The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, December 01, 1961, Image 1
. U It's AIL hi Fuviuwu, i earn. By DaveWoTilfarth An ertrtff Nebraska foot ball history came to an end yesterday when Chancellor Clifford M. Hardin an nounced that the Board of Regents will not renew head .football coach Bill Jen nings' contract when it ex pires Jan. 15. The decision, which brought an end to Jen nings' five year reign at Nebraska, was considered necessary in order to give a new athletic director a free hand in the further de velopment of the Cornhus ker football program, ac cording to the Chancellor. Jennings took over the NU coaching job in 1957 after one year as an assist ant under Pete Elliot. His tr iiuuui u the Game, ennings oays j teams, which have pro duced many shocking up sets as well as some disap pointments, have won 15, lost 34 and tied one. Hardin said he hopes to announce the new athletic director soon to succeed Bill Orwig, who accepted a position at the University of Indiana last spring. The se lection of a new football coacn will be made upon the recommendations of the new athletic director, the Chancellor said. No Action The Board will not take any action of renewal of appointments of the assist ant coaches until a new head coach is hired; Chan cellor Hardin announced. The assistants' appointments run until Feb. 1. "1 scarely need to add," the Chancellor added, "that the decision on Coach Jen nings' appointment was reached with considerable reluctance. . "We have the highest re gard for Coach Jennings as a fine gentleman and man of character. He has been a great asset to the Uni versity community and the Board recognizes that his contribution has been sub stantial." Jennings had little to say about the announcement. The 42-year old ex-Oklahoma great said he felt he had been treated "fine" while at Nebraska, but that the firing did not come as agreat shock to im. "There is not much I can say," he said. "It's all part , of the game, I guess. "I will make a statement later but right now I want to think about it." Jennings did not indicate what his plans for the fu ture were, whether they in cluded coaching or b u s i ness. The action now leaves the athletic situation at Nebras ka in turmoil. The Univer sity is without an athletic director, a business man ager (due to the recent death of A. J. Lewandow ski) and a head football coach. Candidate Tippy Dye, present ath letic director at Wichita, is the leading candidate for the AD job and. the an nouncement of not renew ing Jennings' contract may have been a move to open the entire football situation for Dye. It is understood that Dye has the inside track but that negotiations were be ing held up until the foot ball picture at Nebraska could be cleared up. Speculation has arisen on Jennings' future as the Husker head coach several times during his five year tenure. He was hanged in effigy on Nov. 1 of 1958, following a 31-0 homecom ing loss to Missouri and came under fire last year (Continued on Page 5) the PA u Tf JV ,v,..,:,,f.;. :dmmmmamm mm- m n ,f - - - , - Vol. 75, No. 39 The Nebraskan Friday, December 1, 1961 CONTRACT DROPPED With the announcement that the Board of Regents will not renew Bill Jennings' contract comes the end of Jennings' five year hold on NU football. Under Coach Jennings, the Cornhusker eleven won 15, lost 34 and tied one. Fire Damages Avery Lab, Equipment X V - ; ., v if v 1 W , v . v . -k , . , t .1 If P Cw.'flasA ft . -3 FIRE PLUS SMOKE EQUALS DAMAGE i Clean-up operations began Thursday in 306 Avery Lab after fire damaged the room and its contents late Wednesday night. Chemistry department officials say the room wi'l have to be refurnished and the equipment re placed. (Photo by Tim Gartner.) Council Unanimously Rejects Presidential Election Change By Tom Kotouc The Student Council has unanimously rejected an amendment to the Student Council Constitution which vo!.;ld have turned the elec tion of Student Council Presi dent over to the student body. The proposed amendment, which was drafted by the ju diciary committee at the di rection of last year's Council, would have been submitted to the student body at the spring election for its approval. Jim Samples, chairman of the judiciary committee, moved that the amendment be rejected on the grounds that "it would take the elec tion of the president from the hands of , those who had w orked with the candidates in the capacity in which they would serve." The amendment itself would have given the Council the responsibility for nominating the two candidates who would have been voted on by the student body from the five senior hold-over members. Student Vote In last spring's general election the student body an swered