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Tuesday, August 1, 1961
What Is Midwest?
Leaders Explain
Nebraska Isolationism: Disappearing:
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"It is not only the middle f the country, it is the mid
dle of the road socially, politically and religiously.
"It is the Balance Wheel of American Political and
Social life and does not go to the extremes that the costal
regions do. This is due in part to its middle of the road
conservatism and also because it is oriented to the rural
community.
"People from the east tell me that Midwesterners work
harder.
"The Midwest is also that portion of the country that
keeps us on the level and prevents extremes of right and
left from becoming very important."
Charles W. Roach, Jr.
Charles W. Roach, Jr. is
vice president and secre
tary of Chambers Dobson,
real estate development,
sales and promotion com
pany. Mr. Roach has served on
two Chamber of Commerce
committees and is vice
president of the Lincoln
Real Estate Board.
David Oslerhout
David Osterhout is Divi
sion Director of the Ne
braska State Resources Division.
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Charles Roach listed good qualities of Nebraska and
the Midwest and also the areas for improvement that fol
low: ADVANTAGES:
Hallam atomic power plant.
Lincoln is the insurance capital of the Midwest.
Fine churches, good schools and Universities, civic
minded citizens.
Three cities in the Midwest are in the top six in the
business activity index. They are Topeka, Lincoln and
Des Moines.
Cleanliness, low crime rate.
Effective labor force.
Rail center and retail center of the Midwest (Lincoln.
Industrial potential.
Agriculture and agricultural research.
Four seasons.
Air Force and missile bases.
The Kellogg Center (Nebraska Center for Continuing
Education).
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT;
More recreational facilities.
Expanded tourist promotion.
More realistic tax structure (such as separate tax to
support schools and school districts; personal property tax
abolishment).
Develop and encourage more creative leadership.
"We, in the Midwest, have a tremendous untapped
potential in economic development.
"The Resource Foundation in Nebraska is attempting
to develop the economy, particularly in new and additional
employment. We are searching for new Industry and trying
to expand existing industry.
"There is an untapped reservoir of outstanding labor.
Our people in Nebraska, particularly, although this is true
of other Midwestern states to a degree, have been proven
to excell in productivity.
"Nebraska has a unique opportunity to combine this
excellent labor supply with its unique industrial climate
to offer an exceptional opportunity to industry.
"Given time to present our story to American industry,
we are confident that this area will show tremendous
expansion in the next generation."
A. James Ebel
A. James Ebel is gener
al manager of KOLN-TV
and was president of the
Lincoln Centennial Corpor
ation. Ebel is also a past pres
ident of the Lincoln Rotary
Club and is presently head
of the Lincoln Symphony
Orchestra Association. He
has also been active in the
Chamber of Commerce and
received the American Fed
eration of Advertisers-Printers
Ink Silver Medal award
from the Lincoln Ad Club.
"The history of radio and televison broadcasting has
shown the Midwest playing a leading role. Some of the
earliest successful radio and television broadcasters have
been midwesterners.
"Broadcasting in the Midwest is noted for its personal
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service. Travelers who have listened to radio or watched
television throughout the United States are impressed with
the news service, public service and other local radio and
television program origination in the Midwest.
"Broadcasting in this area is not 'formula' type
broadcasting. Rather it is tailored to fit the needs of the
markets being served. The Midwest doesn't go for "fads"
in broadcasting as do the stations on the East and West
coasts.
"There are two reasons for the development of tailored
broadcasting in the Midwest. It started with the original
radio stations in Des Moines and Omaha which built a
reputation of farm service. They didn't go by the board (as
in 'formula' broadcasting, which follows fixed patterns).
"The second reason for this is that we are competing
with news. All broadcasters try to get all of the audience
rather than special interests so there is better all-'round
service.
"In the Midwest, we spend more time on news than
they do in New York. Our audiences are smaller and thjs
makes broadcasters closer and more responsible to their
audience."
Chancellor Clifford Hardin
Chancellor Clifford M.
Hardin has served as head
of the University of Ne
braska for seven years. He
is also a past president of
the Association of Land
Grant Colleges.
Before coming to Nebras
ka, Dr. Hardin was dean of
the College of Agriculture
at Michigan State Univer
sity. He has been active in
the development of the Ne
braska Center for Con
tinuing Education.,
"The Midwest by heritage and practice is a region of
pioneering and progress in higher education.
"It was in our region that the land-grant concept of
college opportunity for large numbers of students received
prompt endorsement and inauguration. Iowa was one of the
first two states to adopt the land-grant program and our
own Nebraska Legislature accepted it even before it char
tered the University.
"The University of Nebraska bears the distinction of
being the first state university, and the first educational
institution west of the Mississippi, to establish a graduate
college.
"The educational institutions of the Midwest, by and
large, have maintained an open mind in matters of higher
education with the result that today it is here that the
doors to participation in higher education remain open.
It is here, that substantial progress is being made in em
ployment of the idea of continuing education for adults
and young people.
"The Midwest has every reason to be proud of the
contributions it has made in higher education and of the
leaders it has produced in all fundamental areas of produc
tive activity."
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NU Resents
AppointKopp
Dept. Head
The University of Nebraska
Board of Regents Thursday
appointed Dr. 0. W. Kopp of
Buffalo, N.Y., chairman of
the department of elementary
education in Teachers C o
lege.
He succeeds Dr. Madison
Brewer who resigned a year
ago to join the statt ot Penn
sylvania State University. Dr.
R. W. McCreight, an associ
ate professor, has been serv
ing as acting chairman of the
department.
For the past three years
Dr. Kopp has been director
of elementarv education of
the Orchard Park, N.Y., pub
lic schools and also professor
of education at the New York
State University's College of
Education, Buffalo.
The Board also appointed
Dr. Howard Eckel to the staff
of Teachers College as a pro
fessor of school administra
tion Since 1952 he has been
professor of education at the
University of Kentucky, Lex
ington. Prior to that time he
was associated with the
School Executive magazs
and is currently national
chairman of the Association
of Professors of Education,
professional society for school
administrators.
Budget Increases
Bv $1.5 Million
The University of Nebraska
will use $l12 million more for
its total operations this fiscal
year than last under provis
ions of the annual budget
adopted Thursday by the
Board of Regents.
Last year's budget which
expired June 30. totaled $16.
819,712. The new budget to
tals $18,346,150. The increase
of $1,526,448 includes two gen
eral items for which the 1961
legislature gave specific di
rections: 1. $137,500 for growth and
development, including funds
for the new agricultural re
search field laboratory at
Mfad. The legislature appro-
ipriated $275,000 for growth
jand development, including
the Mead laboratory, for the
jbiennium.
! 2. $400,000 to finance t h e
(University's contributions to
i the new funded retirement
' program for the first year of
the biennium. The legislature
made $500,000 available for
this purpose during the sec
onl vear of the biennium.
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