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gHiiimiiiiii!iimii!iiiniiiiinii!iiiiiiii:iiiiiiniiiN TTk- " ' f ffM" V37 I 1 ' 1 " Ann Magee (left) hits Vol. 11, No. 107 By Priscilla Mulling Senior Staff Writer Clare Porter, in response to what he called an "unsatis factory" letter from State Agricultural Director Pearle Finigan, has written to Gov ernor Morrison stating that he is interested in how the money for the Agriculture Depart ment's research work was spent, not if the money was loney Gets A a(p For 'Outstanding' Award Dr. Robert Manley, assistant professor of history, is the second faculty member to be nominated for Outstanding Nebraskan. Manley's nomination follows that of Dr. Donald Keys, pro fessor of operative dentistry Letters of nomination will be accepted at the DAILY NE BRASKAN office until 5p.ra Monday. No students have yet been nominated. Manley is widely recognized as an authority on University and Nebraska history. He con ducted a series of lecture pro grams on KUON-TV and is currently preparing a book on the history of the University for the 100th anniversary of the school's founding, which will be celebrated in 1969. A member of the University faculty since 1962, Manley graduated from Elmhurst Col lege in 1950, earned his MA in 1959 and his Ph.D. at the University in 1962. "There are those who would argue that Manley is a young man who has not been on the faculty but two years and that recognition should withheld in favor of a more mature can didate," the letter of nomina tion said. "However, I know of no other person on our staff who has affected so many people in so short a time." "Contribution has more dimension than time." it con tinued. The letter said Manley can be called outstanding by any measure one might choose to use, including "popularity as an instructor, impact on stu dents, acceptance by fellow staff members or contribution to the general community." The nomination was based on the fact that Manley's "professional star has risen so rapidly and is fixed so se curely in the heavens of all who look to the University." The Outstanding Nebraskan will be announced May 29 in the DAILY NEBRASKAN. Any person may submit an ap plication. The only require ment is that the nominee has not received the award in the past or is not a paid employee of the DAILY NEBRASKAN. books at Pioneer Park Porter spent, as indicated in a press release by Gov. Morrison. Porter said he did not ques tion the audit of the Agre search Project account, and was unable to understand why his request for a simplified accounting of the research funds was ignored in Finigan's letter. Porter noted that Morrison had asked the Research Ad- Nomination fl fcl? tOut Field Trips Set For Journalists Journalism students from advanced reporting, news ed iting and photography class es will produce daily newspa pers and picture pages on their field trip assignments May 25 and 26. Thirty-two students will have complete editorial re sponsibility for preparing the FREMONT GUIDE AND TRIBUNE, THE BEATRICE DAILY SUN and the GRAND ISLAND INDEPENDENT. Four other students from the photography class will produce picture pages for the OAKLAND INDEPENDENT and the WEST POINT RE PUBLICAN. The students will be ac companied by faculty advis ers Neale Copple, Fremont; Keith Blackledge, Beatrice; Dr. Robert Cranford, Grand Island; and James Morrison, Oakland and West Point. The following students will publish the FREMONT GUIDE AND TRIBUNE: Mike Baxter, managing edi tor; Brenda Blankenbeckler, city editor; Richard Hal bert, sports editor; Vicki El liot, telegraph editor; Linda Buck, women's editor; Larry Fauss, copy editor; Rick Ak in, Lang Anderson, Bob Snow and Diane Steffensen, report ers and Marilyn Poggemeyer and Connie Sharp, photo graphers. Editing the BEATRICE DAILY SUN will be James Risser, managing editor; Su san Smithberger, city editor; Mary Reifschneider, tele graph editor; Winona Spink, (Con't. on page 4) up Hojv To Keep Coo And Study For Finals PHOTO BY while Gary Sup (right) soaks in rays, sprays and knowledge on The Daily Nebraskan Writes Governor- visory Committee of the State Department of Agriculture to check the department's re search work. "It seems a bit unusual to ask the advisory committee to check on the advisory com mittee, he added. Consolidated Statement of Dis bursements of Affresearch Funds from the Beginning of Project until Dec 31, 1963 Involving 14A (LB 722 funds) and 120P (Federal Funds) (Figures secured from the Ne braska State Auditor's Office) Midwest Research Institute. Kansas City. Mo $597,154.67 Bioksten Research For In- BJoksten Research for Industry. Madison, Wisconsin .... 96,588.78 Institute of Paper Chemistry, Annleton, Wisconsin 229. 928. 26 Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas . .. 45.75.4 Bio-Reasearch St Development Co.. Grandvlew. Mo. .. 33,218.06 Foster C. Snell, Inc. New York City 34,559.46 College of Agriculture. Uni versity of Nebraska . 2H9.272.98 Mr. Len Hergeneter. McCook, Nebraska 557.47 Merrick County Agriculture Industrial Corp 2.000.00 Board of Regents, Uni versity of Nebraska 200.00 Total Spent on Research Agreements $1,308,339.17 Recap of Receipts and Disbursements as of Dec. 31. 1963 Total Funds Received from 14A (LB 722) and 120F (Federal) $1,535,480.56 Total Money Spent on Research Agreements 1.308.3M.17 Total Balance In Acrounta as of Dec. 31, 1963 .. 47.0M.1T Administrative Costa and Mlsc 180,047.22 In listing the figures con cerning the Agresearch funds durine the entire project, Porter Dointed out that $140,604.36 was spent with the College of Agriculture from LB722 Nebraska tax levy, with the remainder, $126,668.62, taken from feder al funds received as part of a $2,000,000 Nebraska fund held in Washington due to controversial methods for its use. He noted that "in actuality, then, only about 12.2 per cent of LB722 Nebraska tax levy funds have been spent in Ne braska. The remaining 87.8 per cent have been spent out side of Nebraska." In his letter, Porter said that since Finigan had pointed out in his letter that he believes LB722 Nebraska tax funds should not be at the University College of Agricul ture, he did not see why someone didn't "have forti tude enough at the beginning of the project to make this statement. "Apparently these several Cornhusker On Sale Next Week In Union The date for the issuance of the 19S4 CORNHUSKER has been changed from Sun day, as was announced yes terday, to Monday. The CORNHUSKER sale will con tinue until May 29 in