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I Vol. 77, No. 101
The Daily Nebraskan
Monday, May 11, 1964
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CINDY REIGNS
IIER MAJESTY Cindy Tinan was crowned May
Queen by maid of honor Martha Ann Dubas at Ivy Day
Saturday.
See page 4 for Ivy Day story.
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Stipends To Four
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Program
Insures
Quality
Four University staff mem
bers were named Regent's
professors Friday afternoon
as part of a continuing pro
gram to insure academic ex
cellence. Dr. Henry Baumgarten,
chemistry; Dr. Carl Georgi,
microbiology; Dr. Turgut
Sarpkaya, engineering
mechanics, and Dr. James
Weber, chemical engineering,
were named by the Regents.
Baumgarten, Univer
sity Foundation professor of
chemistry, is an authority on
quantum mechanics with both
practical and theoretical
knewledge of nuclear magnet
ic phenomena. He has been
with the University since 1949
and in 1962 was granted a
Guggenheim fellowship for
Sopiomores faempl
from Second Year
By Frank Partsch
Senior Staff Writer
Freshmen who have completed two semesters
of basic ROTC courses under the compulsory pro
gram will not be required to register for the sec
ond year courses, Vice Chancellor Adam Brecke
ridge told the DAILY NEBKASKAJM yesterday.
Under a ruling Tiaay oy
the Board of Regents, the
mandantary ROTC program
at the University was aban
doned In favor of an elective
program, beginning next fall.
Chancellor Clifford Hardin
told the Regents that 40 uni
versities have taken similar
action during the last five
years.
Breckenridge said that
freshmen who have already
turned In their schedules will
be given an "opportunity to
change their mind."
The decision came after the
Board had considered all
-ANN LANDERS SPEAKS
Columnist 'Unseen
face
By Judi Peterson
Junior Staff Writer
"I'm the unseen face and
the shoulder to cry on," said
Ann Landers Thursday to a
group of Journalism School
students. Its easier for people
in trouble to put their prob
lems down on paper than to
look someone in the eye, she
said.
The Internationally known
advice columnist told her
audience that she has a tre
mendous responsibility. "If I
don't give the answer that is
best for someone with a prob
lem I could do serious dam
age," she said.
"I don't pretend to be an ex
pert on problems," sadi Miss
Landers, "so I always con
sult authorities in every
f 1 e 1 d. The advice might be
free to advisees, but my tele
phone bill looks like the de
fense budget."
Miss Landers said that she
wanted her column to pro
voke thought as well as be a
useful service. It is also use
ful because it reminds many
people how lucky they are be
cause they don't have such
serious problems.
"Although many people
read my column for entertain
ment," she said, "somewhere
along the line they will s t o p
laughing and see what I'm
realiv doinff."
Miss Landers said that she
was getting an education
Irom her readers and t a v e
several examples of the prob
lems she has been con-
NIA Will Meet
To Elect Officers
Wednesday
Officers for the Nebraska
International Association
(NIA) will be elected at a
tneetine Wednesday at 7:30
o.m. in the Nebraska Union.
Nominees are Eirom
Maryogo and David Juhn for
Foreign Co-Chairman; Tom
Greer and Sheila Nelson for
American Co-chairman; Glor
la Megine, Judith Cox, Marilyn
Hoegemeyer, and ueuy xsg
for secretary.
Sheila Nelson and David
Juhn for treasurer; Kouros
Ansari for Orientation Chair
man; Necdet Leloglu for Pro
gram Committee Chairman;
Isa Lyttle and Nancy Borgelt
for Social Committee Chair
man.
Gloria Megino, Nancy Ber
celt and Marilyn Hoegemeyer
for Publicity Committee Chair-
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fronted w 1 1 h. 0 n e involved
coed pajama parties and the
other concerned a man who
wanted to dig up his de
ceased mother who was
buried with her jewels.
One of her most important
services, she said, was
sending people to agencies
for help. "I can't help a
serious problem with just one
or a few letters," she said.
serious problem with just one
or a few letters," she said.
