"-"'TV OF NS8R.
Africajs Not
ByTrrmcrn'ouc.
."I don't believe that Af
rica is good soil for Com
munism to grow in," said
Colin Jackson, world trav
eler and BBC Commenta
tor, at Thursday morning's
University convocation.
"The tribal tradition of
Africa is a good barrier
against the Philistine na
ture of Communism," said
Jackson.
"Scholarship programs,
technical aid, financial
budgeting, an understand
ing of Africa's view in the
U.N., the Peace Corps and
visits by African dignitar
ies to the U.S." were the
major roles which he be
lieved America could play
in helping Africa advance.
"There is a real need for
revision of the UN Security
Council membership to in
clude an African represen
tative," noted Jackson.
Timing Factor
"The most important fac-
Vol. 75, No. 93
Council
Gets Its
'Hearing'
NSA Convocation
Receives Approval;
Vo Class Dismissal
The Faculty Senate commit
tee on convocations sees no
reason why the up-coming
speech by the President of
the National Student Associa
tion, Ed Garvey, could not
be recoenized as an all-Uni
versity affair, related Steve
Gage, president of Student
Council. -
Gaee said he was able to
make such a statement after
conferring with Dr. Arthur B
University Okay
A fact was revealed today
about the question of NSA af
filiation here at the Univer
sity. Dean Adam Brecken
rldge, president of the Facul
ty Senate, was asked whether
ao affirmative vote by stu
dents and Student Council on
the affiliation of the Univer
sity with NSA would mean
that the University would be
come a member of the Na
tional Student Association. He
answeredi "No. The affilia
tion would first have to be
approved by the Faculty Sen
ate Committee on Student Ac
tivities." Winter, chairman of the con
vocations committee. How
ever, Gage continued, classes
will not be dismissed because
of the Faculty Senate's rule
which allows only one convo
cation a semester for which
all students are excused from
class.
The Council President ex
plained that since the commit
tee recognized the "impor
tance of this NSA issue to the
students" it wanted to give
their approval for this convo
cation. The question arose after
Wednesday's Council meeting
in which the members unani
mously passed a motion
which called for the address
by NSA President Garvey to
be designated as an All-University
convocation.
The motion was necessary,
according to Al Plummer, so
that the NSA Issue which af
fects a large proportion of the
students could be given 'ade
quate hearing on campus."
Dean Adam BreCkenridge,
dean of faculties and presi
dent of the Faculty Senate,
said that only after the ex
haustion of all other means
of effecting a gathering of stu
dents will the faculty senate
be in a position to grant Gar
vey's address as a convoca
tion in which classes will be
dismissed.
Dismissal of classes for a
convocation such as Garvey's
on April 16 would probably
not be declared for "anything
short of a dire emergency,"
he stated.
Jo,r in Africa if ttming in
handlntTTver the control of
new nations from Europ
eans to Africans," said the
commentator before an au
dience of several hundred.
"The long transfer in
control of civil service,
armed forces and broad
casting from British to Ni
gerian control has created
a base of trained adminis
trators who have made Ni
geria one of the most stable
nations in Africa," Jackson
explained.
Looking at the Congo,
however, he noted that
"the Belgiums started the
training of Congolese at the
top levels of administration
too late. i
"When law broke down,
with only 17 college grad
uates and no Congolese
army officers, to lead the
new nation, the UN had
the right to reintegrate the
Colbert Enjoyed Job;
Returns to Teaching
By MIKE MACLEAN
What does one feel when retiring from
the position of Dean of Student Affairs? Hap
py to get out? Sorry to be leaving? Or, a mix
ture of both?
"I have enjoyed my tenure as Dean," said
J. P. Colbert, retiring Dean of Student Affairs.
"I" hope that I have helped the University a
little, I hope that I have helped the students
some. I know I have made some mistakes, but
then, who doesn't?"
"It has been very enjoy
able," he emphasized again.
