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Vol. 74, No. 64
The Nebraskan
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1961
University Is Ninety-two Today
Nl) Alums
Plan Seven
Meetings
Seven Charter Day meet
ings have been planned by
the University alumni chap-'
ters, according "to Arnold
Magnuson, alumni secretary.
Perry W. Branch, director
of the University Foundation,
Mill speak in San Francisco,
Calif., tomorrow and in Al
buquerque, N.M., on Feb. 28.
Chancellor Clifford M. Har
din via be the featured speak
er at San Diego, Calif., Fri
day and at Los Angeles, Calif.
Saturday.
John C. Weaver, dean of
fite Graduate College, win
bead fiie Feb. 24 program in
Minneapolis, Minn.
Nebraska football coach
82H Jennings will talk and
show the films of the Texas
Nebraska game in Dallas on
March 2 and in Houston,
March S.
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IFC Positions Open
Fraternity members is
terested ia positions o the
iBterfratermtr rash, public
relations, affairs and po
litical committees may pick
rp applications and sign for
aa interview time at the IFC
ffice, 338 B Student Union.
The applications are due
at aooa Saturday. Inter
views will be held Sunday
m the IFC office.
Today On Campus
Wednesday:
Charter Day, University's
82nd birthday.
Informal coding course be
gins. 4:30 p.m., 223 Burnett.
Sigma Delta Epsiion. 5:45
p.m.. Food and N'utritioa
Building.
Student chapter of Ameri
can Institute of Chemical En
gineers, 7 p.m., 208 Agricul
tural Engineering Hall.
University 4-H, 7 p.m., Ag
Union lounge.
"Birth of the Universe." 8
pm., Ralph Mueller Plane
tarium, Morrill Hall.
Thursday:
Grain Grading School. aS
day, Keim Hall, Ag campus.
Convocation. "The Algerian
Question," Claude Baiauft,
11 a.m., Student Union Ball
room. Physics colloquium. 4:15
p m, 211 Brace Laboratory,
tea at 3:45 p.m.
Contemporary musk sym
posium. 8 p.m.. Student L'n
ioa Ballroom.
AWS Interviews
Interviews for AWS Beard
will be held Satarday.
Applicants may sigi up
for Interview times and se
rve application blanks ia
333 Student Union. Applica
tions mast be ia by p.m.
Friday. Any conflicts should
be reported to Mary Aaa
(Skip) Harris at the Pi Beta
Ptd hesse.
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THROUGH THESE GATES . .
These gates, one of the University's restored and donated to the University
oldest landmarks, are located in the old by Ralph Mueller, who donated the Uni-
coiumns, and were at the entrance of the versity's Mueller Carillon Tower,
campus from 1892 until 1922. They were
Algerian Question
French Consul Batault
To Speak at Convocation
By Asa Mover
Claude Balau!t, highest
racking French consulate
member in the United States,
will visit the. University cam
pus Thursday.
Batault, the
director of
the French
consuls in the
United
States, will
speak at a
c o n v o c a
twn in the
Student un-I 1
ton Ballroom
at 11 a.m.
His tepk BatauH
will deal with the Algerian
Question, Me f foremost im
portance world fronts to
day. the French Consul Gener
al win Cy to Lincoln Thurs-
Glamour's Best Dressed
Competition to Begin Soon
, day morning in order to speak
fat the convocation which is
i jointly sponsored by the ro
mance language department
and the Union talks and topic
committee.
Broad Background
Batault has a broad back
ground in government and
military affairs. The 43 year
old diplomat joined the
French Army in 1939 after re
ceiving his Bachelor of Arts
degree in France.
With the collapse of France,
Batault fought with the
French Free Forces as chief
of the intelligence organiza
tion after the collapse of
France.
He received the Croix de
Geerre, the highest military
award ia France, and is aa
officer f the Legion of Hon
or. After the war, Batault en
tered the foreign affairs min
istry as an Attache of the
Embassy and worked with
the Secretary General of Ger
man affairs until the end of
1946. At that time he was
The search for the best:
dressed girl on campus win
soon get underway in con-f
nectkan with Glamour Maga-i
zinc's "10 Best Dressed Col-jj
lege Girls in America' coa-t
test I
The University wS submit
one candidate, who will be
selected on the basis of (1) ;;
imagination in managing
clothes budget, (2) good pes-;
tCre and figwe, (3) goodil
grooming. (4) appropriate
campus look, (5) a clear tin-1
derstanding of ber fashion
type, (6 a neat way with
make-up, (7) appropriate look !
for offcampus occasions.
The winner will be entered
ta Glamour's statioBal centest
fa eonipetilioa wiih "best
dressed ea-campts" winners
frem Baadreds of ether col
leges ia the United States
and Canada. Details of the
Applications Due
local contest will be am-, Unr I.-.r rVnift
SHwneed later.
