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Vol. 75, No. 25.
The Nebraskart
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 1961
Student Services Undergoing
Review by Faculty Committee
By Jan Sack
' Are student services offered
by the University adequate?
r they all needed? Should
more be provided?
These are just a few of the
questions being considered by
the nine committee members
of the University faculty un
der the chairmanship of Adam
Breckenridge, dean of facul
ties. .
Dean Breckenridge said that
this committee will be con
cerned with everything that
goes on at the University out
side of the classroom and lab
oratories. Thus far the committee has
Interviewed various faculty
members and some students,
Breckenridge said.
Reorganization
Questions being considered
by, the faculty committee are
for the possible reorganization
of the Dean of Student Affairs'
office if changes need to be
made.
Dean Breckenbridge listed
these questions as typical of
the ones being considered:
1. What services are we pro
viding now?
2. By whom are the serv
ices being provided?
3. What do the individuals
who are assigned these
various duties say about them
and why?
4. Are they doing service
beyond what is specifically
asked of them?
5. Do they think the as
signed duties make it possi
ble for them to do a good
job? Why or why not?
6. What services should be
added?
7. What services should be
eliminated?
The committee which has
been organized since last
spring has members from
the various fields serving the
students.
Members
Committee m e m b e r s in
clude: Allen Bennett, manag
ing director of the Student
Union; Dr. C. Bertrand
Schultz, professor of geology
and director of the Museum;
Honorary Commandant. Interviews
Will Continue This Evening
Interviews for Honorary
Commandant contenders will
continue today in 232 Student
Union.
The schedule is:
Diane Cabella 7 p.m.
Vicky Cullen 7:10
Kay Johnstone 7:20
Leanne iKtto 7:30
Coed
By Sue Hovik
Having officer status in the military world, being a
member of the officers club, receiving the pay of a sec
ond lieutenant, and having dates restricted to officers
were a few of the aspects of the military world that
Sharon Anderson experienced this summer as a Red
Cross recreation aide.
Miss Anderson, vice president of the University Red
Cross, spent two months last summer at Brooke Army
Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. She was recreation
aide under the supervision of the Red Cross professional
staff.
Before they were selected to go, the eleven girls from
the tnidwestern area of 18 states had to send in appli
cations, recommendations, grade transcripts, and go
through interviews. They chose girls who were planning
to be in school next year as seniors.
Miss Anderson explained that they were required to
have a background in sociology, psychology, recreation,
and physical education. .
Orientation
The eleven midwest workers went first to St. Louis
for a three-day orientation program where they heard
speakers and saw films. The background and organiza
tional structure of the whole Red Cross organization was
explained to them, and they were orientated on the mili
tary its workings and red tape. Miss' Anderson ex
plained that that was one of the most important things
she gained from the experience.
This Red Cross summer employment program at mili
tary hospitals originated three years ago, although the
program at Texas was Just new this year. It was initiated
when the organization recognized the necessity of pro
viding experience for selected college students in the
field of institutional social work and recreation.
Miss Anderson explained that she and her rommates
were in charge of their own wards and planned all of
the recreation for the patients there. They spent from 2-4
in the afternoon in the wards with the patients where
their main job was to help take the patients' minds off
of their illnesses. .
These Red Cross workers saw every case imaginable
as the San Antonio hospital is the "burn center of the
world". Miss Anderson said that the time they worked
in the burn ward was an education in itself.
The aides worked closely with the staff doctors and
nurses who encouraged the workers to get their masters
Lyle E. Young, associate pro
fessor of engineering mechan
ics; Dr. Fred L. Nicolai, depu
ty registrar.
James Pittenger, assistant
to the chancellor; Miss Helen
Educators Develop
English Curriculum
A Curriculum for English,
a model curriculum in Eng
lish for kindergarten to the
sophomore year in college,
was made available for the
first time at the Nebraska
State Teachers Association
meet last week.
A committee, appointed by
the Nebraska Council of
Teachers of English, under
the direction of Dr. Paul
Olson, assistant professor of
English, has been working on
the project for over a year.
The finished product, wasn't
expected to be published for
another year.
The 23 members of the
committee are members of the
state's institutions of . higher
education, elementary schools,
secondary schools, and the
state Department of Educa
tion. Last spring the committee
took the lead nationally in
preparing the model curricu
lum. They began by defining
the study of English as the
study of language and liter
ature with accompanying
work in composition directed
at those two areas.
