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Vol. 77, No. 103
The Daily Nebraskan
Thursday, May m, 1964
Conference IrrDtaw 3,000-
Moralists'
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Three thousand students
from around the world will
be attending a Moral Re
armament Conference at
Mackinac Island, Michigan,
this summer to "study inter
national problems in the light
of an improvement of human
nature."
Moral Rearmament repre
sentatives Bob Nickerson, a
graduate of the University,
and Gert Claassen from South
Africa, hope that some Uni
versity students will join the
conference during one of the
two sessions, June 25 to July
20 and July 23 to August 17.
Nickerson said the Moral
Rearmament movement
hopes to I n s t ill American
youth with "the challenge of
the century." By 1966, one
half of the U.S. population
will be under 25. Nickerson
said that American youth
must assume leadership "in a
world plagued with class and
race discrimination, corrupt
governments and uneducated
populations."
Moral Rearmament's bro
chure cites the main aim of
the conference "to raise a
force of young Americans
more disciplined, more revolu
tionary, more dedicated to
building a world that works,
Incumbent Regent
Behind In Race
University Regent Richard Adkins was running behind
Warren Marsh 8,917 to 12,674 in the primary with 304 out of
877 precincts reporting.
Regent B. N. Greenberg of York was leading State Sena
tor Clifton Foster of Milford 11,984 to 7,659 with 217 of 229
precincts reporting.
Adkins, youngest member of "
the Board of Regents and gents and past president of
president of the group, was I the group, is an eye, ear, and
the principal leader of the
Regents in abolishing the
compulsory ROTC at the Uni
versity. He is in the livestock
banking business in Osmond
Among his activities, past
and present are: elder of the
Presbyterian Church, mem
ber of Elks, American Le
gion, the Nebraska Stock
Growers Association, direct
or of the Nebraska Livestock
Feeders Association, member
of the Board of Directors of
St. Joseph l.ospital, and
Pierce County 4-H Commit
tee. Adkins is a lieutenant com
mander in the U.S. naval re
serve. He is a graduate of
Grinnell College, Iowa.
Warren Marsh of Archer,
Nebraska received the 1963
Outstanding Farmer Award.
He is a cattleman, a farmer,
and a civic and church lead
er. He has been a committee
man on the Central City
Chamber of Commerce, and
has participated in various
service clubs.
B.N. Greenberg, present
member of the Board of Re-
Of OFQ
Boulder, Colo. (CPS)-Of-ficials
at the University of
Colorado are continu
ing their investigation into
charges of discrimination at
the Boulder chapter of Al
pha Delta Pi sorority in or
der to determine what ac
tion, if any, should be taken
against the sorority.
Three coeds, who had first
made the story public to the
COLORADO DAILY, .the
student newspaper, met
with University Vice-President
for Student Affairs last
week to clarify their
claims that national officers
and alumni members of Al
pha Delta Pi had given
members of the Boulder
chapter a choice of going
along with a policy of "mu
tual acceptability," or get
ting out of the sorority.
The alleged discrimination
stemmed from an incident
in 1963 when a national offi
cer, Mrs, Phillip Knox, was
tent to settle a dispute
among sorority members
and alumni members over
one coed's Negro boy friend.
Mrs. Knox repeatedly told
than any Communist is to
Communism or any material
ist is to his materialistic way
of life."
Costs for students will run
$200 a session or $70 a week;
scholarships are available.
Students wanting to apply or
gain further information may
do so by writing Conference
for Tomorrow's America, Ce
dar Point, Mackinac Island,
Michigan 49757.
Workshops and seminars
will be held in various pro
fessional fields including jour
nalism, the theater and poli
tics. Staffs are ably equipped
with professional people dedi
cated to the conference's pur
pose. Hollywood producers
and personnel will aid in the
production of three actual
films to be made in Mackin
ac's film studios. Olympic
sprint star Mel Whitfield will
assist the sports program at
the conference.
Mr. Peter Howard, distin
guished British author, jour
nalist and playwright, heads
the list of lecturers from
Europe, Asia, Africa and Lat
in America. Almost 800 of the
3,000 students expected to at
tend, are from overseas.
