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Summer Nebraskan
Tuesday, June 13, 1961
Workshops, Conferences
Nebraska Center Aids Youth,
No Prerequisites
Education
Adul
Editor! note: Tlw Nebraska Center
to Kfieduied to bold IU dedication la
week. Due to a construction s'rike. how
ever, the Adult Wing has not yet been
completed. The Youth Hall has been in
operation for a week, however, and has
housed a First Aid Conference, a State
Extension Meeting and Northwestern
Bell Telephone conference. This week 300
4 H Dub members will stay in the Youth
Hall dormitory during the Stat 4-H Club
Coacraas.
Editor's aste: Tbe Nebraska Center
was scheduled Is hold Hi dedication last
week. Dae to a comlrorUaa strike, how
ever, the Adaat Wise has aot yet heea
eenwleted. The Ysalk Hall has heea la
sserallea tar a week, however, and has
housed a First Aid Conference, a State
Eiteesiea Meeting and a Northwesters
Bell Telephone eoaferenre. This week
4-H Cluh members will stay In the Yeula
BaH dormitory durmc the Male 4-H Clak
CoaaTess.
By Jim Forrest
In keeping with the concept
of adult and youth education
throughout the United, States,
individuals and groups will
look upon the Nebraska Cen
ter for Continuing Education
as a place where education
can be obtained, regardless of
previous educational b a c k
ground. The Nebraska Center, locat
ed on the College of Agricul
ture campus, has unlimited
resources for making both
young and adult citizen's par
ticipation in a program of
continuing education a memo
rable and valuable one, ac
cording to Dr. K. 0. Broady,
director of the Nebraska Cen
ter. Two Programs ,
Built at a cost of over $2
million, the Nebraska Center)
will have a two pronged pro
gram of continuing education
-the Adult Wing and the Hall
of Youth.
Dr. Arthur B. Ward, direc
tor of the Adult Wing, said
the Nebraska Center's adult
program was planned and will
be maintained to help adults:
meet, successfully, the
ever increasing complexity
of 20th century living;
and
and
once
once
broaden concepts
perspectives;
acquire new skills
abilities;
reinforce skills
learned and kbilities
developed.
In commenting about con
tinued education, Chancellor
Clifford M. Hardin said, "A
single period of education,
even if it includes college, is
no longer enough to serve
throughout a productive lifetime."
The Nebraska Center, which
was financed by a $1.5 mil
lion grant from the W. K. Kel
logg Foundation and over $1
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business gifts from Cornhusk- J
ers throughout the state, will I
offer study . and living facili
ties for adult groups attend
ing exploratory conferences
or concentrated workshops.
Three or 300
"The facilities available can
accommodate a committee of
three or groups of 50, 100 or
300 or more, all in a learning
atmosphere, be the group
businessmen, farmers, physi
cians, teachers, homemakers
or candlestick makers," Dr
Ward said.
The Nebraska Center plan
ners have made certain that
the conveniences needed by
busy people away from their
homes and businesses for just
a day or for one or two weeks
are "built in," said Dr. Ward.
This includes parking facili
ties for 300 cars.
In the hotel, the Nebraska
Center can. accommodate 196
guests in air conditioned
rooms, sleeping two persons
each with a private bath and
closet space, to assure the
adult student of privacy, com-
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tion, completed all but the f 1 n i s h i n g
touches, stands ready to serve adults,
youth and alumni of the University in the
Nebraska area.
fort and relaxed study atmos
phere, according to Dr. Ward.
A complete food service is
available. As many as 750 can
be accommodated in the State
Room, and from 20 to 60 per
sons in the smaller private
dining rooms.
Class facilities in the adult
wing include over a dozen
conference rooms and a mod
ern auditorium that can ae
comodate 600 persons sitting
in chairs at tables on the
first floor with room for note
taking and working.
"The auditorium," said Dr.
Ward, "includes a stage area
for speakers, panels and dem
onstrations and a seating area
divided into two sections with
a capacity of 340 persons on
the first floor and 260 persons
in the balcony. This area is
also used by the Hall of
Youth."
University Groups
Dr. Ward explained that
the Nebraska Center s facil
ities are not limited to only
non-university groups and that
faculty and student education
al conferences may also be
accomodated.
"Whatever the range of
specialized interest, a pro
gram can be developed
through the Department of
Conferences and Institutes
and provide each group with
the Nebraska Center's exel
al leadership and professional
counsel," he said.
He went on to say that
authorities and experts from
every walk of life can be b
Itained for a Nebraska Cen
; tr program. Where local ex
: perti are available, be they
professors, researchers or lay
; men, they will be provided. In
i addition. Dr. Ward's office ts
I in constant touch with experts
, and outstanding speakers
should the conferees wish to
obtain the services of leading
I authorities from other institn
tions and from other walks of
I life who may not be avail
able locally.
"The adult wing of the Ne
braska Center will provide
the groups with the most ad
vanced teaching and learn
ing aids," Dr. Ward said.
Besides the very latest audio-visual
and teaching aids
and public address system,
the Nebraka Center will have
access to federal, state and
University film lirariei and
those from the National Edu
cation Television network as
well as many produced by
trade, industrial and non-profit
organizations, he said.
Education Stressed
Dr. Ward warned that the
Nebraska Center for Continu
ing Education is an education
center, not a convention cen
ter.
"No matter what the group
or what the program consists
of, before they can use any
of the Nebraska Center s fa
cilities, they must obtain the
sponsorship of a University
department, he said.
