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Vol. 76, No. 65
The Daily Nebraskon
Wednesday, February 13, 1963
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UC Students
In Clothes
University of California
Going around in circles is an often experienced feeling
by some college students, but one University of California
student went around 1151 times in a clothes dryer.
Setting a new record for the recent college rage, the
student spent 28 minutes in the dryer. He explained that
he was dizzy only the first few minutes, but then became
worried about how long his muscles could stand the strain
ol bracing his body against the side of the dryer.
thf, """IV prevent getting bruised by the
fins that toss the clothes around, he said. He also added
that the door is kept halfway open so the dryer doesn't
get too hot.
About 250 University of California students belong to
the School Resource Volunteers who work in elementary
and secondary schools in Berkley.
These students tutor young pupils in all subjects, help
in remedial classes, work, on projects with bright students,
correct papers and tests, talk on fields of special interests,
type and ditto school materials and perform innumerable
services for the school to which they are assigned.
Each student works about two or three hours a week.
They also handle outside clubs and activities.
Due to complaints from students about the low re
turn on selling used books to the book stores and the high
cost of purchasing used books, students at the University
of California will be able to .exchange books through the
newly initiated Alpha Phi Omega book exchange.
The manager of a local bookstore, un worried by the
prospect of competition, said "the exchange won't hurt
the bookstore business because it won't work."
He said that due to the element of chance, the stu
dent will find the book exchange a disadvantage. He also
added that bookstores learn in advance of the books re
quired for courses by buying the information from the
University and that the expense would offset the purpose
of the project.
College of Saint Rose
... The proposal of exempting students who receive an A
in a course from preparing for a final examination was dis
cussed by the Student Senate
in Albany, N.Y.
Arguments for the proposal included ihat It was need'
less for these students to study for t'..e final examination
and that it would be an incentive to potential A-students
to work harder In order to receive the exemption.
The main argument against the proposal was that final
examinations are not exempted in graduate school and a
student might enter there without sufficient experience in
taking final examinations.
This was countered by the
receive all A's in their major
a danger
Pharmacy College Meets
National Accredit Standard
The American Council of
Pharmaceutical Education
has notified the University
that its College of Pharmacy
complies with the standards
of the Council and is being
retained on the list of ac
credited colleges of pharmacy.
The action followed an ex
amination of the College by
a four member board last
October as part of fee Coun
cil's policy of re-examining
The Council cited the Col
lege of Pharmacy for its
"relatively new well-planned
building and a staff which is
loyal to the college and dedi
cated to the maintenance of
a program of quality."
The council listed these
distinct needs:" two addi
tional teaching positions in
Mandatory Seat Belts-
I . IP
In an effort to gain pub
lic support for a legislative
bill making seat belts man
datory on all cars regis
tered in Nebraska, the Uni
versity chapter of Phi
Delta Theta fraternity is
conducting an intensive
campaign for the bill's
adoption.
According to Jerry Farm
er, chairman of the cam
paign, "The purpose of the
effort is to let the legis
lature know how we feel
1 and to push for public back
ing of the bill."
The drive might last
nearly two months, Farmer
said. "Today the pledges
met with senators from all
parts of the state In a cere
mony to formally kick-off
the campaign," he ex
plained. i
We are trying to make
the p o p 1 e of the stat
aware of the startling sta
tistics of the effectiveness
Of seat belts," Farmer
added.
According to recent fig
ures, one person every 22
hours is killed on Nebraska
Campuses'
Spin
Dryers
at the College of Saint Rose
argument that few students
field so this would not be
pharmacy and pharmacology;
a slight increase in the supply
and equipment budget; and
more time for the staff "to
consolidate its gains and
further improve its ability to
function as a team."
"The students themselves
express the belief that they
receive good counseling from
the members of the profes
sional teaching staff and the
morale of the student body
seems to be very good," the
report Baid.
"It is hoped," the council
said, "that as the enrollment
of the college increases to a
level more commensurate
with the needs for pharma
cists in the state that it will
be possible to add other teach
ing personnel."
highways. One person for
every 15 miles of road in
the state was killed last
year.
