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Enrollment
Increase
Projected
Two Year Growth
Equal To College
The increase in student en
rollment at the University
during the past two years is
equivalent to total enrollment
at a fair-sized Midwestern col
lege.
This is one of the facts re
vealed in the "Campus Round
Up" column by Ken Keller
in the 50th anniversary issue
of the Nebraska Alumnus,
published by the Alumni As
sociation.
"'More significant than the
size of this growth, however,
is the fact that it has come
without appreciable increase
in the number of seniors grad
uated by Nebraska high
schools," Keller points out
Next June Nebraska high
schools probably will gradu
ate over 18,000 and in June,
1965, they very easily could
graduate over 23,000. Thus
the high school output in'
crease during the next two
years probably will be in the
neighborhood of 64,000 com
pared with an 800-student in
crease during the past three
years.
Keller raises the question:
"If the University's enroll
ment went up over 2,000 in
a biennium when there was
no substantial increase m
high school ouput, how much
gain in University enrollment
can be expected during a bi
ennium when the high school
output increases by more than
6,000?"
Nebraska and the Univer
sity, of course, have been do
ing some 'getting ready." A
memorandum from the Leg
islature's 1963-65 budget com
mittee indicated an average
of 34.5 new staff positions for
the two years of the biennium.
The new residence halls for
960 students were opened this
fall and plans call for con
struction of a new 1,056-stu-dent
dormitory to be opened
in the fall of 1965.
"It can be noted in passing
that providing student hous
ing is one of the easier tasks.
Dormitories are self -liquidating;
they pay for themselves
and no tax money is involved.
Not so, however, are the fac
tors of new staff and more
class and laboratory space
these are mainly tax-support
items. The University has
been experimenting with
closed-circuit television to ex
tend teaching talents.
"Whether Nebraska wants
to afford further increased ex
penditure to keep educational
opportunity within the finan
cial reach of students and
parents is a question which
has not been clearly an
swered," Keller writes.
NU Symphony
Sets Concert
The University symphony
orchestra, under the direction
of Emanuel Wishnow, chair
man of the department of mu
sic, will appear in a concert
Sunday, at 8 p.m., in the Stu
dent Nebraska ballroom.
Appearing as guest artist
will be Sidney Harth, one of
the leading violinists in t h e
United States. Harth played
"Laureate" in the famous
Wieniawski Competition in
1957, is a past Naumburg
Award winner, and is a first
prize recipient of many other
contests of international fame.
Harth is Dean of Music of
the Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology, at Pittsburgh, Pa.
The selections to be per
formed by the symphony or
chestra Sunday evening, are:
"Lenore Overture, No. 3." by
Beethoven; "Nocturnes" by
.Debussy; "Four Dances from
Facade," by Walton; and
"Concerto in B minor for vio
lin and Orchestra" by Saint-Sacns.
Dropout Rote Severe
Exams Show
By Grant Peterson
Senior Staff Writer
Have you ever wondered, especially
'round mid-term or final time, just what
your chances are of being around for an
other mid-term or final exam?
Assuming that you have, the next
question is: are you freshman, sophomore,
junior or senior? If a frosh, tradition is
against you. One out of every three don't
return. The sophomore toll isn't quite as
severe.
Unless the pattern is severely disrupt
ed, more tliun one-half of those in this
cutegory will reuppeur for their junior
yeur. By this time, the proverbial (lye Is
cast. When that far off senior year rolls
uround, most of Inst yew's juniors will be
back.
In official terms, from director of Jun
ior Division Lee W. Chatfield, "Of those
who start here as freshmen, about two
thirds complete their third semester. Bet
ter than one-half go through their fifth
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Musicians Perform
Soprano Rosella Lange, tenor Steve Ellenburg and
pianist Pat Gell were featured in yesterday's Senior Recital
at the Sheldon Gallery Auditorium. The recital was in
connection with the University School of Music. Accompa
nists were James Misner and Pamela Fields.
Lonnquist:
Latin American Agriculture
The human factor is a big
stumbling" block in helping
Latin American countries im
prove their farm production
and efficiency, a University of
Nebraska agronomist said at
Denver recently.
Speaking was Dr. John
Lonnquist, who addressed a
special symposium on Pan
American agronomy at t h e
meeting of the American So
ciety of Agronomy.
The material aspects of im
proving Latin American food
production can be worked out
in most cases, Lonnquist said.
Practical application of
known basic information, he
said depends upon research
activities of scientists trained
in crops, soils, and related
fields, well organized exten
sion programs and a knowl-
edgable rural population. This
is the most difficult because
of the problems encountered
in providing adequate educa
tional opportunities for large
rural populations.
Lonnquist pointed out some
problems involved in training
the many students from Latin
America in United States col
leges. These problems involve
both students and their pro
fessors.
A buRic problem he said, is
semester. About one-half finish their sev
enth semester."
