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Vol. 74, No. 84
The NebraskarT
Wednesday, March 22, 1961
Pert
ect
l verage
For Trio
Dornhoff, Kotouc,
Belzer Score Nines
Three University scholars
did what 6,800 of their fellow
undergraduate class
mates couldn't do last semes
ter. They earned a 9.000
grade average a perfect
mark. .
In addition, 166 other stu
dents earned an 8.000 aver
age or better, which is equiv
alent to 90 to 95 per cent.
The three perfect scholars,
all enrolled in the College of
Arts and Sciences, are:
Second Time
Larry L.
Dornhoff, a
junior ma
joring in
m a t h e
matics. Larry
earned his
perfect
marks in his
tory, physics,
French,
German, and
m a themat
the second
time that he has earned per
fect marks, the last time in
the second semester of h l
freshman year.
I r v i n S.
Belzer, 21, a
junior major
in in p r e
medicine. He
earned his
marks in
A m e r I
can constitu
tional history,
history of
p h i 1 o s o
phy, Ameri
can literature, physics, and
medieval art. He is winner
of the Sigma Alpha Mu na
tional undergraduate achieve'
ment award.
Thomas O
Kotouc, 18, a
fresh m a
majorjng in
pre-law,
e a r n e d his
grades in his
tory, mathe
matics, Eng
lish, and
C h e m i s
try. A holder
of Regents
uuL
ICS.
Belzer
This
is
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I Jr
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Dornhoff
I I't.
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scliolarshlp. he was also a fi
nalist in the National Merit
Scholarship competition. He is
a member of Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity.
Above 8.000
Those students receiving at
least an 8.000 grade average
for the past semeser are:
t.MM.Mt
Han-tat A, Strickland, Oarr L. Hat'
aitradar.
f.MM.M
Staphan Q. KclUaan, Donald t. Mo-
Curt. Joa C. Anderson. Kam K. Hoaea.
hcrfar. Jamaa la. Samplai, Alvtn L.
Nalaoo.
I.7M.7M
Ana J. Wahl. David A. Srholi, Dwna
Q. Koenlf, Allan n. irumbla, jarr E
nraitl. David R. MeConahay. William R
Webatrr. Mary M. Frolik. WllUara E.
Holland.
Unda L. taraon. Jon C. Froemka,
Modrla B. Rirhnrt. Barbara J. Ilila.
Kannetk T. Bartoa, Jamea D. Graer,
Doa A. Kaufman, Monte C. Nowak. Olal
OB, H . MUM.) tt.ll J u w. ...win ' " .
B Trr. Dclmar D. Coa. Donald M.
Campbell, Barbara J. Kramer, Mill
G. o. uoim,-uaiT w. nauii, unaa u
Ban,
Sidney t. Stoha. Roger 0. Wllllama,
Gary A. Anderson, Nancy L. Carroll,
Elvla R. Lukenback, Xeitk M. Phllllpa.
'mderi-k R. Rickera. Koaaann Saalfeld,
Barbara R. Tanner, Dan R. Blaiek, Jan
R. roatar, raincia unm
David B. Quit avion, Shirley R. Me
Cord, Alan L. I'lummer, Ronald W.
Schafer, Larry G. Williama, Janice K.
Jelfery, Michael R. Voorhiei, Dennla B,
Nelaon, Nancy K. Miller, Lorna M. Helm,
Robert S. Nelaon, Patricia A. Mullen.
Jerry P. Fuller. Marilyn K. Terrill.
!.... 100
John I. Mollnder, Jane R. Divia, Don
na H. Lilley, Shirley M. Gates, Milton
B Molina, Dale C. Hanson, Gary K.
Thrather, Jana L. Lambach, Arnold A.
V if bold. Wayne H. Bostic, Karen J.
gandatedt. Janice C. Kauffelt, Douflaa
K Bereuter, Joan M. Brown, J a e k 1
Mundall, Thomas L. Carson.
ft.tyt-l.9M ,
Mary A. Weatlierspoon, Eleanor A.