The Woods Charitable Fund
of Lincoln gave funds to sup
port a two-week workshop for
the committee Vhich met at
the Nebraska Center this
summer. The result of this
workshop is the first articu
lated English curriculum
from kindergarten to grade
14 in the nation.
This committee worked
with a whole series of na
tional curriculum study
groups. Dr. Olson said that
the curriculum sets forth a
sound program for the teach-
Kathy Madsen 7:40
Jean Olsen 7:50
Jane Price 8:00
Nancy Sorensen , 8:10
Kay Anderson
Judy Mikkleson 8:30
Judy Tenhulzen 8:40.
Bernice Hodge 8:50
Linda Turnbull 9:00
as Officer Rank During Summer
Snyder, associate dean of Stu
dent Affairs; H. L. Weaver,
foreign student adviser; and
Dr. Jonathan Warren, general
counselor in the Counseling
Service.
ing of language, literature,
and composition for the first
twelve or fourteen years of
a student's training.
LVl Abner
Comes to
Ag College
Dogpatch Li'l Abner, Sadie
Hawkins and all their hillbilly
friends will congregate to
hear the Collegians at the Ag
Union's annual Sadie Hawkins
Day, Friday, Nov. 10.
Highlighting the annual
dance will be the crowning of
"Miss Sadie Hawkins" and
Li'l Abner. Sadie Hawkins
was crowned at the two pre
vious parties, but this is a
first for Lil Abner.
Thirty dollars worth of trav
elling trophies will be another
new feature for the Sadie
Hawkins day festivities, ac
cording to Jay Graf, chairman
of the ag union dance com
mittee. The twenty nominees for the
Sadie and Li'l Abner crowns
will be narrowed to five fin
alists in each category after
tonight's interviews.
The five finalists will then
campaign for the Dogpatch
Royalty awards to be selected
by popular vote.
Interviews :
7:00, .
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Sunn Linn Alpha Oriiicorn Pi
. , Marjorie Miller
. . . Kappa Alpha Theta
Cheryl Abrahamson
. , , Sittma Kappa
. . Judy Mel lor
. . . Kappa Alpha ThtU
. . Karen Sohroeder
. . . Gamma Phi Beta
, Suaan Smechburaer
. . . Kappa Kappa Gamma
, , Nancy Gibson
. . . Love Memorial Hall
, . Jan L'Heureck . . , Alpha Phi
. , July Nelaon
. . . Delta Delta Delta
-, . Janice Johnson . . . Town Club
..Terry David ... Pi Beta Phi
, . Lola Linneman
. . , Women'! Residence Rail
. . Kay Mann . . . Sigma Kappa
. . Nadine Newton . . Fedde Hall
. . Sandy Brown ... Chi Omem
. . La Donna Crosier
. . . Kappa Alpha Theta
, . Dave MeClatchey
. . . Farm House
. .Gerald Walker
. . , Alpha Gamma Rho
. . Harold Dlnklage
. . . Alpha Gamma Sigma
. , Mike Jones
, . . Delta Tau Delta
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or PhD degrees. Most of the staff had ttiese degrees and
many of them were former instructors.'
Miss1 Anderson said that she "learned a great deal
about all sorts of people." Even if she hadn't received
one penny, she said she would still have felt well paid.
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ON STRAIGHT?
Sharon Anderson, who spent the summer as a Red
Cross Aid in a Texas military hospital, reminisces about
her summer as she trj t on her cap and starched, white
dress.
T.V. Play
Tryouts
In Temple
Channel 7, 12 Show
Play At Future Time
Tryouts are now in process
until Nov. 3 in the Temple
Building for parts in the orig
inal one hour TV play "I'm
Bringing a Friend," by Mar
tin Fox of New York.
This winner of the national
playwrighting contest conduct
ed by the University's TV and
radio department is under the
supervision of Mr. Howard S.
Martin, assistant professor of
radio and TV. '
The story concerns a young
boy who enlists In the Army,
befriends a Neero. and brines
the friend home for a weekend
visit. . , :j
The four maior - roles i in
clude Lester Green, the Ne
gro; Arty Kendal, immature
teen-ager; Flora Kendal,
Arty's mother; and Joe Ken
dal, Arty's father.
Other parts include Linda
Kendal, Schroeder, ticket
agent, man in station, and
Eloise Cooper.