"Safety belts would prob
ably cut the total fatalities
in half, to say nothing of
the decrease in severe
accidents," Farmer said.
As -part of the program,
a wrecked truck with the
campaign motto "Belt Ne
braska's Fatality Record,"
will sit outside the Capital
during the drive.
"In addition," Farmer
said, "we will distribute
more than 1,000 campaign
buttons to large Lincoln
stores for their employees
to wear." The buttons read,
"You Need Safety Belts."
The Phi Belt pledges will
-wear sandwich boards on
downtown streets explaining
the statistics throughout the
drive, said Farmer. Posters
have also been printed and
will be placed in stores
throughout the Lincoln area.
"Tentative plans are also
being made with the m i 1 k
companies to conduct a
Its
Support
Shapiro
To Quit
Schooner
Poet Wants Time
To Teach, Write
Pulitzer Prize winning poet
Karl Shapiro, professor of
English at the University, has
asked to be relieved of his
, schooner, the Universit y's lit-
erary quarterly magazine, at
the close of the current semes
ter. Shapiro said that he wished
to devote more time to his
teaching and writing at the
University.
Dr. Walter Militzer, dean
of the College of Arts and
Sciences, said that details
have not been worked out yet
as to Shapiro's successor.
Shapiro, regarded as one
of the nation's foremost poets,
has edited the magazine since
1956 when he joined the Uni
versity faculty. He teaches
creative writing.
The poet has edited literary
quarterlies for 15 years in
cluding Poetry magazine, one
of the nation's most well
known publications of verse.
He has written 10 books of
poems, among them "VrLet
ter and Other Poems," for
which he was awarded
Pulitzer Prize in 1944.
the
Interviews
Are Set For
'Coed', 'Man'
Final interviews for Ideal
Nebraska Coed and Outstand
ing Collegiate Man will be
held tomorrow at 7 p.m. in
348 and 349 Student Union.
Finalists and winners will
be presented at Coed Follies
on Feb. 22. Theme of this
year's frolic is Miss-Behavin.
Judges for Ideal Nebraska
Coed are John Nolon, Dr. Dor
is O'Donnell, Dr. Royal D.
Sloan, Miss Rosalie Giffhorn
and Dr. Albin Anderson.
Nancy Miller, Miss Sue Ar
buthnot, Dean Helen Snyder,
Dr. Norman Thorpe and Dr.
Michael Shugrue will select
the Outstanding Collegiate
Man.
Interview schedule for Ideal
Nebraska Coed in 349 Union:
7:0O Maureen Frolik
7:15 Marilyn Keyes
7:30 Mary Jo Mackenzie
7:45 Linda Reno
8:011 Susan Salter
8 :1ft Jeanne Thorough
8:30 Kathryn Vollmer
Interview times for Out
standing Collegiate Man in
348 Union:
7:00 Robert Brightfelt
7:1&-William Buckley
7:30 Dennis Christie ,
7:45 .lam Hix
8: Ml Thomas Ketone
8:15 Kohert Seidell
8:30-Hlcharri Weill
Journalism Coeds
Attend Meeting
Five University journalism
students attended a confer
ence in Chicago last weekend
on career opportunities for
women in journalism.
door-to-door campaign to
make the statistics avail
able to nearly everyone in
Lincoln," Farmer con
tined. He also explained that
the pledges have cam
paigned at Lincoln Pius and
will eventually go to all
Lincoln high schools before
the drive is over.
"We will put pamphlets
on the students cars and
will also take them down
to the statehouse to see the
wrecked truck," Farmer
said.
One of .the biggest pro
jects of the whole drive will
be the writing of a com
prehensive report concern
ing the facts of safety belts
effectiveness, he said. "
"It is surprising that no
such report has ever been
written for the state of Ne
braska," Farmer said.
The pledge class will
write letters, compile sta
tistics, and publish the final
report to be distributed
across the state.
"This part of the drive
will take nearly two months,
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COMPARING Bill Caywood, South African student in
Agriculture Engineering, contrasted English and African
colleges in South Africa at the International Student
Week panel discussion of educational systems.
