Adventures in Accidentia
Scholarly Publishers
University Press to Publish Paperback Series
Books and boxes line the
walls.
Four desks, each with its
own secretary, have their
places.
The room is 111 AdminTs
tration the hub of the Uni
versity of Nebraska Press
(UNP), the book-publishing
arm of the University of .Ne
braska. Established in 1941, it has
a two-fold purpose:
First, it is an outlet for
meritorious works by schol
ars on the University cam
pus and at sister schools.
Second, it is a publish
ing house for works of spe
cial interest to Xebraskans
and Mid-Westerners.
The UNP is one of 50 mem
bers of the Association of
American University Presses,
which in 1958 grossed be
tween nine and 10 million
dollars, according to Bruce
Nicoll, director of the UNP.
Major Publishing Group
It is one of the scholarly
publishing houses which in
1958 published 11 per cent of
the total output of American
publishers and about 30 per
cent of all non-fiction books,
Nicoll commented.
A separate department of
the University, the UNP pub-
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Nicoll
lishing program is carried
out with the aid of the Sen
ate Committee on Publica
tions and UNP's board of ad
visory editors.
The actual manufacturing
of the books is not done by
the University of Nebraska
Press, but by the University
printing-plant in the West
Stadium.
The UNP is part of a
unique system of publication.
It and its counterparts
across the nation are pub
lishing nearly all of the schol
arly works written on univer
sity campuses, according to
Nicoll.
No FictioV No Texts
Neither fiction nor texts
can pass the test for publi
cation by the UNP, Nicoll
said.
Books that cannot be ac
cepted on the grounds of
style and scholarship are like
wise turned down, he added.
So what does the UNP pub
lish? Roundup: A Nebraska
Reader, compiled and edited
by Virginia Faulkner; The In
dustrial Structure of Ameri
can Cities, by Gunnar Alex
andersson and Western Story
Recollections of Charley
O'Kieffe 1884-1898. These are
the titles that catch the on
looker's eye as he steps to the
book shelf inside the UNP
door.
The University Press is
partially subsidized by the
University. But 75 per cent of
its operating money comes
irom sales income, Nicoll re
lated. Ten people comprise the
staff of the UNP and the pub
lications department.
The leader of the tribe is
Nicoll, a man who smilingly
refers to himself as a "fugi
tive from the newspaper
world."
In 136 he reported news
for the Lincoln Star. Later he
went to work for the Oriiaha
World Herald.
He joined the University
staff in 1946 and since then
has been administrative as
sistant to Chancellors R. G.
Gustafson and Clifford M.
Hardin and a member of the
public relations staff.
Successful Authors
In 1950 he and Ken R. Kel
ler of the University Public
Relations office co-authored
the book Know Nebraska. It
was selected by the American
Institude of Graphic Arts as
one of the 11 outstanding
grade school texts published
during that year.
Nicoll's office is away from
the shelved books and boxes.
But it is not away from liter
ature. His L-shaped desk is piled
with papers. From it he easily
grabs pamphlets about the
UNP and the latest books it
is to publish.
In front of his desk is a
big chart marked with red and
blue check marks. It looks
like an attendance record with
only 15 members.
These are the members of
the UNP fall series of books.
Add Paperbounds
A new paperbound series,
the Bison books, heads the
list. Nine of this series of or
iginal works and reissues of
worthwhile books are to be
published in the fall, Nicoll
said.
In the spring eight more
will be added. .
Included in the series are
Poems from Old English;
Myth and Method, a book of
modern theories of fiction;
and Journey to the World Un
derground. Six hard-back books are al
so planned for fall publica
tion. One of them is The Trum
pet Soundeth, a study of Wil
liam Jennings Bryan during
his tries for the presidency.
Begin Series on Asia
Studies in Asia, 1960, edited
by Dr. Robert K. Sakai, asso
ciate professor of history at
the University, is the first of
a series of volumes which will
appear annually, presenting
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Japanese Editor
Explains Rioting
"The recent demonstrations
are an obvious warning that
the present nature of Japanese-American
relations cannot
be taken for granted forever."
This was one of the thoughts
of Dr. Kazuo Kawai, third
World Affiars Preview speak
er. Kawai. professor of political
science at Ohio State Univer
sity and former editor of Ja
pan's largest English lang
uage newspaper, slated a ser
ious need for a thorough re
appraisal of the American po
sition in Japan.
Although be said the ma
jority of the Japanese are not
pro-American, they are es
sentially friendly toward the
luted States. Kawai said he
sees for the future "no great
change in the generally friend
ly Japanese relations."
Most demonstrators sincere
ly thought they were striving
for world peace, democracy
and the safely of Japan, be
said, and tins the majority
of the Japanese did not ac
tively oppose the demonstrators-
Y t!ith Misguided
The demonstrators may
have been misguided, he said,
but il is understandable if one
looks al the unfortunate pari'
experiences which the older
generation of Japanese an 4
Americans unconsciously con
tributed. "Xot ReDresenlatMe"
It is baskly correct thai the
recent distrubanees were
Communist inspired and not
representee of the Japane.
people, he said.
