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VOL. 74, No. 57
The Nebraskan
Wednesday, Jan. 1 8, 1.96.1
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Paper to Sponsor
HUAC Film
The editor of The Daily Nebraskan said Tuesday that
the paper plans to sponsor the showing of "Operation Aboli
tion," a film version of the demonstrations against the
House Un-American Activities Committee in San Francisco
last May.
Herb Probasco, who criticized the film in his column,
"A" liberal View," last Wednesday, said it will be shown
at 4 p.m. Friday in the Little Auditorium of the Student
Union. Admission is free.
George Thomas of Omaha
executive director of the Con
gress of Freedom, a group
that has been showing the
film in this area, offered to
make it available following
a story in the Omaha World'
Herald discussing Probasco's
stand.
In the column Probasco al
so criticized the House com
mittee, known as HUAC, for
its tactics and investigations
HUAC produced the film,
more than 500 copies of which
have been purchased at $100
each.
Probasco emphasized that
he was using a personal col
umn to express his views and
was not purporting to make
it a stand of The Daily Ne-
ibraskan, which is sponsoring
the film, he said, only be
cause the column appeared
in the paper.
Probasco indicated -that he
plans to offer rebuttal com'
ment to the film which he
has compiled from several
"authoritative sources."
The World Herald drew cri
ticism from Probasco who
said, "The story which the
Herald used was obtained un
der false pretenses and is ob
viously a move to embarrass
the University during the cru
cial period of budget consid
eration in the state legisla
ture."
He added, "The story has
been colored to reflect the
World Herald 'line' that some
people may fall for but only
attempts at thought control
through its news columns."
AAUW Offers
Graduate Grant
The Lincoln branch of the
American Association of Uni
versity Women is offering a
$500 graduate fellowship for
women for the 1961-1962 aca
demic year.
To be eligible, women must
be accepted by the University
for an advanced degree,
either Masters or Ph. D.
Applications must be sub
mitted by March 1, 1961 to
Dr. Rosalind Morris, in the
department of agronomy.
Application blanks and in
formation may be obtained at
the University Graduate Of
f i c e, 306 Administration
Building, or from the Ad
vanced Professional Division,
101 Teacfiers College.
Applicants will be judged
on the basis of scholastic
record, recommendations sub
mitted, professional objec
tives and promise, and finan
cial need.
Home to
By Dave Woblfarth
"It has all the comforts of home," says ,
Steve Ellenburg, when speaking of his
new home, a pick-up coach which is ,the
newest thing at the University.
The truck, which contains the living
quarters in the rear, can be seen every
day parked in the Selleck Quadrangle lot. "
Eats, Sleeps
. .Ellenburg, a sophomore in Teachers
College, eats, sleeps, studies and enter
tains guests in his new household, wihch
he and his parents bought before Christ- '
mas.
Ellenburg will be appearing as Joe
Hardy, one of the leading characters,
in the coming Kosmet Klub production, .
"Damn Yankees."
When asked how he likes waking up in
the morning surrounded by college stu
dents going to class, Ellenburg replied,
"You never realize where you are."
EUenburg's daily routine includes climb
ing out of his bed which is located above
the cab of the truck, dressing, shaving
with his electric 12-volt razor, washing
with some cold water (his water supply
consists of a 25 gallon tank which lasts
"better than 25 days), "-according to El
lenburg, sometimes, whipping up a quick
breakfast on his propane gas stove and
heading off toward class.
Commenting about his new home, he
said, "People do realize there is some
one here, especially at night when the
lights are on." '
Got Everything
The trailer part of the truck is ten feet
long and seven feet wide. It beds four
adults, has over four feet in closet space
width (enough for two people), a refriger-,
ator with ice trays, shelves and an egg
rack, a removable table with two short
couches that fold into an extra bed, . a
Swanson
Against
Regent Hike
President Counters
Senator Plan
Clarence Swanson, presi
dent of the Board of Regents,
said he feels there is "noth
ing wrong" with the Board's
present system of electing six
members for six year terms
Senator Marvin Lauten
schlager announced earlier
this week he would seek
constitutional amendment to
increase the size of the Board
to 12 members elected for
staggered four year terms
Sen. Lautenschlager main
tains that his proposal would
"bring the people of the state
and the University a 1 i 1 1 1 e
closer together and foster bet
ter understanding."
