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UNIVERSITY OF NEBR. LIBRARY J Vol. 34, No. 95 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Tuesday, April 19, I960 ci S S cL ices India, ;t ikeness .-- t I ' f tm.ZZLkmMwm i f w,'smif,-' mkr" '"Ai i.lfiM.kll ;'"- T v i'itfrraujiiMiiw-. K 'tmtmmmmmmmemmeiit j - viz , Viv t-v.u i il mss WW ' ' A nub Not dor CAR OF TOMORROW A model of a car model which moves about an inch off the that rides on air has been built by en- ground. It is powered by a small gas gineering students for E-Week. Here How- model airplane engine, ard Kursh and Elton Person watch the Frolik Will Direct Agriculture College Dr. Elvin F. Frolik, asso ciate director of Nebraska's Agricultural Experiment Sta tions, will succeed Dr. W. V. Lambert as dean of the Uni versity's College of Agricul ture June 15. Dr. Frolik's appointment was approved recently by the Board of Regents upon the recommendation of Chancel lor Clifford M. Hardin and the suppoft of Ag College faculty members. India Post Dean Lambert had previous ly announced plans for leav ing the University to accept a post with the University of Illinois in India. He will re main on the staff of the Uni versity on leave of absence as professor of animal hus bandry. In approving the appoint ment of Dr. Frolik, the Board also approved the recomen dation of Chancellor Hardin for a reorganization of the administrative staff of the College of Agriculture, effec tive June 15. Dean Lambert also held the titles of Director of Resident Instruction, Agricultural Ex periment Sations and the Ag ricultural Extension Service. Others Elevated Under the reorganization Lambert To Help Indian University Bv Karen Long When Dr. W. V. Lambert leaves the College of Agricul ture June 15, he will be va cating the office of the dean but not the University en tirely. Dean Lambert who has been with the University since Oct. 1, 1948, has asked for a leave of absence from the University as professor of animal husbandry to take over a staff position at a Uni versity of Illinois project In India. Advisor "In his new position he will be an advisor to the presi dent of the College and ad visor to the Dean of Agricul ture. The Institution, located on 16,000 acre tract of land, will open July 1 with all new builtfiags. It Is located In Pfoolbagh In the Uttar Pra desh at the foothills of the Himalaya mountains about 150 miles north and east of New Delhi. The University of Illinois has established the college which will be patterned simi lar to the United States land grant colleges rather than the classical European universi ties. NU In 1900 Dean Lambert expects the student body to include about 250 students when it o p e n s July 1. He said that it will be starting out at approxi mately the level the univer sity of Nebraska was operat ing in 1900. The program Is aimed at Improving the status of agri culture, Increasing food pro duction which is their pre sent major problem and even tually working with Indus trialization. He pointed out that the U.S. moved through a simi lar cycle, and because of im provements made in agricul ture the move to industriali sation was possible. 'Today the average U.S. farmer can feed himself and 24 others. In India most of the population is required to work on farms Just to pro duce food," he said. Two Year Term He said that he will wait until he gets on the grounds and studies the problems Dr. Frolik plan, Dr. Frolik as dean will be chief administrator of all activities of the College of Agriculture- and E. W. Janike and Dr. Franklin Eldridge will be elevated to the Director ships of the Extension Ser vice and Resident Teaching, respectively. Both have been serving in an associate ca pacity. The position of Director of the Agricultural Experiment Stations will be filled later. Dr. Lambert more thoroughly to set any specific plans. The assignment is for a two year term. Though the Dean has some regrets of leaving he said "I hope this will be a means of helping to maintain goodwill among Indian people toward the U.S. and also assist in improving a more Democra tic way of life." "I am sure that India Is one of the critical spots In the world today," he said, "and I welcome the c h a 1 lenge to contribute something toward the development of education in that part of the world." Chancellor Clifford Hardin said of Dean Lambert, "With out question, Dean Lambert is one of the most- respected deans of agriculture in Amer ica." I personally know of no man who is universally held in such high esteem, he added. Racial Tensions Discussion Sot A Methodist minister will speak at the Ag"'Y" meeting this evening at 7:15. He will speak on the history and background of racial ten sions in the U.S. and the oc- curances concerning these tensions in the various Ameri can communities. The meeting will be held on the third floor , of the Food and Nutrition building. I ' I. W IIJMIIIIHIM f ' " y 