General Hugo Bethlen, the
youngest general in the Braz
nose specialist from York
He received an AB, B.Sc. in
medicine, and an M.D. de-
gree from the University of
Nebraska. His activities, past
and present, include: member
of the State Medical Associa
tion, Rotary Club, 1960 mem
ber of the executive commit
tee of the Association of Gov
erning Boards of State Uni
versities, 1962 president of
the Association of Governing
Boards of State Universities
and Allied Institutions, and
1960 Counciler of the State
Medical Society. He was elect
ed to the Regents in 1952, and
was re-elected in 1958.
Clifton Foster, state senat
or, is a teacher at Lincoln
Northeast High School. Elect
ed to the state legislature in
1962, he has served on a com
mittee studying higher edu
cation, and a committee study
ing the problems of local com
munities. While in the legislature, he
has voted for such bills as
LB 100, Medical Care for the
Aged, a bill backing research
for the College of Agriculture,
a special levy for the College
of Medicine, and a levy for
the College of Agriculture and
Home Economics.
-SORORITY NATIONAL CHARGED
the coeds that they must
observe certain standards
in the sorority and not ex
press objection to them if
they wish to remain in the
chapter.
Coeds who disagreed with
that policy were given spe
cial permission by the
chapter's national offices in
Atlanta, Ga., to "voluntari
ly deactivate."
Three coeds took advan
tage of special permission
to put themselves on what
was called "voluntary pro
bation." The coeds empha
sized that members of the
house informally accepted
the one member's Negro
boyfriend, and that the
alumni and national officer
had emphasized the "stand
ards" involved.
An officer of the house,
however, reportedly told the
girl that if she invited her
boyfriend to the chapter for
mal it would be called off.
Mrs. Knox told a meeting
of the Boulder chapter that
she had been authorized to
ilian army, hopes to bring 500
hundred students from Latin
America. According to Nick
erson, Bethlen is worried that
Castro's Cuba will exceed the
leadership American youth
can provide.
Claassen stressed the "prac
tical" side of the conference
in that "work shops will pro
vide a chance to establish
! something tangible to express
the ideals we feel."
Claassen, whose father is
presently a supreme court
judge in South Africa, and
whose uncle is Minister of
IK Studies Statement
On Williams Fraternities
Steps are being taken at
Williams College, Williams
town, Massachusetts to dis
solve the greek system. The
question arises, "Why, what
happened?" IFC received a
Statement of the Board of
Trustees and Report of the
Committee On Review of
Fraternity Question from Wil
liams College. This mandate
was organized and presented ,
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to the President and Trustees
of Williams College by eleven
appointed men.
Although their conclusions
about fraternities and their
recommendations for correc
tion are extremely radical
and don't apply to the greek
system at the University, IFC
feels that our greeks should
take a good look and make
sure these accusations can
never be applied to our Uni
versity. Certainly some of the points
are soundly based and could
be partially applicable to the
University. The statement
charged that the fraternity
system at Williams College
was producing widespread
disatisfaction among stu
dents, faculty, and alumni. A
large part of the student body
and faculty felt that the fra
ternities were obstructing the
educational purposes of the
College. Because of the quasi
nature of fraternities the ad
ministration was having a
difficult time controlling the
social life of the students.
Students and alumni were
Baker To Be Principal
Kennetlh Baker, now coach
and social studies teacher at
Minden, will become princi
pal at the University School
of Agriculture at Curtis next
year.
He succeeds Wilbur Wake
field, who has taken a position
with the Nebraska Center for
Continuing Education.
A graduate of Franklin High
School in 1950, Baker earned
his BA degree in 1956 and his
MA in 1959, both from Kear
ney State College. His Mast
ers degree is in school ad
ministration and physical edu
cation. remove the chapter's char
ter, but would not do so if
those coeds who disagreed
with the policies of "mutual
acceptability" put them
selves on voluntary proba
tion. The terms of the proba
tion prohibit the coeds from
living in the house or mak
ing use of any chapter prop
erty and from attending any
social functions of the
sorority. Those on probation
can request a "revision of
their status" after the end
of one year.
