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the i-i m Vol. 75, No. 11 Alterations Made In Administration By Bob Nye Dr. Adam C. Breckenridge, dean -of Fac ulties, has announced changes in the administrative organization. One shift involves giving total responsi bility of student housing to W. C. Harper, di rector of University Services. Formally, off' campus housing has been the responsibility of Peace Corps Agent Talks To Students Ray W. Focht, a'Peace Corps field representative, will be on campus Thursday to discuss the Peace Corps with interested students and faculty. Foc'it will have his head- quarters in 235 Student Union from 2 to 5 p.m. 'His visit is part o. a national information program Involving 'over 500 campuses in regard to t h e Teaca Corps. Also in regard to the Corps program, the confirmation of tne appointment of 128 corps men to the Philippines was re ceived this week. Karen Long, a former student and the first Nebraskan selected for Peace Corps training, is a member of this group- Of the original 157 candi dates in the training program, 25 were not selected to serve abroad and four dropped out before the completion of the training period. Any person who is inter ested in taking the Peace Corps examination, which is re quired before an applicant is considered for the training program, may take the exam this Saturday at the Lincoln post office. Application blanks may be obtained from Dean Breckenridge who is the Uni versity Peace Corps liason. Innocents Beanies Persons wishing to buy Innocents freshman bean ies may obtain tickets for them from Mrs. Lucille Miles at the Student Activ ities Office in the Admin istration Building. To Join, or . OTCProgra Editors's note: this arti cle is the third in a series examining different views of the compulsory ROTC program. By Tom Kotouc It's Christmas 1961. A grimy frost has been spray painted on the barracks and parade ground outside. I got a letter this morning from a buddy of mine at the Univer sity who escaped the draft. He had been talking to Col. Francis Drath, the Deputy di rector of the State Selective Service Department, about his draft status. The requirements are es sentially the same as October he said. Local draft boards are not inducting anyone un der 22 years of age, but are concentrating on 23-year-old men in the 1-A classification. Fathers, and high school stu dents too, are now exempt, but husbands are not. Generally, anyone satisfac torily pursuing a full-time course in college will not be drafted. Although local draft boards have the option of tak ing any college student not in the upper one-half of his class at the end of his fresh man year, in the upper two thirds at the end of his sopho more year, or in the upper three-fourths at the end of his junior year, the boards bave not been exercising the op tion while adequate manpow er is available outside this category. - A student above these min imum standards is classified 2-S while ones below may be classified 1-A at the option of the board. A man is also deferred if remaining in col several structural Van Westover. Student Loans, previously the responsibility of Unlver sity Services, has been merged with Scholarships and Student Employment. Dean Breckenridge said this will make it easier for those seek ing financial assistance of all types. The head of Junior Division and Deputy Registrar have had their working facilities arranged so that they will be able to work more closely to gether since they are both di rectly concerned with admis sions. There was, however, no change in the structural skeleton of either office. These changes are results of a committee for the evalu- tion of all Student Services, headed by Dean Breckenridge. The committee's function is to analyze and evaulate serv ices which include, but are not limited to, matters of stu dent housing, administration, records, health, the Nebras ka Union and related activ ities, relations with organized houses, discipline, and finan cial assistance. Dean Breckenridge stated that the committee is not look ing for reorganization of serv ices but merely making a complete survey. He said, however, that if the report submitted to the Chancellor indicated a need for change it would be taken before the Board of Regents. - He also said that be hoped to work with representatives of student organizations on this survey although there are no definite plans as of now. Another committee which will be appointed about Nov. 1, will advise the Chancellor on individuals to be consid ered for the Dean of Student Affairs. Phillip J. Colbert, present dean of Student Affairs, will retire July 1. The committee is expected to give their rec ommendations to the Chancel lor during the spring. . . lege until the end of his fresh man year. Grad Students A graduate student is usual ly deferred if studying in the sciences, mathematics, teach ing or engineering fields and if carrying what the dean of the graduate college deter mines a full time course of study. Graduate students not working in these critical fields should check with their local draft boards to determine what deferment value their course of study has. Under graduates in these fields are also usually exempt. Students in pre-med or pre-dentistry or in dentistry or medical schools are exempt from the draft under most circum stances. The selective service pro gram, said Col. Drath, is de signed to encourage a student to stay in school as long as he is mentally and financially able. Students expelled or dropped out of the University are reported twice each se mester to the local draft boards by Mrs. -Irma Laase, assistant registrar. At the end of each school year Mrs. Laase also reports the rank of each male student in his class to the local board. Selective Service form 109 is available from the regis