Keanler, Ronald H. Kuaa. Michael I..
White. Larry M. Hammer, Roy N. Neil,
Lawrence R. Myers, Linda J. Rohwed
der, Gloria C. Erickeon. Gene A. Srhrib
er, Patrick H. Kelly, Francis P. McCsm
ley. Robert G. Ladd, Alta M. Lelbrandt,
David L. Swarti, John P. Anderaon,
John C. McCabe, Glenn M. Reed, Ber
' nard R. Frakes. Robert Stevenson, Rich
ard D. Slemona. Djvld J. Malena, Pa
tricia A. Porter, ArleneM. West.
Merlin W. Montaomery, Mary K. Drle
haus, Fernando Laaoa, Claude L. Row
ley. Dean L. Ulrichson, Sandra L. Duba.
Darrell R. Shepard, Gerald W. Wilkina.
Robert L. Schelfler. Donald O. Schurier,
Donald I. Epp, Richard A. Krause, Thel
ma L. Christenson, Georae C. Porter,
Msriaret E. Corn, Katherine J. Miller,
Sharon C. Swanson, Norman J. Shaffer,
Donald A. West, Patty A. Edmlaton,
Donald D. Rummer, William H. Tle
mann, Judith J. Johnson, . Carol 8. Mo
Kinley. Dwlght V. Sukup.
Carol A. Brenin't, Sheryl K. Obarf , Kay
S Kalkowjkt, Robert M. Corbin, Fred
erick E. Gainea, Timothy Rutz, Diane
K Smith, Richard Schmoker, Paul D.
Schaudt. Marilyn B. Hastinaa, Carter P.
Johnson, Marilyn A. Kester, Robert E.
Miller, Louis E. Lamberty, Richard L.
Drake, Sonia R. Anderaon. John F. Else,
Sue E Hanna, Ronnie L. Irons, Suzanne
Maxwell, Martha J. Shaffer, Jack L.
Bowen, David Godbey, Richard A. Slama,
Bonnie B. Wahl, Roger N. Schindler,
Donald J. Straub, Richard A. Waldo,
Judy A. Brumm, William F. Buckley,
Marvin E. Criswell. Douglas L. Kreifela,
Charlotte A. Lemon, Bruce R. Pearson,
Mylon E. Filklns, Phyllis J. Jones, Elaine
S Mills, Carol S. Vermaaa, Ann K.
Walker, Judy H. Wendorff, L a I r a B.
Wursi.
DOWN UNDER
Photo by Dave Hillman
The Sheldon Art Gallery construction at 12th and R Sts. is well under way. The base
melt is finished and estimated at approximately 65 feet deep. Basic partitions are being
constructed and erected.
Children, Home Ec Students Benefit
Ag Child Development Lab
Boasts Double Advantages
By Jim Forrest
The objectives of the Col
lege of Agricultures Child
Development Laboratory can
be listed under two broad
headings: those for students
and those for children.
Students from the home eC'
onomics department learn to
develop an understanding of
children, their needs, and he
havior and a self-confidence
in responding to children, ac
cording to Dr. Harold Able,
the laboratory director.
On the other band, children
of pre-school age are able to
develop self-esteem, creativ
ity, limits on behavior,
group associations and a re
spect for the rights ana prm
leges of themselves and oth
ers at the laboratory.
In order to carry out these
objectives, said Dr. Able, the
laboratory's supervised p r o-
gram provides supplementary
educational experiences for
the child. '
Family Authority
"But, in no way does the
program replace the child t
family authority," empha-
sized Dr. Able, who received
his training at Syracuse Uni
versity.
Working in a 32-year old
building which was designed
as a pre-school laboratory in
1925 under the auspices of the
home economics department,
the staff and facilities serve
in four distinct areas:
It is a laboratory provid
ing practical experience for
undergraduate students.