affirmatively by a vote of 1,473 to 751 a question asking if the student favored "the proposed changes in the Student Council constitution." One hundred fifty students left, the question blank. Samples questioned wheth er the "proposed changes" phrase was understood by students voting for the change. "Could they have voted in the affirmative simply because they were op posed to the status quo of the Council?" Samples ques tioned. "Last year's Council fa vored the election of the Council president by the stu dent body because it be lieved this method would hold the president more account able to the student body," Samples pointed out. "I question the truth of this argument, however," Sam ples said, "when one realizes that the election outcome will be based on posters, noise and platform and a possible split between Greek and inde pendent factions on campus." Student Body "We are not electing a 'student body president, as is Director Interviews Interviews for the music director and choreography director for the Kosmet Klub show will be held Sun day at 2:15 p.m. in the Student Union. Any person' interested should contact Al Plummer at HE 5-2957 to schedule an interview. done on some campuses." Samples added. Mary Kokes, Council scre tary, disagreed with Samples on his objection to the "pro posed changes" wording. "This wording is justified," she said, "since the Council's proposed amendments were well publicized in the Daily Nebraskan and were thuroughly discussed in publ.: rearing and in student con versation." "The poss'bility of Hie stu dent body's election of the president becoming a 'popu larity contest would have been reduced by the Council's selection of the two best Coun cil members as candidates," Council vice president, Don Witt said Council member Nancy But ler opposed the amendment because "the election of a Student Council president by the entire student body would give 'individuals out of col lege' the opportunity to build political machines on this campus". "They've constructed polit ical machines at the Univer sity of Minnesota and would like to do the same here," she said. Another Council member, Dave S c h o 1 z, questioned whether the Council would al ways put the best two men up for the presidency. "A change does not neces-, sarily mean progress," Sam ples added. Clay Wescott Files For Regent Post The University Regent posi tion in the fifth district was filed for by Clay M. Wescott of Holdrege, Wednesday. Wescott is the second per son to file for the position presently held by Frank Foote of Axtell. Dr. Arden V. Means also of Holdrege filed earlier this fall. Foote hasn't as yet an nounced his intentions about the upcoming election, but former Nebraska Gov. Val Peterson announced that he would be a candidate for the Board of Regents position in the fifth district, but has not yet filed with the Secretary of State. Lack of Funds Postponed Safety Measures ---Harris By Mike MacLean A fire discovered at 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night in 306 Avery Laboratory injured two firemen and caused extensive damage. The damaged equipment will have to be replaced and the entire room will have to be refurbished, according to Professor Robert Harris of the Chemistry department. in addition, there was smoke damage to other rooms on the third floor. The cause of the fire has not been determined accord ing to Harris. He stated that a caustic "drybox", which Society Honors NU Agronomist Teacher, corn breeder, sci entist and alumnus of the Uni versity Agronomy depart ment, Dr. John H. Lonquist, was presented the Crop Sci ence Award by the American Society of Agronomy in St Louis Wednesday. Dr. Lonquist, who is consid ered as one of the pre-eminent plant breeders of the world, was singled out by the Society for his outstanding contributions as a scientist and teacher in the field of corn breeding. Nebraskan Scrip Sets Deadline Publications Combine Due to Lack of Funds By Dick Halbert The Nebraskan Scrip, which is being printed for the first time this year in lieu of the Scrip and the Daily Nebras- kan's special Magazine edi tion, goes to press Dec. 19. All undergraduate students are urged to contribute any poetry, hort fiction, or es says. The deadline is next week. Robert L. Hough, associate professor of English and fac ulty advisor of the combined Scrip and Nebraskan Maga zine, said the merger was partially due to lack of funds. Antoinette Tucker is the edi tor. The Scrip, which was started in 1958, was published twice a year. It operated on a $500 fund which gradually dwindled due to the fact that the cost per copy was kept at 35 cents. The Scrip was orig inally set up to encourage undergraduate writing. It fea tured essays, poetry, satires, and