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Vol. 34, No. 88
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Tuesday, March 29, 1960
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Innocents
To Offer
Award
Grant Will Cover
Year's Full Tuition
Applications for the annual
Innocents scholarship are
now available to college men
who will be sophomores next
year and have not yet filled
out an application for upper-
class scholarships.
According to Norm Rohl-
fing, those men students who
have previously turned in an
application for schoiarsmps
will be automatically consid
ered for the Innocents
award.
The erant will cover full
tuition for the 1960-61 school
term, Rohlfing said.
Interested students who
have not previously turned in
scholarship applications may
pick them up at the office of
Student Affairs. Applicants
need not fill in the section
pertaining to their financial
status.
Applications should be re
turned to the Student Attain
office bv Monday, April 4.
The Innocents Society will
pick three persons from the
applicants and the Univer
sity's General Scholarship
Committee will make the fi
nal choice.
The scholarship recipient
will be chosen primarily for
high scholarship and leader
ship qualities. Extra curricu
lar activities will also be
taken into consideration. Fi
nancial status is not consid'
ered for the scholarship.
Literaries
Have Friday
Deadline
The deadline for entries in
the Noyes poetry and Prairie
Schooner fiction contests is
Friday.
The poetry contest is open
to all undergraduate students.
Each person may submit
three poems.
First prize for the contest
is $50 and second prize is
$25.
The entries will be judged
by Karl Shapiro, professor of
English, and two other
faculty members of the Eng
lish department.
The Prairie Schooner fic
tion contest is open to all un
dergraduates and graduate
students.
First prize is $50, second
is $30, and third prize is $20.
All entries in both the poet
ry contest and fiction contest
will be considered for publi
cation in the next issue of the
Prairie Schooner.
Rules and applications for
the contests may be picked
up in the English Department
office, 221 Andrews, and must
be returned by Friday.
University
Sixteen for
Sixteen students have been
nominated for new National
Defense Graduate Fellow
ships for the 1960-61 school
year.
This brings to 24 the num
ber of students who will study
for graduate degrees at the
University under provisions
of the National Defense Edu
cation Act.
The- fellowships are nor
mally three-year awards pro
viding a stipend to the indi
vidual of $2,000 for the first
year, $2,200 for the second
and $2,400 for the third plus
an allowance of $400 for each
dependent.
Students nominated for
NDEA fellowships for the
1960-61 school year include:
Harvey L. Caviness, business
organization; Murray L.
Shaw, business organization;
Richard G. Travis, econom
ics; Emmett J. Vaughan, eco
nomics; James M. Costello,
physics; William A. Fraser,
physics; Brent L. Chambers,
political science; and Ernest
J. Goodman, political s c i
ence. "iron C. Bergeron, eco
noiriics; Howard F. Christen
sen. economics; William H.
Melody, economics; John D.
Edman, entomology; Norman
L. Gauthier, entomology;
Dennis O. Covault, physics;
Bernard D. Kolasa, political
science; and Shirley Ann
Komorouskl, political
science.
Students currently enrolled
la NDEA fellowships are Ed
Vice President Rejects
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"I completely reject any
policy of standing pat on the
record," Vice President Rich
ard Nixon told reporters at
a news conference Monday in
Lincoln.
He said he believes that the
present administration's rep
ord is outstanding not one to
stand on but to build on.
'Farmer Deserves Sh a re
Of Increasing Prosperity'
Vice President Richard
Nixon warned Monday night,
"It is high time that they
(the Democratic leadership)
quit treating the farmer as
an issue and recognize him
as a person who is not getting
his fair share of America's
increasing prosperity.
He was in Lincoln to ad
dress the banquet of the sil
ver anniversary of the Re
publican Founders Day at the
University Coliseum. More
than 7,500 persons were in at
tendance. Setting forth "the rules I
believe we should follow in
this campaign," the Vice
President discussed in length
solutions to the farm prob
lem. Up and Down
"The only point on which
there is unanimous agree
ment is that we cannot con
tinue to tolerate programs
under which the surpluses ot
basic farm commodities con
tinue to pile up and the
prices the farmer receives
continue to go down.
