 H
club, the Nebraska sponsor is Na
than Gold. Ratbjen was selected
to represent Nebraska and his ap
plication was then approved by
the national committee.
The major requirement is that
the applicant have a farm back
ground and be intersted in continu
ing in that field.
The purpose for the Exchange is
to develop better relations and
to exchange social and agricultural
ideas.
While in Pakistan, Ratbjen will
live with three different families.
Also in the group going to Pakistan
are: Floyd Cole, Geneva, New
York; Arthur Misenr, Gillbert, Ida
ho; Edgar Tobias, Hastings, Mich
igan and Robert Walker, Killton,
Iowa.
On his return in early Janu
ary, Rathjen will spend two
months reporting on his trip. He
will lecture and show slides of
the trip to Farm and Religious
groups and schools.
Student Suffers
Freak Accident
Kenneth McKillip, Kappa Sigma,
was hurt when 151 pounds of paper
fell on him as be was loading a
truck. He is reporetd in fair con
dition at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
McKillip, a sophomore, suffered
a head injury, a broken shoulder
blade and a dislocated finger. He
was working at the Western News- J
paper Union plant at 2005 Y.
He fell out of the truck he was
loading tuid the paper fell on him.
A letter from professor of Agri
cultural Economics at Michigan
State has suggested that the Ne
braskan drop it's campaign for
Dr. C. Clyde Mitchell and save
". . . both the University and Dr.
Mitchell a certain amount of em
barrassment." Two additional letters were also
received condoning the policy adop
ted by the University administra
tion. Originators of the letters were
Richard Ford, extension economist
for the State of New Jersey and
E. Hison, chief of the division of
agriculture of South Dakota State
College.
In his prepared statement ex
clusive to the Nebraskan Dr. Ra
leigh Barlowe commented that
"With my limited knowledge of
Nebraska affairs, I find it diffi
cult to take a clear-cut stand on
your intramural skirmish over
Clyde Mitchell's 'demotion.' On the
one hand, I have great respect for
Clyde Mitchell and those writings
of his that I have read."
"I am sympathetic to some of
his liberal economic thinking; and
I would hate to see any University
administration yield to outside
pressures based on opposition to
his liberal views alone. On the
other hand, however, I have con
siderable confidence in Chancellor
Hardin's good judgment; and I
recognize the right of the admin
istration to change department
heads whenever it so desires."
In two additional letters also re
ceived the position of the Admin
istration was also favored. Hixon
former head of the entomology de
partment and Associate Dean in
charge of the agricultural and
home economics teaching program
from 1947 to 1954 at the University,
stated that "I have never been
treated during my professional life
as well as I was treated at the
Blumborq:
Writes
The demotion of Dr. C. Clyde
Mitchell and the resignation of Dr.
William Swindler have drawn com
ment from another former mem
ber of the University staff.
Dr. Nathan
Blumberg, for
mer associate
pro f e s s o r
of journalism
now at Michi
gan Stat
U n i v r sity,
said that part
of the reason
behind bis res
ignation was
that he felt
that the ad
Court(r Lincoln Star
Btumberg
ministration was too susceptible to
opinions of persons outside the
academic community.
"Public relations" and person
ality were coming to be regarded
as more important than scholarly
achievement, teaching ability and
administrative competence, Blum
berg said.
Additional reasons for B 1 u m
berg's resignation, as stated in bis
letter of resignation, included
"challenges and opportunities of
fered by my new position that I
cannot refuse to accept."
Blumberg's resignation was an
nounced July 31, 1955. Dr. Wil
liam Swindler, former director of
the School of Journalism, termed
him "one of the most popular and
effective instructors at the Univer
sity." "Clyde Mitchell is a close friend.
I regard him as an exceptionally
able and intelligent agricultural
economist. It is my opinion that
Clyde Mitchell would not have
been demoted if he held political
and economic views more similar
to those expounded by the Omaha
World-Herald and other extreme
ly conservative elements in the
state of Nebraska," Blumberg
said.
Regarding the Swindler resigna
tion as chairman of the School of
Journalism, Blumberg said that
Swindler was "also a person
whose friendship I value highly."
According to Blumberg, under
Swindler's direction the School of
Journalism achieved national rec
ognition and respect which it is
in the process of losing.
Blumberg termed the matter a
"demotion" and said that he felt
that a contributing factor to the
"demotion" was pressure from
sources outside the University.
Blumberg said be wished the
University "only the best but felt
that it should be recognized that
any University worthy of the name
can expect to be attacked by anti
intellectual and crackpot elements.
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Ford, in his statement voiced
the opinion that "I am rather sur
prised that such a stir is being
made about Dr. Mitchell's remov
al as department head. I have
known and it has been common
talk for months."
"I was on Dr. Mitchell's staff
for four years and have never
more thoroughly enjoyed four years
of work and associations than
while at Nebraska. As a matter
of fact, if he had not been the
department head, I would not
have stayed as long as I did.
I left Nebraska because of person
al and professional advancement.
The salary level at Nebraska was
so low that I could not afford to
stay."
Dr. Mitchell felt . .that in a
democratic society everyone is en
titled to his own views.
"Because his ideas did come
Ak-Sar-Bon:
ettis Answers
Charges By Libeau
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben,
named as one of the "vested inter
ests" influencing University poli
cies by Dr. Clayton Libeau former
marketing extension agent in the
department of agricultural econom
ics, in a letter to The Nebraskan,
have replied to Libeau's charges.
E. F. Pettis, president of Ak-Sar-Ben,
said in a letter to The
Nebraskan that Libeau was "eith
er grossly misinformed about Ak-Sar-Ben
or stooping to maliciuos
falsehood."