MU Petit. Contrasts
Educational Systems
Differences in the educa
tional systems of sever
al countries were presented
yesterday at the Internation
al Student. "Week's panel dis
cussion, Education aoroaa
compared to U.S. Education."
Three instructors and three
students, each from a differ
ent country, gave a speech
on one facet of the educa
tional system of Ms country.
The student participants in
the discussion were Bill
Caywood, an Agricultural En
gineering student from South
Red Cross Interviews
Interviews for Red Cross
chairmen and assistants have
been scheduled for Saturday,
according to Barb Pandzik,
publicity chairman.
Applications and the inter
view time sign-up sheet are
available outside 332 Student
Union.
Applications are due today
at 5 p.m. Anyone with at least
one Bemester of college Red
Cross is eligible.
islotion
but we hope some construc
tive good will come of it,"
he explained.
The report will be tenta
tively published with the
cooperation of a local in
surance company. "Also, it
will be difficult to get the
needed information for the
report for several months,"
he added.
We are fully confident,
however, that these two
problems will be worked
out, and the report should
appear In its final form
-within the next two months,
according to Farmer.
The campaign is being
used in conjunction with
Phi Delta Theta's pre-initia-tion
activities for the
pledges.
Farmer also pointed out,
"Let me emphasize that
the drive is aimed toward
the whole state, not just
Lincoln or the University
community. If we can gain
enough public support for
the bill, and it passes, it
should result in decreasing
the annual Nebraska traffic
fatality record by half."
Photo by Pixie ftmaliwood
Africa; Yousef Meshiea, an
English major from Libya;
and Jackie Eaglesome of
Bolivia.
The faculty members on the
panel were Dr. Oikawa, of
Japan, law research; Dr.
Maan, of India, an instruct
or in genetics on Ag campus;
and Dr. Houn, associate pro
fessor of political Science,
from North China.
Each of the panel mem
bers pointed out facets in his
educational system which dif
fered from that of the United
States.
According to Dr. Oikawa,
it is very difficult to enter
a Japanese university. The
entrance exams usually stifle
the pursuit of higher educa
tion for 90 of the students.
If one gets a degree from
a good university, however,
he is assured of a good po
sition and a high salary. The
number of women in Japa
nese universities is -very
small, only about 10, he
commented.
In South Africa, Caywood
said, there are three separ
ate schools: one for Negroes,
one for the English and one
for the Afrikaners, or Dutch.
The teachers in these schools
are of the same race as the
students. As to universities,
the English universities are
open to all races, but the
Afrikaner Universities permit
only whites to enroll.
Speaking on the social as
pects of the educational in
stitutions hi her country,
Jackie Eaglesome said that
in Bolivia they have cultural
clubs instead of fraternities
or sororities, and all the par
ties are private ones.
NU Dames Will Meet
Tomorrow In Union
University Dames will kick
off their second semester ac
tivities in the Student Union
tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
The first nrogram will con
sist nf a movie on cancer
produced by the American
Cancer Society ana a aemon
stration on driftwood.
Dames is a University or
ganization for the wives of
graduate and undergraduate
students.
Further information about
the group may be obtained by
calling 4664746 or 409-5856.
idjaimg
Pro
Acute Care Hospital
Holds Top Priority
The University College of Medicine in Omaha will in
itiate a long-range building program including $35,300,000 for
buildings through a bill tentatively approved by the Legis
lature's revenue committee.
Sen. J. Burbach, chairman of the committee, explained
that th: bill has not yet left the hands of the committee
which it must before going to the Legislature floor.
Receiving Immediate priority in the program it the
construction of a 200-bed acute care hospital to replace the
present University Hospital.
The present hospital would be partially converted to
minimal care beds for patients who are recovering from
acute illness, patients who are confined for diagnostic study
and who need minimal nursing care in preparation for re
habilitation, and for patients who are waiting transportation
home.
Built in 1917 with a first addition completed ten yean
later, the present hospital is not adaptable to remodeling
into a modem teaching hospital Under the new building
program it will house classroom areas and office space
in addition to its minimal nursing care facilities.