"But while everyone agrees
as to the need for a change
in our present programs, we
continue to be stuck with
them because the Administra
tion and the Democratic Con
gress cannot agree on what
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asserted.
"It Is time for the Demo
cratic leadership of Congress
to fish or cut bait on this
problem," Nixon added. "If
they fail to act or act irre
sponsibly during this session
of Congress, they will have
made it clear that they pre
fer a farm issue to a farm
solution."
"If this Congress fails to
act. I believe it is the re
sponsibility of the candidates
of both parties to present to
the voters for their decision,
responsible new programs to
deal with the farm problem.
"In this way, he added.
the next President will have
a clear mandate on the farm
problem which he will need
Nominates
Grants
mund I. Lazar, political sci
ence; Paul E. Scheele, po
litical science; Sharon D.
Kindler, entomology; F r e d
erick L. Koerwitz, entomol
ogy; Frederick L. Swartz, po
litical science; Carl P. Chelf,
political science; Philip G.
Meninger, political science;
and Kenneth Ray Orwig, en
tomology. Although nominations are
made by the University, act
ual appointments are at the
discretion of the U.S. Office
of Education and will be
made after April 15.
So Solly -Kent
Has Eight, Too
Douglas Kent, a junior in
the College .of Arts- and
Sciences, was among 145 stu
dents at the University of
Nebraska who earned an 8.0
or above average during the
first semester.
He was inadvertently omit
ted from an earlier report on
grade averages.
Douglas' average f 6 r the
semester was 8.231 for 13
hours.
Birthday Salute
A ten-minute birthday sa
lute will be played for Ralph
Mueller of Cleveland, donor
of the Carillon Tower.
The tribute, which has been
the custom for the past few
years, will be played by Ju
dith Gardner Friday at 11:50
a.m.
"New programs are needed
to meet new problems," de
clared. Some 30 newsmen were in
attendance at -the press con
ference which lasted half an
hour. Included were Bill Law
r e n c e, national correspon
dent for the New York Times,
and Earl Mazo of the New
York Herald Tribune.
Mazo authored a biography
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NICE TO MEET YOU says presidential candidate Rich
ard Nixon to coed Ann Schaffer. Her reply, "How do you
do, Mr. President-to-be" brought a broad smile and a
quick "Thank you". Many University students braved
large crowds to attend the Vice-President's reception at
the Cornhusker Hotel Monday afternoon.
to assure action in the next
Congress."
Major Issue
He declared that one of the
major issues in the campaign
will be, "What policy should
the United States adopt to
meet the challenge of Com
munist economic competi
tion? "We have heard a lot of
loose talk in the past few
months," he pointed out, "to
the effect that the American
economy is fat complacent,
stagnana and on the down
grade. I believe it is time
that we set the record
straight.
"This 'stagnant economy
of ours today produces more
jobs for more people at higher
wages than any other country
in history," he declared.
"More Americans own their
own homes, drive their own
cars, hold shares in Ameri
can business ana industry
than ever before.
"We are ahead of the So
viet Union in every major
product," he said. "Our total
production is mo-re than
double theirs. We have
achieved in great measure the
economic objective of abun
dance for all in a classless
society that Communist
theory merely promises," he
added.
"This does not mean that
there is any excuse for com
placency, Nixon continued.
"But on the other hand there
is no reason for lack of con
fidence in our ability to stay
ahead in this race if we re
main true to our basic prin
ciples and do not fall for
phony schemes of govern
ment promotion of economic
growth.
Reject Theory
"We reject completely the
theories of some of our po
litical opponents that the way
to insure a' high rate of
growth is through more
planning and control by gov
ernment, increased govern
ment spending, pegging in
terest rates at artifically low
prices and allowing uncon
trolled bank credit, he com
mented. "Those who favor these
procedures amit that they
would be inflationary but
they contend that a little in
about Nixon which was re
leased last summer. Both
men traveled with the Vice
President on the plane which
flew non-stop from Washing
ton. Nixon touched on a multi
tude of issues during the con
ference. Included were:
The Farm Problem It is
vital that the present stale
mate in the- farm program
flation is a cheap price to
pay for an expanding eco
nomic system.
