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4 Friday, ) anuary 18, 1963 The Daily Nebraskan Page 5 Ferguson... 'Head in Clouds ... Feet on Groun By KAREN GUNLICKS Nebraskan Staff Writer Outstanding Nebraskan Don Ferguson feels that a stu dent leader is a person "with his head in the clouds and his feet on the ground." He said that a leader must have ideas aimed at idealis tic goals which are for the good of the majority and not personal, and then he must know how to accomplish them. One must know how to lead people without being dictator ial, and go with the group and not necessarily follow it, Ferguson observed. Ability, willingness and hu- i' '" u'yTjr- fry o jSl o c r A i , , , -v -N, u6 FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION IT-Don Ferguson, chosen the student Outstanding Nebraskan for the first se mester, is amazed that bis admirer "just happened" to elect one of his columns for the point of interest in the pic tare. Ferguson, a past editor of the Daily Nebraskan, has taken part in many activities connected with journalism. (Photo by Dong McCartney) KNUS To Offer 'Studying' Music KNUS Radio Station will broadcast during finals. The programs will feature music to study by. Long play al bums will be played straight through with one minute breaks between recordings. The broadcasts will begin Monday from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Program nights include January 21-23 and the follow ing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights, Jan. 27-29. This is the first time in several years that the campus radio station has broadcast i during finals. j Disc jockeys will be. made: up from the members of Speech 175. I i mility are also important characteristics of a leader who knows where he's going. he said, and added "Leader ship is an opportunity for oci vice. Political Decision Ferguson has serve, d in Builders, Young Democrats and Youne ReDublicans. f "be cause I was politically inde- pendent when I came to school"), Inter - Fraternity Council, and the Dailv Ne braskan during his four years 01 college. "Five year Ferg" has ex ercized his influance through the personal relationships which he has built up among various other leaders on cam pus. Hit' acauaintanre with many of the organizations on campus Has been a relation ship of discussion. "If I have an opinion, I'm going to tell somebody." he emnhasized as he took his elbows off the desk. "This is a coinmunltv- type obligation, and we must assume the role of a city of liw.wo people," he remarked. The education journalism major helped reorganize the structure of the IFC which gave the organization's mem bers the opportunity to pick the candidates they wanted for the higher offices. While attending the National Inter Fraternity Convention, he and his associates started an ex pansion program for the Greek system by interesting Chi Phi and Triangle frater nities to colonize on this cam pus. Morrison Booster Committing himself to the Democrats, "Ferg" helped in Morrison's campaign for the senate and governor. He was appointed student coordina tor of the Young Democrats National Committee and was also appointed to the Student Youth Committee for the Kennedy Campaign. Supplementing his. campus activities, Ferguson is active in his house, Phi Gamma Del ta. Among his various posi tions are house president, alumni and public relations committee, building program and editor of the Newsletter. Ferg became editor of the Daily Nebraskan after serv ing as business manager. He initiated a policy on the Ne braskan to educate the stu dents on what the various ac tivities on campus are and what they do. He feels that the major organizations on campus, and especially the governing bodies, have a tre mendous effect on what the students do. Also, he- stated, when an organization knows that anything it does will be published, the members and leaders of the organization will consider the power they really have. The former editor believes the paper should be basically campus - oreiented. "There is no reason why it can t bring the students' activities and administraton closer to gether by interpreting and informing. "The potential of a campus is unlimited," he stated. It depends on how it is used since there are so many dif ferent areas of influence, he added. "It can, through its influence, defeat or make an issue by directing the stu dents' thinking," he pointed out. The Outstanding Nebraskan believes that the Student Council is now involved in a changing concept of trying not only to carry on the reg ular administrative duties, such as decisions on Honors Day Program, parking, etc., but also of studying and voic ing student opinions on pub lic issues. "What it does is give students the opportunity to speak out and let the peo ple in power positions (legis lature, etc.) know -what they think." We have an obliga tion to let these people know, and student government is a good vehicle for doing this." Ferguson is now student teaching modern problems and assisting in journalism at University High School. "I am also a 'glorified assis tant to Dr. William Hall in the journalism department," he smiled. He is handling the Journalism national conven tion arrangements and re cruitment of journalism stu dents. Ferg feels that the Greek system is one of the finest contributions to the individu al, school and state. "The changing fraternity idea has become an active part in con tinuing education. Universi ties are getting more educa tionally oriented there is no time to waste on 'Mickey Mouse' pledge training while stressing scholarship and citizenship," he said. Unified Challenge "We can't have 24 indivi dual islands, instead we need a unified program. This is a challenge." Ferg modestly asserted,) "Anything I have accom plished or any impression I've made had to be done with the help of some very fine people." He praised fac ulty members, administra tion, students and especially his parents, who gave him incentive, by having confi dence in him and helping him. "You can't neglect someone's devotion," he said as he added, "A whole lot of people lead together,, one person doesn't lead singly." The whole attitude of being in college is getting an edu cation not only academi cally on which point he ad mitted that he had not per sonally emphasized as much as he would have liked to but also in learning to get along with and work with people." College crams a lit tle of everything that will eventually happen to one throughout his life into four years. Too many kids come to college just to be here not to get a full education, he said. Ferguson has applied at New York University for his graduate work. He expressed his desire to be a teacher or administrator inacollege community. Nebraska ... A Challenge He said that he wants to accept the challenge of work ing in Nebraska. "Nebraska has a strangeness no other state has. It is not the cause of its problems, but of its people. Since Nebraska is not heavily populated, there is more opportunity for the in dividual." Ferg has looked into tha possibilities of Nebraska's fu ture and feels it has potential. "I don't know why people who are a part of an institu tion or state don't take the time to find out what it real ly is," he said sadly. Although h i s roommates call him a "damned iealist", he feels that when "I think of what is best, I must set high goals." However, it is hard to bridge realism and idealism. These are the ma jor motivating factors for what I've done," the Out standing Nebraskan concluded. VbJbia&kuv Prof. Rudolph M. Sand- stedt, who will direct research under a 1963 grant to the Uni versity from Corn Industries Research Foundation, Inc. 9 0SB GEflfcfi M) use u w 0 & d 5303 "O" ST. & 865 N. 27rii Uk Fot Hm M4em Arches Pure Beef Hamburger. . 15c Tasty Cheeseburger ... 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