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Plaits Afeiy Emphasis
On Open Rusil System
The Interfraternity CouncU
(IFC) rush committee has
placed special emphasis on
open rush this year, according
to Tom Schwenke, IFC rush
chairman.
Forty -five men have regis
tered for open rush in the last
three weeks. Of these, about
25 men have pledged fraterni
ties since Oct 13, the date
open rush began.
Is conjunction with this em
phasis on open rash, the rush
committee is sponsoring its
first rash smoker November
14 at 7:30 p.m. in 232 Student
Union. All men who have
signed up for open rush are
invited, as well as those who
participated in rush week this
fall bat did not pledge, ac
cording to Schwenke. The
rush chairman and president
from each fraternity will be
present at the smoker to talk
with the rushees.
There will be subsequent
smokers, one of which will be
explicitly for men who were
not in the upper half of their
graduating class, and there
fore could not participate in
rush week. These men may
pledge upon making a 5.0
average for one semester.
Men desiring to participate
in open rush should register
in tne ifc office in the Union.
The names of the rushees will
be turned over to each house
rush chairman and the houses
will contact the men individ
ually. Schwenke pointed out that
"the Greek or social fratern
ity system is one of the most
important and influential sys
tems in the college scene to
day. "We at Nebraska are for
tunate to have an active and
progressive fraternity sys-
. tern," said the rush chairman,
"Growth is part of the pur
pose of the Greeks, exempli
fied by the addition of the
twenty-fourth fraternity dur
ing the last school year."
Schwenke urged any inter
ested party to sign up for
fraternity average exceeds Z "SLSS!
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Vol. 77, No. 9rr
The Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1963
Powers
To Speak
Tomorrow
National IFC
Rates Grades
Of Fraternities
Fraternities on the Univer
sity campus last year earned
grade averages of 5.320 and
5.383 to rank with 58.1 per
cent of the colleges partici
pating in National Interfra
ternity Conference (NIC) re
port of colleges in which the
the all male average.
All male averages at the
living.
"The
rewards derived
University for the correspond- friendshiD. mutual rest! of
ing two semesters were 5.232 brothers, development of lead-
arid 5.345.
The MC reported that scho
lastic averages of fraternity
members throughout the na
tion have shown a consistant
rise daring the last tea years
until they now exceed the all
men's averages in a major
ity of colleges where fratern
ities are located.
Only 40.7 per cent of the
fraternities were scholastical
ly above the male averages
ten years ago, at the end of
the 1S52-53 year.
The percentages were based
on those chapters from whom
comparable average data
were available, comprising
over three-fourth of all fra
ternity chapters in the United
States and Canada. In actual
numbers, they were 1469 chap
ters out of a total of 3008
above the all-men's average
in 1961-62. compared with 1134
out of 2707 in 1362-53.
ership and pursuit of acad
emic excellence are inval
uable and positive character
istics of the Nebraska fra-
ternity system," k said
Schwenke.
Lt. Col. John A. 'Shorty"
Powers of the National Aero
nautics and Space Administra
tion (NASA) will speak on
"Frontiers in Space" Thurs
day in the Student Union.
Col. Powers will address
300 Air Force ROTC students
at 2, 3, 4 and 5 p.m. in the
Union ballroom. Seating js
available for an additional
900 at each of these times,
in addition to the 300 seats
reserved for the cadets.
Powers is now assigned to
the NASA Manned Sracecraft
Center at Houston. Texas, the
management element respon
sible for Projects Mercury,
Gemini and Apollo. He is the
center's public affairs officer.
A veteran of WW II and the
Korean conflict where he won
a Bronze Star Medal, Powers
organized the Air Force Bal
listic Missile Information pro
gram. In 1358, Powers directed the
Air Fore Lunar Probe In
formation Center. He was de
tailed to NASA in 1959 when
uie civilian apace agency se
lected seven military engineer
test pilots as trainees as space
pilots for Project Mercury.
His visit, sponsored by the
Aero-Space Education Divi
ion of Teachers College, is
in connection with Aero-Space
Sakai: Anti-Buddhism Spurs Coup But
Piross
Don Viet
By FRANK PARTSCH
Senior Staff Writer
The unpopularity of the Diem regime in South
Viet Nam, which resulted in last Friday's overthrow
of Diem was brought about as a result of the administra
tion's policies toward Buddhism, according to Dr. Robert
K. Sakai, professor of history.
"I think, however, that the religious situation has been
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AWS Debates Hour
Extension Pros, Cons
Final action on this motion
is not expected in the near
Science Week, November 3-9. j future, bet for the past week
The Associated Women Stu
dents (AWS) is considering
extending hours for all fresh
men, sophomore, junior, and
senior women.
The most extreme proposal
suggested is that freshmen
hours would be extended to
10 p.m. on week days, soph
more and juniors would have
11 p.m. week dav hours and
that seniors would have a 12
p.m. extension on nights dur
ing the week. Other time
changes are also being con
sidered.