Swanson said that mcreas
ing the size of the board
"wouldn't solve anything."
"The Regents' terms should
not be reduced to four years
because education is such a
complex thing that it takes
that long (six years) to get
orientated," he added.
Under Sen. Lautensclua
ger's plan the additional Re-
gents would make it possible
for the board to "divide it
self into three-member s u b
committees specializing in
different phases of University
operation."
One Regent is elected now
from each of the six State
Supreme Court judge dis
tricts. Sen. Lautenschlager's
proposal calls for one addi
tional Regent m each of those
districts.
Red Cross Meeting
New Red Cross board
members, chairmen and as
sistants will meet with out
going board members
Wednesday for installation
at 5 p.m. in the second
South Party room in the
Union.
TODAY ON CAMPUS
Wednesday
Theta Sigma Phi, 12:20
p.m. Student Union
Modern Reading and Dra
ma, 7 p.m. Temple Theater
Thursday
Art Film Series, 5 p.m. Stu
dent Union
Modern Reading and Dra
ma, 7 p.m. Temple Theater
Coed Follies Tryouts, 6:30-
9:30 p.m. Student Union Ballroom
Student; Parking Sticker to University
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NOTHING BUT
Practicing their coed follies skit, "The Tribulations
of Tyrannosaurus Trench," the Kappa Kappa Gammas
represent a typical scene in sorority houses on the Ne
braska campus. Follies tryouts are tomorrow night at
Pershing Auditorium.
Art Gallery-
Construction Will Close
One Block of
Construction began today on the Sheldon Art Gallery,
which will necessitate the closing of 12th Street, according to
Verner M. Meyers, director of planning and construction.
Meyers said that 12th Street will be closed from R Street
north to the intersection of the street which runs to the north
of Social Sciences and Love Library. The site for the future
an gallery is on the corner of
Limited construction began
today and the street will be
barricaded Thursday night
and closed as of Friday, ac
cording to Meyers.
He noted that the parking
area that will be eliminated
due to the closing "won't be
serious at all."
Meyers gave two reasons
for -the closing:
1. "The closing will give
the contractor (Olson Con
struction Co.) adequate and
safe space for operation. It
is essential that he have room
enough to operate," Meyers
said.
2. "I am quite concerned
about the safety of University
people, especially along that
street, he said. He Indicated
the presence of construction
trucks and materials might
cause an accident, so to avoid
accidents the closing will
isolate construction trucks
off campus."
Meyers estimated that the
project would be completed
in 600 days or about 20
months: however it may not
be necessary to keep 12th
Street closed for the full 20
months.
Elects Officers
New officers for the Agri
culture Economy Club have
been elected. They are Don
Wadell, president and Gayle
Starr, secretary-treasurer.
chemical toilet, a stove, sink and an abun
dance of shelves and drawers.
The silver coach cost $1,800 and the pick-
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HOME ON
Truck-dweller . Steve Ellenburg pauses
beside his University home, a red and .
white '58 Ford pickup with a silver coach 1
TRIBULATION
12th Street
12th and R,
Tederinaii New
Tassels President
Nancy Tederman has been
elected president of Tassels.
Other officers elected were
Diane Tinan, vice president;
G i n n y Hubka, secretary ;
Mary Erickson, homecoming
chairman; and Joyce Story,
treasurer.
Miss Tederman is a junior
in Teachers College and a
member of Alpha Chi Omega.
A junior in Teachers Col
lege, Miss Tinan is a member
of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Miss Erickson is a junior
in Teachers College and a
member of Alpha Phi.
Phi Delta Phi Elects
Ben Neff President
Ben Neff is the new presi
dent of Phi Delta Phi legal
fraternity. Neff is a sopho
more member of the Moot
Court board.
Other new officers are
Tom Tye, treasurer; Dick
Peterson, secretary; Don
Treadway, historian; Dick
Shugrue, Jush chairman;
Shugrue and George Moyer,
public relations and Moyer,
intramurals.
up on which it sits, a '58 red
Ford, cost $1500, according to
However, he figures to save
WHEELS
which contains "all the comforts of
home." Ellenburg and his parents bought
the truck and coach before Christmas.
Outstanding Nebraskan
.
