The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 11, 1961, Image 1
Vol. 75, No. 15 The Nebroskon Wednesday, October U, 1961 .Dream ID) an. Is Parkin o (Million 1 - mi """' fyQQQ SKETCH OF Fall Enrollment Total Figures Show Increase of 735 Students By Bob Nye A total enrollment of 9,436, the fourth highest in the Uni versity's history, shows an in crease of 735 students over the first semester enrollment of last year, according to Chancellor Clifford Hardin. The highest enrollment was recorded in the immediate post-war year 1946 when 10, 153 students were registered. The returning war veterans continued to swell the enroll ments as 10.067 students reg istered in 1948. The third high est enrollment was recorded in 1946 with 9,669 students. This year's figure is only 26 students more than the final registration of 1949 which, until this semester, held fourth place honors anions registration figures. It a'so represents the highest enrollment at the University since 1949. The enrollment breakdown shows 6,612 men an in crease of 456 and 2,824 women an increase of 279. The total percentage gain this fall :s approximately 8.4; the gain in women students, Student Scholarship Fund Now Amounts to $272,000 By Janet Sack Approximately $272,000 in scholarships are available this year to undergraduates and students in professional colleges according to Dr. Au brey Forrest, director of the office of scholarship and fi nancial aid. Of the total amount $152, 000 is unrestricted as to the students college or major field, he said. Certain general qualifica tions for scholarships have been established by the facul ty committee on scholarships and financial aid. The general qualifications apply to most all scholarships with many of them also having quite spe cific requirements. General qualifications in clude: 1. A student who is an en tering freshman must rank in the upper one-third of his graduating class and take a Regents exam. Exceptions to this rule are students en rolled in the College of Agri culture and the School of Journalism. 2. Upperclassmen must have a 6.0 average and take the upperclass scholarship examination. 3. Financial need is a con sideration in most but not all cases. Both Regents fresh ARKIN- Ton. HO CAR ODOQO QJj SUGGESTED UNDERGROUND FALLOUT SHELTER AND PARKING GARAGE 10.9, and men students, 7.3. This is the largest number oT women, surpassing by 124 the peak enrollment of 2,700 set in 1928, and the fourth largest total enrollment in the history of the University. Chancellor Hardin reported the Graduate College has a record enrollment of 1,126, an increase of 144. He pointed out that the Graduate College enrollment has continued to climb each year, now having nearly four times the s t u derits it had immediately prior to World War II. The Pharmacy College showed the greatest per cent of increase with its enroll ment almost doubling from 32 students last year to 56 this year. Teacher's Advanced Professional took the largest loss of students by dropping to 302 from 323 last year. Except for some freshman sophomore level courses, the University is handling the in creases enrollment without additional faculty, he said. This is possible, he explained, because the increased enroll ment reported by various col leges is distributed fairly men and upperclass scholar ships are not based on finan cial need. According to Dr. Forrest, the Regents scholarship pro gram for freshmen has been going on since 1927 and up perclass Regents action was taken in 1948. The number of Regents grants is 325 for freshmen and 300 for upper classmen. Some donors of scholarships specify that need is not to be considered, he said, and, oth ers state a preference. An ex ample is the Lincoln Hearing Society gives a scholarship and preference is given to a student who wears a hearing aid. The office of scholarship and financial aids has recent ly been consolidated into one department. Previously there were three separate offices of sholarships, loans and employment. "We are trying to produce an administration of financial aid which includes loans, em ployment and scholarships with rules fairly established and well known," said Dr. Forrest. The new office came into existence on paper in June 1960 and physically moved to its present location of 111 Ad ministration in March of this year. MflWH 4 KITCHEN JJ rooo wve iik$ aaw evenly throughout the various departments and levels of courses. Evening Classes In addition to its regular enrollment, the University re ported 1,200 students in the evening classes conducted by the Extension Division; 222 at the Nebraska Agricultural High School at Curtis; and 272 at University High School. Also, the Extension Division expects to match its last year's off-campus enrollment of 611 for the first semester. Including off- and on-cam-pus and evening students, the grand total enrolled at t h e University is 11,741, compared with 10,413 last year, Chan cellor Hardin said. Reports of the colleges are: Agriculture, 980, up 28; Arts and Sciences, 2,014, up 253; Business Administration, 947, down 13; Dentistry, 134, up 2; Engineering and Architecture, 1,522, up 96; Law, 143, down 7; P h a r macy, 56, up 24; Teachers, 1,543, up 135; Graduate, 1,126, up 144; Teacher's Advanced Professional, 302, down 21; and College of Medicine and School of Nursing, 460, up 