Three pictures of the candi
didate should be submitted
with the official entry blank
by March L Ten winners and
the "honorable mention" win
ners of the national contest
win be notified of their selec
tion by Glamour.
The II winners will be pho
tographed for the anneal Aaj
est College Issue of Glamour
and wOl spend two weeks ia
New York ia June as guests
of the magazine
The "honorable mention"
winners' win be featured in a
fan issue of Glamour.
named second secretary at
the French Embassy in Bag
dad, Iraq.
Press Sen Ice
In 1948, Batault returned
to France and accented a po
sition with the Press and In
formation Service. He be
came the head of the foreign
press section in 1949.
Batault was spokesman in
1951 for the French delega
tion at the UN Paris General
Assembly.
He was appointed first sec
retary at the French Embas
sy ia Lisbon, Portagal ia
1S52. Batault was promoted
to the grade of second coun
cilor of the Embassy.
Tow ard the end of 1956, Ba
tault became assistant direc
tor to the department of in
ternational unions. Soon after
wards, he came to the United
States as Consul GeneraL
Batault, who resides in
Denver, is married and has
two children.
Wednesday is the deadline for
unaffiliated freshmen, sopho
more and senior women who
do not live in organized houses
or dorms to apply for the Ivy
Day Cojirt.
Application forms may be
picked up at the Student
Union Program Office and re
turned to tve Mortar Board
mailbox at the main desk of
the Union.
Court members wall be se
lected by the member of
Mortar Board on the basis of
scholarship, service and leadership.
Bischoff Elected
Air Commander
John Bischoff, sophomore
in Teachers, has been elected
to serve as the commander
of the Arnold Air Society fcT
the coming year.
I Bischoff is a member of
Tneta Xi fraternity. Corn
Cobs and a Cornhusker sec
tion editor.
Ed Sterling, junior in busi
ness administration, was
chosen executive officer of
the honorary.
Other officers include By
ron Almquist. operations offi
cer; Dale Lutz. comptroller;
i; Richard Averifl, adjutant-
j recorder; and David Wether
en, information service offi-
"cer.
By Dave Wohlfarth
The 92nd birthday of the University is
being observed today and the anniversary
symbolizes the end of one of the most
progressive years the NU campus has ever
known.
The University has completed one of its
busiest years since its beginning in the
form of a bill introduced to the state senate
on Feb. 13, 1869.
New buildings and changes such as the
Nebraska Center for Continuing Educa
tion, Nebraska Han, Sheldon Art Gallery,
Department of Information Building, Vet
erinary Science Headquarters, the New
man Club Chapel, the Episcopal Chapel
and the Wesley Foundation Student House
have an been completed in the last year
or are now nnder construction.
In addition, such changes as landscap
ing, painting, the addition of air condi
tioning and other minor changes have been
accomplished during NU's 91st year.
Center Construction
Specifically, most of the construction on
the new Continuing Center for Education
was done during the last year and it is
due for completion April 1.
The Nebraska Han, formerly the Elgin
Building, has one section ready and the
printing and duplicating shop, previously
located in the West Stadium, has now been
moved to the new building.
Construction has recently begun on the
Sheldon Art Gallery.
Work is scheduled to begin this spring
on the Woods Foundation Art Building
which win be located next to the Sheldon
Art Ganery. Ag campus changes during
the past year included the renovation of
the old Biochemistry Building into the
new Department of Information Building
and the $160,000 remodeling job on the
Veterinary Science Headquarters.
Sorority Additions
Also, additions were made to three
sororities, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi
and Delta Gamma, as weU as remodeling
jobs and annexes added to other sororities
and fraternity houses.
Three religious groups on campus initi
ated building changes during the past
year.
The Newman Club finished Its new
chapel, SL Thomas Quinas, and two new
churches, the Episcopal Chapel and the
Wesley Foundation Student Bouse are how
being bnOL
Carl Donaldson, University business,
manager, called the landscaping of the
south half of the Selleck Quadrangle park
ing lot "a great improvement."
Painting
Donaldson also commented on the paint
ing which has been done aU over campus
and has been especially noticeable in the
Social Sciences Building.
Air conditioning is being installed in
every new building and renovation, ac
cording to Donaldson.
He also reported that a number of minor
changes have been made this last year.
These include $tt.0OA-$50.0M renovation
f Richards Laboratory in the Mechanical
Engineering Building to provide space for
offices and classrooms and the transfer
of the University bookstore to the base
ment of the Student Union.
Donaldson said the new bookstore loca
tion has "major impact on the students.
The new bookstore was jammed op all
this past week."
Impact of Changes
"In general," Donaldson stated, "the
people that reaDy get the impact of the
changes over the past year are those
whose lives are changed by the provi
sions." "And" he continued, "people who go
away from the campus and come back
two to five years later and see the changes
are impressed."
"I am pleased with the impressions
visitors get with the increased appear
ances of the campus," be said.