Dean Colbert, who joined
the University staff In 1925,
became the Dean in 1952. He
has reached the retirement
age of 65, which is manda
tory in the administrative
services.
' "I think it is only proper
for a new man to have the
job, a man who will have
new ideas and make new pol
icies," he said.
Sitting in his large office
in the Administration Building
and looking out the large
window that faces "R" street,
he commented, "I am look
ing forward to teaching. I
have been sitting in on the
class which I will teach and
hitting the books at night to
get rid of some of the cob
webs." tiean coiDen pians xo teacn
engineering at the University.
He received his B.S. in civil
engineering at the Missouri
School of .Mines and Metal
urgy and his M.S. in civil
engineering from the Univer
sity.
He has been a member ot
the Board of Directors of the
Lincoln Chamber of Corn-
Spring Day Workers
Wes Grady, Spring Day
chairman, announced that
Interviews for Spring Day
workers will be Thursday,
at 7:30 In the Student Un
ion. Application blanks may
be signed outside the Stu
dent Council office, 339 Stu
dent Union.
Pal Criticizes
By WENDY ROGERS
Intelligent and keenly
perceptive, Samar Kumar
Pal, a 27-year-old journal
ist from New Delhi, India,
believes that foreign stu
dents on an American cam
pus often hurt themselves
by emphasizing their
unique position in the col
lege community.
Following six months at
Macalester College in St.
Paul, Minn., as one of 12
participants in a program
for international journal
ists, Pal is spending two
months as a reporter for
the 'Lincoln Journal and
Star newspapers.
His stay in America is
co-sponsored by the Read
er's Digest and these news
papers. During his stay in Lin
coln, Pal has visited the
University more than sev
eral times.
The foreign student has
an important role in the
University community, not
ed Pal, but by accenting
his own uniqueness, he
loses his chance to gain the
Good Soil For
disintegrated Congo," Jack
son said.
UN Miracle
"The UN has ,done a
miracle in the Congo, and
the U.S. has the best rec
ord in the legitimate sup
port of the legitimate Con
golese government," Jack
son added.
"An independent Congo,
without the rich Katanga
province, might well have
to be supported with UN
charity, or it might fall into
the hands of totalitarian
powers of fascist or Com
munist backing," warned
the columnist.
Looking to the problems
of advancing the Congo, he
said he would like to see
"the Belgians, who are fa
miliar with the administra
tive problems, come back to
the Congo to contribute to
its culture and to help build
railways, telegraph com
munications and roads."
Jackson called Algeria
The Daily
merce, and was recently hon
ored at the Greek Week hon
ors convocation for his serv
ice to the fraternities and
sororities and the University.
When asked if he thought
that University students have
changed over the years that
he has been here, he gave
a definite affirmative answer.
"They are much more seri
ous now, they have become
more serious about the prob
lems confronting the Univer
sity and the country." He
cited the large, voluntary
turnout to hear Senator Gold
water, "the young people,
who will bear the responsi
bility and mould the think
ing, are very serious about
the affairs of the nation."
"The students still have
enthusiasm for activities and
good fun," he added, "they
still enjoy their social life i
ana atnietics as much as
ever, but on top of this, they
are more serious."
When he was asked what
his advice to students would
be, he paused for a moment
and then stated, "with the
large number of students go
ing to college today and with
the tremendous demand for
people with college degrees,
even though it may be all
he's got the future depends
on it."
"The tremendous demand
for manpower from the col
leges places a double respon
sibility on the student to
make the most of his educa
tion and on the college to
keep up to date."
complete education he is
seeking.
"A lot depends on the
Initiative a foreign student -takes
to make himself feel
at home, to be accepted in
the student community,"
explained Pal. "He
shouldn't behave other
worldly. "A man is always treated
by the impression he cre
ates of himself," he empha
sized. Feel Different
"If he feels he is differ
ent from the others, and
carries himself about in
that manner, he will be
treated as someone differ
ent, and not as one them
selves.". According to Pal, "as
long as this barrier be
tween outsider and insider
exists, a large portion of
the benefits of getting an
education outside one's own
country is lost."
