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EDITOR'S" NOTE: T h 1 1
is the first in a series of
four articles done by mem
bers of the DAILY NE
braskan staff. The series
was done with the purpose
of illustrating what, if any,
problems of discrimination
exist on the University cam
pus and, secondly, in Lin
coln. It was designed to pre
sent the full picture, both
good and Imu. The first
article deals with the back
ground of the University
of Nebraska Negro.
classmates who are not Ne
gro. Negro students are also
unlike, their fellow white
students. They are mem
bers of a minority group.
Although the University
keeps no official records of
enrollment by race, Gene
Young, a senior in fine arts
from Cleveland, Ohio, be-
from the University's en
trance questionalrres about
10 years ago, according to
Hoover.
What has attracted this
minority to the University
of Nebraska and are they
happy here? Young came
here to play football. "I
wanted to come to Nebras
ka or a school with a sim-
By Arnie Garson
Negro students are like
their fellow white students
at the University of Ne
braska. They come from all over
the country; they are sons
and daughters of profes
fessional men, white collar,
workers and laborers; their
families are both large and
small; they would like to
leave the state upon gradu
ation; they came to Ne
braska naive about college
life and for the same rea
sons as their University
NEGROES AT NU:
an introduction
-See Page 2 Editorial
lieves there are about 52
Negro students at Nebras
ka. That would be less than
0.45 per cent of the total
enrollment. Dr. Floyd Hoov
er, Registrar, said that it is
none of the University's bus
iness as to the race or re
ligion of a student. The
University is concerned on
ly with the student himself,
and all references to race
and religion were deleted
ilar Negro-white ratio for
athletic reasons," he said.
Ron Moore, a junior from
Washington, D.C., also came
to Nebraska for athletic
reasons. He was attracted
to Nebraska because the
Big Eight is the best track
conference in the country,
in his opinion, and Nebras
ka was the only Big Eight
school to contact him.
Tony Jeter, a sophomore
football player from Weir
ton, W.Va., credited many
things for his decision to
enroll at Nebraska. "I
wanted to get away from
home and see some of the
country, as well as play
football." he said. Jeter
was also impressed by the
campus and the school's
academic standards.
Both Moore and Jeter
noted that they did not
know that there were only
about 50 Negros at the uni
versity. Both said that they
probably would not have
come to Nebraska if they
had known of the minority
conditions. Jeter turned
down an offer to become
the first Negro to play foot
ball for the University of
West Virginia, because he
"did not want to go it
alone."
Young, Moore and Jeter
agree that the social situa
tion for the Negro at Ne
braska leaves something to
be desired. The boy-girl
ratio is approximately three
to one. Joan Adams, a fresh
man from Omaha knew
both of the social situation
and the minority conditions
at the university before she
enrolled. She felt that it
would be a challenge to
come to an integrated school
under these conditions, and
has not regretted her deci
sion. Joe Wills, a senior archl
tecture student from De
troit, transferred to Nebras
ka after four years of archi
tecture at the University of
Michigan. The proportion of
Negro to white students is
about the same at Nebras
ka as it is at Michigan,
Wills said, and he added
that he likes it here. Wills
turned down a scholarship
to Howard University in
Washington D.C., "because
I couldn't reconcile attend
ing an all-Negro school as
there is just no point in that
type of situation."
Wills described discrimin
ation at Nebraska as subtle.
Negroes at Michigan know
they are accepted by t h e
majority of the white stu
dents. By contrast, Negroes
in the South know they are
not accepted, but Negroes
at Nebraska cannot be sure
of either reaction. Jeter
concurred with Wills' ob
servation and attributed
this type of discrimination
to a lack of contact with
and knowledge of Negroes
on the part of most native
Nebraskans. "People in Ne
braska aren't too informed
about the Negro; not as
much as they are in West
Virginia," he explained.
Jeter likes to talk about
discrimination and keeps
several Negro magazines on
hand in his dormitory room
at all times in an effort to
further educate his fellow
white students about Ne
groes. Huey Anderson, a grad
uate student in chemistry
from Baton Rouge, La., al
so agreed with Wills. "In
Baton Rouge, you know
what a person thinks of Ne
groes in Nebraska yon
don't know what a person's
feelings are and can't at
tack problems head en,"
he said.
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PHOTO BY DENNIS DeFRAIN
NO, I DONT WORK IN A PLAYBOY CLUBl-Easter
Bunny Lou Svendsen pauses to chat with young admir
ers during the student Easter Seal drive Saturday in
downtown Lincoln. Profits for the day were estimated
at almost $1,500.
Students Collect $7,500
In Easier Drive, Shew
A highly successful student variety show and "Easter
bunny" drive gained almost $1,500 for the Easter Seal
drive Saturday afternoon in downtown Lincoln, according
to Bob Milligan, show coordinator.
The students, working in cooperation with the Nebraska
Society for Crippled Children and Adults, represented a
combined effort of nine sororities, 16 fraternities, Unicorns,
and two women's residence halls.