Panhellenic To Make Sample
Despite Veto Of Rush Book
de-
a com-
Panhellenic Monday
layed a decision on
bined sorority rush booklet
until a sample book can be
formed and presented to the
individual houses for a vote,
.A straw vote of the nooses
opposed the combined book,
but two houses had not voted
and others felt they did not
have enough information, ac-
cording to Susie Walburn,
year,
for the Somma Cam Lande
rating for especially snperior
fraternity scholarship, sixteen
of them for the second
straight ear.
The ratings were developed
from records supplied by the
colleges themselves and proc
essed by the scholarship re
porting service of the NIC,
according to Dr. Z. L. Loflin,
chairman of the NIC Scholar
ship Committee. j
president.
Reports were made M
workshops held during Pan
hellenic week. Mary Morrow
reported that the social chair
men felt that students should
dress ep more for social func
tions and do less things in
"grabbies." They also sug
gested joint formats, where
two sororities could go togeth
er and have a better formal.
The possibility of having
fonnals in Omaha was dis
cussed because of the lack of
places in Lincoln in which
fonnals can be held. The
group felt that more pledge
functions ought to be spread
out more evenly over the first
and second semesters, since
most are held in the first
semester.
The rush workshop dis
cussed the function of guides
at open houses and felt they
should be more strict in get
tin? the erouos to the hmisM
on time. They suggested that
open houses and Sunday aft
ernoon parties be spread out
an informal poll has been
taken among women students
by AWS members.
Comments from the students
rage from favorable to highly
unfavorable.
Four freshmen living in the
dorms were quizzed by an
AWS member and they re
ported that they liked the 9
p.m. hours and could see no
reason for another hour.
Other freshmen said that
the 10 p.m. hours would be
better for studying in the li
brary. The sophomores and juniors
polled were reported to be
generally in favor of the 11
p.m. extension, but seme said
that the extra half-hour would
not really be that different
A word was spoken in behalf
ot the housemothers when
some one said that the 12 p.m.
hours for seniors would make
another late night for the
The scholarship workshop ! ho,US mothers.
chairman reported that they
discussed the programs nsed
in each of the houses so that
individual houses conld get
ideas of what else is being
done m campus and maybe
utilize them in their pro
grams. They discussed vari
ous awards given within
houses to encourage good
scholarship.
In other business, Panhel
lenic set up plans for a booth
in the Student Union on Par
ents Day to explain the pur
poses of Panhellenic to the
parents.
House health chairmen are
In other actions the AWS
approved the Mortar Board
proposal that the Kosmet Klub
Show on Nov. 23 should be a
late date night. Hours for
women students will be 2 a.m.
AWS also choose "Life, Lib
erty and Leap Year" as the
title for the Feb. 27 Coed Follies.
more with more time in be- asked to attend the next Pan-
tween each of them. They heUenic meeting as repre
also felt that PanhellpnV tend I Setltatives from Student
out letters to all legacies ex
plaining the fact there are
more legacies going through
rush week each year and that
hwises cannot be expected to
take all of them.
Health win be there to talk
with them.
Junior Panhellenic dele
gates and pledge presidents
will meet Thursday at 7 p.m.
in the Union Pawnee room.
KK Skit Tryouts
Scheduled Today
Kosmet Klub has announced
the date and times for the
Fall Revue skit tryouts, to be
held in the Student Union
Ballroom.
Tryouts are today from
7:30-11 p.m. Individual times
are: Alpha Tau Omega, 7:30
8; Delta Upsilon, 845:30;
Kappa Sigma, 8:30-9; Sigma
Alpha Mu, 9-9:30; Phi Kappa
Psi, 9:30-10; Beta Theta Pi,
10:00-10:30; PM Delta Theta,
10.30-1L
overplayed in the press," he added, indicating that the
dislike for Diem is not held for Catholicism in general and
that the institution of a predominantly Buddhist cabinet
would not result in repercussions against Catholics on the
basis of religion.
"South Met Nam has many religions," he commented,
"and they have shown in the past that they are capable of
living together without religious strife."
The bitterness against the former government stemmed
from the lack of justice displayed in the anti-Buddhist
campaigns, said Dr. Sakai. "The people desire justice
above all else; the Buddhists were oppressed without jus
tice." Dr. Sakai thinks that the military coup will bring about
an improved situation in the war against the Viet Cong
Commnusit rebel movement.
"A war of this type," he explained, "fought mostly
with guerilla tactics, depends upon the popular support of
the people. The former government was not able to win
their confidence. If the new leaders can set up a system
whereby the people feel that the government is behind
them and worth fighting for, more support for the war
can be won."
