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WiVsRsmr op NKK Ag&ard Action Prompts Extension of Library Hours uruive w ..w. .... , By Jlm t orrest A proposal presented by the Ag Exec Board which calls for the temporary ex jpflgjnn of Ag Library hours " (on a test basis) has re-, ceived full approval from the Administration. Adam C. Breckenridge, dean of faculties, announced Friday that his office had instructed Frank Lundy, di rector of University libra ries, to work out a plan that would extend the library hours to 10:30 p.m. for the rest of this semester and the 1961 Fall semester. Late Friday afternoon Lundy reported that he had met with his staff and that "as soon as a responsible person can be found to su pervise the late shift and the campus police have Training Center Faculty Supports Peace Corps Plan Enthusiastic faculty support has been given the Peace Corps program, necessary if Nebraska is to be successful as a Peace Corps training center. In one of a series of special faculty interviews, Dr. Rob ert Sakai, professor of Far Eastern History, reflected that "The faculty of the University have been stimulated by the possibilities of the Peace Corps. The opportunity for accom plishing good greatly outweighs the pitfalls of the program." Dr. J. C. Olson, Chairman of the Department of History, emphasized "The Peace Corps is a dramatic and imagina- tive expression of the spirit that built America." Professor of Russian His tory Dr. A. T. Anderson re marked "We cannot sell short the capacity of American friendliness and good will to gain the confidence of people abroad as to the good inten tions of our government and people. And who can deny the positive impression made upon people abroad when they ofr serve American youth leaving an affluent society of abun dance in order to help oth ers?" "The Peace Corps will not revolutionize our world posi tion," cautioned Dr. Norman Hill, professor of Internation- al Relations in Political Sci ence, "but it embodies some of the initiative and Imagina tion which we need to fight the cold war.' Dr. Edward I. Fry, assist ant professor of anthropology, labeled the project an "Ex ellent idea, if we can pro vide the Peace Corps mem bers with adequate training in the culture of the nation to which they will be sent." Challenge Dr. Anderson outlined the challenge which faces the Peace Corps: "The American youth is challenged not to impose his culture and government on other people of the world, but to aid them in developing a viable way of living to re duce starvation, illiteracy and disease. Americans must eventually begin to think of devoting a part of their life to other people of the world, but sending talent abroad which today considers its first re sponsibility to establish a business and a home once college has been completed." Dr. Olson cautioned that the U.S. must be modest in their start to insure initial success. "If the first group does not make a good impression, we might as well abandon the pro ject," said Dr. Anderson. Dr. Fry noted, "It would be a waste of knowledge and ability to send a college-prepared teacher to fix tractors or build roads. This is no Boy Scout venture We must match the job with talent." "The Peace Corps is not a joy ride, as many who in tended to enter seem to think. And we cannot become so im mersed in creating good will that we do the exact oppo site," Dr. Hill interjected. Nebraskans Effective Does Nebraskan's boast of longevity and health better qualify our youth as "Peace Corps members than youths from other states? Dr. Sakai added, "Nebraska youth are largely drawn from an agricultural population which does not shrink from manual labor. Familiar with the soil, these youths are in a unique position to work alongside the peasant and fanner from Asia to Africa, dispelling the Communist in spired impression of the American as the 'big, fat capitalist'." "Midwesterners strike a kind of balance in American qualities which are considered good," said Dr. Anderson. "This region, if not the best from which to draw talent, certainly is near the top of the reservoir of talent." Effects And what will the actual im- (Continued to page 4) been informed of the ex tended hours, the new sys tem will go Into effect." The library director went on to say that the change "f will probably take place sometime this week. The new hours for the Ag library will be 7:40 a.m. 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:40 a.m.-4:50 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It was also announced that the Ag library will, under the new system, open on Sundays at 2 p.m. and close 10:30 p.m. , Poll Prompts Approval The library's approval came following a poll con ducted of Ag students in fra ternities, dorms and co-ops, graduate students and fac ulty members. Those polled expressed the . need for a change. A totai of 700 polls Cornhusker Announces New Staff Anne Sowles Named Yearbook Editor Anne Sowles has been named editor of the 1961-62 Cornhusker. Miss Sowles is a junior in the school of journalism, and is vice-president of Delta Gamma and of Theta Sig ma Phi, wom en's journal ism honorary. Named as sociate e d i t ors were Kar en Costin and Lynn Wright. . - Sowles Miss Costin, copy editor of the book, is a junior in journalism, and is a member of Delta Gamma, Theta Sigma Phi and Orches is. Miss Wright, photo editor for 1961-62, is secretary of Kappa Alpha Theta, and