1 Dr. Frolik, 51, received his Bachelor's degree in 1930 and his Master's in 1932, both from the University of Nebraska.' Later, he studied at Cornell University and took his Ph. D. in plant genetics at the Uni versity of Minnesota in 1948. He was a research fellow at the California Institute'of Tec nology during the summers of 1947 and 1948, where he studied under Dr. George Bea dle, native Nebraskan who has since won a Nobel prize in plant genetics. Department Chairman He was chairman of the department of agronomy from 1952 to 1955, when he was ap pointed to his present posi tion as associate director of the Agricultural Experiment Stations. The newly appointed dean was instrumental in setting up initial cooperative rela tionships on Ataturk Univer sity in Turkey and made two trips to that country. He pio neered in atomic irradiation research work in cooperation with the Argonne National Laboratory in Cbicago and with the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Frolik is secretary of the research committee of the Great Plains Council, a mem ber of the Experiment Sta tion committee on organiza tion and policy, a member of Sigma Xi, a fellow of the American Society of Agrono my, a member of The Ameri can Association for the Ad vancement of Science and the Genetics Society of America. He belongs to Farm House social fraternity. Janik, Eldridge E. W. Janike, who was ele vated to the directorship of the Agricultural Extension Service, is a nationally known agricultural leader.. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and has done ad vance work at Colorado State University and the University of Wisconsin. He started his career at the University as as sistant extension animal hus bandman in 1931. Dr. Franklin Eldridge has been associate director of Resident Instruction since 1944. He is a native of Idaho and took his Bachelor's de gree from the University of Idaho, his Masters from Kan sas State and his Doctorate degree from Cornell Univer sity. Prior to coming to Nebras ka, Dr. Eldridge was profes sor of dairy husbandry at Kansas State College. Deadline for '60 Council Is Extended Filing deadline for Stu dent Council seats from all colleges will be extended according to Kathy Roach, vice president in charge of elections. An Insufficient number of students have filed for Busi ness Administration and Engineering College seats, she explained. If no more applications are received, the Engineer ing representation will au tomatically be cut from I to 1 and the Business Ad ministration from 2 to 1, according to the Council constitution. Candidates must file their petition complete with sig natures of 25 members of their college in the office of Student Affairs by the deadline Wednesday. , The Council election will be held May 9. By Ann Meyer ''More and more people are realizing that the United States and India have a great deal in c o m m o n," M. C. Chagla, ambassador of India, said today while addressing the University Honor's Con vocation. He said the countries pos sessed a striking identity on basic and fundamental mat ters, which determine their political philosophies. V Both Colonies He said the fact that both India and the United States were once colonial countries and both had achieved their freedom and created a last ing bond between them. "We in India have always looked upon the United States as a country which not only became free herself but has always stood for freedom and has helped dependent n f , n f. t Hill, McGill Are Named Distinguished Teachers Distinguished Teaching awards of $1,000 each and medalions were presented Tuesday by the University Foundation to Professors Nor man C. Hill and David P. McGill at the University's Honors Convocation. Dr. Hill, professor of po litical science, and an internationally-known authority in his field, has been a Univer sity staff member since 1927 and has worked in the grad uate as well as undergradu ate fields of instruction. Waverly Native . Dr. McGill, an associate professor of agronomy, in structs in the field of gene tics. He is a native of Waverly and first joined the Univer sity staff in 1946 as an agri cultural research worker. Intrigued by the satisfac tions of teaching, he turned to the instructional field in 1956 and has since devoted full time to teaching. The University selects staff members for the Foundation's annual awards on the basis of nominations submitted by the various colleges. One award is granted for dis tinguished teaching in the social sciences and humani ties; the other in the natural sciences and technology. Foundation President John K. Selleck who made the pre sentation said the awards "are given in token of appre ciation for the vital role of excellent teaching in the communication and expan sion of knowledge." Professor Hill, nominated by the Graduate College, in RAM Names Fall Slate The Residence Association for Men's cabinet met and nominated