parodies. The Daily Nebraskan spe cial magazine which was started last year by editor Herb Probasco contained non fiction on problems and ideas of a contemporary nature. There will be no charge for the Nebraskan Script, which will be distributed in the the same manner as the Daily Nebraskan on Thursday, Dec. 22. contains a nitrogen at mosphere, burned, but that the heat of the fire destroyed any possible clue as to the primary cause. Another University profes sor said the blaze may have been caused when air got to the chemical used in the experi ment. "These chemicals," he said, "consisted of basic ma terials for rocket fuels." "The remodeling of this room, .which would include installing equipment designed with fire safety in mind has been scheduled for over three years, but it has been held up by lack of funds," stated Harris. Hazardous "Progress in the last half century entails experiments with more hazardous material than when Avery Lab was built; thus any building of that age is a fire hazard," Harris continued. Last December an inspec tor from the State Fire Marshal's office inspected the building and made the follow ing recomendations: "New exits from all three floors and a complete detection system; in all areas except the base ment which is equipped with such protection should be installed." The fire was discovered by James W. Carpenter, a grad uate student who was work ing in the building at the time. Upon discovering the smoke. Carpenter called to custodian Harry Zimmerman who then called the fire de partment. The "dry-box", which grad uate student Bud Rakestaw had been building for the last five months for his PHD, was completely destroyed. Precautions Professor Harris noted that Rakestraw, who was not pres ent at the time of the fire, had taken all possible fire precautions, and that the prompt and efficient action of the firemen saved the re search papers in the room. He added that four other graduate students who had been conducting research in the lab will have their work held up until the room is re equipped. The two firemen were in jured when water from thetr hoses came into contact with an open jar of sodium hydride and an explosion resulted. The two, Kenneth Kraus and Earl B r i d g e r, were treated for facial burns at Lin coln General Hospital and re turned to duty. Guys, Gals to Chow Down In Unison at Selleck Quad Tickets Available Students wishing to buy Military Ball tickets may do so in the Military and Naval Science building, the Student Union, the men's dormatories, and at the O Street entrance to Gold's. By Nancy Whitford Coeducational dining be tween the residents of Selleck Quadrangle and the Women's Residence Halls may become a reality second semester if the results of a two-week test period are successful. The test period begins Tuesday, and all those who wish to participate must turn in their applications today. The applications, which have been distributed to all residents of the two dormi tories, should be turned in to the main desk of either Sel leck or the Women's Resi dence Halls. This program is different from previous exchange-dinner meals in several ways: There are no dress re quirements. "Pairing-off" will not be forced. The participants may leave when they wish. The program may be come permanent on Tuesday through Friday nights if resi dents of the two dormitories so desire. Following the test period, a questionaire will be sent to all participants to determine their reaction tc the program. Individuals who do not wish to participate in the test will continue to be served in their own dormitory. Those who do sign up for the test do not commit themselves to parti cipation in a permanent pro gram. The plan has been jointly approved by the governing bodies of Selleck and WRA. Leaders of the two groups pointed out advantages such as the development of better manners, a relaxed atmos phere in which to meet mem bers of the opposite sex, as well as disadvantages such as distance and bad weather. Administrative approval for the project has been given by Ruth Meierhenry, business manager of WRA; Alfred Cal vert, manager of Selleck Quadrangle; William Harper, director of University serv ices; Helen Snyder, dean of women and Frank Hallgren, dean of men. Shapiro Receives 3Iagazine Award Karl Shapiro, professor of English, was awarded the Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize by Poetry Magazine for "Six Poems" published in the ApriL 1961, issue of the maga zine. The one hundred dollar award is given annually by the Magazine for a poem or group of poems by an Amer ican citizen published in that magazine. Winter Park, Colo. Feb. 1-4 IM3 J W L Sign up in Union Program Office deadline Dec. 15' 1