is vice-president of All Univer sity Fund (AUF). All three have served pre viously as managing editors of the Cornhusker. The four sophomore manag ing editors will be Honey Lou McDonald, member of Kap pa Kappa uamma; lyntma Holmquist, Delta Gamma; Pat Mullen, Kappa Alpha Theta and Helen Schmierer, independent. Serving as business man ager will be Mark Sorenson, a junior and a member of Phi Delta Theta. His assistant will be Pam Holloway, Kappa Kappa Gam ma; and John Nolan, Phi Del ta Theta. Both are sopho mores. Interviews for section ed itors of the 1961-62 Cornhus ker will be held Wednesday. Chemistry Coed Wins Fellowship Sonia Ruth Anderson, a sen ior in the department of che mistry at the University, has been rewarded a National Sci ence Foundation Cooperative Fellowship for graduate study in biochemistry at the Univer sity of Illinois. Spring Day to be Bigger, By Sue Hovik Jousting, roller skating, egg blowing and bicycle ob stacle racing contests are just a few of the many games organized houses, dorms and co-ops may enter in the Spring Day competition. This year, Spring Day competition will be held on Ag campus. This new location will offer a bigger and better game site plus opportunities for a wider variety of games. Two men from each men's organization will enter the jousting competition. The man riding on the other man's shoulders will not be allowed to be tied or strapped on. These gallant knights will charge at each other with gar bage can lids and a padded pole at a distance of twenty yards. The object is to dismount the opponent's rider or drive them out of the three-foot lane in two out of three matches. Five member teams from each women's organization will compete in the roller skating relay. Wearing regula tion steel-wheeled roller skates, each girl will skate around the Ag campus mall. One member from each team will start on a given signal, skate around the mall, and tag the next girl in line. The winner will be the team to complete the course first. Egg Blowing - In the egg blowing contests, one girl from each organi zation will move an eggshell 20 feet to the finish line by blowing only. Crawling on hands and knees behind the egg were distributed by the Ag Exec Board. The poll was initiated aft er a reply was received from the Student Council to voice an opinion. The reply stated nothing could be done unless the Board in-1 vestigated the complaints concerning the Ag library still further. , The campus improvement committee of the Board with the aid of other mem bers felt some concrete facts and evidence were needed, according to Russ Edeal, Ag Exec represent ative from Alpha Zeta. "This committee also felt specific needs of the stu dent, Relative to lengthen- Vol. 74, No. 93 .Bouc By Jack Sack Three senior male students will be awarded the C. W. Boucher Memorial Awards, given annually for scholastic excellence, at the University Honors Convocation Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. in the Coliseum. The recipients will be Don A. Kaufman, David R. Mc Conahay and Francis P. Mc Camley. - Featured speaker at the 33rd annual Honors Convoca tion will be Federal Judge John R. Brown of Houston, Tex., a University graduate and former resident of Hol drege. His topic will be "You Don't Know Nothing Yet!" The native Nebraskan was appointed by President Eisen hower in 1955 as Circuit judge of the U.S. Courts of Appeal Wunderlich to Speak Greek Week Convocation Features Subrosa Topic . By Dave Wohlfarth The Greek Week convoca tion will feature a speech by Herbert J. Wunderlich, Dean of students at Kansas State College, Thursday at 7 p.m. in the U n l Auditorium. "W u n der- lich's speech topic will cov er, in part, a discussion of subrosa fra t e r nities," said Don Fer guson, Inter frat ernity Wunderlich Council (IFC) President. Wunderlich has been the dean of students at Kansas State since 1955. He previsous ly held a similar position at Peace Corps Meeting There will be a special meeting Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in the Student Union for all University students interested in the Peace Corps. The purpose of the meet ing is to outline a plan for the future of the University of Nebraska as a possible Peace Corps training cen ter. Anyone desiring further information should contact R e n n y Ashleman, Jack Burns, Marvin Keller, or Bob Nye. ing the library hours, should be known," he said. When the results of the poll were tabulated and pre sented to the B o a r d, its members voted to recom mend the proposed changes. The proposal was then for warded to the Administra tion for action. Longer Hours Needed Many students and faculty members of the college have a very serious prob lem and great need for longer Ag library hours. This is shown, said Edeal, by the return of 387 of the 700 of the polls distributed, or a return of 55.3 per cent. A large majority of the students polled, 86 per cent, her for the Fifth Circuit, compris ing Texas, Louisiana, Flor ida, Georgia, Alabama, Mis sissippi and the Canal Zone. More than 600 students who rank in the upper 10 per cent of their classes will be hon ored. Special recognition will be given to 79 seniors who rank in the upper three per cent or who have been on the honor roll since their fresh man year. Highest Senior . The Boucher award for the senior student with the high est four - year accumulative grade average will go to Kauf man. He has an average of 8.577. - Kaufman is enrolled in Teachers College majoring in general science. He is a mem ber of Sigma Xi, honorary the University of Montana. He was assistant dean of men at the University of Washington from 1936 to 1938, and from 1938-1942 was dean of men and executive secre tary to the president of the University of Idaho. Native of Idaho A native of Coeur d Alene, Ida., Dean Wunderlich holds his B.A. in history from the University of Idaho, his M.A. in history from Harvard and his doctor's degree from Stan ford. Wunderlich, who holds mem bership in Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa, was also assist ant dean of students at Stan ford University for two years. In the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946, Wunderlich rose to the rank of commander and his last duty being on Mac Arthur's staff in Tokyo where he was in charge of textbook revision for Japan. In preparation for this duty he attended the University of Chicago, where he received a military government certifi cate. He received the army merit citation for this work. High Point ! The convocation is being tabbed by IFC officers as one of the high points of Greek Week, which started yester day with Greeks attending' church and open houses. The plans for this year's Greek Week were laid by the Jr. IFC, then approved by the ! shell, the contestant will not be allowed to use her hands, feet or nose to stop or direct the ball. . Each contestant from a men's organization will com plete a total of ten laps in the bicycle obstacle race: five laps around the regular track, two laps through the ob stacle course, and three laps around the regular course again. Each contestant will furnish his own standard American bicycle, with standard 26" wheels. The fenders may be removed if so desired. .The obstacle course consists of one ramp, one teeter totter, a sharp S curve, and a zig-zag between poles. At the end of the first obstacle lap, the contestant must ring a bell and blow a horn to let the crowd know that he has finished that lap. At the end of the second obstacle lap, the contestant will stop, pick up a flag which has his number on it, and put on four articles of women's clothing before finishing the last three laps carrying his flag. The winner will be the one who completes the lap in the least amount of time. Trophies to Winners In each of the contests, trophies will be awarded to first place winners, and second and third place winners will receive prizes. In addition there will Te two mystery events. All houses, co-ops, and dorms wishing to enter Spring Day competition must have the entry forms filled in and re turned by April 20. wanted the Ag library hours extended. The faculty did not favor extending the hours but they did express the opinion that students would probably need it, said Edeal. The results of the poll also showed that 88 per cent of the students who an swered the poll wanted the library open on weekends, especially Sunday. Although the original rec ommendation from the Board called for a 11 p.m. extension Dean Brecken ridge suggested that the hours be extended only un til 10:30 p.m. "If we find there is a war rant for extending the hours The Nebraskan science society, Mu Epsilon Nu, honorary teachers soci ety,, and this year is the re cipient of the Herbert Brown ell Scholarship. McConahay, whose average is 8.364, will receive the award for maintaining the highest scholarship record among senior athletic letter men in a major sport. He is a member of the varsity golf team. He's is a chemistry and pre-medical major. McConahay is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, both national honorary so cieties, and president of Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity. McConahay was also a member of the University band, assistant business man ager of the Cornhusker year- IFC. The project was turned over to the IFC affairs com' mittee under chairman Roger Myers. After consulting Panhellen tic, which sent representatives to help in the organization of Greek Week, the plan was co ordinated by the affairs com mittee. The Jr. IFC and Pan hellenic are responsible for organizing each day. Greek Week's new activities this year include the convo cation, open houses, house din ners, serenades, exchange din ners, an IFC-Panhellenic din ner, discussion groups, facul ty speakers, a housemother's coffee and a Help Project. Also included are the tra ditional Greek Games, which will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. this year. Cold War Debate A discussion meeting on the Cold War G.I. Bill will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in 232 Student Union. This Cold War bill is now being considered by Con gress. The meeting is being held to acquaint the ex-servicemen with the contents and possible consequences of the bill and its status at the present time in Con gress. AH ex-servicemen not at present receiving G.I. Bill privileges are urged to at tend. The public is invited. Better Awards to 11 p.m., we will take an other look," said the dean of faculties. Extension Is Improvement "The 10:30 p.m. extension is an improvement," said Edeal, who coordinated the work on the poll. "We thought that the 11 p.m. closing hour would be more beneficial, but if it is the Administration's experience with Love library that 10:30 p.m., is sufficient then it would be advantageous for us to go along with them." Lundy