Her office has files of all
social agencies for every city
in which her column appears.
New Nam Given
To Law Degree
The title of the Univesity's
law degree has been changed
by the Board of Regents from
a bachelor of laws to a juris
doctor, to be effective June
1964 and thereafter.
The reason for the change
is that most law students al
ready have one bachelor's de
gree, and most other profes
sional colleges grant a doc
tor's degree.
In other action, the Reg
ents accepted a $65,950 sup
plemental contract with the
U.S. Atomic Energy Com
mission for research by Dr.
Edgar Perlstein in the De
partment of Physics on "Im
perfections in Solids.
Low bids were accepted tor
two projects:
Installation of piping ana
eauipment for chilling unit
No. 2 in the Power Plant,
$62,700.
Purchase of a portable
computer for the department
of electrical engineering, $7,-776.30.
YWCA Cabinet Told
At Annual Breakfast
Members of the 1984-65
YWCA Cabinet were an
nounced Sunday at the annual
May Mornirfg Breakfast.
The cabinet members are
district representative, Andrea
Block; seminars, susanne
Plum, chairman. Jean Jas
person and Liz Ryan, assist
ants: girls club, Jean Holm-
ouist. chairman. Barb Schne
eerlbereer. and Cheri Chaf-
fin. assistants; freshman
camp, Jeanette Coufal, chair
man; noon luncheon, Diane
Johnson, chairman, Ruth
Chestnut, and Beth Rose, as
sistants; Christmas bazaar,
Pam Millnitz. overall chair
man, Vicke Schurtz, publicity
chairman, Ann Rice, workers
chairman, and Peggy Ellis,
Barb Potter, Bonnie Beideck,
assistant.
To Readers
The columnist said that she
gives personal answers to all
that write her for them. "This
is the only way to do a fine
job," she said. "I try to do
all I can."
"I take my work seriously,
but not p e r s o n a 1 1 y," she
said. Miss Landers said that
she will never talk to an ad
visee personally or by tele
phone. "I most separate my
self from these people in
order not to get emotionally
Involved."
Miss Landers got her job
as columnist by winning a
contest held by the CHICAGO
SUN-TIMES. By coincidence
she had asked to help with
that paper's advice column
right after the original
columnist had did, and the
contest had been arranged.
She attributed her winning
the contest and having the suc
cessful column to luck.
Georgi Baumgarten
his unusual capacity for schol
arly research.
Georgi, Murray Longworth
professor of microbiology, is
chairman of the department
and a pioneer scientist in the
study of bacteria which live at
high temperatures. He has
been with the University since
1935 with the exception of 1961
when he studied at the Uni
versity of Paris as a Fulbright
scholar.
Sarpkaya, Regent's profes
sor of engineering mechanics,
came to the University in 1957
and is now one of the nation's
leading authorities in the
study of fluid mechanics. In
ternational recognition has
come to him for his work in
many aspects of hydrodynam
ics, one of which is the devel
opment of a new heart pump.
Weber, Regent's professor
of chemical engineering, is an
authority on the application of
thermodynamics (heat trans
fer) to hydrocarbon process
ing. His special interest Is In
malt i-component systems.
Weber came to the University
as an instructor In 1948 and
was -made chairman in 1958.
Sarpkaya
Weber
Gallery Hosts Recital
By Faculty Ensemble
The University faculty en
semble will perform at 8 p.m.
Friday at the Sheldon Memo
rial Art Gallery auditorium.
The group, all members of
the department of music fac
ulty, will play selections from
the music of Haydn, Bartok
and Brahms in a program
open to the public.
The ensemble is made up of
Professors Arnold Schatz, vi
olin; Priscilla Parson, cello;
Wesley Reist. clarinet; and
Audun Ravnan, piano.
The performance will be
telecast live on the Univer
sity television station, KUON-
TV.
In addition to his profes
sorship at the University, he
has been a consultant for the
Phillips Petroleum Company
for a number of years.