20. Morrison: Invite Solons "Bring the members of the legislature to the University and make them feel a part of the program and life here," said Governor Frank Morrison before some 100 members and guests of the American Association of University Pro fessors. In his Monday evening address to the Nebraska chap ter, Morrison spoke concisely on ways of promoting great er legislative-University understanding, on federal aid to education, freedom of expression and politics. The governor challenged faculty members to invite the legislators to their departments. And don't always invite the leaders and committee chairmen, he said. This way a legislator will have a better understanding of what he is promoting or opposing when he votes. Asked by a University professor how the University could tell its story more effectively, Morrison emphasized that "you can't get people to do favors for you by abusing them and by calling them liars and similar names." Student Contact In discussion after the meeting, faculty stressed the necessity for student contact with the senators. "It's ex tremely important in a non-legislative year when the pres sure is off as this is when the members have an opportunity to see how student and faculty work and live, said one in dividual. Another suggested that students and faculty take the initiative to invite the senators to the University when they are in Lincoln for a Legislative Council or an interim study committee meeting. Quoting a study by the Omaha World-Herald, Morrison said the study showed that of all students questioned at Omaha University's summer session, teachers ranked the lowest in their knowledge of world affairs. - "The teacher who thinks he is not a politician is living in an ivory tower," Morrison said. Quiet Teachers The Governor agreed with the view of a faculty mem ber that part of the reason that teachers were so lax in knowledge of world affairs was that they have been encour aged to keep still with their relationship to the political system. He added, "The minute you limit expression of opinion MECHANICAL ROOM SICK 8W L (TRAfcE Meet Draws 26 School Delegations Representatives from 26 schools will arrive t the Nebraska Center for "Continu ing Education Thursday for the annual convention of the Midwest Association of Col lege and University Residence Halls. The conference, which will last until Saturday, is ex pected to attract delegates from schools as far away as Maine. The main purpose of the convention is to discuss prob lems and ideas with students from other colleges and uni versity residence halls. Dr. Vance' Rogers, president of Nebraska Wesleyan, will be the keynote speaker for the meet. Bob Kuzelka, president of the national residence association group, is in charge of the program. Group discussions will be held on such topics as student counseling in the residence halls, social activities for the independents, book exchanges, student apathy and the pur pose of the national organization. I ' . Editor's note: The Daily Nebraskan Is printing the following plan and drawing of an underground parking garage and civil defense fallout shelter In the hope that students, faculty and administrators will take an active interest in such a pro gram. Due to lack of financial backing, no steps have been taken toward building such a garage-shelter on this j. Solans, University Discuss Expenses The Legislature's budget committee will be holding fre quent meetings with the Uni versity to iron out mutual problems during the next biennium according to Sen. Richard Marvel. The statement came at a meeting Tuesday when the budget group summoned 'Activities NIP Informs Frosh "Activities NU" will be pre sented tonight at 7 p.m. in the Student Union ballroom for the' purpose of helping to ac quaint freshmen women with campus activities. Five different general areas will be discussed by members of Mortar Board and women leaders in organ izations in the general fields. The areas included will be communications, student gov ernment, community service, entertainment and campus service. The convocation sponsored by the Mortar Boards is pre sented annually prior to the AWS Activities Mart, which this year is scheduled for next Wednesday. for fear of causing a clash of ideas, the society becomes stagnant." Ijt x , On federal aid to education, the Governor said that he s rather see the government solve the problem rather than let the problem go unsolved. If a community will not provide the money to run the schools, then the state should. If the state refuses, then it becomes the responsibility of the federal government, Mor rison said. Twice As Much Today when Russia is spending twice the per cent of national income on education as we are, how can we say we are squandering money on education, queried the Gov ernor. A society advances only as the gifted child is highly motivated to develop his full potential and as he accepts his responsibility to advance the society. We cannot develop all the talent we need if we discrim inate against race, color, sex, or creed, he added. In the realm of politics, the governor lashed out at the politician who publishes half-truths, seeks sensationalism, tries to destroy rather than to build, and who Is interested in politics only for what he can .get out of it. Cooperation We need men, Morrison said, who are