The newest addition to the hospital, completed two
years ago, will be used for the Clinics, administrative of
fices and research and laboratory areas.
An enclosed walk overpassing 42nd St. will connect
the existing hoSDital and the new nnft fhrrrPTitlv ttio irrnrl.
ing and lowering of 42nd St. is under city planning.
The expenditure of $35,300,000 for new buildings, the
renovation of existing buildings and the acquisition of new
land are part of the long-range plan.
Other new buildings to be constructed include a stu
dent center, a continuing education center, married and
smgie stuaeni nousing, ana research nmts.
This long-range plan will be accomplished through the
special one mill tax levy which was tentatively approved by
the revenue committee.
The bill, LB26, provides a special state tax levy of one
mill for two years which would bring in about three and a
half million dollars a year for a total of seven million
dollars for two years.
Sen. Burbach said that the Tate would then -drop to
one-half mill for the next five years. This would bring
in one and one-half million dollars each year through 1970.
The revenue committee approved the hffl tentatively,
but made no financial recommendations beyond the initial
seven-year period.
Faculty Senate Discusses
University Budget Problem
Vice-chancellor and Dean
of Faculties, Adam Brecken
ridge, summarized the Uni
versity's money problem at
the Faculty Senate meeting
yesterday.
According to Breckenridge,
the Legislature has asked for
an estimate of the long range
maintenance costs for the
proposed building program of
the University.
Breckenridge said that un
less funds increase, the staff
will not; unless the staff in
creases, there will be no
more buildings; and If there
are no more buildings, there
will not be anymore students.
'We're working on all three
problems," he added.
Speaking for the council on
Nebraska resources, "Walter
Next Activity Mart
Scheduled Feb. 27
A second semester activi
ties mart will be sponsored
on Feb. 27 on both the Ag
and City campuses by the
Associated Women Students
board, according to Linda
K i m m e 1, activities mart
chairman.
The city campus mart will
be in the Student Union party
rooms from 3 to 5 p.m. and
the ag campus mart will be in
the Ag Student Union from
noon to 3 p.m., Miss Kimmel
said.
Cultural Bureau Plans
International Contest
The International Bureau
for Cultural Activities and the
magazine "The Student" are
sponsoring the lirst interna
tional literary contest this
year.
The contest, which is open
to students of all countries,
will accept poems and short
stories written in English,
French and Spanish by stu
dents who are registered at
a university.
There will he a special jury
of successful writers and lit
erary critics lor each of the
three sections. Interested stu
dents can obtain further in
formation by writing to "Lit
erary Contest;" J3ox 36, Leid
en, Netherlands.
Militzer, dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences, said
that plans for displaying pieces
of art in the lower level of
the Governor's mansion are
under study.
In addition, the Crossroads
shopping center in Omaha
will co-sponsor, with the Uni
versity committee, an invita
tional Art Show for profes
sional artists in Nebraska.
Most people don't know that
there are 50 or 60 people in
the state who are earning
their entire income from
practicing art, not teaching
it, Militzer said.
The liaison committee and
the committees on University
libraries and intercollegiate
athletics also presented reports.
SWA Applications
Are Due Today
Application Wanks have
been sent to all independent
living units for the 1963-64 In
dependent "Women's Associa
tion (IWA) Board, according
to Marian Cast, publicity di
rector. The forms are also avail
able on the bulletin board
outside 345 Student Union and
on the bulletin board in the
Ag Union.
They are due today at 345
Union.
Eligibility qualifications for
IWA Board positions are:
all board members shall
meet the qualifications f o r
participation in activities es
tablished by the University.
all board members shall
have a minimum cumulative
grade average of 5.5
all board members must
be a member of the class
which they proposed to rep
resent. Interviews will be Saturday,
Feb. .23, in 345 Student Union
from 9 am. to 3 pan.
Blue Print
Lynn Corcoran, editor of the
Nebraska Blue Print, campus
engineering publication, has
requested that all people who
might be interested in writing
or working for the magazine
contact him at 432-2414,