a slate for the Selleck elections May 5. The slate includes: Fred R i c k e r s, president; Bob Wright, treasurer; E 1 d o n Hays and Jim Laska, secre tary; Dick Peterson, social director; Steve Lovell. ath letic director; Bob Green and Larry Fritz, scholastic di rector; and Don Witt and BUI Holland, Student Council. Tom Eason, RAM presi dent, said that further execu tive nominations will be in order by any member of the RAM cabinet. Furthermore, he said that any member of Selleck may file for' any elective position by petition of 30 members of the Quad. These petitions must, be on file by noon today. All residents of Selleck are eligible voters. Amendments to the con stitution will also be voted on at the May 5 election. The new RAM main cabinet will take office May 16. Union Awards Dessert The annual Student Un ion awards dessert will be held tonight at 7 in the Pan American Suite of the Un ion. New committee as signments and chairman ships will be announced along with out s t a n d i n g worker awards. i countries to achieve free dom," Chagla remarked. Actions regarding the digni ty of individuals have also been similar in the two coun tries, he said. Racial Problems ''People are more and more realizing that the only privil ege which is good and which will ultimately survive is the privilege that arises from merit," he said. The country of India had the same racial problems as those of the U.S. he said. Like the U.S., India has abol ished its old system of nn touchability and has given the former untouchables the same fundamental rights which other citizens enjoy. He remarked that their ra cial . problem, like ours, had I not yet been fully solved, j "It is one thing to bring about legal integration of the McGill addition to his teaching through the years "has kept up a steady stream of schol arly production both in peri odical and book form." Sev eral of his textbooks are in wide use throughout the coun try. Last year Professor Hill was the recipient of a Ful bright fellowship and taught at the University of Wales. He has also served as a visit ing professor at the Univer sity of Washington. He has directed the work of an un usually large number of grad uate students. A graduate of Oberlin Col lege, Dr. Hill received h i s Ph.D. from Wisconsin and subsequently studied at t h e Sorbonne in Paris. Dr. McGill, nominated by the College of Agriculture, re ceived his undergraduate and master's degrees from the Witle, Tolly, Sandin Get Boucher Awards V r r 71 W Wltte Sandin Three outstanding male students at the University were the recipients of C. W. Boucher Memorial Awards at the annual Honors Convoca tion Iheld this morning. t The seniors are Alfred Witte, Jr., Harry Tolly and James Sandin. High Average One of the highest honors went to Witte, whose 8.8G7 average is the highest cumu lative grade average for four years among seniors. Witte is a mathematics and engineering major. His scho lastic achievements include being on the University honor roll all four 'years he has at tended the University. For the past two years he has led all University upperclass men in scholarship. - The 26-year-old married student has also earned a perfect 9 average one semes ter for 17 hours of work. Tolly receivved his award for maintaining the highest scholarship record (7.577J Negroes or the untouchables into the social fabric, but it is entirely different to bring about social integration," Chagla said. African Freedom He expressed his thought that this decade which has just started would be known in history as the decade of African freedom. The forces of freedom in the land are on the march, he said, and are looking for allies. They were looking to the U.S. as one of their strongest allies. Chagla pointed out the problem which faced India when she had to decide be tween a constitution simi lar to that of America or Britain. He said the final decision was a compromise between the two, the British parliamentary system and a Bill of Rights similar to that or the U.S. University of Nebraska; his PhD. from Iowa State. His introduction to teaching came when he occasionally taught a class on a "fill in" basis while working on the research staff. Genetics Courses Recognizing that genetics, a course required of men stu dents in agriculture, is some times viewed as "compli cated and dull," Dr. McGill has searched for ways to make his courses both inter esting and effective. He inaugurated recitation periods in his laboratory ses sions and developed labora tory exercises to permit his students to see genetic segre gation in the living popula tions of plants. His carefully planned quiz sessions have, as one of his colleagues put it, "become a McGill trade mark." "His enthusiasm, good hu mor, and complete fairness," his nominators declared, "havebuilt a tremendous re spect in his class and attract students to his office for coun sel." In presenting the award to