more interested in cooperation than in lying and jealousy to gain an ad vantage, either political or otherwise. The men who write editorials for newspapers must know the facts, Morrison said, if they are to influence pub lic opinion. , . Yet it is ther esponsibility of the people themselves to keep the political structure clean, the Governor concluded. The group which the governor addressed, the Ameri can Association of University Professors, is an organization of faculty in the United States which promotes faculty wel fare and defends academic standards, said Dr. Robert L. Chasson, chairman of the Physics Department and local president of the University AAUP. In recent years, said Dr. Chasson, the Association has been responsible for improving faculty salaries, increasing faculty participation in college and university government and in examining the relationship between government and higher education. campus, although the plans were drawn up two years ago. No action is anticipated in the near future for the same reason. By Nancy Whitford It's only & dream so far but of the deam could develop, the University would have an underground parking lot for 418 cars, a fallout shelter for 8,522 persons and a beautiful landscaped mall all rolled in-toone. 00 Comptroller Joseph Soshnik to explain a bookkeeping problem concerning the ex change of students with other schools. Soshnik explained that the University needs to spend in excess of the first quarterly allowance in the exchange program which sends 40 Uni versity veterinary students to near-by schools. The appropriations bill lim its expenses for each quarter to $12,000, but Soshnik said September registration fees make it necessary to spend $19,800 for the first quarter. However, the total amount of $48,000 allowed for the first year would not be exceeded. Soshnik said it is only a matter of the rate of payment and has not been considered a problem in past years. Judd Speaks Today Dr. Walter H. Judd, Re publican Congressman from Minnesota and a graduate of the University, will speak at 11 a.m. today in the Stu dent Union Ballroom. "Where Do We Stand Now in Our World Relations?" will be the topic of his talk. to NU The combination project originated at the Division of Planning and Construction in 1960 as a means of beautify ing the mall between 12th and 14th Sts. just north of Love Memorial Library. No cost estimate has yet been placed on the project and no funds have been ear marked for the plan. Thus the project is not expected to materialize for some time yet. "It is only a Meyers brain storm so far," said Verner Meyers, director of planning and construction, 'but it was thought an underground park ing area would eliminate the clutter of some 382 cars which presently e I a t f around the mall. Meyers said the recent em phasis on civil defense haf added the possibility of a third use of the structure m a fallout shelter. Incorporating civil defense features into the plan would open the way to possible fed eral funds to help finance the project. Most University building projects are financed either by gifts bonds, c through the institutional building fund levy. Meyers, who envisions the underground structure as a model for other colleges and universities to examine, said it would be equipped with first aid supplies, air ex changers and food supplies. There would be 112 toilets, 42 showers and 15 square feet of space per person. If the structure were filled with cars at the time of a nuclear attack, the number of persons who could be shel tered would be cut about in half to 4,578. Carl Donaldson, University business manager, said the project might cost each driv er $10 per month to park his car. KNUS Airs Morrison's Campus Talk Gov. Frank Morrison wiH be interviewed on KNUS 880 radio station at 8 p.m. Thurs day, T)y Jim Pace, station manager. Gov. Morrison will spend the fifteen minutes speaking on things of interest to aU college students. Gary Gue, publicity direc tor of KNUS explained that "The purpose we are having him talk is to make students more aware of the people who make our government." Other important people from our state governments will be interviewed in the coming weeks, he added. Entries should also be mailed in now for the KNUS football contest, Gue said. The winner this week will receive a Ronson lighter. Send your name, address, and the composite score of the Nebraska-Syracuse game on a postcard to KNUS, Tem ple building. It must be post marked no later than mid night, Friday. Ag Group Sends 18 Men to Meet The Nebraska chapter of Alpha Tau Alpha, national honorary fraternity for voca tional agriculture majors, will send an eighteen man delega tion to the fraternity's na tional conclave at Kansas City, Mo., this week. Dwight Heng, will serve as the official Nebraska delegate to the conference. In addition to Heng, 17 sen ior majors in vocational education, will attend, accord ing to Dr. James T. Horner, assistant professor of voca tional education, chapter ad visor. , Those attending include Rich Bringedson, Keith Chris tensen, Virgil Gellerman, Al len Wellman, Dale .Zikmund, Richard Greenhalgh, Harold Hughes, Robert Ambrosek, Leon Janovy, Robert Todd, Fred Bauermeister, Russel Stolze, Gary Whitelay, Larry Germer, Dennis Herling and Robert Mason. f 'a? -V is t t i - 'a i f 1 rV i in fix - r.: