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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1962)
: i . Lbkjm. I .i mmmmmSt n I mm X i I rs ; w wA -i L' MS? Jr. Liiiuiiwjiniuiiiii MiiBiiiiiiwwiwwwriimmiTi '-tiiii iBimiiiinr 1YWMmsrmtnr -mm i J I . - i , & rv-X Vol. 75, No. 60 Council Dissolves rench Consul End By WENDY ROGERS A French consul, who served two years as a special assistant to Gen. Charles De Gaulle believes the right-wing Secret Army Organization (OAS), a group determined to preserve French dominance in Algeria, will disappear with the near-future signing of an Algerian treaty. , In a Wednesday afternoon address in the Student .Union, Gerard de la Villesbrunne, consul at the French Embas sy in Washington, D.C., ap peared optomistic that Alger ian rebels will accept French proposals ending the seven year war over Algerian inde pendence. Smaller Porblcmi ' "There will be many small er problem's to solve," said Villesbrunne, but the Algerian rebel organization and France have a common interest in reaching a peaceful settle ment." , According to the French consul, the major difficulty in Algeria is based on the large est proportion of Arab Mos lems to those of European na tionality. The population of Alger la, a country about the size, of Arizona, is more than 10 million people 9,000,000 Arabs, and 1,200, 000 Europeans. "We cannot place that Eu ropean population at the mer cy of the Arab majority after seven years of bitter war and strife," said Villesbrunne. Specific Guarantees "We need specific guaran tees that they and the ap proximately 200,000 Arabs fighting with the French army will not suffer threats to their lives, jobs, and posses sions." The Secret Army Organization,- termed a "nuisance" by Villesbrunne, is determined at all costs to prevent Algerian Independence, explained the French consul. . The SAO does not accept the fact that times have changed," he said, and "They want to get the French people behind, them." Villesbrunne said the group wants to create a civil war In France, hut realize they can't. "The French populace is calm," he said, "and the ma jority.of political parties are determined to be behind De Gaulle's government." "Gross Mistake" lie said the Algerian Secret of Algerian Army is making a "gross mistake" in believing mem bers of the French military behind them. "They made their worst mistake when they started murdering offi cers who approved of De Gaulle.", Villesbrunne Injected the statement that action by the Secret Army is helping the Communists in France. "The Communists will have a chance to say 'we must save France from Fascism'." He noted. that while sev eral old French soldiers are figureheads In the group, the political and philosophical leader has openly admitted he is a Fascist. According to the consul, only nine per cent of the peo ple in France approve of the SAO, while in Algeria, many people are now behind the group. ' Political Evolution ' "This group fails to see the inevitability of political evo lution," said Villesbrunne. Piano Keys Fascinate Boy; Success Story 1 Ahmad Jamal Twentv-eicht years ago a little child of three was fas cinated with the black and white keys of a piano and the pretty sounds they made when played. That was the beginning of a piano career for the man who went to play with Art Tetum at the age of 14. Later he played at Carnegie Hall honoring Duke Ellington and broke attendance records at the Blackhawk in San Fran cisco and at the Blue Note in Chicago. That same man, Ahmad Ja mal, will be playing here at the Student Union auditorium tonight at two performances, 7 and 9 p.m. ' With a solid foundation of musical knowledge and sensi tivity, Jamal has been able to bridge the gap between popu lar music and excellent jazz. Students Perform Mozart's Opera; y 'Cosi Fan Tutte9 Tells the Comic Story of Fickle Women, Tricky Men "The problem in Algeria is political, not military. The colonial empire system is no longer possible or desireable. It doesn't pay." With the changed situation, he said, mother countries such as France are moral ly obliged to bring more and more to the countries they oc cupy. "We think it must be fin ished." Explaining why the Al gerian situation has been so critical for so long, Villes brunne pointed out that the French have been in "Al geria for a much longer time than in either Tunisia or Morocco. According to the consulhe French arrived in Algeria in 1830, after Turkish authority over the area had been re duced to only the larger cit ies. Public Not Ready According to Villesbrunne, DeGauUe always foresaw in dependence for Algeria, but French public opinion was not ready to accept it. The counsul explained that Launched The combination of Jamal's carefully planned ) arrange ments and his accompaniment on the bass and drums, he creates a fine concert in the "modern sounds." Graduate Ends Training; : - t Peace Corps Job Begins Karen Long, a member of the Peace Corps and a graduate of th e University, has completed her two months of training in the P h i I ip-. pines and has been assigned to Libon, Al bay. ) Miss L o n g a former resi Jdeni of Diller, Ne b r a s k a, had a train Miss Long ing schedule which consist ed of class six days a week from eight to five. She studied Tagalog, (the Phil ippine national language), . Philippine culture and so ciety, the Philippine school a " ill The Nebraskan Predicts War the rebel parliamentary group, the National Council for the Algerian Revolution, which is based in Tunisia, is not closely coordinated with its troops inside Algeria. The rebels are composed of all kinds of people liberals, Fascists, and at one time even some friends of France. As the fighting has stretched out since 1954, the rebels have been gradually pushed to the borders, and finally into Tunisia and Morocco. "For two years," said Vil lesbrunne, "there has been no battle worth that name inside Algeria." In offers for agreement, the French have proposed a cease-fire, and a transitory period until a referendum is held in Algeria when the peo ple themselves would decide their future. Accept Outcome "We have pledged ourselves to accept the outcome, what ever it is," said Villesbrunne. At the same time, a refer endum would be held in France to gain French ap proval of the settlement. "Both sides are now con vinced of each other's good will," he said. "If negotiations should fail, Algeria will make itself free without a rebellion. If it came to that, we would abandon the greater part of Algeria, and concentrate Eu ropeans and friendly Arabs in certain areas." system and methods of teaching. She has also been active In the Cub Scout training program and in establish ing Voluntarlo, the Peace Corps magazine by and for volunteers and staff In the Philippines. Her future activities in clude being one of ten sci ence demonstrators in the field, traveling to areas not being served by regu lar Peace Corps aides. She Is one of three hun dred Peace Corpi Volun teers going to the Phlplp plnes this year as a part of a project designed to help upgrade the teaching of science and English in the rural public schools. Her formal job will be that of a teacher's assistant, but Org Five campus organizations were "dissolved" by the Stu dent Council in meeting Wed nesday for failure to comply with Council and Division of Student Affairs regulations. The action came after two letters had been sent to the advisors of the organizations, "the Council informed the or ganizations of their failure to comply with University reg ulations and they were mailed before Christmas vacation," said Dave Scholz, activity committee chairman. "The second letter in forming the organization that it had been placed on probation for a period of 20 days was sent before se mester break," he said. The organizations are Al pha Kappa Psi, Gamma Al pha Chi, Graduate and Pro fessional Student Association, Kappa Alpha Mu and Ne braska Collegiate Broadcast ing Association. Scholz reported that three of the "dissolved" organi zations had not been noti fied because of lack of any information about their members or advisors. The term "dissolved" means that the funds of the organization are frozen, its meeting place may be denied and its student members and officers are subject to disci plinary action by the Univer sity if the organization con tinues to function. For these organizations' to become re-mstated with the University and Council, Scholz said, it will be neces sary for their officers to make application with the Division of Student Affairs for recognition as any new organization would on cam pus. Four of the 11 organiza tions put on probation at the Council meeting Deiore se mester break have been giv- she Is also expected to par ticipate actively In the life of the local community. The Filipino hospitality has been most impressive to the volunteers. Staying overnight on a field trip, one volunteer was sur- Eriscd to learn that his ost, a school teacher, had stayed up all the previous night repainting the inside of his home in his honor. He was also embarrassed to discover that he slept in the only bed in the house, while the rest of the fami ly slept on the floor. Voluntc?rs discovered that one of the nearby villages had invited the local con gressman, x repainted the school, and slaughtered half the chickens in the area for a reception in honor of them. O anizaiaoiis en additional time to comply with University regulations for "good standing," said Scholz. They are Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Sigma Delta, Phi Delta Gamma and The ta Sigma Phi. Two organizations, the Business Administration Exe cutive Council and Phi Chi Theta, have complied with University regulations and are now in good standing, Scholz said. Mall Traffic Is Studied In other Council business Steve Cass, parking commit tee chairman, said that the University is seriously Con sidering one way traffic around the Love Library mall. Also, a study is in progress about closing traffic indefin itely on 12th street from R street to S street, Cass said. Both Carl Donaldson, Uni versity business manager, and James Pittcnger, Chancellor's assistant, are in favor of the one-way mall route, Cass reported, but have asked for student opinion on the change. Seven reasons were ad vanced for making mall traf fic one-way: 1) Reduction of hazard of oncoming traffic to students. 2) Elimination of two haz ardous turns on and off 14th Street. 3) Provision for the same number of diagonal parking stdlls 4) Provision for an effective and smooth flow of traffic around the mall. 5) Elimination of conges tion on the inclined areas off 14th street in wet and icy weather. 6) Does not hinder or elim inate any service or routes. 7) During heavy traffic at football and basketball games, both sides of the mall could be made one-way. Traffic could be two lane, but one lane of traffic would probably flow smoother, Cass said. "Cars should move in a counterclockwise direction about the mall," Council Vice President Jim Samples sug gested "then passengers could get out of cars on the side toward the buildings to which they will be going." Speaking on the closing of 12th street traffic from R to S streets, Cass said the administration was also con sidering making the traffic one way from south to north on this street. The University believes it is unnecessary to have ac cess to the campus from 12th street, said Cass, explaining the reason for the action. "It would also like to cre ate a more definite campus boundry with entrances to it from only 14th and P streets. Council member Susie Mof- . Thursday, February 8, 1962 n O fitt suggested the opening of tne iztn street man to park ing, instead of landscaping the area. cam Has Go-Between The Student Counril will act as a go-between in set ting up the Collegiate Council on the United Nations (CCUN) on the University campus. Students interested in or ganizing a CCUN chanter nn the University campus were asked by Student Council President Steve Gage to sub mit a letter to the executive committee of the Council. The letters should inclnde the students' name, ad dress, and college and an indication of Interest in the CCUN. The executive council will then set up an meeting for students interested in CCUN. Student Council members will particpate in the CCUN as stuaents-at-large. and not as Council members, said Gage. Temporary CCUN Members of the Council in terested in setting up the CCUN on a temporary basis under Council sponsorship were blocked in their endeav or by a Council vote before semester break. At this time the Council accepted the rec ommendation of a special CCUN committee headed by Bill Buckley to place the re sponsibility for Council organ ization with interested stu dents on campus. The CCUN, a national and essentially non-political or ganization, was organized in 1946 with local chapters across the nation. Its purpose is to stimu late an understanding on campus . and in the com munity of the UN and its purpose, scope and func tions. Through its annual Inter. Collegiate Institute attended by representatives of all lo cal chapters, the CCUN also gives emphasis to student opinion in the U.S. on the un: Spring Day Posts Open Interviews for the Spring day committee chairmanship and -committee positions will be held Febr. 17 by the Coun cil' nominations committee, announced chairman Al Plum mer. Students of all classes are eligible and should sign up for interview times on the sheet outside the Council office. ' Six of the students inter viewed will be selected for the committee positions. Three of these six will be interviewed before the Student Council Febr. 21 for the committee chairmanship, said Plummer. 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