Dr. McGill, Mr. Selleck said, "It is my understanding that your selection reflects not only 'the opinion of your col leagues but also that of your students." , AS Tolly among senior athletic letter men of a major sport. Tolly, a Teachers College major, is a member of the Innocents Society and is pres ident of the N Club. He plans to continue at the University in graduate college. He has lettered in football three years and is a two year let terman on the baseball team. ROTC Award Sandin received his award as the senior ROTC candidate for an officer's commission with the highest four-year cumulative grade average (7.544). Sandin, enrolled in College of Agriculture, plans after graduation to help his father on the farm for one year after which he is committed to the Air Force for five years. Sandin achieved the cadet rank of lieutenant colonel in Air ROTC and is a member of Alpha Zeta. an agricultural honorary, and the Agronomy Club. t T 4The similarities in th constitutions of our countries created another important bond," Chagla said. Not Military He remarked that although there was no military alliance between the two countries a deep and lasting friendship existed between them. The Indian political philos ophy is based on the princi ple of co-existence, he said. He explained India was friendly with communist countries not because she be lieved in communism but be cause a world peace could be attained only by reducing in ternational tensions. Reduction of world tensions could be attained only by countries agreeing to live with each other peacefully, ihe said. "'India fully supports your president's recent policy which creates a situation where leaders of different countries are prepared to meet and talk to each other." Chagla said. On the economic front In dia and the U.S. also have much in common he said. He explained the U.S. started its career as a country full of great natural-wealth and untapped resources just as India. Today, however, India j lacks the capital and machin ! ery necessary to develop ; these resources and are look- ing to the Unieed States for a j helping hand in an attempt to ! raise the standard of living ; of the people of India. Chagla remarked there were two philosophies in the world today which were com ' peting with each other. India j believes in the one which . maintains that it is possible to bring about economic ad ' vancement without sacrificing I individual liberty, he said. For this reason, Chagla con cluded the two countries should stand side by side helping each other and fight ing the battle against pover ty. Students Honored Convocation Recognizes 607 Scholars Eighty-two University of Nebraska students were lion pred for superior scholarship and another 525 students for high scholarship at the 32nd Honors Convocation today. Students honored Tuesday morning were : Seniors graduating in 1960 who are in the upper three per cent of their class or have been on the Class Honor List each year since entering as Freshmen: Charlw T. AhreiM. Patricia A. Av old, Paul E. Baldwin. Nanoy X. Baal, Dale K. Behnter, Richard R. Barm, Hohcrt C. Blair. 'Fradnrlolt A. Hliaa. l'aul B. Bower, Carole E. Crate, Judith JAnn Douglas, Iarli-nr J. Krnat, 3amea A. Foley, Troy D. Fuehrer, Marvin H. tifhle, .lumen K. Geld, William G. (llnjrlea. Dorothy J. Glade, a.lnlee K. Gorley, Dorothy M. Hall, Xyle E. Hawthopw, John J. Herout, Krntit E. Hlnea, Hole J. tioeKaMui. Jamet. O, Jirea. feanoy L. Johnson, John W. Kane, Raymond. a Ktar. .laroalav Kohl, Dayld Kraua. Dennis K. Krause, I.awrenee D. Ruhl, Judith A. Lanee, Barbara Baeon Lanr hanser, Marvin C. Lnehhart. Loren D. ( Lutes. Xawrenre E. Mailer. -Belly X. Maim. Hnhert H. Mayas. Dtena L. Waiwell, Ronald H. MrKnlatil, Ronald R. Morphea, Faye P. Oeltien. -Hhephea ti. Pawelski, Karen L. Peterson. Dewey -L. drake. Jean A. Pupm. James B. Pureed, James K. Oniefc, lh lores I , Kalble. Ruaaell L. liasmuseea, i Dwalne VY. RoKge.. Paul M. Roomy. Earl K. Rndisil. Gretehen A. Haesrer, j .lames K. Handin, Carol J. -Havener. I Myrna ttoule Hohmid. Santard X. ftanua tar. Erlka M Hlarck. ' Dennis J. Rtewart Tred T Dwatm. ! Paul A. Thomas, Harry R. Tolly, Prank 1). Tomson, Judith Tmell. Mary E. Hal ters, Mart L. Watts, Genevieve Weyand, Charles H. Wilson, Alfred H, Wltte. Jr., Allan J. vvorreas. James l.. Yt Seniors in the College of Dentistry, Nursing and Medi cine who are in the upper three per cent of the class or i have been on honor list since j entering: Marllvn Behrena, Rex Boaley, Mary Christenaen. Wesley D. Clark, Hecer Hutnhiiurs, Kelson Jensen, Jr., Paul IV. Jewell, Marllvn Xaaota, Fnd J. "n, Rtehard Xyneh. Advisory Board Intemiieivs Set Union Advisory Board in terviews will be held in Student Union 349. becin ning at 9 a.m., Saturday. There art 10 areas to be filled on the Advisory Board. All persons inter ested in applying may do so in the Union Activities of fice b,y noon April 22. tf'. VV SV '")? ;