The Nebraskan
Monday, Feb. 20, 1961
Page 2
EDITORIAL OPINION
Function Definition
Needs Time, Thought
Ever since the creation of social acitvities on this
University, the residents have wondered what constitutes
the mysterious catch-all classification known as a func
tion. Last week the Faculty Senate committee on student
affairs sent over a seven point outline of what they con
cidier the attributes of a function.
Although it is the most concrete thing Senate has pro
duced in the lines of this problem, it is sorely lacking in
' the misnomer title "A Definition of a Function".
The generality filled document was brought to an
all-time paramount when it said, "If the answer to any of
these questions is 'yes,' then it might reasonably be called
a group function. Notice that it does not need to be all of
them. Also there might conceivably be other criteria that
could be applied in a particular situation."
We were happy and somewhat amazed to see the ac
tion taken by the Council, when they discussed the Senate
proposed outline. The thorough and investigative discus
sion which followed the introduction of the proposal re
assured us that the Council is attempting to do worthwhile
things for this campus.
It is a good feeling to see that all of the administration-backed
proposals are not railroaded throughthe
Council.
Perhaps the fault of presenting a generality-filled out
line doesn't fall on the shoulders of the Senate committee
or on those of the Council. We realize that a definition of
something wit such a broad base as a function is a hard
thing to define.
It may be that with proper handling the two legisla
tive bodies, the Senate and the Council, can get together
and someday produce a definition or outline of a function
that will be workable not only for the administration, but
for the students
The Bite's
Several weeks ago, I re
ceived an occult-looking en
velope engraved methodi
cally in the upper left
hand corner with the stamp
of the University Counsel
ing Service. Upon slitting
the top of the mysterious
receipt, I encountered a
short signed letter asking
me to be a part of a group
of students invited to come
to the Counseling Service
office in basement Adminny
and chat.
The purpose of the chat
was vaguely outlined in the
letter, and aroused the dus
ty closets of my curiosity.
So, several days ago, I pur
sued my irresolute desire
and presented myself at the
door of said Counseling
Service. I entered and came
not upon a room enclosed
in cobwebs and engulfed in
bats as I had previously
imagined, but upon a nor
mal, workaday, office. I
was ushered into a smaller
office containing a desk, a
chair, a file case, a book
case, the usual papers, and
many other normal, worka
day office equipment items,
including a very normal
looking, workaday man. I
was seated in a very nor
mal, workaday chair. The
conversation began.
"According to reports,"
the norma Mooking man
said, "from ten to twenty
per cent of university stu
dents have an emotional
problem, ranging from the
most minute to the -v e r y
severe. This means we
should be seeing 800 to 1600
students, when we see only
about 200. Students think of
the Counseling Service
merely as an arm of the
University Administration,
functioning only to admin
i s t e r vocational guidance
tests and tell unknowing
freshmen which of the arts
they should pursue. Actu
ally, we are professional
psychologists, just as qual
ified to deal with emotional
problems as one. in a city
office with a plush couch."
The above quote outlines
the gist of our conversation.
By this time, I had come
to the conclusion that this
man was no only normal
looking, but he was really
quite normal all over. I be
gan to see what he was
seeking by inviting me into
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Worse
r n i s
By I5arK
v tr t w
his office. It seems that the
Counseling Service is very f
to the students the l d e a
that this office does not
only administer tests and
take care of the bad boys
which distraught instructors
cannot cope with. The serv
ice wants students to know
that these men are there,
ana proiessionaiiy qua meo.
to deal with any emotional
problem large, small, or
intermediate m nature.
I felt that the medium of
the Daily Nebraskan, which I
you all thirst to clutch eag- f
eny in your winning nanas, g
was a goon way to
flnna I A nr. Ciivnli. .mil
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nave, at one time or an-
tu 4j v. .
advice of a professional psv- 1
psychonanalyst to see just I
why you did what you did I
or why you thought wh at
you thought or why some-
bodv else did or whv von
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wnc gvixig w vi just piaiu s
why. Probably, however, r
very few of your really
deemed these thoughts 1
worth shelling out real live
money just to pour out a I
traumatic experience.