Directed by Larry Long,
graduate student in radio and
TV. the oarts open include the
cast, a oroo crew, scenery
crew, assistant director, pro
duction manager, various ex
tras, and people to work on
the floor. Previous experi
ence is not required.
The technical crew Is chos
en from the advanced TV; di
rection class, with talent and
production to be selected from
tryouts and volunteers.
Rehearsal will be held Nov.
6 - Dec. 1, excluding Thanks
giving vacation. Filming dates
are Dec. 2-3. It will be played
over Channel 12 in Lincoln
and Channel 7 in Omaha on
dates to be announced later.
For specific tryout times,
contact either Long or Dr.
Martin.
Homecoming Tickets
Tickets for the Homecom
ing Dance featuring Les El
gart will be on sale in the
Student Union this week.
Tickets are $3.50 per cou
ple. Fellowship Meet
Dr. William Gould will
speak tonight at the weekly
meeting of the Inter-Varsity
Christian Fellowship in
332 Student Union at
7:30 p.m.
People-to-People Meet
Promises Peace Corps
In Reverse For Big Eight
By Tom Kotouc
"With sincerity and spon
taneity as the by-words and
the Big-8 schools as the em
bryo, the People-to-People
program promises to be a
Peace Corps in reverse."
These are the thoughts of
John Nolon and Chip Kuklin,
the University's representa
tives to the Oct. 28 Univer
sity of Kansas People-to-People
conference.
"In the next couple of days,
we will be exploring the need
and demand for People-to-People
(PTP) at the Univer
sity in promoting and coordi
nating international under
standing on a person to per
son basis among the several
hundred international s t u
dents and those of the U.S.,"
said Nolon.
At the Oct. 28 conference of
student government presi
dents and representatives
from Big-8 schools, Bill Daw
son, student founder of the
University PTP concept, and
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe
of the University . of Kansas
briefed representatives on the
potentials of PTP and ways
of exploring the need for such
a program on campus, Kuk
lin said.
PTP Interest
"Interest and enthusiasm
for PTP was overwhelming
among the delegates," Kuklin
said, "after we learned of its
success at KU.
"The 'Brother-Sister' pro
gram initiated there to carry
out the PTP concepts has
matched 500 U.S students
with 301 international stu
dents in a sincere effort for
each to give the other an hon
est and penetrating insight
into the other's way of life."
"When an international stu
dent, say from Pakistan, reg
isters from his native coun
try to attend KU, a PTP
member on duty during the
summer picks up the student's
name and address, matching
him with a U.S. student with
similar interests, vocational
pursuit, and age," Nolon ad
ded, y
"This U.S. student becomes
his "brother' or 'sister' as
the case may be. The inter
national student is informed
immediately of his new
brother' and begins to cor
At the three-day orientiation session they learned the
facts behind the criticism from the military about the
Red Cross. This criticism grew out of the Red Cross's
selling coffee and donuts to soldiers during the war. Miss
Anderson explained that the military didn't realize that
the War department had demanded that they charge a
nominal fee for this since the other Allied forces had to
pay for their coffee and donuts.
Gray Ladies
The Red Cross recreation aides also supervised the
volunteer Gray Ladies and all outside groups that came
in to work.
, Miss Anderson said that her summer was a very re
warding experience, as. anyone who walked down the
wards with a Red Cross uniform was "just everything"
to the patients in the ward who knew that the Red
Cross aides were there to help them.
Many of the young boys who were able to walk around
but not yet able to leave said that if it hadn't been for
the Red Cross they couldn't have "taken it". Many of
these patients were there for long term visits and a nec
essary part of their recovery was their mental health.
It was a very good education for girls "who will marry
fellows who will be officers for some years, explained
Miss Anderson, as most girls don't realize how regimented
military service really is.
Mexico
"I had a ball!" declared Miss Anderson. "I've never
enjoyed anything so much in my life." She shared an
apartment with two other Red Cross workers from col
lege. They had their weekends free and spent them in
Mexico watching bullfights, going to Corpus Christi, or
swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.
On their trip to Mexico for the bullfight, they had a
hard time, because none of them could speak Spanish
and no one there could speak English.
The recreation aides had weekly meetings with their
supervisors and at the end of the summer, had an evalu
ation basis. There, they were evaluated by the supervisors
and they evaluated the program and what they had
gained from the experience.
These reports of the Red Cross summer employment
program at military hospitals in Texas were then put on
Jile in the area office in St. Louis, as the session was a
pioneer project.