Kawai went on to explain
ether basic conditions.
"As the result of their trau
matic experience, they have
nuv enst it have an almout
pathological horror of war.
Thai was the way Kawai ex
plained why the Japanese are
intensely pacifislie and anti
militaristic. AH the demonstrators were
youngsters taught by the
American occupation that Ja
pan must never fight agaji
under any circumstances, he
continued.
" Now they are being told
by the Americans that Japan
must build up her armed for
ces. Were the Americans
wrong yesterday and right to
day? If they were capable of
such a mistake, what assur
ance is there tht they are real
ly right this time?" Dr. Ka
wai asked.
American Entanglements
To the Japanese "It is the
Americans who represent en
tangling alliances, who are
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1960
University Offers Free Counseling Services
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trying to gel Japan committed
to their side in international
politics and who are urging
i burdensome rearmament."
! Communist China has made
a relatively good impression
I upon Japan and tends "to
ibind the Japanese to the re
pulsive features of the Com
munist regime." be added.
Because U-2 planes were
based in Japan, many Japao-
j ese fear these Amricans mili
ary bases because they feel
there as fianger oi invjting at
tacks from American enemies
thai have nothing to do direc
tly with Japan" Kawai said."
The final problem. Kawai
said, is that Japan's elder
ruling generations were dis
credited an th eyes of the
vounper as a result of World
War II.
A troubled student is ush
ered into a private, room . . .
i he young man in the office
leans back in his chair, one
foot on a drawer, hands
clasped behind his head w ith
a note of understanding about
him.
In this counseling situation,
as in countless others across
the University campus, un
derstanding and a program
for the individual are very
important.
Counseling itself has in
creased greatly since World
War II, according to Dr. Lee
W. Chalfield, director of Jun
ior Division.
He . credits this boom Im
"the impetus given counsel
ing by the armed forces."
Dealing with servicemen ex
posed a lot of people to coun
seling. Dr. Chatfleld said.
Now there are advisors,
counselors, consultants, direc
tors and doctors for nearly
every school and social prob
lem, every ache and pain.
Many services are on a
f r e e-of-charge, voluntary
basis to University students
and personnel
The University Counseling
Service nUCSi is one of these. :
UCS staff member, Harry!
Canon, listed private inter
views and testing programs
as chief tools of the counsel
ors. Pin-Point Problems
"We try to pin-point the
area giving the student trou
ble scholastics, ocial ad
justment, lie family or even
an imagined problem. Some
times it us easier for us to
draw conclusions about the
ors are not directly involved; j
but we are lo some extent I
involved, because we try to
understand how the student
feels Canon said.
"Take a family argument,
for example," said C a n o a.
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I Erin Chalfield
' Neither party can be very
objective, and that's where
we come La, if we are asked."
Students say:
I wkfa I had more confi
dence in myself.
I just can't make the
grades I'd like to have.
A feel sort of alone, pretty
much out of things.
I don't see what good
I'll get out of that course.
My girl and I just don't
teem to get along.
I can't keep up on the
required reading in my
courses.
It's a tongh decision to
make, so I thought that if
we talked it over I could . . .
"Just talk at over." Canon
said "Sometimes just know
ing there's an older person
woo will listen to them helps
matters."
Use Variety of Tetts
If tests will quicken solu
tions, they are used a
abilities, aptitudes, interests,
personal trails, educational
backgrounds.
UCS sponsors the study
skills course, one in reading
improvement and one la
speed reading. These are also
free.
Next fall. Canon said
"we will have one part-time
sad two full-time counselors,
two graduate students plus a
psychometrician responsible
for the testing program."
The Counseling Service
may refer a client to addi
tional service centers on cam
pas (and vice versa) sucb
as the next-door offices of
Junior Division.
One hundred twenty-five
faculty members serve as
student advisors, particularly
in the area of scheduling.
Through these advisors stu
dents have their schedules
approved, add or drop
classes and keep track of
their credits.
In addition, there is a
board of counselors which
consists of one or two repre
sentatives from each under
graduate college, Dr. Chat
field said.
The advisors are more di
rective than actual counsel
ors, he said.
Continued Service
After Junior Division, coun
seling is on a more volun
tary basis. "We no longer
send students mimeographed
forms telling them how to fill
out schedules," but he added
that assistance is available
if necessary.
Several service centers deal
in specific areas.
Dr. John H. Wiley, direc
tor, said that the speech
clinic accepts students with
speech and hearing defects
on the suggestion of counsel
ors and Student Health, as
well as voluntary cases.
'"We come in contact with
150-290 University people, to
whom the service is free of
charge, during the school
year," Dr. Wiley said "and
probably 50 during the sum
mer." Summer Emphasis
' la the summer our at
tention focuses more on chil
dren in the state than in the
University," said Dr. Wiley.
"We do considerable work
for the Lincoln Rehabilitation
Center, Veterans and Ortho
pedic hospitals.
"We interview the prospec-
i five client, and then set up
; a therapy program suited to
! him." he said,
j "The number of times we
meet with the person varies;
' in the summer sometimes
it's two or three times a
; week," Wiley added.