You probably never real-
j u." AIT
ized that here, free for the
taking, is a service that
will hear out your emo
tional outbursts, for no
charge at all (except per
haps a small take from
your tuition, which you're
stuck with anyway). If
you're embarrassed to go z
if you feel your roommate
will think you're 1 o o n e y-
uiii-uuuiiu u yvu muuiKC in s
such things if you think
you'll be branded for life
when you set foot in such
a door remember this:
The Counseling Service
doesn't reach for its firing
iron and emblazon BE-
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strange conclusions; but I I
found the interview most in-I
teresting. Try it sometime. 1
You all should. Especially f
tnose oi you prone to wear-
ing green tennies and smok- i
ing ivy-covered pipes .. , I
" n vr nor. on your 5 out in the open and other
forehead. If you don't want s organizations have to do it
anyone to know you're go- behind closed chapter-room
mg, don't tell them. It's a doors? Whv did the admin
certainty the Counseling istration, knowing of these
Service won't. offenies against good jurig
I don t know if this nor- ment, allow them to go on'
mal man was analyzing me 1 While lngo is charging
or not. If he was, he no that someone slipped him a
doubt drew some verv -
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T-V?
WE'D .LIKE To HELP,
Ithascometo
tion of this columnist that
t h e s t u d e n t Council,
through its representative,
jonneHoerner. has told
members of the newest
na mnn c irtfaniTIlTinTI
thn v0hraa- intomatinn.
al Association, that any
group which wishes to at
tain organizational status
had better do things the
Student Council's way or
else. Furthermore, it has.
denied to this group ot in-
ternational studenls both
American and foreign
the rignt ,be repreSented
on the Etudent council. In
effect, that means they are
subjected to the tyrannv of
the council without the pro-
tection of representation.
one?
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It seems to me that
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Faculty Committee on
the
Stu-
Organizatjons ought to
co"nc" " "
correct the
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inflicted on
"' j '"o; f0n is
jnis ,new organization is
the onlv remnanl of inter
nationalism left on the cam-
pus. First the International
House fell before red-tap-ism;
then the Cosmopolitan
Club folded; now every ef
fort short of out right iorce
is being made to disenchant
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the seas who come to Ne-
braska for education and
an opportunity to share in
the life which we like to
think is so red hot.
It seems to me that the
action of the student coun
cil and the downright
'
ornriness oi middle - man
is a serious in-
dictment of Americanism
wc n trikin mi;
mize thfse Rnlf-imnnrtant
I bugaboos.
I Noticed in the Rag that
the Pershing Rifle boys
s were engaging in a little
"fun and hazing" the other
day What makes them so
enprial that thov run iIa It
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ill ' 'te-ip
r.ri a tt
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Thii United State Saving Bond fcai had a pretty rough life short but hectic. The owner received
It at the plant one pay day M a repular purchaser on the FayroU Baving- Flan. Eunninr a little be-
hind schedule, he hurriedly stuffed the bond in big shirt pocket and promptly forfot it until two daya
later. With great apUatlon, he called hi wife who reported that the laundry was already hanging out
on t" Iine- Th bnd was found, tiU to the uhtrt pocket, but a little worse for wear. Toa are looking
at a picture of it now hecaue H is one of about a mil Hon Savings Bonds the Treasury has replaced
for happy owners who lust thetrs throuffh carelessness, theft, or acts of nature.
Fur you HAVE A W
Gosiu Column
1
Mickey, Sen. Estes Kefau
ver might well be spending
his time better looking into
the text book trust. Why is
it that text books cost a
fortune, are repurchased
for peanuts and sold for a
smaller fortune? What
makes these books so spe
cial that no competitive
pricing is done in the text
book field? "
The answers to these
questions will never be giv
en by bookstore owners.
They will never be dis
closed by profs, who, some
folks suspect, get a rakeoff
from sales of books used in
their classes.
It is my understanding
that some requests either
have been mailed or are
being mailed by students
on this campus to Sen. Ke
fauver to look into price
fixing in the text-book field.
Wasn't one of our illustri
ous Nebraska Senators on
"that committee? I dont
know which one, they all
look and act so much alike.
Nebraskan
Letterip Directed
To 'The Catacombs'
To the editor:
This letter is directed to
the author of the column,
"The Catacombs," which
appeared in last Wednes
day's Rag.
Dear Sir,
May 1 sincerely congratu
late you on your very out
standing article.
I feel that the subject
matter was of such great
importance and value that
my personal feeling from
reading it was one of grave
concern.
I find it extremely admir
able that there is at least
one person on this campus
who has such high morals
as you. and who is taking
very effective action in ele
vating the obviously low
standards of the students of
"that Harvard of the Mid
west;" NU.
Also, I honestly don't be
lieve that the extremely
':lr,4 a
RE0)M AS A m ToucH.'
By Leon Gosip
Maybe he'd like to help out
in this probe.
Personal to Dave Cal
houn: The editorial on a
tax rebate for students was
an outstanding piece of
journalism. It showed com
mon sense, awareness of an
acute problem and a work
able solution, three com
modities hard to come by
in this day of pie in the sky.