Nominations Total 25;
Award Luncheon Friday
By Nancy Brown
A total of 10 faculty and 15
students were nominated for
the title of "Outstanding Ne
braskan" before nominations
closed Monday.
The student and faculty
member selected will be an
nounced in the Friday edition
of the Daily Nebraskan. These
Outstanding Nebraskans will
be guests of honor at a lunch
eon that noon.
The faculty nominated in
clude Prof. Dale W. Broeder,
Dr. Raymond C. Dein, Dr.
Alexander Edleman, Dr.
Franklin Eldridge, Dr. Cur
tis Elliot, Dr. David P. Mc-
Gill, Rev. Alvin Petersen,
Dean Helen Snyder, Dr.
Frank Sorensen and Dean
Harold E. Wise.
Students' nominated are
Janet Hansen, Jack Nyquist,
Sue Carkoski, Roberta Rock,
Tom Eason, Sharon Ramge,
Mary Ann' "Skip" Harris,
Fred Howlett, Dave McCon
ahay, Ken Tempero, Beverly
Heyne, Archie Clegg, Rod El
lerbusch, Ingrid Leder and
Pat Porter.
Nominations which have not
been previously listed in the
Daily Nebraskan follow.
Janet Hansen
Janet Hansen is vice-president
of Phi Upsilon Omicron,
home economics honorary.
She has served as a member
of AWS for three years.
She is now president of
YWOA and is currently chap
lain and standards chairman
of Delta Delta Delta.
Skip Harris
Mary Ann "Skip" Harris
is resident of Mortar Board.
president of AWS, pledge
trainer for Pi Beta Phi and
has been selected as Honor
ary Commandant.
Skip has been Cornhusker
section editor, AUF assistant,
and a member of Student
Council. She was also the 1959
Homecoming Queen.
Dave McConahay
Dave McConahay has been
elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
He received the Hunter
Leadership Award and the In
nocent Scholarship Award. He
mi a.
is a memoer ot ineia rsu,
medical honorary, and Gam
ma Lamba, band honorary.
Dave is Intertraternity
Council scholarship chair-
man. Corn Cobs president,
president of Innocents Society
and a member of "w ciud.
He has also been scholarship
chairman and secretary of
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Ramage
Sharon Ramace is presently
a member of Mortor Board,
Omicron Nu honorary, Chap
lin of Phi Upsilon Omicron
and a member of VTiEA ana
Home Economics Club.
and white
Ellenburg.
money by
living in the truck and it "beats apartment
living because it is much more con
venient," he said.
External Connection
The lights in the truck operate on an ex
ternal connection with 12 and 110 volt
light. One gas mantle, which runs on pro
pane gas, is also present.
The unique project undertaken by El
lenburg has been okayed by University of
ficials and the truck has a parking sticker
on it.
Ellenburg said he has had "sustained
parties" with people coming and going.
Whenever he wants to study, however, he
simply drives his truck to a quieter loca
tion. Convenience, Privacy
Ellenburg says the outstanding features
of the truck are conveniency and the regu
lation of his privacy.
Ellenburg, who is a member of Delta
Tau Delta, doesn't eat too many meals in
the truck as he has a job hashing at Delta
Sigma Phi.
When asked about the heat situation in
the truck, Ellenburg pointed out a vent
in the ceiling and replied that the propane
heat is thermostatically controlled.
By "all the comforts of home" Ellenburg
also refers to-the fact that he can have
coffee and milk at night, if desired.
As for studying, he observed, "It's bet
ter than a normal room. It seems like it's
good for one's morale because of the new
ness of it."
As for the future plans for the "pent
house on wheels," this summer Ellenburg
and his brother, Mark, plan to travel
around the country and sell slingshots.
Their father, Howard Ellenburg of Colum
bus, makes slingshots.
on
Her past activities include
Ag Executive Board, Alpha
Lamba Delta, president of
Love Memorial Hall and Out
standing Tassel Active for
1960.
Fred Howlett
Fred Howlett, a senior in
engineering, is a member of
Eta Kappa Nu, engineering
honorary; Pi Mu Epsilon,
mathematics honorary, and
president of Sigma Tau, engi
neering honorary.