Strictly speaking, s t u
dents from abroad may get
an academically compara
ble education in their own
countries, or in England or
Europe.
"the supreme tragedy of
the African continent."
Algerian Disaster
"The narrow-mindedness
and intolerance of nine
million Moslems and one
million Europeans has led
to the disaster there," ex
plained Jackson.
.Since the conflict began
in 1954, "the French have
had the right to be there,
since it was their money
which will provide the
foundation for Algerian in
dependence," said the com
mentator. "At the same time, A1-.
geria is a part of North
Africa, not France, as the
French hold," he added.
DeGaulle, whom Jackson
described as a "walking
totem pole," deserves 99
per cent of the credit for
the Algerian settlement
which has been effected,
said the columnist.
SAO
"The (SAO) Secret Army
Nebraskan
Lancaster
Rites Held
Today at 2
Memorial services for Dr.
Lane Lancaster, professor
emeritus of the University, will
be held at two p.m. today in
St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church, 24th and Sewell. Rev.
James Stilwell will officiate.
Dr. Lancaster died March
26 at Bruges, Belgium. He re
tired from the University staff
in 1960 after 30 years of serv
ice. For the past school year,
he had been a Fulbright lec
turer at University College,
Swansea, Wales.
The family requests that no
flowers be sent. Contributions
may be made to a favorite
charity or to the University
Foundation.
Foundation
Gives Grants
To Students
The National Science Foun
dation has awarded more
than 2,000 fellowships for
graduate study in sciences,
mathematics and engineering
under two programs.
Cooperative Graduate Fel
lowships for the 1962-63 aca
demic year were awarded to
the following students from
the University: Dan Blazek, ,
James Church, Daniel How
ell, Ronald Mathsen, Freder
ick Rickers, Donald Schueler
and George Sullivan.
Nine University students re
c e I v e Summer Fellowships
for Graduate Teaching Assist
ants for study and research
in the summer of 1962. They
are: Jerrold Bebernes, Maril
lyn Caldwell, Warren Diven,
James Edman, John Herzog,
Charles Heuer, Ronald Math
sen, Charles . Slattery and
Larrie Stone.
The Foundation awarded
1,200 cooperative graduate
fellowships for the 1962-63
academic year and & sum
mer fellowships for graduate
teaching assistants in the
summer of 1962.
I
Foreign, American Students
So why come to America?
"Perhaps" it is the glam
our of study in a different
country," said Pal.
1 '
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I ... Photon by Dou McCartney
Visiting journalist Samar Kumar Pal from India
chats with the Dr. William Hall (left), director of the
School of Journalism, and Dr. Robert Cranford (right),
professor of journalism, after talking to one of the
School's classes.
Communism -
Organization will not accept
Algerian independence
without a fight," empha
sized Jackson.
However, he noted, "the
SAO must control Paris to
triumph and frustrate the
peace treaty.
"It may be too late for
the SAO," interjected Jack
son, "as it may have
missed its chance for tri
umph." , Jackson said the poor
whites of Spanish and Ital
ian descent in Algeria must
be crushed to keep the Al
gerian war from flaring up
again.
Insurrection
"The Algerian insurrec
tion will probably go on for
two more months," he con
cluded. "Law aids the inhabitants'
of the Unioq of South Africa
in increasing racial preju
dice," said the commenta
tor. For example, noted
Colorado Has Beer,
NU Has Sub-Rosas:
i
Angelo Favors Beer
"Colorado has 3.2 bee r,
while Nebraska does not; and
Nebraska has sub-rosa groups
while Colorado does not,"
Harold Angelo, dean of men
at the University of Colorado,
noted at a Greek Week con
vocation Wednesday evening.