At the inception of the pro
gram two years ago, Chancel
lor Clifford Hardin said the
program was to be considered
an "investment that will m
sure the future academic ex
cellence of the University."
This brings to eleven the
number of privately endowed
professorships made possible
by the Endowment Fund for
Distinguished Teaching since
the beginning of the program
in 1961. It is a trust operation
of the University of Nebraska
Foundation.
Cornhusker
Reveals 1965
Staff Posts
CORNHUSKER section edi
tors and assistants for 1965
were chosen last Thursday by
the editorial staff. Chosen for
the positions:
Fraternities, Jim DeMars;
sports. Allen Brandt and Jer
ry Jones; sororities, Kay John
son; men s houses and naiis,
Marian Sicklebower; women's
houses and halls, Sandy Hy-
land: student scenes, Anita
Maxwell and Dessa Strecker;
activities, Mary Ann Deems;
administration, Nancy Baker;
student government, Kelly
Bakerr military, Tom Wat
son; fine arts, Kathy Deines;
agriculture, Linda Randall;
bus ad, teachers and graduate
college, Mary Jo McDonnell;
medicine, nursing and dentis
try, Sue Kuskie; research and
journalism, Lois Quinnett;
pharmacy, arts and sciences
and law, Diana Stover; panel
assistants, Nan Kingman,
Lana Bredemeier, and Linda
Finks.
Student Reaction
On Page 3
available information, Breck
enridge said, including the
Student Council ROTC opin
ion poll and reports from both
local and national branches
of the armed forces.
Student Council President
John Lydick said, "As far as
Student Council is concerned,
if the students are satisfied,
the Council has fulfilled its
obligation to them."
Lydick personally recom
mended that freshmen con
sider the advantages of the
four year program, adding,
"It is good that they have a
choice."
Student Council has sent the
results of the poll to the heads
of the Army and Air Force
departments at the University
and these officers then for
warded reports to the Board,
according to Bob Kerrey,
chairman of the student wel
fare committee.
The prime reason for the
abolition of compulsary ROTC
was the growing enrollment
expect in the future. "The
problem which arose was how
to handle several thousands
of young men," Breckenridge
said. "The Defense Depart
ment leaves it to individual
colleges as to whether their
ROTC programs will be com
pulsary or elective."
Breckenridge said that the
question of whether physical
education will be required
will be left to the individual
colleges. "ROTC and physical
education are separate mat
ters," he said.
Col. Elmer Powell, head of
the Army ROTC department,
said that the change will
probably reduce the Univer
sity's output of second lieu
tenants by about two-thirds,
based on comparative figures
from other universities.
"I have known that this
ruling was coming for some
time," Powell said. "The
Board of Regents are the
proper authority to make such
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Pouring rain did not keep the Young Republicans
(YR's) from informing citizens that they have a duty to
vote in Tuesday's primary elections.
More than a hundred (YR's) piled into 14 automobiles
Thursday night to urge the public to vote for the Republi
can candidates of their choice. The group went down
O Street shouting and waving sips for their favorite can
didates. One of the vehicles was Acacia fraternity's
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The Lincoln City Police led the parade, clearing a path.
In addition to having their parade the YR's made it
possible for members to know the Republican candidates.
Five candidates for state offices and four spokesmen for
presidential hopefuls gave speeches before the parade.
Former Governor Robert Crosby was present to lend
support to the rally. "This is the year for young people
to go Republican," he said.
Gubinatorial candidate Dwight Burney told the group
that the nation should go Republican, and if It didn't, it
would be because the party wasn't doing its campaign
job right
Senator Don Thompson, a candidate for lieutenant gov
nor, came from McCook to speak at the rally. "Its going
to take young people with your enthusiasm to get people
to vote," he said.
Senator Willard Waldo, a candidate for lieutenant gov
nor, said that he was interested in young people and
everything good for Nebraska.
Joe Brown, candidate for railway commissioner, re
lated the importance of the job he was running for. Toby
Jewett, candidate for county commissioner, also spoke
and gave support to the rally.