Libeau had charged the organ
ization, composed of prominent
businessmen, with maintaining "an
indirect stranglehold over the ex
tension service" and providing
Tunds for extension services to
teach only certain sets of values
to the people of the state.
Libeau also said that Ak-Sar-Ben
makes "a lot of race track money
that the Legislature does not per
mit it to keep as profit." Libeau
also said that Ak-Sar-Ben used
race returns to finance extension
services such as FFA and 4 H func-
f tions.
Pettis said that "Libeau must
know that racing, as carried on in
Nebraska, was approved by the
sovereign voters of this state by a
referendum vote in 1934."
According to Pettis, the money
which Ak-Sar-Ben spends for the
"improvement of agricul
ture through scholarships, 4-H and
FFA activities, etc., is not de
rived from race track revenues
alone as he (Libeau) implies but
includes funds which accrue to
us from ice shows, theatrical en
gagements, rental of the Coliseum,
membership revenues and so
forth."
"It would be easy for us to
channel out funds to fields other
than agriculture; however we be
lieve that greater knowledge of ag
riculture and the livestock indus
try will strengthen the over-all
economy of Nebraska and western
Iowa and thereby benefit all of
the people of this region," Pettis
said.
Pettis said that he and other
members of Ak-Sar-Be had no
prior knowledge of recipients of
scholarships or the names of com-
Mitchell Issue
Draws Letters
The Nebraskan has received
approximately 18 letters concern
ing Dr. Clyde Mitchell and Uni
versity officials have received
approximately four such letters.
Three ef tbe letters endorsed
Mitchell as a persoa of academ
ic stature, but also endorsed tbe
University's right to make ad
ministrative changes.
Letters received by tbe admin
istration have beea evenly di
vided pro and cob on the issue,
James Pittenger, administrative
assistant, told the Nebraskan.
ive assistant, told the Nebras
kan. All ef the letters which have
beea printed in The Nebratkaa
have beea solicited by members
ef the editorial staff. Letters re
ceived by the administration
were sot solicited, Pittenger
said.
mlttee members who selected the
recipients from within schools.
Pettis said that he had "never
heard of Dr. Clyde Mitchell nor
of Libeau until the latter's letter
appeared in Tbe Nebraskan."
"At no time have we endeav
ored to influence the Extension
service in their choice of activi
ties, nor in the manner in which
they should be conducted," he said.
According to Pettis, the probable
reason that Ak-Sar-Ben was con
tac&'d for assistance was that "no
one else could or would provide
Embarrassment'
into conflict with political and busi
ness vested interests, he has been
attacked, not on the validity of
these statements, but upon his per
sonal integrity, his loyalty and his
right to free expression."
'Because Dr. Mitchell dared to
point out the shortcomings in our
present economic system, he has
been berated as a socialist and
even as a fellow traveler. To an
educator and to educational insti
tutions this position is utterly in
comprehensible. "How can we expect to improve
the system if we do not first recog
nize the shortcomings? Anyone
with an open mind can see all
sorts of inequities and injustices im
posed on one group while favoring
another.
"Dr. Mitchell is a champion of
these groups who are benefiting
from those injustices that are so
vocal against him."
the wherewithal to carry on these
worthy projects."
"We of Ak-Sar-Ben have no apol
ogies to make to Dr. Libeau. We
know nothing about his differences
with any of the authorities at the
University and do not intend to
become involved in any controver
sy regarding his ideas nor those of
Dr. Mitchell," Pettis said.
Libeau said in his letter that he
had left Nebraska because he felt
that the educational program was
being "sold out to a few people who
control the purse strings in Oma
ha." Libeau also said that composi
tion of the pressure groups "read
like a social and economic regis
kv erf the Omaha Chamber" f
Commerce ... selected members
of the Livestock and Gram Ex
changes and Ak-Sar-Ben ex-kings
and knights."
According to Libeau's letter, tbe
appropriations for the College of
Agriculture "may be dependent
on keeping the boys with the money
bags happy."
Dr. Jehle
Discusses
Demotion
Hebert Jehle, professor of phy
sics, and recently prominent for
research in the field of London-isenshitz-Wang
forces, has of
fered his views of the demotion
of Clyde Mitchell, former chair
man of the department of agricul
tural economics.
Jehle's comments:
"As a physicist, I should not
write about how an agricultural
college should be handled. But I
must say I have a certain famili
arity with the .kind of controversy
which led to Clyde Mitchell's de
motion. It brought me back to
my student days and it made
gain a terrific respect for my
father (even though youngsters
often think of their dad's views
pretty critically).
"He was the regent of our state
agricultural college in Germany
and appointed as director Dr. F.
Aereboe, a brilliant man who was
very much . like Clyde Mitchell.
We all learned a great deal from
Aereboe, and I attended his classes
when later he tought (until 1933)
at the University of Berlin in pre
Nazi Germany.
"Tbe first thing I learned was
that it is a prime function of a
college of agriculture to discuss
and examine farm policy and that,
of course, involves controversy. A
school which shies away from that
becomes stagnant and useless. And
it deprives its students of the pep
and insight which come from a re
spect for the free enterprise of
ideas, as Don Moore calls it.
' The next thing I learned from
Aereboe was that farm policy and
economics should be directed to
wards tbe stability of the econ
cmy of the independent farmer,
nce he becomes the unprotected
prey to all busine&i fluctuations,
we are losing iof the soundest
and most vakr r segments of our
population.
"And last, but not least, I
learned that a good agricultural
policy can have enormous con
structive Influence on internation
al relations. The basic answer
to farm surpluses is to use then?
to step into acute famine areas.
"Billions spent on that ia a wtll
planned program makes sense.
Peace and international understand
ing grow on charity mi huniility,
on pity with the starving, ml n
pride about suicidal H ter;..Ls. '
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