"The way to greater eco
nomic growth in peace
time," the Vice President
continued, "is not through in
creasing the size of govern
ment but by expanding the
opportunities for creative en
terprise by millions of indi
vidual Americans.
"In the campaign of 1960,
the American people will
have an opportunity to choose
between these two basically
different economic philoso
phies," he said.
"That choice could well
determine the outcome of the
economic competition be
tween the United States and
the Soviet Union.
State Case
"It is our responsibility to
state the case for our philos
ophy as clearly and effec
tively as we can so that the
American people will make
the right choice."
Nixon warned Republicans
attending "not to stand pat
on the record."
He declared, "I believe we
will win but we must expect
this to be one of the closest
campaigns in America's po
litical history.
"With Republican Party
strength in the Congress at
its lowest level since 1936,
anyone who does not recog
nize that we are in for the
fight of our lives must be
smoking opium," he added.
"I think this is an -appropriate
occasion for me to
rest," he continued, "some
stories which have been cir
culating to the effect that
this campaign is going to be
1948 all over again; that I
believe we should play it
safe, not reply t o attacks
that are made upon us and
try to coast in."
Use Hatchets
He noted that the D e m o
crats "are having their dif
ferences now. But they have
demonstrated a remarkable
ability in the past to resolve
their differences and to use
the same hatchets on us in
the final campaign that they
tried out on each other in
the primaries."
His speech was interrupted
several times by applause. "
be broken. The program Is I
obsolete.
If Congress fails to pass a
bill within the broad guide
lines laid down by the Presi
dent, the two candidates for
the Presidency should pre
sent Mew programs which
could be thoroughly debated,
thereby, receiving the man
date of the people.
As far as the farmers are
concerned the program is in
tolerable. Congress should
act. If I should be the Re
publican candidate, I intend
to work to develop a pro
gram if Congress does not
act. A new approach is
needed.
Survival A single issue
that applies to all the people.
The question is which of the
candidates and which of the
parties can best provide the
leadership in foreign policy
and military policy and best
meet the challenge presented
by the Soviet Empire.
Running Mate It would be
premature for me to name
a running mate.
Berlin As far as the Amer
ican position is concerned,
we will make no concessions
which in our opinion would
endanger the Berliners' right
to chose the government they
want and have today.
Defense Spending I feel
the present level of defense
spending is adequate. If it
is necessary to raise it,
the people must be prepared.
Any increase must not be fi
nanced by deficit spending
but by an increase in taxes.
Such action is not foreseeable
now. .
Summit Meetings I
believe that the next decade
will see a continuation of
meetings at the summit, par
ticularly necessary in deal
ing with Khrushchev and the
kind of government he rep
resents. In order to get re
sults and make decisions we
must go to the summit.
It is imperative to do
everything we possibly can
through conferences to reduce
any possibility of miscalcula
tion by Khrushchev or who
ever succeeds him.
Seaton Lists 3 Issues
Most Important in '60
Secretary of the Interior
Fred A. Seaton Monday list
ed the continuation of peace,
prosperity and a sane fiscal
policy as the issues he con
sidered most important in the
coming national elections.
At a press conference dur
ing Republican Founders Day
festivities in Lincoln, the Ne
braska publisher answered
some question candidly and
evaded others.
"Dick Nixon can beat 'em
all," he said, in regard to a
question as to which Demo
cratic candidate would be the
toughest to defeat.
"I'm not being facetious
when I say that Nixon can
beat anybody, ought to and
deserves to," the secretary
continued.
He added that he knew of
no cleavage between Nixon
and Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson.
Concerning his decision to
remain in the cabinet rather
than run for governor of Ne
braska, Seaton said he felt
that he had a moral commit
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pect of a major rally. Lending plnspbere were the University Young Republicans,
who waved large signs, cheered loudly and even sang.
Standing
Campaign
Missile Lag A deterrent
lag would concern me. In
order to determine whether
the United States has an
adequate defense we must
add up the total strength.
The country has the power
to render a devastating blow.
We have the strength and fu
ture plans are designed to
continue that strength.