Low temperatures did not slow the participation of the
crowd, especially the younger children. One little boy of
five was so entranced by the bunnies that he wanted to take
one home with him.
Mark Plattner was master of ceremonies for the show,
which contained 11 acts, including a combo, singing, dancing
and comedy acts.
Vol. 77, No. 79
The Daily Nebraskan
Monday, March 23 1964
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EUROPE BECKONS BIG EIGHT
once Travel
leaoafe Tri
irvoce
By Frank Partsch
Senior Staff Writer
A summer basking on the
French Riviera, skiing in the
Swiss Alps or exploring the
catacombs of old Rome awaits
students and faculty mem-
Eight Group Flight to Europe.
In addition, the travelers
will enjoy a special reduction
of the regular flight rates
from $541 to $361 for the round
trip.
The flight, sponsored by the
bers who" rtffit:r-f5r lheglgtnW1y-crg5 &tTBir Eight Tm-TtnTf midwest to New York to
ference Travel Service and
endorsed by Student Council,
will leave New York June 16
and return from Europe Sept.
9.
Student rates may also be
obtained for those flying from
board the plane to Europe,
Gassner Discusses 'Hamlet'
Seargents Discuss
Viet Mam's
ar
By Wallis Lundeen
Junior Staff Writer
"If South Viet Nam gets a
stable government and pur
sues the war, they can elim
inate the Viet Cong element,"
said U.S. Army Sgt. Chester
Petterson, speaking last week
to Phalanx, professional mili
tary honorary.
Petterson and Sgt. Maynard
Purdy, who is now assigned
to the University, recently re
turned from South Viet Nam.
Purdy stressed that Ameri
cans are not training troops.
"Our job and mission is to
make Vietnamese leaders,
who then train troops."
The Vietnamese man is a
gooo? soldier, but because he
is in uniform he is easy to
Identify, while the Viet Cong
guerrilla lives off the land,
and can't be distinguished
easily from Vietnamese peas
ants, according to Purdy.
Purdy noted the youthful
ness of the Viet Cong soldiers.
He displayed a flag taken
from a sixteen-year old and a
crude, handmade dagger tak
en from a fourteen-year old.
The present government is
a ruling junta which is at
tempting to pursue the war,
pointed out Purdy. The new
regime is building schools,
giving medical care, and
working to establish a civil
government. They hope to get
the confidence of the people
go they won't give food to the
Viet Cong soldiers.
Americans can only defend
themselves they are not wag
ing war, Petterson continued.
Helicopters are used exten
sively, and gunners take care
of action against ground
forces.
The only information people
in the U.S. were getting was
of incidents, before news was
freed in November. Before
that time, all news was controlled.
A seventh performance of
"Hamlet" is scheduled for 8
p.m. tomorrow in the Univer
sity Theater.
Dr. William Morgan, diree
tor of the play, said the stu
dent cast was enthusiastic ov
er the decision which means
that an all-time record will
be set in the number of per
formances of a single play
during one season.
Professor John Gassner of
Yale University will speak on
"The Modernity of the Shake
spearian Theater" 10:30
Thursday, also as a part of
"Shakespeare on the Plains"
festivities.
One of the nation's most re
markable and best known the
ater critics and play produc
ers, Gassner will appear on
the Hamlet stage in the Uni
versity Theater.
Gassner is best known for
his book, "Producing the
Play," which has become
known as the "Play Bible" of
educational and theater
groups.
He is the first man in Yale's
history to hold a Sterling Pro
fessorship in playwriting and
for 13 years was an executive
with the Theater Guild in New
York City.
A prolific writer in his own
right, he has also served as
drama editor of two publish-
Council Applications Ready;
Graduates May Also File
Students interested in filing
for college representatives to
Student Council may pick up
applications in the Division of
Student Affairs office, 207 Ad
ministration. For the first time -the grad
uate college will be represent
ed. Under a provision passed
by the student body last year
the graduate college is en
titled to a total of five repre
sentatives from the combina
tion of Graduate College, Law,
Pharmacy and Dentistry. The
quota of graduate representa
tives may be filled by any of
those colleges in the cate
gory. The qualifications for a
graduate representative are:
Law, second year student with
a 5.0 pre-law average' Dentis
try, sophomore or junior
standing and 5.0 average;
Pharmacy, second, third,
fourth or sixth year with a
5.0; Graduate College, 5.0
graduate average.
Representatives must have
a cumulative 5.0 average and
be in their sophomore or ju
nior year during the term
they serve. Engineering and
architecture students may
serve during their second,
third or fourth year.
Applications may be picked
up this week and filings will
open April 6 through April
10. Three wallet size photo
graphs and 25 signatures must
accompany all applications.
Candidates should plan to
attend or send a representa
tive to an orientation meet
ing April 16 at 4:30 p.m. in
334 Student Union.
ing houses, Appleton and Co.
and Simon and Schuster.
In 1944 he temporarily left
his teaching and playwriting
to become the manager of the
UniversityStudent
Killed In Accident
Richard Bank, a University
student, was killed about noon
Friday when he lost control
of his 1962 sports car and
smashed into a tree. He was
the 18-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Bank of Grand
Island.