The "ideals and Stand
ards" mentioned also
involve racial discrimina
tion, according to the coeds.
The coeds said Mrs.
Knox had been vague
about what she meant by
"standards" during her vis
it to the Boulder chapter,
but they implied that she
was referring to the dating
of a Negro by one sorority
member and the chapter's
Invitation to a Negro speak
er during the previous sem
ester. Mrs. Knox reportedly told
For
iiso s
Foreign Affairs there, said he
hopes American students can
present the Democratic ideol
ogy aggressively. Young lead
ers here must take on an "in
ternational responsibility" and
realize that "guns and dollars
are not enough to solve the
world's problems."
Nickerson and Claasen are
anxious to speak to any stu
dent groups curious about
the summer conference. Stu
dents may attend for less
than an entire session if other
commitments conflict. The
two men, who are traveling to
university campuses across
the nation, can be reached at
432-1006, ext. 353.
demanding more control over
such things as "Hell week,"
private and public conduct,
and the use of alcoholic bev
erages. It was also accused
that the College was losing
new students because of the
powerful fraternity system.
The added cost of dues and
fees also received much criti-
it:m
"A considerable number
were disturbed by the selection-rejection
aspects of the
rushing process and its effect
on the attitude of the student
toward their college life.
This was evidenced by the
increasing stratification of the
houses, the lack of morale in
many of them, the resulting
handicaps on the serious
minded student, and the ac
ceptance of superficial and
false values by those involved
in the time-consuming busi
ness of rushing ... the aca
demic functions of college as
sumed a secondary role.
Because of the above ac
cusations the committee con
cluded "fraternities at Wil
liams had come to exercise a
disproportionate role in un
dergraduate life, and as a re
sult the primary educational
purposes of the College were
not being fully realized."
Steps have been taken by
Williams College and by 1966
all students will be housed
and fed by the college, and
the fraternities as they now
are will not exist.
The IFC feels that the
Greek system here at the Uni
versity should be constantly
on guard to make sure these
accusations can never per
tain to our system.
Foundation Sets Up
$200 Pharmacy Loan
A loan fund for pharmacy
students at the University
has been established by un
dergraduate students in the
College of Pharmacy.
Harry Haynie, University
Foundation president, said the
students have set up a $200
loan fund, to be known as the
American Pharmaceutical As
sociation Loan Fund.
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one of the coeds parents
that any speaker invited to
a house s h o u 1 d be accept
able to any alumni group
in the country.
The rules were justified
by Mrs. Knox because of an
unwritten policy of the na
tional chapter which she
called "mutual acceptabili
ty," which means that ev
ery member must be ac
ceptable to every other stu
dent and alumni member in
the country.
Barnett said that at pres
ent the charges made by the
coeds did not seem specific
enough to warrant Universi
ty action, but that the Uni
versity would continue its
investigation. He said the
national chapter's policy of
racial d i s c r i m i n ation
seemed to be inferred by
the coeds. However, one co
ed said an alumni member
told her during a telephone
conversation that one of the
standards involved "unfor
tunately" was a form of ra
cial discrimination.
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EXCHANGE OF GAVEL John Lydick, newly elected president of Student Council,
accepts the gavel from Dennis Christie, former president. This was Lydick's first
meeting serving as president.
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The 1964-65 Student Council
yesterday elected the three
remaining executive commit
tee officers, Shirley Voss,
recording secretary ; Larry
Frolik, corresponding secre
tary; and Skip Soiref, treas
urer. The Council also acted on
its first motion, defeating a
proposal by Susie Segrist that
Bishop's Decree Brings Ban
On Civil Rights Activities
Austin (CPS) A decree by the bishop of the Austin, Tex.
diocese of the Roman Catholic Church recently caused the
censorship of the HILLTOPPER, campus newspaper, as well
as curtailing the activities of the campus professors' civil
rights group at St. Edwards University here.
The Most Reverend L. J.
Reicher last month made pub
lic the decree forbidding the
religious to participate in civil
rights demonstrations.