The laboratory offers a
sound nursery school experi
ence for the children.
The parents of the chil
dren who attend nursery
school at the laboratory gain
insight into their children's
behavior.
The laboratory is used for
research and observation by
graduate students and social
workers.
"The laboratory's original
function was to provide home
economics students with prac
tical experience in child de
velopment at the pre-school
level. This goal has remained
foremost over the years but
the purposes of the laboratory
have broadened," Dr. Able
said.
Nursery
Located in the southwest
corner of the Ag campus, the
laboratory's nursery facilities
are open to the children of
any parents who wish to
make application, according
to Mrs. Helen bulek, one of
two nursery school teachers.
"The facilities are defi
nately not just for the chil
dren of University faculty
members, said Mrs. Sulek.
The laboratory is organized
around two groups who at
tend the nursery school. Each
group is composed of approx
imately 20 children: about
half three to four years old,
and half four to five years
old.
"Each group is divided so
that the numbers of each sex
are nearly equal," said Mrs.
Sulek.
The nursery school is open
four days per week from 9
to 11:45 a.m. and from 2 to
4:43 p.m. with a critique at
the end of each session for
students and staff after the
children have left.
Needs, Interests
While at the laboratory, the
children with student help
participate in a highly flex
ible and informal program
According to Mrs. Sulek, it
varies from day to day ac
cording to the needs and in
terests of the individuals.
However, she did caution
that there are five activities
that form a basis for the
nursery's program.
The first of these activities
is growth in self-expression
through the use of clay,
music, records, sand, paints
and housekeeping equipment.
Dr. Able added that the
nursery school facilities are
so arranged that the child
may, have ample opportunity
to develop expressive inter
ests and engage in creative
enterprises.
Another basic activity is
music and rhythm instru
ments that are "child-oper
ated" such as a record
player. ; .
Literature
Literature in the form of
appropriate stories, either
read or told to the children,
is available, according to Dr.
Able.
"Materials such as puzzles,
blocks and other" manipulative
toys offer opportunities for
growth of perceptial ability
and the development of con
cepts, he said. '
Elementary nature end sci
ence experiences are pro
vided by living plants and
animals and scientific devices
such as magnets, tuning
torus, prisms and thermome
ters.
Physical activities are fos'
tered through the use of out
door equipment and toys.
The playground patio is large
enougn for wheel toys and the
playground has swings, a
slide, a jungle gym, trees
and large packing boxes.
Informality
"The informality of the pro'
gram and the availability of
the materials allow the child
to pursue his interests freely
and to learn new concepts
and abilities as he Is ready
for them," said Dr. Able.
"The home economics de
partment offers several
courses in which the labora
tory is used in addition to
classroom theory and they
are open to all University
students who have the neces
sary prerequisites,"' he said.
Dr. Able added: "The wel
fare of the children receives
primary consideration at all
times. Although the school is
used for teaching and re
search, no procedure is ever
undertaken which will be de
trimental to the child or the
benefit he may receive from
attending the school.
Mass Meeting
The Public Relations branch
of Builders will hold a mass
meeting this afternoon at 4:30
in the Union Party rooms,
according to Linda Jensen,
project leader.
Council Considers Three
Plans Suggested For
Membership Revision
By Ann Moyer
Three plans have been sub
mitted to the Student Council
representation- committee for
consideration as possible
means of revising (Jounci
membership.
The Council committee lias
been holding a series of open
meetings to discuss the vari
ous ideas tor council repre
sentation since they felt the
present system was made
quate. As a result, three
plans have been brought to
the attention of the commit
tee.
The committee, after at
least one more open meeting
will study all suggested plans
submitted.
Bill Connell, chairman of
the representation commit
tee, said that these three
plans are the primary ones
under consideration at the
present time. The committee
will select one of them or
draft a plan which might in
elude the features of several
of the ideas presented. This
plan will then be submitted
to the Council for approval
Plan I
Plan I proposed that the
Student Council disperse with
all representation other than
college representation and in
crease college representation.