Miss Anderson said that she hopes others can learn
about this program, and if anyone has any questions con
cerning the program they can contact her .
respond with him during the
summer months.
Brothers
"When he arrives at Lawr
ence, Kansas, the U.S. 'broth
er' meets the international
'brother' and introduces him
to KU and university life.
Thus the international stu
dent learns of our customs,
dating habits, culture, and
traditions which no text book
he might read on America
could explain.
"When the University be-
NU Students
May Apply
For UN Trip
The Collegiate Council on
the United Nations i spon
soring a conference UN
Year of Crisis to be held
in New York, Nov. 10 and
11.
The purpose of the confer
ence is to discuss the vital
issues that face the world
today as they effect the United
Nations.
Among the world leaders
speaking at the conference
will be Jawaharlal Nehru of
India.
The Student Council is ac
cepting letters ofc application
from individuals interested in
preparing for and attending
the conference.
The applications should in
clude the applicant's interest,
qualification, and plans for the
part he would plax in the con
ference. Applications should be sub
mitted to the Student Council
office before noon, Saturday,
Nov. 4. Further information
may be obtained by contact
ing Bill Buckley at the Sigma
Nil house.
A committee composed of
faculty and student council
members wil select the repre
sentatives from the University
oh the basis of application
alone.
Queen Voting
Voting booths will be set
up on both city and Ag
campuses Wednesday from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the
election of Homecom
ing Queen.
gins, a PTP picnic is held for
all U.S. and international stu
dents, allowing each to be
come acquainted with many
in an informal atmosphere
and a sincere and friendly
way," Nolon said.
"And from here on out,"
Kuklin interjected, "the ex
change of ideas, customs, am
bitions, sets of values, prob
lems and cultures becomes a
two way affair.
"It's a fantastically produc
tive program, and I never
realized how much I had
missed by not getting to know
my fellow international stu
dents well."
Students Sharp
"After talking with several
students from India and Af
rica," Nolon said, "we found
them to be extremely sharp,
if fact, more so than the ma
jority of U.S. students."
The second phase of the
KU conference was held in
Kansas City the 29th with
Joyce Hall, president of Hall
mark Greeting Cards, Inc.,
and president of the national
People-to-P e o p 1 e program
which involves both adult and
youth.
Initiated in 1956 by Presi
dent Dwight D. Eisenhower,
the National PTP worked to
ward international under
standing on an adult leveL
National PTP now feels that
the University level program
is the most vital part of PTP.
"The implications of PTP
are vast," Hall said. "Even
the Peace Corps with its 2,500
man force and several mil
lions of dollars cannot
equal it.
Peace Corps
"When one realizes that a
Peace Corps member can
only make his influence to
promote international under
standing and peace felt for
those years that he remains
in his assigned country, the
possibilities for reducing mis
understanding through the
70,000 international students
who attend univeristy in the
U.S. each year is obvious.
"The student returns to his
homeland with a real insight
into the capacity for under
standing and selfless endea
vor which the American has,
but which is frequently hid
den. "And these 70,000 students,"
Hall emphasized, "will be in
the upper 5-15 of their na
tion's people and their poten
tial leaders in economics and
politics. 1
But Hall challenged stu
dents of the Big-8 schools not
to simply "get on the band
wagon" with PTP, but to de
vote themselves sincerely to
its program and aims if they
participate at all.
The same group of Blg-8
representatives will meet
again this Christmas to re
view problems that have de
veloped and to study whether
the campus is ready for PTP,
Nolon said.
It is very possible that the
group will meet in conjunc
tion with the Big-8 student
government convention at
Lincoln's Nebraska Center for
Continuing Education over
the vacation, he added.
Council Member
In a letter from Rick M.
Barnes, a member of the
People-to-People Council at
Kansas University, to Student
Council president Steve Gage,
the reasons for the enthusias
tic response to People-to-People
in the Big 8 were out
lined: The need for understand
ing among peoples of the
world by promoting personal
relationship among the citi
zens of the world.
An invaluable opportunity
for students to broaden thenr
selves in world ffairs and
understanding.
The fact that the Unlvr
sky PTP program is student
originated and is adminis
tered by students on individu
al campuses.
The support from high
national and international or
ganizations including all liv
ing presidents of the U.S.) to
reassure students of the va
lidity of PTP's aims.
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