According to Chatfield, previous stud
ies show that close to 30 of the students
beginning their college career at the Uni
v e r s i t y actually receive their degrees
here.
Who is it that doesn't make It and
why doesn't he? According to Lewis F.
Fowles, assistant dean of student affairs,
"Generally speaking, there are not as
many academic casualties among the
women as there are among the men."
This is obvious when one compares the
all-male and nll-femule averages at the
end of the semester.
Family and health problems, financial
difficulty and lack of a goal are among
the most common reasons given for leav
ing school. Homesickness is another rather
common cause.
Some students come to college with a
vague idea of what it's all about, only to
quickly discover it to be something else.
Downslips provide still another incen
tive to "get away from it all."
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Humans
the need for recognition of the
fact that the needs of a stu
dent from one of the develop
ing countries are different
from those of a student pre
paring for a research position
in the United States.
Even though the students
have studied English at home,
the language barrier is a
source of considerable diffi
culty, Lonnquist said.
Sometimes, he said, the stu
dents lack necessary back
ground training for effective
participation in our graduate
colleges.
Some solutions he offered to
the problems are:
The studentsshould be giv
en some basic undergraduate
courses in Agronomy before
entering the graduate pro
gram. This would assure a
level of Tcnowledge normally
assumed in graduate students
and also give the students
time to gain needed language
proficiency.
Students who lack the re
quirements f o r advanced
work should be encouraged to
enroll in courses which -would
be of most Immediate benefit
to them. By issuing them a
certificate of achievement up
on completion of a period
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The Daily
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By Susan Smithberger
Senior Staff Writer
The Student Council yesterday voted to associate with
the Committee for Student Aid, a part of the Student
Council at the Milwaukee Institute of Technology to in
vestigate support for legislation for student tax reduction.
Council will set up a temporary committee patterned
after the committee at Milwaukee. Upon formation, the
committee will receive aj packet of information and ma
terials for support of the $ax reduction bill from the com
mittee at Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee committee will send out similar ma
terials for action on other matters as It is deemed neces
sary, according to Tom Kort, public issues chairman. The
decision for support of these issues rests with the Ne
braska Council.
"The public issues area feels that this committee
would be a valuable addition to the Student Council, in
that it would help us to work on national issues which
are of direct concern and benefit to students at the Uni
versity of Nebraska," said Kort.
"Senator Roman Hruska, one of our own senators,
favors this bill," Mike Wiseman pointed out.
President Dennis Christie, In his executive report re
sponded to attacks oa administrators, student leaders and
student organizations in recent editorials in the Daily Ne
braskan. "I firmly believe it is time that the so-called
"complacent" student leaders express their opinions relat
ing to the criticism of their leadership and the goals of
their organizations," said the president.
"Never before in the history of the University have
organizations done so much as in the past few months,"
said Christie. He cited Interfraternity Council, Student
Council welfare committee, AUF, Builders and Panheilen
ic, among others, as examples.
"The editorial writer attacks Council because he says
few members say anything, because our business ses
sions have lasted no more than 20 minutes," said Christie.
"Evidently he is completely ignorant of the fact that
Council has 28 committees that meet weekly for at least
a half an hour duration
"Evidently Mr. Moore wishes to turn the Council in
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of study and training, some
good men might be kept in
field of agriculture who
might otherwise quit under
the stigma of having failed to
get an advanced degree.
Research problems assigned
should be of value to the stu
dent when he returns home.
Many problems of interest in
the United States have no
value In Latin America.
The training should fit the
equipment the student will
have available when he re
turns home. Frequently the
laboratory equipment is rela
tively primitive. Seldom is
there an IBM machine avail
able, for instance.
Direct the student's training
so that he gets what he needs
in the shortest feasible time.
The training he gets is needed
at home and chances are
there is another student at
home waiting his turn to come
totheU.S.
The student should be
helped to develop adequate
work habits. Lonnquist said
many Latin American stu
dents admit U.S. scientists
work more hours than they
are accustomed to putting in
at home.
' The equipment and library
situations are Improving in
Latin America, Lonnquist
suid, but students still find a
serious lack ol these tools at
home and frequently also a
lack of support.
For this reason, he said, the
Latin American researcher
needs imagination and a do-it-yourself
attitude. Those who
become too dependent upon
U.S. instrumentation often
are lost when they return
home. 1
. Some gains from the pres
ent extensive exchanges be
tween agronomists of the U.S.
and Latin America, Lonnquist
said, are: ;
Cooperative research is de
veloping rapidly.
Completely new experi
mental plant materials are
being discovered or are await
ing discovery in Latin Ameri
ca. Thesis research problems
can be initiated which will
stimulate the interest of the
student, lmcause he knows his
material and is aware of the
importance of the research to
liis own locality.
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Nebraskan
Temporary Committee Set Up
Red, White Clothing
Asked For Weekend
The University's yell squad
is asking all students to boost
the Cornhusker spirit Friday
by wearing '"red and -white",
said Doug Busskohl, yell
squad leader.