Ihe number of college rep
resentatives would be in
creased by decreasing the
number of students each
Council member would rep
resent. (Presently, one col
lege Council member is elect
ed for each 500 students, or
major part of that number,
m the college.)
The advantages of this
plan were cited as ellmina
tion of double representatioh
and assurance of equal rep
resentation. It was also sag'
gested in regard to Plan I
that the Council increase
communication with the cam
pus by means of a Student
Council bulletin board and
suggestion boxes.
College meetings which
would make it possible for
the college Council represen
tation to meet with interested
students in his college, were
also suggested.
Connell pointed out that
this plan would benefit the
Greeks as in the past, the
majority of those persons
elected as college representa
tives have been Greeks and
have been elected due to IFC
backing. This plan would in
crease the number of persons
elected as college representa
tives so might tend to in
crease the Greek representa
tion on the Council. x
Plan II
Plan II suggests that the
campus be divided into 24
geographical precincts con-
a l n i n g an approximately
equal number of students.
Each precinct would have
one representative elected by
those voters residing within
the precinct.
The boundaries of the vot
ing areas would be deter-
mined by a special commit
tee of the . Student Council
and would be subject to re-,
view and revision every four
years.
This plan would more close
ly parallel the national vot
ing system and would pro
mote more interest in cam
paign issues and Council ac
tions. It would also lead to
better representation of di
verse interests from the vari
ous campus precincts.
The plan would supposedly
promote more effective and
direct communication and
would eliminate the activity
representatives - from the
Council.
The representation commit
tee feels that this plan would
serve to inspire and develop
real political issues and fos
ter the development of politi
cal parties on the campus
which would lead to in
creased interest and partici
pation in student govern
ment. Plan III
Plan III proposes the divi
sion of the campus by stu
dent living districts. For ex
ample, representatives would
be chosen by the social fra
ternities, social sororities, co
operative houses, men's
dorms and women's dorms.
The number of representa
tives chosen from each group
would be determined by pop
ulation. This plan would eliminate
voting activity representa
tives but would make provi
sion for non-voting activity
representation in order to
maintain effective communi
cation. Advocates of the plan
claim it would eliminate dou
ble representation and pro
vide closer Council contact
with the individual student.
GOP Clubs
Plan Talk
By Seaton
Fred Seaton, Secretary of
the Interior during the Eisen
hower administration, will be
in Lincoln for the annual con
vention of the State Federa
tion of Young Republican
Clubs, at the Lincoln Hotel
April 29-30. He will deliver the
banquet address on Saturday.
The University of Nebraska
Young Republican Club will
co-sponsor the convention
said Jan Rhoda, YR president
Otjier sponsors are Wes-
leyan University and Lan
caster County Young Repub
licans. Jan Rhoda, Fred
Aden, and Arlen Beam,
presidents of the three spon
soring clubs, will serve as co-
chairmen of the over-all con
vention committee.
George Wilcox, president of
the State Y.R.'s announced
the following appointments of
NU students to the three con
vention committees: consti
tution committee, Rod Eller-
busch; resolutions committee,
Bob Shapiro; and credenti
als committee, Ladd Hubka.
Other NU students who will
serve on the preparations
committees for the conven
tion, are Jeannie Hahn, regis
tration committee; Gwynnne
Showalter, program and ar
rangements; and Rod Eller
busch, public relations.
It also would offer a more
equitable representation of
the campus community as
Council members' would be
chosen according to the popu
lation of the living unit
group.
Connell pointed out that
this system of voting would
benefit the independents as
the number of independents
elected to the Council would
increase.
He said at present h i s
committee was not partial to
any one of the plans but that
they did advocate the elimi
nation of the voting activity
representatives from Council
membership. The committee
is open to further suggestions
and comments, Connell said.