Federal Aid to Education
I believe federal aid to edu
cation is proper under these
circumstances: for construc
tion on the elementary and
secondary level in public
schools; as far as on the uni
versity level.
I am for construction over
all, private and public. Any
other aid as far as program
is concerned should be limited
to districts within the states
that need new facilities.
I oppose getting the fed
eral government into the po
sition of subsidizing overall
education to the point where
the next step would be fed
eral cntrol.
Omaha Five
Gets Sample
Of NU Work
Students from five Omaha
high schools were given a
sample of University course
work when they visited the
campus Saturday.
The students attended
classes which were especially
set up for the program and
received instruction from Uni
versity professors in 15 areas
ranging from chemistry to
journalism.
The program began at 9:30
a.m. with a welcome from
Chancellor Clifford M.
Hardin. The program was the
third of its, kind held by the
University this year to give
high school students in Ne
braska experience in work on
a university level.
Schools which participated
were Omaha Benson,
Central, North, South
and Omaha Technical.
ment to stay and help the
President.
He explained that he had no
specific plans for politics in
Nebraska.
"I can't get around the fact
that political participation of
some kind has a fascination
for me" he noted.
Seaton recommended two
things regarding the issue of
a sound fiscal policy a re
duction in federal inter
est and a fight against infla
tion. He harpooned the Demo
crats for not being concerned
about a balanced budget and
"caring very' little about in
flation. 'You can wreck America
just as quick with an unbal
anced budget and inflation,"
he declared, "as much as
any enemy on the battle
field." Commenting on Sen. Terry
Carpenter, who was the cen
ter for more than one blister
ing attack Monday, he said he
felt about him "probably like
a lot of other people do."
Mr a
President Nixon's arrival at Lincoln airport took on the as
YD's Plait
Political
Workshop
CharlesBrownToBe
Keyhote Speaker
A Workshop for the Senior
Democratic Party will be
sponsored by the University
Young Democrats Saturday
at the Hotel Lincoln.
The program will feature
Activities and other informa
tive sessions.
Representative Charles
Brown of Missouri is sched
uled as keynote speaker ol
the workshop. He will speak
at the 6:30 p.m. banquet in
the Student Union.
Nebraska's Representatives
Donald F. McGinley and Law
rence Brock will be featured
at the opening session of the
workshop.
All candidates for state of
fice will speak briefly at the
noon luncheon. Representa
tives of all presidential can
didates will also attend.
The tentative program wiH
include registration, 8:39
a.m.-2:00 p.m.; general. ses
sion, 9:15 a.m.; panels, 10:38
a.m.; noon luncheon, 12:09
p.m.; state YD meeting, 3:15
p.m.; public reception for
Charles Brown, 4:00 pjn.
and banquet, 6:30 p.m.
Anyone wishing to attend
should contact Ginger Frazier
or Dick Robs on by Thurs
day, Mar. 31.
Convocation
Will Feature
Top Rater
Norman Cousins, editor of
the Saturday Review will
speak to an All University
Convocation at the Coliseum
11 a.m. Friday.
Cousins, who will speak on
"Education and our Foreign
Policy," has spoken in nearly
every area of America and
many foreign spots on his
frequent world tours.
He is rated as America's
number two speaking draw,
rating behind only humorist,
Bennet Cerf, in audience in
terest rankings.
In 1959 Cousins was invited
to the Soviet Union to speak,
before the Praesidium of the
Soviet Peace Committee. He
was the first American ac
corded this honor. While in
Russia he also lectured before
the Soviet Writers Union and
the Academy of Social Sci
ence. Cousins has shown an espec
ial interest in the results of
the development of the atomic
bomb on the future of civiliza
tion. Several of his articles
and books on this subject
have touched off world-wide
discussion.
Grad Fellowship
Goes to Bents
A three-year National De
fense Graduate Fellowship
for study in mechanical en
gineering at Kansas State
University has been award
ed to Richard Berns, a sen
ior in Engineering College.
A National Defense Grad
uate Fellowship provides a
stipend of $2,000 for the first
academic year of study after
the baccalaureate degree,
$2,200 for the second and
$2,400 for the third year of
study plus an additional
amount of $400 per year for
each dependent.