Pecple w ho have had
! strokes, cerebral palsy or
similar disablers also come
: to the clime.
An informal type of coun
: seling occurs in the Home
i Economics Department, ac
cording to Florence McKin-
ney, chairman, and M r s.
Ruby Jingles.
f .Mrs. Jmgles instructs a
.Marriage and Family Rela-
, tionsmps course which en
' courages the girls to discuss
questions about marriage as
3 well as personality problems.
: Psychological Clinic
Another area indirectly
! connected w ith counseling but
j primarily a training center
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Hall
McKinney
Pittenger: -Number Two9 Man to Hardin
By the Summer Nebraska Staff
'Glad you called. I haven"! bad a good
problem all day.""
A pair of elevated knees press against
a dark walnut desk, forcing the lean body
in the swivel chair back at about a 45 de
gree angle; long, slender hands cradle the
telephone with experience an with a
gentleness approaching affection.
He listens attenti vely to the detail being
fed iime the phone, makes a note or two md
a scratch pad, and then comments briefly,
"This is a touchy dqc all right. Give me a
little time lo check it out, and IH call you
back."
The phone goes hack1 on its fawok, two
hand are clasped behind a thin neck, and
James S, Pittenger, veteran trouble shoot
er, begins U study a problem containing
a load of dynamite for the I' ni en.it of
Nebraska,
The 41-year-old Pittenger has been As
sistant lo the Chancellor at the University
of Nebraska since 19S5, handling a myriad
rf problems reaching both within and
without the academic pale, but normally
rooted within.
'"Pitt," as he Is known by the University
eommuniry, is a professional 'K umber
Two" man by training and by choice, al
tion. His experience covers three years as
an aide lo America's highert oulitary
brass in Europe duriing World War it
four years as administrative assistant la
es-NebiaKka Governor VaJ Peterson, and
five years as aBEistant to Chancellor Clif
iiii'd llardiiL
What does a "Number Two" man do?
EasicaUy. he's a buffer between the boss
and the outside world and, adds Pittenger,
ways one step away irom the top posi
tion. As be puts ill, ""I'm constantly m the
PrTTENGER Chancellor's "Kunober Two"
man and University trouble shooter
position, of sticking somebody else's neck
DUt"
He didn't add that the sensitive neck, be
it military, political or academic, bad bet
ter be protected SS timet out of 1W or the
trouble shooter quickly becomes an ex
trouble shooter.
Handling explosive problems be Ubey
the result of mixed sjgnals on a bombing
raid, a political caucus or last Saturday's
football game hasn't caused the bespec
tacled administrator to lose any weight.
At 115 pounds, Pittenger hasn't any
weight to lose. Distribute this over a five
toot nine inch frame, and you have a
physique that wouldn't qualify for scare
crow duty m a good-sized Nebraska corn
field. But when that figure is draped over
chair and desk, a it is most of every
week, it appears almost endless, a giant
loose in a toy bouse. He' dominate his ef
ficiency furnished office m the third floor
suite of the Administration Building re
served for the Chancellor and staff.
Ulceriesf Executive
Pittenger, according to close associates,
is an even-tempered tno ulcers i admini
strator whose calmness, acquired concern
for the other man's problem and ready
joke have the effect of a cooling shower
u a hot summer day. It's hard to be mad
when you're laughing, and Pittenger uses
the joke effectively in setting the stage
for problem discussions,
"I've always been working with tang
range program," Pittenger says, "and
it doesn't pay to antagonize a gny today.
YonH probably have to work with him
again tomorrow.
'The direct order is used only as a last
alternative.
lie emphasizes, that being a "Number
Two" man demands an even temper.
"You can't blow your frustrations up
iiv the boss j, and you can't blow them
down cto the staff).
Whenever be is tempted to blow off
steam, he hurriedly calls up a 1X2 picture
from his memory file.
Al the time, Pittenger was an "advance
man" for the Eisenhower campaign forces,
handling arrangements for Ike's personal
appearances. He was in Cincinnati com
pleting details for Ike's first meeting with
Sen. Robert A. Tail following the Republi
can national convention. The situation was
tense al best.
Leonard Hall, later to become the G.O.P.
nslisnal chairman, phoned Pittenger the
night before Ike's Cincinnati stop lo in
dicate the campaign tram might arrive
earlier then scheduled.
Pittenger and Hall had never met.
Fearing a disastrous blowup if either
Eisenhower or Tail had to await the other
for long, Pittenger asked Hall to phone
again unless the train would arrive as
scheduled. There was no second call, and
the train did arrive early.
Pittenger spotted Fred Sea ton (then an
Eisenhower campaign aide, sow VS.
Secretary of the Interior) emerging frsm
the train with a group of men. "I ran up
U Fred and reallv blew my stack," Pitt
recalls. "I called Hafl everything fa the
book."
After tactfully try ing to dera3 the tirade,
Seaion finally said, "Why don't yon tell
Hall this yourself? He's standing right be
side yon."
Fortunately, Taft himself arrived early,
the greeting between Ike and Taft was
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