said that extending the library hours from the present 73 hours per week to the proposed 86 hours per week will cost an additional $100 in salary this semester o inree book and president of Inno cents Society and Corn Cobs. ROTC Candidate The third Boucher award will go to McCamley for the senior ROTC candidate for an officer's commission with the highest four-year accumula tive grade average. His aver age is 8.120. McCamley is majoring in agricultural economics. He is a member of Alpha Zeta, ag- Health Day Meet Features Dr. Fishbein The feature speaker at the annual Health Day Convoca tion to be held at the Uni versity this Thursday will be Dr. Morris Fishbein, former editor of the American Med ical Association's Journal. Dr. Fishbein, one of the leaders of the American Med ical Association (AMA), will deliver two addresses on the topic of marriage. "Prepara tion for Marriage" will be the subject of an 11 a.m. session. The second session at 8:30 p.m. will feature a discussion of "Successful Marriage." Sponsored by the Univer sity's Health Service, depart ment of physiology and Divi sion of Public Health, the sessions are open to the pub lic. Dr. Fishbein has edited two books on marriage, "Suc cessful Marriage," published in 1955, and "Modern Mar riage and Family Living," published in 1957. He is presently ' editor of Voice of Medicine, Medical World News, and World Wide Abstracts of General Medi cine. He also is medical ed itor of the Britannica Book of the Year. He was editor of the AMA Journal from 1924 1950. In addition to articles on marriage, Dr. Fishbein has written about socialized medi cine, obstetrical care, mus cles, colds, hay fever, social diseases, harmonious liar- mones, poliomyelitis, medical quacks, influenza, the truth about candy and the Heart. Dr. Fishbein is professor emeritus of the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Colleges of Medicine. Budget Hearings To Begin Today The legislature's budget committee will begin public hearings today on the Univer sity's proposed $30,605,893 budget. Sen. Richard Marvel of Hastings, chairman, said the committee would probably wait until Tuesday to hold an executive session on the budg et and that the tentative de cisions made then would not be made public until recom mendations were presented to the legislature in June. About $2,500,000 of the re quested $5,600,000 increase is for salary raises, $900,000 for a pension program and $15, 000,000 for new or expanded activities. Soc Chairmen Meet All fraternity social chair men are asked to meet with the Corn Cobs Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in 348 Stu dent Union. If the social .hairmen cannot attend they are asked to send another house offi cer, according to John Bis choff of the Corn Cobs. alone and $500 for next year. "It is a good investment . if it works out," he said. During the temporary pe riod, library officials will watch closely the number of students using the extended hours. However, Lundy said that the success of the ar rangement will not hinge on the remaining weeks of this semester but officials will consider the use it gets next semester, also. The library hours at pres ent are 7:40 a.m.-9:20 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:40 a.m.-4:50 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Ag library is not open on Sunday. Monday, April 17, 1961 ricultural honorary, and an Army ROTC Cadet Captain. This past semester he re ceived a distinguished ROTC student award. Also to be presented will be the University Foundation Distinguished Teaching Awards in humanities and so cial sciences and in physical and technology sciences. C. W. Battey, Foundation vice president, will present the $1,000 stipends to two recipi ents on the Universtiy faculty. Chancellor Clifford M. Har din will preside at the Convo cation and Dr. L e r o y T. Laase, chairman of the Hon ors Convocation committee, will present the honored stu dents. Steve Gage, student representative of the commit tee, will introduce the speaker. The University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Prof. Emanuel Wishnow, will play Overture to "Oberon," and Semiramide Overture. BROWN 'Hunters' Own Loin Cloth, Bow The noted anthropological film, "The Hunters" will be presented Tuesday by the an thropology department. "This is the most remark able anthropological film I have ever seen", said Mr. Clyde Kluckhohn, past chair man of the division of anthro pology of the National Re search Council. The film which will be shown in Love Library Audi torium at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m., is concerned with the rapidly disappearing Kung Bushmen of South West Afri ca. These people hunt and gath er melons for their food and have a loin cloth and bow as their only possessions. Interviews Set For Tribunal Applications for Student Tri bunal are now being accepted at the Student Council office room 339 Student Union. Students who meet the gen eral University requirements for membership on the Tri bunal may sign up for inter views from today to 5 p.m. Friday. A charter of the Tribunal and a report of the recent Tribunal committee's recom mended changes will be avail able for students to read when they sign up, according to RoyNeiL A total of seven student judges will be chosen. Interviews will be held Sat urday morning in the Union. TODAY ON CAMPUS Board of Regents, 10:30 a.m., 308 Administration.