But along with the sweet
comes the bitter, Dave.
Why did you let the down
town stores make a shop
ping guide out of you
Wednesday?
It wasn't the ads I ob
jected to, but the stories
scattered throughout the
paper making whopping al
legations of fact about
stores in town, just on the
say-so of some store offi
cials; e.g.s: "The place to
buy records"; "the home
of . . choice of goods";
"Long recognized as a lead
ing fashion store . . ."
Respectfully, Leon.
Letterip
valuable space in the Rag
which was devoted to j our
column could have been put
to a better use.
In addition, I staunchly
feel that the idealistic at
titude, which you very ef
fectively expressed, is so
stoical, persuasive, piquant,
cxhalted, courageous, ad
amative, dignified, lordly,
cultivated, mature, prag
matic, praiseworthy,, pre
sumptive, heroic, anachon
istic, chivalrous, discrete,
romantic, non-transient - -..
and forensic that you de
serve a medal.
Moreover, I can say that
without a doubt, my time
could have never been put
to a better use than by
reading your column.
I am also inclined to be
lieve that you did a fabu
lous job of feeding your
ego.
i shall remain an admir
er of you and your column
forever.
Sincerely,
Frank Brewster, II
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Staff Views
Barnstorming
By Jim Forrest
The Nebraska Center for
Continuing Education will
very possibly be the biggest
step forward the University
has taken in its 92 years of
existence.
Its facilities for teaching
and accomodating both
youth and adult oriented
groups, will fill a b a s i c
need in the education and
continuing development of
Nebraskans and midwest
erners. 1
There is one question,
however, that has many
University officials speculat
ing about the impact of the
Nebraska Center on the rest
of the campus.
Everyone is quite certain
that its presence will be
beneficial to the continued
education of the masses, but
no one is very specific or
certain as to its effect on
the Student Union business.
The adult conferences and
institutes, which have
crowded the facilities of the
Union in an ever increas
ing volume until the stu
dents are practically lim
ited to the use of the Crib
and games area, will drop
almost to nothing when the
Nebraska Center opens in
June.
No longer will the swell
of adult conferences, work
shops, and meetings be fun
neled into the Union's fa
cilities on city campus by
the University's depart
ment of conferences and in
stitutes. The Student Union will
again belong to the stu
dents! This is the problem. No
one is quite sure whether
student and faculty groups
will be able to take up the
void caused by the removal
of non-University business
fast enough to keep the Un-
ion from exoeriencine a tro-
longed financial set-back.
Nebraska Center officials
say that they are not in
competition with the Union
and that the Nebraska Cen
ter will not cause the Union
to be put behind the financial
eight-ball by taking the con
ference business away from
city campus.
And what does the Union
have to say about the loss
of a great part of their in
comer Well, Al Bennett,
Union manager, feels that
the loss of this business def
initely "will hurt the first
year.
"The Union will probablv
lose $30,000 next year," he
said, "'but the. Union can
afford it. In fact, the staff
is glad that the air will be
cleared of all the business
SLIP-ONS
with sideline stilchin"
L came
Correct Bljiing, quality leathers, long wearing
qualities and moderate prices rate J armaria m
caiDputt leaders ?vttry where.
Mfti'n Mmmc MACEFS Firm Floor
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that really isn't ours to
handle."
To recover from this first
year "hurt," the Union
feels that they will have to
launch upon a new program
to inform the campus citi
zenry that their groups now
have access to all Union
facilities and conference
rooms.
Barnstorming hopes that
this transition and re-indoctrination
can be made
quickly and with a mini
mum loss to the Union's
life blood money.
Student educational
groups and faculty meetings
will be the main people to
reach in order to fill the
void. Instead of meeting in
small class rooms "vith lim
ited facilities, they are go
ing to have to come to the
Union.
Barnstorming agrees with
Union and Nebraska Center
officials, who are working
very closely on this ques
tion, that the transference
of adult conference busi
ness to Ag cmpus can be
made successfully; but it
also takes the privilege that
everyone else is taking that
only time will tell.
It would be a shame that
an institution such as the
Nebraska Center, which is
being built and maintained
to fill an important gap,
would, by doing so, cause
another.
The Union will of course
survive the transference,
but at a time when it is
ready to expand its facili
ties and programs a drawn
out struggle for new sources
of income would be disastrous.
Speech Teaill
Ties for Second
Nebraska shared runner-up
honors Saturday with North
western at the 17th annual
Eau Claire State Speech Tour
nament at Eau Claire, Wis.
Herbie Nore took first place
in the after dinner speaking
division.
The University speakers
placed third in the B de
bate division. Ripon College
won the sweepstakes trophy.
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