Another factor in the unrest of the country, according
to Dr. Sakai, was a recent national election, in which many
of the candidates were picked by the government, giving
the election the character of a mock election. The toss of
popularity and support for the government culminated in
Friday's coup and the siezing of power by a military
junta.
Dr. Sakai said that at the present time the junta is in the
process of selecting a premier and a cabinet The National
Assembly, which had also lost some measure of support
from the mock elections, has been disbanded.
Similar situations have occured in several parts of
Asia, pointed out Dr. Sakai. "Across Asia many demo
cratic structures have been set up and then replaced by
military regimes. These people do not understand the work
ings of democracy and some means of restoring order
must be employed while their problems are ironed cut"
The United States has disclaimed responsibility for the
unrest leading to the coup. Dr. Sakai said that the selected
cuts in foreign aid to Viet Nam in objection to the re
ligious policies of the Diem administration caused in
' creased agitation against Diem.
"As of now," be continued," the United States still
has a great deal of good win with the people of South
let Nam."
The cuts in aid were a means of U.S. coercion to
wards an improved relationship between the government
of South Viet Nam and the people of the country. The
United States bears a large part of the burdensome war
against the Viet Cong, and supporting the unpopular Diem
regime was creating serious problems in the administra
tions of this aid.
Ram Honors Quad Frosh
Four year Regents Scholar
ship winners and other out
standing freshmen of Selleck
Quadrangle were honored at
a banquet Wednesday night
by the Residence Association
for Men (RAM) Executive
Council.
Those recognized at the
banquet were John Abbott,
James Adams, Marvin Almy,
Phillip Boardman, Stephen
Boyd, Mark Brooks, Steve
Carter, Charles Hahn, David
Hood, James Johnson, Dick
Karre, Thomas KeaL Larry
Rohlfs, Don Rojeski, Virgil
Stetz, Lance Towle, John Van
Campen, Robert Vaughn and
Gary Watzfce.
Karate Demonstration Set Friday Night-
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By Lyn AKf demonstrate the sport at 8jof the Nebraska Karate As-
Staff Reporter p.m. Friday in the Student sociation, will also demon-
Heng-Ung YL a 26 year old Union Ballroom. strate self-defense techniques
Kcrean who holds a fourth de- Aside from fundamental for women. Charles Chai. a
free Mack belt in karate, will I techniques, YL with the help I University student, will inter
pret his movements for the
audience.
The program will be the
Nebraska and is sponsored by
the Nebraska Internatiocal
Association and the Nebraska
Korean Students' Association.
first of its kind to be held in I AD Students are invited to
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Karate Expert Yi Demonstrates Defensive Foot Jab
attend. Admission is free.
Yi has more than 600 stu
dents, 90 of them Americans
who nbw operate karate insti
tutions throughout the United
States. He is touring the na
tion to help these Americans
supervise and improve in
struction techniques of the
sport.
Yoji Yamakawa, a Univer
sity student, says a fourth de
gree black belt is "very
rare". A fifth degree black
belt is perfect. Yi is only a
few months away from the
fifth degree belt
A Karate student most first
earn a white belt followed by
belts of yellow, green, and
brown, among others, before
be earns the black belt. There
are "no specific qualifica
tions" for these honors. They
are earned partly through
demonstrations a 1 1 f tf g b
mostly by competition.
According to Ben Uyesago,
Physical Education Director
at Lincoln's Central YMCA,
no formal instructions are of
fered in Lincoln. The closest
place where instructions are
given ia South Omaha."
Karate is a Japanese word
meaning "open hand". The
sport originated in Okinawa,
south of Japan. In medieval
times the Japese government
took all of the peasants' weap
ons from them.
Karate was developed by
the peasants for self-protection.
They not only employ the
use of their open hands, but
also the nse of their feet,
knees, and elbows.
In Korea, as in Japan, a
knowledge of Karate is con
sidered a deadly weapon. The
sport has recently been popu
larized in the United States
and in other countries by mov
ies such as "The Manchurian
Candidate".
KK Reveals
Show Emcee
Master of Ceremonies for
the Kosmet Klub Fall Revue,
"Komic Kapers, will be
Jerry DeFrance, junior from
Omaha.
DeFrance is a political sci
ence major and a member of
Sigma Nu fraternity.
He has had roles in "Guys
and Dolls" and "FioreHo,"
the last two Kosmet Klub
Spring Shows, and has en
tertained various veteran and
orphan groups and performed
for "Take Five" in the Stu
dent Union.
Dent College Alums
Choose New Officers
Dr. Larry McKnee of Lin
coln was elected president of
the University of Nebraska
College of Dentistry Alumni
Association last week. He suc
ceeds Dr. Donald L, Herzog
of Grand Island.
Other officers elected at the
Association's homecoming
reunion inclade: Dr. Robert
A. Green, Seward, president
elect and Dr. Gregory KaBos,
Lincoln, secretary.