" "I'm always happy to speak for the next President
of the United States," said John Reiser in support of presi
dentail hopeful William Scranton. "Let's support a man
who is in the mainstream of American political thought,"
he said.
Ken Lanka, supporting Henry Cabot Lodge, said, 'He
is a man who can win."
John Mason, head of the. Nebraska for Rockefeller
write-in committee, told the group that Nelson Rockefeller
appeals to the majority of Americans.
Hal Hasselback, a member of the Lancaster YR's
gave his support for Barry Goldwater and urged others to
do likewis8.
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PHOTO BY DeFRAIN
YR's NIX LIZ Lt. Gov. Dwight Burney addressed a
sign-carrying crowd at the Young Republican get-out-the-vote
rally Thursday. A Liz Taylor sign on the opposite side
of a go-Republican poster a lded humor to the rally.
a ruling. It follows a patters
of other colleges and univer
sities.
In a statement which will
be released to all Army ROTC
cadets in classes today and
tomorrow, Powell said "I am
confident that it was not tht
intention of the Board of Re
gents to decrease the number
or quality of Nebraska's con
tribution to leadership in tha
nation's armed forces. It Is a
challenge to you to every citi
zen of the state to see thai
the elective system Is effee
tive."
Powell continued that
14,000 new second lieutenats
are required each year and
that about 9,000 are furnished
by the Military Academy at
West Point and college ROTC
programs.
I believe in ROTC as the
American way of providing
dedicated leadership for duty
as ciuzen-soldiers. I regret
that history will record that
under the leadership of Gen.
John Pershing, ROTC was
made a required subject for
three years and while coi
Elmer Powell was in charge,
the course was changed to
elective," Powell continued.
The prospect of a further
change in the University's
ROTC program will come if a
congressional bill passes,
which waives the two basic
years in favor of a summer
camp and provides for a scho
larship program. Kerrey
said that the bill is currently
postponed Indefinitely a n 1 1 1
after the Civil Rights bill
comes to a vote.
Concerning the congression
al action, Powell said "T h
new legislation on ROTC pro
vides for a $50 per month re
tainer fee for the 20 months
of the advanced course. I
have good reason to believa
that this scholarship money
will be available in 1965."
In the meantime, the ROTC
program will continue as it is
at the present time, according
to Vice Chancellor G. Robert
Ross, dean of Student Af
fairs. Chancellor Clifford
Hardin was unavailable for
comment.
Experience over the n e x t
four or five years will answer
most of the questions about
the effects of the ruling on the
program at the Unlversity,,,
CoL George Sullivan, profes
sor of Air Science said. "Tha
officer production In soma
schools has dropped when
the course was made volun
tary, but in other schools it
has remained the same.".
Maj. George Haag, assist
ant professor of Air Science,
called the action a step in tha
right direction towards tha
modernization of the ROTC
program.
Capt. W. G. Weber, profes
sor of Naval Science, said
that the decision probably
won't have any effect on the
number of officers produced
by the Navy ROTC depart
ment because most of the men
who enter the Navy program
are men who will enter lt
whether lt is compulsory or
elective.
I think lt Is a good thing,'"
he said. "Essentially, with
leveled defense requirements
and expanding population,
there should be a lesser and
lesser requirement for any
mandatory program, ROTC
or draft. I think the Board of
Regents could see this In their
decision."
Hardin told the Board that.
of the 247 colleges in the na
tion which offer ROTC, only
40 of their programs are com
pulsory. Powell told tha
DAILY NEBRASKAN yester
day that an additional 60 col
leges which are not land-
grant schools have required
ROTC courses.
Sen. Roman Hruska, when
contacted in Washington Sat
urday night, said that military
training must be offered at
all land grant schools. Tha
final decision as to whether
the course should be required
rests with the Board of Re
gents. The Department of De
fense in 1961 notified tha
University of this choice.
With the Regents' ruling,
there remains only one school
in the state which requires
basic ROTC, Creighton Uni
versity in Omaha. The Uni
versity is among the 53 uni
versities in the nation which
offers instruction in all three
services.
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