"But most who come here
remember this are
among the best in their
country.
K. i I, , -C5S ". ... .. MM
f ' s
1 r;v ; Sr-'
Jackson, "a mixed mar
riage act makes mixed
marriages, past or future,
criminal and a Banta act
tries to keep black (chil
dren) in ignorante.
"With the feat of colored
men attacking white men
and women simply because
they are white, the Union
of South Africa may have
a Mau Mau a thousand
times over," he said.
"We must try to keep
Europeans in Africa, since
too rapid a loss of skill
from Africa will take away
an adequate launching pad
for Africa's future," noted
the columnist.
"It is most important to
make sure that Africans do
not replace one form of
arrogance and intolerance
(the European) for another
(the African) as Africans
move from being servants
to masters," Jackson emphasized.
Friday, April 6, 1962
"I would much rather have
the beer," he said. "It can
only make you drunk you
can wake up in the morning
and be sober again. But, sub
rosas eat at your insides like
cancer! If there are any of
these people in your fraterni-
Photo by Doug McCartney
"What they lack is hu
man relations. They hesi
tate to pitch in completely
in student activity which
alone makes friends."
Continued Pal, "active
participation in any specif
ic project cultivates a na
tural fellowship which is
unattainable by artificial ef
fortssuch as organized
hospitality.
Individual Initiative
"The initiative lies with
the individuals both native
and foreign.
Initiative, however, is not
enough for the foreign stu
dent. "It is initiative plus
sustained effort.
"The foreign student,
away from home, is haunt
ed by a feeling of insecur
ity. He has a lack of self
confidence within an unfa
miliar environment. He
does not trust anyone, and
does not know whom to
trust.
"Then he comes into a
situation where there is a
polarization of nationalities.
He gravitates toward the
pdles, seeking a sense of
belonging.
"So, he withdraws ijto a
Jackson
T
V"
Phots by Gary Lacey
Colin Jackson
ties ... Get rid of them, for
it is hard to tell if we can
recover from them.
To the 1,000 Greek men
and women who were in at
tendence Angelo said, "One
gives up certain freedoms
and accepts certain responsi
bilities when one joins a fra
ternity." "For your every action re
flects upon the fraternity or
sorority to which you belong.
You have a big responsibility
to live up to, not only as an
individual but as a member
of a group," he said.
"The statement that fra
ternities breed conformity is
not true, for I bet that I
could not get two of you to
agree with me on any one
issue," he added. "For when
conformity starts, learning
ceases."
"The undisciplined mind is
free only to do things
poorly," he stated. "One
must have both mental free
dom and discipline."
The virtues of a graceful,
sound body; a sound, moral
soul; a disciplined mind; and
a theological life thai will
make us citizens of eternity
were urged to be given at
tention every day by the Ne
braskan Greeks. Dean Angelo
also encouraged the frater
nities to remember these vir
tues in their pledge training.
"Don't accept change just
for its own sake, but where
it will offer something better,
accept it, encourage it, work
for it," he said.
"The fraternities on this
campus are on the defensive,
they were placed there by
one or several groups. A fra
ternity should work on edu
cating its members; if they
are not educable, kick them
out!"
shell rather than make an
effort to crack the paper
walls between man and
man."
Many American students,
observed Pal, also fail to
utilize their opportunities in
college.
He cited the tendency of
many students to "go to
gether" too early particu
larly freshmen and sopho
mores. Sincere Friendships
Said Pal, "This is an
ideal atmosphere for mak
ing sincere enduring friend
ships." By setting themselves
apart too early, the young
couple "throws away the
possibility of intimate asso
ciation with other young
minds.
"Some people are too
worried about date secur
ity," explained Pal, and
"this reflects a basic inse
curity in the individual."
Too often, he said, students
overlook their best chance
to develop a well-rounded
personality.
"Then, there is just not
enough window-shopping to
ensure stable marriages."