Tassels, Corn Cobs and the
yell squad will all wear their
uniforms to classes Friday,
and throughout the remainder
of the football weekend.
Busskohl also said the
squad hopes student boosters
win wear their "red and
white" to the game Saturday.
Fencing Display
Tonight In Union
Jake Geier, cheerleading,
fencing, and gymnastics
coach for the University has
announced a fencing exhibi
tion entitled "Touche" to be
held today at 7:30 p.m. in the
Union ballroom.
The exhibition is being spon
sored by the Union entertain
ment committee, and will fea
ture Skip Soriff , a student of
Geier. The program -will con
sist of 15 minutes of explana
tion, and equal time for de
monstration of skills, and a
half hour of actual competi
tion. The exhibition will be simi
lar to the Judo demonstra
tions held here previously. No
admission will be charged.
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Aim. NIGHT STARS-Activlties
Qui en and Mr. AuFul Ugly will be an
nounced at the carnival tomorrow night in
the Student Union bullroom. Activities
Queen finulists are from ''eft, Judy HuA
lln, Jeun Ilolmquist, Karen Johnson, .leun-
Tan Ued
to a theatrical production whereby every member can
rant and rave to his heart's content," he continued.
"I will be the first to admit that Student Council does
not always accomplish all of its goals as set forth at Jie
beginning of the year. We have failures like any other
student organization, we need change and reform also."
"I welcome constructive criticism to Council action
and hope that future editorials will be directed with this
thought in mind."
John Lydick, Tom Kort, Doug Thorn and Ann Wah!
were elected by the Council to represent Nebraska at
the Big Eight Student Council Association meeting Dec.
8-7. Glenn Korff will also attend. Gary Lacey will repre
sent the Daily Nebraskan. Dr. Frank McFarland, deaa
of student affairs at Oklahoma State, wLi speak to the
group on "Why Student Govensaent?"
Doug Thorn, Quiz Bowl chairman, announced that
the deadline for applications for participation in Quis
Bowl are due December 18, They may be picked op now,
according to Thorn.
Susie Pierce, elections chairman, announced that six
voting booths will be set up at Kosmet Klub to facilitie
voting for Prince Kosmet and Nebraska Sweetheart. The
booths will be open from 6:45 p.m. til the opening of the
show and during intermission. Miss Pierce reminded the
Council that only students may vote, and they must have
a student identification and their ticket
ford Foundation Grants
Aid To Graduate VJork
A stepped up curriculum,
careful counseling, and spe
cially designed courses are
the elements being put into
effect for the institution of
the Ford Foundation Program
here on campus, according
to Dean Holly, vice chancel
lor of the Graduate College.
The program, sponsored by
the Fund for Advancement of
Education, a subsidiary of the
Ford Foundation, is designed
to encourage careers in col
lege teaching and to permit
the accomplishment of a mas
ter's degree in five years.
Holly stated that the grant
had a five year tenure and
amounted to $297,000. He also
said that similar grants have
been made to various other
Universities throughout the
nation. Holly pointed out that
each university is independ
ent in the manner that they
institute their funds for edu
cation. English, history, physic,
chemistry, Germanic lang
uages, romance languages,
philosophy, educational psy
chology and mathematics are
the nine departments which
have received part of the
money which came with the
grant.
According to Holly , they all
have their own programs for
using the money, but they still
follow the basic pattern of
permitting the members of
the grant (who are called Ne
braska Career Scholars) to re
ceive their Toaster's degree in
five years.
Holly said that about 55
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students have been Identi
fied with the program and
more are expected to be
brought into the area of the
grant According to Holly,
there is a series of lectures
on the campus for the stu
dents associated with the
Ford grant. These lectures
cover different topics and are
delivered by people in various
teaching positions.
HoDy said that the Univer
sity is investigating the pos
sibility of co-operating witli
other liberal arts colleges in
the area concerning joining
the 'University in the Ford
program. Hoily related that
after the students finished the
undergraduate -work at their
respective colleges, they could
transfer to the University's
Graduate School
The following methods will
be used to select students for
the program: departments
will select students and re
commend sophomores,
the office will use the list
of the 100 top sophomores in
scholarship, the dean's office
will supply the names of stu
dents they think "win be in
terested in the program, and
interested students win be
able to talk to their advisors
for more information.
Tomorrow Lost Day
For Annual Pictures
According to Bette Sdhna
bel, Cornhusker panel editor,
the last day for individual
pictures is tomorrow.
Students still wishing to
have their pictures taken may
do so between the hours of
9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Ugly Star
ette Couful. Linda Schlechtc, Vicld Bowl
ing and Khirlev Toss. Candidates for the
Mr. AUFut Ugly, from left, are Tom
Ready, Al Menke, Charles Anders, Ken
Dinklagc, Louis Sehnlz, and Lurry Anderson.