The following day, the HILL
TOPPER published an edito
rial protesting the censorship
by St. Edwards University
officials of the name of the
spokesman of the professors'
civil rights group.
"The bishop's position in
Iff 0 1 10 fl
ty action would be taken if
it could be made clear that
the "standards" in question
involve racial discrim
ination. University of Colorado
rules strictly prohibit any
university sorority or fra
ternity from denying mem
bership to any person be
cause of race,color or relig
ion. A 1956 University ruling
reads, "There shall be no
distinction or classi
fication of students at the
University of Colorado
made on account of race,
color or creed.
"... The University of
Colorado shall place on pro
bation any fraternity, social
organization or other stu
dent group that is compelled
by its constitution, rituals
or government to deny
membership to any person
because of race, color, or
religion."
Alpha Delta Pi officials
here have continued to re
fuse to comment on the
charges.
Frolik
Corresponding Secretary
OIOOICO
the Midwest Model United
Nations (MMUN) Committee
be placed under the projects
area rather than the public is
sues committee.
Following the swearing - in
ceremony in which retiring
president Dennis Christie ad
ministered the oath to n e w
president John Lydick, the
this matter is incomprehensi
ble," Dan Riordan, author of
the editorial, said. "There is
right and there is wrong.
Segregation is wrong."
Riordan said he considered
the bishop's best course of
action would have been to al
low the religious to partici
pate in the civil rights fili
buster that was taking place
here so that the populace could
see that Catholics are willing
to stand for their principles.
"Now is the time to speak,"
Riordan said. "We can see no
good coming from this posi
tion.
University officials and the
bishop have been unavailable
for comment.
Registration Fee
Paid By 1,500
About 1,500 students have
turned in the preregistration
worksheets and fees for next
year, according to Mrs. Irma
Laase, assistant registrar.
"It's to the student's advan
tage to turn in their work
sheets and pay their fees as
soon as possible, since we pro
cess them In the order in
which we get them," said
Mrs. Laase-
The $25 fee must be paid
before student registration
can be completed.
Students who will have com
pleted 75 or more hours by
the end of this semester
should turn their worksheets
in by May 15. Those who have
completed 40 or more hours
should turn in their work
sheets by May 22, and those
with less than 40 hours should
turn them in by May 29.
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Miss Voss
Recording Secretary
QCOiTS
Council heard Bob Nickerson
and Gert Claassen, represen
tatives of the Moral Rearme
ment Program briefly de
scribe the aims and purposes
of their work. Nickerson said
that two conferences will be
held in Mackinac, Mich., this
summer at which seminars
will be conducted by famous
men from all over the world
about current problems.
"This movment finds its
relevance in the fact that in
several years, 50 per cent of
our population will be under
the age of 25," Nickerson
said. Classen added that there
are "human elements which
must be controlled."
Miss Voss was elected on
the fourth ballot over Susie
Segrist, Sue Graham and Di
Kosman. Frolik's opponent
was John Cosier and Soiref
ran against Mike Jeffrey.
Miss Segrist, in introducing
her motion, said that MMUN
has become a year round ac
tivity and that it should be
raised from the status of a
subcommittee for that rea
son. Lydick had earlier pre
sented his reorganized list of
committees and areas and
announced that interviews will
be held after the next meet
ing for the chairmanships of
the associates, academic and
faculty, and public relations
areas as well as the activi
ties, public issues, masters
and senators committees.
Lydick also swore in t h e
new council ana prescntea
Christie with the traditional
gavel.
All three of the amend
ments of the spring ballot
were passed, according to
Gary Oye. The vote was 1,454
to 647 in favor of striking the
election hours from the con
stitution, thereby giving the
elections committee the right
to set the times; 1,715 to 386
in favor of changing the
Union Board of Managers de
signation in the constitution
to its correct name of t h e
Union Program Council; and
1,363 to 755 In favor of giving
Cather nail the right to send
a representative to Council.
Lydick told the Council that
the meetings will be held an
hour earlier, at 3:30 p.m.,
next year because they oc
casionally last long enough to
Interfere with the dinner
hour.
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