In addition to the Adult
Wing, the Nebraska Center
has a Hall of Youth which
will have facilities for youth
orientated conferences and
workshops of short duration
and also an 8-week Midwest
Institute for Young Adults.
According to Dr. Otto Hoi
berg, director of the Hall's
youth program, the H a 1 1 of
Youth will fill a major gap
in the educational opportuni
ties for youth.
"The Midwest Institute has
been specifically designed to
meet the practical require
ments of thousands of young
adults who do not go on to
college," said Dr. Hoiberg.
In a recent address, Dr.
Hoiberg cited figures that
showed that out of the total
number of high school gradu-.
ates in the state each year
two-thirds or an annual 8,000
young adults do not continue
their education on a college
or university level. He also
said that the Glenny report
to the Nebraska legislature
said that 70 per cent of the
state's college-age youth are
not attending a college or University.
Terms
The Institute program
will include four eight-week
terms during each biennium;
that is, a fall and winter term
each year. Each term will
differ in content from every
other and will be open to any
mature, interested young
adult from rural or metropol
itan areas beyond high scnool
age, he said.
"The teaching staff will be
drawn, with a few exceptions.
from the regular faculty staff
at the University on an over
load basis in addition to their
regular duties," Hoiberg said.
The instruction, which will
utilize the services of about
fifteen different departments
of the University of Nebraska,
will be comprised of t h r e e
basic elements including job
related courses, home and
community development and
social and recreational activi
ties. The job-related coarse In
clude merchandising (intro
duction to business, small
business management, b a 1 1-
ness and public speaking), of
flee secretarial and clerical
work (office machines, secre
tarlal training, business cor
respondence, advanced t y p-
cient nse of farm power and
machinery, welding, field
crops, animal diseases).
The oo-reiatea courses
are designed to give the
young adult practical experi
ence and training in a field
of interest so that he may
get a better job than he has
or do better in his present
position, said Dr. Hoiberg.
Courses in home and com
munity development consist
of such subjects as marriage
and the family, world affairs,
citizenship, reading for enjoy
ment and recreational leader
ship.
Club activities, swimming,
field trips, bowling, basket
ball, ping pong, chorus, square
dancing and discussion groups
are some of the social and
recreational activities open to
the young trainees.
Courses, Recreation
Dr. Hoiberg explained that
three-fourths of the student's
work load will be selected
from job-related courses while
the remaining one-fourth will
be from courses in home and
community development. In
addition, all students will
participate in social and rec
reational activities, he said.
As a direct outgrowth of the
experimental Nebraska School
for Community Living con
ducted in 1956 and 1957, the
Institute's program was initi
ated in 1959 by Dr. Hoiberg
aiier me pians received final
approval. The first session of
the Institute will be held in
the nearly completed Nebras
ka Center on October 30. run
ning through December 22.
Dr. Hoiberg stated that the
Institute was originally built
and will be maintained around
the clearly defined o b j e c-
uves including:
The development of
leadership skills;
Increasing understand
ing of opportunities and re
sponsibilities for effective
citizenship in our democ
racy; Provision for post high
school residential training
in such Job-related fields as
business, office work and
agriculture for young men
and women whose formal
education has ended with
high school graduation;
Personal counseling as
sistance for young adults
concerning selection of a
life work;
Provision for experi
ence in group living.
In addition to the Institute,
thf Hall of Youth also has
initiated a program which will
emphasize snort training ac
tivities for youth orientated
groups. These special courses
and programs are also ar
ranged to serve such groups
as the Future Farmers of
America, 4-H groups, Junior
Red Cross and otner appropri
ate youth groups which may
find the Hall of Youth suited
to their needs.
"Students are assisted in
evaluating and developing
their own potentials and their
vocational possibilities," said
Dr. Hoiberg, who also heads
the University's department
of community services.
Length Varies
In this short training pro
gram, groups will come into
the Nebraska Center and the
Hall of Youth for periods rang
ing from a day to a week.
"Most of the ffrouDS that
will come to the Hall win
have their own training pro
gram planned and their own
leaders," said Dr. Hoiberg.
"It will be up to the Hall to
open its facilities to accomo
date the groups during the
training period."
Both the young adults at
tending the Midwest Institute
and the short duration train
ing programs will be housed
on the two floors of the Hall
of Youth. The Nebraska Cen
ter is able to accomodate 280
young adults. 140 on each
floor.
"Movable partitions will be
used to divide a single room
into two areas when the ratio
of boys and girls is onequal,"
explained the program direc
tor. Permanent resident counsel
ors will be assigned to the
young men and women on
each floor to guide them in
their social and study activ
ities and to maintain adequate
and competent supervision.
Food service is provided
from the same kitchen that
serves the adult wing but is
served in a separate dinning
room in the Hall.
Facilities, Activities
The Hall of Youth will also
have the auditorium and train
ing aids at its disposal that
are used in the Adult Wing.
Class and conference rooms
are available to accomodate
large or small groups attend
ing the Hall. The recreation
al program includes club ac
tivities, square dancing, ping
pong, movies, music, swim
ming and bowling. In short'
it provides all the social ahd
recreational activities enjoyed,
by the regular students at the
University of Nebraska. V
In facing the . unmet need
for continued education for
youth, Dr. Hoiberg called the
Hall of Youth "a uniqw 'In
stitution which will provide
the student at the Hall of
Youth with the essential train
ing and knowledge in techni
cal courses as well as hu
manities and fine arts needed
to earn a living and live a
life by utilizing the most mod
ern as well as the best of the
traditional teaching tech
niques of a university and al
lowing our youth to live in a
most stimulating enviro-ment."
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