Today on Campus
Wednesday:
Builder's Advertising Com
mittee, 5:00, Union Room 342.
'Astrology Fact or Fic
tion, 8 p.m. Planetarium.
Irrigation Short Course, all
day, Ag Engineering Building.
Montgomery Lecture,
'Francis Bacon as a Sciem
tist" by Dr. Loren Eiseley,
anthropologist and provost, 4
p.m., Love Library auditorium.
Foreign Film Society, "Ma
gician': and uoiden fisn ,
8 p.m., Nebraska Theater,
12th and P.
Fraternity Life Impresses Italian
By Tom Kotouc
How much would Sergio Era, director of
the American Information Agency's Cul
tural Center in Rome, Italy, be impressed
by fraternity ljfe at the University?
A guest of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity last
week, Era said he gained some positive
impressions of fraternity and University
life on a Midwestern Campus. This was
the only fraternity visit of his trip through
the U.S. -
Era, Cultural Center Director since 1949
and a native of Bologna, Italy, is studying,
American higher education, labor-management
relations, atomic energy develop
ment and mass communications media.
This was his first visit to the U.S. He
will return to Rome, which is 60 pro
Communist, with Jiew insights and exper
iences to develop a program of discussions
and explanations of life in America.
Personally selecting the University as
the Midwestern school he would visit, Era
was ' highly impressed with the student
body and our Unicameral system. In fact,
he tried in vain to remain here for another
day before flying on to Pittsburgh.
"The fraternities and pledge&hip," he
remarked, "are very similar to those of
the University of Bologna, except that we
have no communal or "bouse" living
there."
During his two month study of America,
. Era will see the Tennessee Valley Author
ity, Cape Canaveral, the South, the West
Coast, Stanford University and Washing
ton, D.C.
Douglas
To Address
Conclave
Judge Appointed By
Roosevelt in 1939
The All University convoca
tion to be held the Wednesday
following Easter vacation will
feature Justice William O.
Douglas of the U.S. Supreme
Court.
Justice Douglas has served
as a member of the court
since 1939 when he was ap
pointed to the position by
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
His topic for the convocation
which will be held in the
Coliseum at 11 a.m. will be,
"Democracy vs. Communism
in Asia". He will discuss the
rising democratic institutions
there, the impact of Marxism
and communistic tactics in
that part of the world and
manner of repelling them.
The talk will also deal with
the race between Red China
and India for control of the
peoples' minds. Douglas will
also summarize Western re
lations with Soviet Russia and
give an appraisal of the ulti
mate outcome.
Justice Douglas was one of
three children. He was called
upon to help provide for his
family on the death of his
father who was a Presbyter
ion missionary from Canada.
Douglas worked in creamer
ies and as a harvest laborer.
Later he taught English and
Latin in a high school. In
1922 Douglas headed for Co
lumbia University law school
where he earned his law de
gree. He also served as a
member of the law faculties
at Columbia and Yale.
Justice Douglas Is also
widely known for the books
he has written dealing with
law, business and his recent
vacation experiences. His
books, most of which can be
found in Love Library, in
clude: Of Man and Moun
tains, Beyond the High Hima
layas, Strange Lands and
Friendly People, We the
Judges and An Almanac of
Liberty.
The All University convoca
tion will be followed by an in
formal coffee hour discussion
to. be held in 232 Student
Union at 2:30 p.m. that after
noon. A question and answer
period will be held.
The convocation is being
sponsored by the Student
Union Talks and Topic committee.
Deems To Head
Ag Educators
Prof. Howard W. Deems,
chairman of vocational edu
cation department, has been
elected chairman of the agri
cultural educators in the cen
tral region.
The agricultural educators
is a group of 200 supervisors,
consultants and teacher train
ers from 13 midwestern
states.
Another vocational educa
tion staff member, Dr. James
T. Horner, was elected re
gional vice president of the
American Association of
Teacher Educators in Ag
riculture. ,