Donaldson noted three important
changes which will tske place within the
next year in connection with the School
of Medicine at Omaha.
Omaha Additions
These changes are a S2.250.000 unit three
addition to the hospital, a 12,000,000 can
cer research center and extensive remod
eling within the hospital.
This recent period of progress has been
preceeded by periods of hard times in
the University's history.
Bill S. F. No. 86 got file ball rolling on
the idea of a state university for Nebras
ka. The bill, which was introduced by State
Sen. E. E. Cunningham and passed on
Feb. 15, 1BC9, read:
"There shall be established in this state
an institution under the name and style
of the University of Nebraska. The object
of such institution shaU be to afford the
inhabitants of the states the means of ac
quiring a thorough knowledge of the vari
ous branches of literature, sciences and
the arts."
Cornerstone Laying
The cornerstone was laid on the first
building. University Hall, on Sept 23,
1869. The cost of the building was estimat
ed at $150,000.
The University offidaUy began classes
Sept. 7, 1871, after inaugural exercises
featuring the invocation by Rev. L. B.
Field.
Also on hand for the inaugural exer
cises were Chancellor A. R. Benton and
the Hon. J. Sterling Morton.
Salaries for the first staff mere set at
$5,000 for the Chancellor and $2,000 for
professors. -
$5 Entrance Fee
The 110 students enroUed at the Univer
sity on Oct 2, 1871 paid an entrance fee
of $5. Board and room was available rea
sonably and books were for sale at "first"
cost according to a report in the Beatrice
Express.
Chancellor Benton's report of March,
1872, noted that 90 students matriculated
during the University's first week and
that the number steadily increased to
130 "at present"
Early equipment, according to the chan
cellor's report, included $1,400 worth of
physics apparatus, chemistry equipment,
a $1,900 investment into a library, read
ing room and books plus a thousand min
eral specimens worth $200.
The ChanceUor said the building was
in good shape and adapted weU to its
purpose Land has been purchased, he
noted, to start an Agricultural CoHege.
Hesperian
The PaHadian literary society (stffl ac
tive on campus) and a monthly paper
the Hesperian (which later became the'
Daily Nebraskan) had been founded. In
addition, a course of popular lectures was
being offered.
Opposition to the University came in the
form of criticism from the local news
papers. An article in tte April 27, 1871 issne of
the Express said, "The Omaha Herald
advised the burning of the State Univer
sity and Capitol building at Lincoln. Pret
. ty coot isn't it?"
Despite this, on June 26 the first com
mencement there were no graduates. The
address was given by the Hon. M. M.
Woolworth of Omaha, and an honorary
doctor of laws degree was conferred on
Bishop Clarkson of Omaha.
Dignified High School
The Omaha Herald criticized the school
again, according to the Oct. 24, 1872 issue
of the Express, The report said, "The
Herald attacks with the usual combina
tion of ferocity and fustian, saying it
costs the taxpayers of the state $40,000
per annum to educate 100 boys and girls
at Lincoln in a high school which is digni
fied by the name of a University. How
do they like that luxury?"
Chancellor Benton called the report a
"misrepresentation" of facts. He was
quoted in the Express as saying, "It costs
only $13,000 to educate 130 students. The
University is educating as cheaply as the
Universities of Minnesota and Missouri,
which have been established for several
years.
"The University of Nebraska is not ia
, ferior to them in efficiency of its appoint
ments and ia economy to the state."
Next to be questioned by the news
papers was the durability of the physical
plant at the University, today such aa
important asset to the campus.
Fan Predicted
"The Lincoln Leader," the Express re
ported, "says the University is about to
fall, the foundation of the building having
been discovered to be crumbling."
"The Journal comes vigorously to the
defense of the building, saying that al
though the foundation of the north wall
and the north wing has settled some, there
is not the least danger of anything fall
ing" "The Beard of Regents considers that
the foundation should be repaired, how
ever, and whl take steps to that end im
mediately." From this start the University has im
proved its facilities, staff, and educational
possibilities and today holds a position of
respect and prestige among state univer
sities across the country.
More than 65,000 degrees have been
granted to students who have graduated
from the University, proof of its dura
ability and educational pursuit
Nebraskan Goes Style Conscious
Todav's Dailv Nebraskan is spring fashions, manv of the
an eight page edition devoted j Lincoln advertisers not only j
held Thursday night in down- issue but were given stones elected president of the Amer
ican Lincoln: as well. j ican Childhood Education Gr
in connection with several! Fashion night begins at 6 1 ganization (ACE), for the
sales and first showings of the i p.m. and runs to 9 p.m. coming year.
Miller Elected
ACE President
Nancy Miller has beea
Tomorrow is ,
CONTESTS
PRIZES
FREE GIFTS
DOWNTOWN LINCOLN
6-9 P.M.
Night For College Students