His other activities include
deputy national commander
of Pershing Rifles, Nebraska
Blueprint staff, and Prince
Kosmet finalist. He is past
president of Theta Xi, and
Critical Jury
To Examine
Arch Display
A display of the works of
senior architecture students
starts today at 2 p.m. in the
Grank Gallery in 235 Student
Union, according to Patrick
Horsbrugh, associate profes
sor of architecture.
The display, which is open
to students, will feature the
examination of 300 sheets of
29 students by a critical jury,
many of whom are not tech
nically concerned with the
field of architecture, accord
ing to Horsbrugh.
The jury will judge the work
in three days with two ses
sions a day with refreshments
in between sessions. The dis
play will be bpen until Sat
urday.
The jury will be under the
chairmanship of Prof. Linus
Burr Smith and will be at
tended by Dean Mark Hob'
son. Dean of Engineering and
Architectural College.
"There will be different
jury members each day and
they will judge ten schemes
per day," Horsbrugh said.
He added, "The jury will be
presented to the students as
any lay (non-technical) com
mittee with whom they are
likely to meet in practice since
it is essential that the student
learns to present his schemes
clearly and effectively to a
non-technical group and to
learn to convey the quality of
his proposals in the form of
answers to questions."
"Representatives from lead
ing architecture firms m the
state will also be on the jury
since it provides them an op
portunity to see the progress
of the fifth year, the standards
maintained by the department
and to get to know the stu
dents whom they may wish to
employ," Horsburgh said.
is presently serving as pledge
trainer.
Tom Eason
Tom Eason is past presi
dent of the Residence Asso
ciation for Men. He was se
lected for Phi Eta Sigma,
freshman m e n's honorary,
and is a member of . Inno
cents Society.
He was elected to Pi Mu
Epsilon, math honorary, and
is presently one of the few
undergraduate assistants in
the Math department.
Roberta Rock
Roberta Rock is past secretary-treasurer
of Sigma Ep
silon Rho and past secretary
of the Nebraska Collegiate
Broadcasters Association.
She is currently vice-pres?
ident of WAA, member of the
Union Advisory Cabinet and
senior judge and secretary of
the Student Tribunal.
Sue Carkoski -
Sue Carkoski is vice presi
dent of the Student Union
Board, president of AUF and
past activities chairman of
Kappa Alpha Theta. She was
the 1958 Activities Queen and
1960 Ideal Nebraska Coed.
. She is a Mortar Board and
a Pi Lambda Theta.
Jack Nyquist
Jack Nyquist has per
formed in the University
Band, the University Orches
Continued on Page 4
Morrison
Approves
NU Budget
Increase Represents
"Top Priority1 Area
By Nancy Whitford
Gov. Frank Morrison has
given the official nod to a
University budget which is
only $608,893 less than the
amount requested by the Uni
versity ($30,193,000).
The request represents the
"top priority" area of a total
$5,605,893 proposed increase
in the University budget and
includes $900,000 for a retire
ment program authorized by
the 1959 Legislature. ,
In effect, Morrison's rec
ommendation amounts to 16.7
increase in the University
budget over the $25,096,000
granted during the 1959-61 bi
ennium. Morrison's total figure of
$30,193,000 compares to $30,
701,893 requested by the Uni
versity this year and the $27,-
596,000 recommended by out
going Governor Burney.
In his concise half-hour
budget message to the Uni
cameral Tuesday, the Gov
nor outlined his recommenda
tions for state-wide fiscal
policy, charging that "educa
tion is the most important
single function of organized
society."
Defer Judgement
But, he cautioned, budget
requests should be granted
"only if the progress of the
entire state demands the ad
ditional funds." '
Morrison recommended
that the legislature defer
judgment until further discus
sion on the remaining $50ft
820 requested increase out
lined by the University for
"growth and development."
These areas were listed by
the University as second and
third priority breakdowns.
They include new positions
and additional research for
agriculture, arts and sciences,
business administration, den
tistry, engineering and archi
tecture, " graduate school,
medicine and teachers.
Cooperation
"The Chancellor and Board
of Regents pledged their full
cooperation to supplying the
priorities," Morrison stated.
"Any curtailment of funds
in the first priority would re
duce the prestige of the Uni
versity. "However, due to the $900,
000 required to activate the
funded retirement program
authorized by the 1959 Legis
lature, I do not feel the econ
omy should bear the full cost
of the requested University
increase. Priorities two and
three should be deferred for
further discussion." '