trar to report a student's at tendance and work load at the University to his local draft board when he is clas sified. Benefits? When I read what Col. Drath had said about "today's repellent force being based upon strategic and tactical weapons and machines rath er than upon a huge stand- Peterson Will File As Regent Regent Foote Silent After Hearing News Val Peterson, three-term governor of Nebraska and United States ambassador to Denmark, announced that he will file soon as a candidate for the Board of Regents of the Univer sity from Dis trict 5. The fifth district post is represent ed currently by Frank Foote of Ax tell. Foote, in Id? Peterson an exclusive phone interview with the Dailv Nebraskan, declined to com ment about Peterson's deci sion to file for the post. Ear lier Foote said he would de cide whether or not to file for re-election "when the time comes." In making the announce ment, Peterson said: "A great many of my good friends from all walks of life have come to me in recent weeks and asked me to seek this post on the Board of Regents. I have decided to do so be cause of the importance of the University and because I want to see our great state have the finest possible high er education that it can af ford." Peterson, a native Nebras kan, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wayne State College and his Master's de gree from the University. He formerly held an instructor- ship in government here. Peterson was elected to three consecutive terms as governor of Nebraska. He served in that capacity from 1947 to 1953. He became Fed eral Civil Defense Administra tor in 1953 and relinquished that post in 1957 when he was appointed ambassador to Den mark. He resigned his ambassa dorship in 1961 and became vice chairman of the board of the J. M. McDonald Co., with headquarters in Has tings. He and his wife now reside in that city. V4; f Air Force cadets pass in review at the spring change of command parade. Stu dents accusing the ROTC program of "Mickey Mouse" ask whether drilling like ing army, 1 began to won der what benefits a student would derive by entering the ROTC program. The answer I received from the ROTC department was this: Students in the advanced prqgram are given the 1-B The Nebraskan Innocents Agree to Increase '61 H Budgets from By Margy Martin The Innocents Society agreed Monday night to raise the expense limit for Home coming displays from si50 to $250. They explained their kction as necessary because most houses now exceed the; pres ent $150 limit. However, they stressed that the new limit will be enforced very strictly and any house judged by the evaluation team that has sur passed the limit will be dis qualified immediately. Also, an organization does not have to spend as much as $250 on a display. The Innocents also clarified the fact that the .words "Homecoming" and "alums" do not have to appear in the title of the display. In the past-a sign welcoming the alums to Homecoming was and still is sufficient The 1961 Homecoming has been set for Nov. 4, when Ne braska meets the Kansas Jayhawks. Friday Evening Homecoming house displays will be judged Friday evening, November 3. House displays plans must be in , the Inno cents Society mailbox by 1 p.m. Friday afternoon, Octo ber 13. In case of duplica tions, the entry submitted first will be accepted. Entries must include a theme and a fairly detailed sketch of the display. A $15.00 entry fee must accompany all entries. The entry fees should be paid by check made payable to the Innocents Society. : r - The evaluation team will check all materials and equip ment being used on the af ternoon of November 3. All materials used must be out side by 2 p.m. and evalua- Correction The name of Jack Watkins was unintentionally ommitted from the list of Prince Kos met finalists in Tuesday's Daily Nebraskan. Watkins is a senior majoring in music and is a member of Beta Sig ma Psi fraternity. S treng. 4) 'MICKEY MOUSE' PARADE? this is important if the student does not enter advanced ROTC or if it will help him after being drafted or after enlisting. reserve classification which exempts them from the draft under all circumstances. Also a student entering the armed forces from the ROTC pro gram enters as an officer and not a private, seaman or airman. omecoming House tion sheets filled out by that time. In order to keep the com petition controlled price-wise, the Society has given the ap praisers the following criteri on: 1) AU expendable materials will be assessed at face value. This includes paint, all lum ber (allowances will be made for lumber in very poor con dition), wire, paper, etc. 2) All borrowed items will be assessed at rental costs. A valid rental receipt must be shown for each rented item. Transportation costs of these borrowed and rented items are to be included. In this category will be items such as large dimension lumber, public address systems, elec trical equipment, scaffolding, lights, etc. Completion Time Displays are to be com pleted November 3, by 6:30 p.m. and be in operation from 6:30 until 10 p.m. For the Denetit of Saturday visitors, all houses are encouraged to keep their displays intact un til after the game and to op erate their displays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The dis plays will be judged on four points: originality, attractive ness, construction, and g e n eral relationship to the Kan sas Jayhawks. A reference to Homecoming and alums must still be incorporated. There will be three divisions in the competition. One di vision will consist of women's organizations. The remaining two divisions shall consist of the men's organized houses. Group I of the Men's Divi sion includes Alpha Tau Ome ga, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Sigma, Phi Del ta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi, Theta