The accident took place
three miles west of Bradshaw
on U.S. Highway 34. His pass
enger, David Pegg, 21, of
Grand Island, who is also a
University' student was saved
from serious injury by his
seat belt.
Bank was a freshman in the
College of Engineering and
Architecture. He was also a
skilled gymnist and was on
the freshman gymnastics
team.
play department for Columbia
Pictures.
The "Shakespeare on the
Plains" festival at the Univer
sity is a series of lectures,
musical and television perfor
mances and drama readings
which will continue through
April.
Tickets for the holdover per
formance of "Hamlet" may
be obtained at the box office
of University Theater, 12th
and R.
Physicians Convene
Six University College of
Medicine faculty members
participated in the annual
combined meeting of the Ne
braska Society of Internal
Medicine and the American
College of ' Physicians Satur
day. The open business meeting,
which was held at the Corn
husker Hotel, was presided
over by Robert Long, M.D.,
associate professor of internal
medicine at the College of
Medicine.
said Perry Weddle, Big Eight
Flight coordinator.
Weddle added that groups of
25 or more are allowed an
additional reduction. Those
eligible include students, fac
ulty and employees of the
University and their spouses,
as well as their dependent
children or their parents, if
the students themselves are
dependents.
The flights will stop in Lon
don, Amsterdam and Paris,
and the travelers may leave
the flight wherever they wish.
Weddle said that they are free
to do what they want in Eu
rope, but that many interest-
Colorado Geologist
To Speak At Morrill
Dr. Robert Weimer, & geolo
gist at the Colorado School of
Mines at Golden, Colorado,
will speak at the University
Wednesday.
The public lecture will be
held at 8 p.m. in 21 Morrill
Hall. Dr. Weimer will discuss
"Comparisons of Recent
Shoreline Sedimentation with
the Stratigraphy of Upper
Cretaceous Oil Fields, Rocky
Mountain Area."
Dr. Wiemer is a distin
guished lecturer of the Amer
ican Asociation of Petroleum
Geologists. His appearance at
the University is under the
joint auspices of the Depart
ment of Geology and the Uni
versity Research CounciL
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'NEWSREEL' SPARKS TOUR
ORCHESTRA ENDS TOUR The Uni
versity Symphony ended its Nebraska
spring concert tour yesterday with a per
formance in the Student Union. The
program directed by Emanuel Wish
now, chairman of the department of
music, was highlighted by a novelty
number by William Schuman called
"NewsreeL" The orchestra played se
lections from the piece including the
horse race, fashion show, tribal dance,
monkeys at the zoo, and parade. Other
numbers on the program were selections
from "Royal Fireworks" by Handel, "Zi
geunerweisen" by Sarasate, three dances
from the ballet "Gayaneh" by Khacha
turian and the "Carneval Overture" by
Anton Dvorak.
ing tours can be arranged.
Those interested in regis
tering for the trip or in ob
taining more information
about it can do so by calling
Weddle at University Exten
sion 2428, by visiting him in
B3 Burnett between 2 p.m. and
3:30 p.m. on weekdays or by
contacting Don Benson, chair
man of the Student Council
Big Eight Flight committee,
at 466-9830.
Early registration is ad
vantageous, said Weddle. "If
we get enough early regis
trants we may be able to
charter a flight and thereby
reduce costs more than $100
below the $361," he said.
Registrants must deposit
$75, which is refundable until
May 8. The remainder of the
fee must be paid by that date.
Weddle said that the money
will be handled through the
Student Activities office and
the Big Eight Travel Service.
The Travel Service is In
charge of arrangements.
Benson said that those re
gistering for the flights will
be able to attend an orienta
tion meeting before the de
parture date.
The idea of conference spon
sored flights is new in the
midwest, although many
coast schools have sponsored
flights to Europe in the past
"They have proven the idea
successful," Weddle said.
He added that he has spent
two summers in Europe and
will be available to talk to
anyone interested on points of
attraction and procedures for
the tourist
Independents
Pick Royalty
Myrna Tegtmeier and Gary
Fick were named Independ
ent Queen and King at the In
dependent Spring Ball Friday.
Miss Tegtmeier is a sopho
more majoring in home eco
nomics. She is a Regents
scholar and also holds Ak-Sar-Ben
and Margaret Fedde
scholarships. She is a mem
ber of Alpha Lambda Delta
honorary and Tassels.
Fick, a junior majoring in
agronomy, is a Regents' scho
lar, member of Phi Eeta Sig
ma and Alpha Zeta honorar
ies and has received the Out
standing Ag College Fresh
man award from Alpha Zeta.
He was selected as outstand
ing Army ROTC cadet both
as a freshman and as a sopho
more and is a past president
of the University 4-H Club.
Finalists for queen were
Brenda Johnson, Carolyn
Johnsen, Jeanne Lukas and
Peggy King. King finalists
were Gary McHargue, Gerry
Walth, Tom Lewis and Rich
ard Douglass.