Xi, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Farmhouse, Delta Upsilon, Selleck Quadrangle. Group II of the Men's Di vision includes the following houses: Acacia, Alpha Gam ma Rho, Alpha Gamma Sig ma, Beta Sigma Psi, Delta Sigma Phi, Pi Kappa Phi, -'Vs .vV' Although students in basic ROTC are subject to draft un der the above restrictions, the ROTC department may re quest that up to 50 of the freshman and 100 of the sophomore students be ex empt if they desire. ths. $150 to Sigma Alpha Mu, Zeta Beta Tau, Theta Chi, Cornhusker Co-op, Brown Palace, Pioneer House, Ag Men's Club. First, second, and third place plaques will be awarded in each of the three divisions. A first place traveling trophy will also be presented to the winner of the Women's Di Producer Contest Kicks-Off Campaign The 16th annual Honorary Producers Contest began a two week campaign with a kick-off luncheon yesterday for representatives from the organized houses. Sororities that have entered the contest are Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta ,Chl Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Del ta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Delta Sigma Phi and Theta Xi are the two fraternities en tered in the contest. Other organized houses com peting are Towne Club, Fedde Hall, and Burnett House. Other houses may enter the contest by sending repre- Pub Board Blanks Publication Board ap plications are due Friday at 5 p.m. Application blanks may be picked up at the Student Council office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interviews will be held Saturday in the Council of fice, beginning at 9 a.m. Sign up for times at the Council office. Weaknesses I Enough for the draft. Heard about the program which the Air Force and possibly the Army will be instituting with in one or two years: New Air Force Program A freshman or sophomore would take no basic ROTC, either voluntary or compul sory. In his sophomore year he would apply for the ad vanced program, and would compete with an estimated 60,000 other sophomore stu dents over the nation through exams, interviews and physi cal tests to be accepted. The advanced cadet would be paid $1100 a year for his work in the program geared to the profession training of the officer and for attending two summer camps of six weeks duration. Students enrolled in college not offering ROTC or in jun ior college would also be elig ible and would transfer to a school with an ROTC detach ment on acceptance. At pres ent over 35 of the candi dates for an AB degree are being denied participation in an advanced ROTC program from its absence in the col lege or junior college. The end result of the new program,' said Col. Frank E. Sullivan, professor of air sci ence, is the same number of contact hours as with the pres ent program. Drill, he said, will be emphasized primarily at summer camp. The pro gram is expected to save the Air Force from $3 to 6 mil lion annually on its total ROTC Cost of $26 million, as well as attracting as good orj Wednesday, October 4, 1961 Display $250 vision,, and a traveling trophy will be presented to the grand champion winner of the Men's Divisions. All awards will be made at the Homecoming Dance. Last year's display winners were Gamma Phi Beta, PM Gamma Delta and Delta Sig ma Phi. sentatives over to sign op fee fore Oct.. 11. Sponsored by the University Theater, the purpose of the contest is to promote the sal of tickets. Each organized house se lects an Honorary Producer candidate. These candidates sell University Theater tick ets. The sorority and frater nity representatives selling the most tickets in proportion to the members of the house will be selected Honorary Producers for the 1961-'62 sea son. The membership totals will be provided by the Dean of Student Affairs office. The first and second place winners in both the sorority and fraternity divisions will receive trophies which they may keep for one year and the following Rush Week. If a house wins the traveling trophy three years in a row, they retain possession of it. The Honorary Producers will each have a page in the Corn husker and tiublicitv in the University Theater play pro grams. Last year's winners were Alpha Xi Delta and Delta Sigma Phi. Runner-ups were Mgma Kappa and Theta Xi. Tassels Tryouts Interviews for new Tas sels will be held Sunday, 1:30 to 3:30 in the Union. The schedule will be post ed at the interview room. Not to Join better a quality of officers from a wider base. 8 to 18 Months If legislation to set up the program is not delayed, we expect to begin phasing it within eight to eighteen months after Congress gives us the go ahead, Col. Sullivan reported, meaning as early as fall 1962. Col. Elmer Powell, profes sor of military science, said that studies are being made to improve the Army ROTC program and that possibly a better program can be de veloped which will not re quire the first two years of basic ROTC. "It is probable," he said", that we could identi fy the best leaders as well as providing drill or leadership laboratory without the basic cadet program." "At any extent, proposals for changing the ROTC pro gram should reflect the need to bring the service programs closer together," Powell said. "The higher cost of the Navy's Holloway program has prevented us from adopting it today with the Army ROTC's huge manpower re quirements. According to a study of ROTC by Gene M. Lyons and John W. Masland, the Army commissioned 13,613 2nd Lieu tenants at a cost of $4462 each, the Navy commissioned 2319 at a cost of $6659 each, and the Air Force commis sioned 6401 at a cost of $4170 each. Compulsory ROTC But let's go back to the issue of compulsory ROTC. Chancellor Clifford M. Hardin has said that compulsory ' ROTC was adopted by the (continued on page C)