the Un ion south party room. The sale will begin at 2 p.m. Mon day. Price of the book is six dollars. Students may pick up their books by paying the fee or by presenting a receipt for the amount. The receipts must be returned by October 1, 1964, or they will be of no use. 1 TRANDA SCHULTZ hundred thousand dollars were contributed to the Uni versity College of Agriculture just to appease the people of Nebraska with little thought, of completing this research," he continued. According to Porter, "Mr. Finigan's personal position is a confusing one." In a recent letter to the Revenue Com mittee of the Nebraska Leg islature, Finigan was quoted with the following statement: "As you no doubt are aware, the one-tenth mill property tax levy for research purposes furnished approxi mately $300,000 per year. Of this amount $150,890 was spent with the University of Nebraska in fiscal 1963 and $147,000 is budgeted for ex penditure with the University of Nebraska in fiscal 1964. The remainder of the funds are spent with private re search organizations used by industry and the U.S.D.A." Porter noted that according to the quote, Finigan was us ing the fact that he was spending this money with the University to substantiate his request for the extension of his agricultural research fund. "One does not need to ex amine the audit very long to know the above quoted state ment did not come about," according to Porter. "In fact, the University was cut below these figures for fiscal 1963 64 and is completely cut-off as of July 1, 1964. It ap pears to me that Mr. Finigan has changed his position." Porter said he felt the peo ple of Nebraska and the members of the legislature have a right to know facts. "This is the very reason I have made a sincrere request that the 1965 legislative body consider transferring the ad ministration of LB722 funds to the University of Nebras ka College of Agriculture." Finigan had stated that the Attorney General reviewed and approved research con tracts. Porter, however, said that he was more interested in who approved the cut-back in funds and their final ter mination before the comple tion of the research. Porter also noted that Fini gan had stated that the Uni versity has been authorized to do utilization research. "If he has felt that the University should be doing more, then I feel he has been derelict in his duty as a citizen of Ne braska and as Director of Ag riculture to not make his wishes known and work with the University on the prob lem rather than at odds with them." Porter refuted Finigan's contention that the Depart ment of Agriculture has worked closely with the Col lege of Agriculture on pro jects where possible by ask ing Finigan if the manner in which contract agreements with the University were cut back and now ternia.uted did not make it clear that proper liason with the University has ,lr US i a Thursday, May 21, 1964 not been conducted by t h e State Department of Agricul ture. In regard to Finigan's state ment that the reason for a cut-back in funds was that an 80 per cent amylose content hybrid had been developed by the Bear Hybrid Corn Co. of Decatur, 111., thus making further research unnecessary, Porter stated that though a good hybrid had been found, this was no reason to aban don research. In response to Finigan's statement that "It is not clear if the University of Nebraska if eligible to participate in LB722 funds, thus much of the University research was paid out of 120F or federal funds," Porter states that in his opin ion, the law was "not written to circumvent the University of Nebraska because LB722 specifically mentions the Uni versity of Nebraska College of Agriculture in the content of the Bill." Porter also mentioned that he assumed that from Fini gan's letter the College of Agriculture will no longer participate in LB722 funds and that most of this re search money will be spent outside Nebraska. He pointed out that it seems strange that the amylose corn will not be grown in Nebras ka, but will be shipped in from another state. According to Finigan, the funds will be used to dem onstrate to a private com pany how to use the process. Porter mentioned that though he has no criticism of the American Maize Com pany, research money can not be justifiably used in set ting up a private company. fnfisof0 PostpomQS Minneapolis, Minn. (CPS) The President of the Uni versity of Minnesota, O. Meredith Wilson, postponed a proposed Young Ameri cans for Freedom (YAF) de bate, overruling the Senate Committee on Student Af fairs (SCSA) and upholding the action of Dean of Stu dents E. G. Williamson. The debate between Mul ford Sibley, professor of political science and Peter Reiss, president of a Wis consin chapter of the John Birch Society, was sched uled for May 18, the day before a Minnesota State Senate subcommittee begins its investigation of the Uni versity's hiring, firing and conduct policies. Williamson ordered the de bate postponed because it was "ill-timed and could be interpreted as a deliberate the Beta Theta Pi lawn. ftydemtis Joqod Council Representatives On Scholarship Group Student Council will have representatives on the Faculty Committee on Scholarships and Financial Aids next year for the first time, President John Lydick announced at yester day s meeting. Although the members will be non-voting, they will be able to make motions, Lydick said, He said that the students will serve an important purpose to the committee by present ing student reaction to scholar ship policy and by helping with publicity. Many students have recently complained thai they were not informed about scholarship opportunities. In other business, Lydick an nounced that interviews will be held today for the following area and committee chairman ships: associates, academic and faculty, public issues, pub lic relations, activities, mas ters, senators and student wel fare. Council members siped up for their committee assign ments and preferences and Lydick briefly explained the function of each committee. He announced that Council members are allowed only three unexcused absenses. Following the 25 minute meeting, old and new Coun cil members adjourned to Pioneer Park for the Council picnic. Steve Cass Memorial Awarded To Lydick John Lydick has been awarded the Kosmet Klub Memorial Scholarship of $132. The award is in memory of Steve Cass, who was killed last year in an automobile accident. Lydick, a junior in mechan ical engineering, is president of Student Council and was chairman of the 1964 Masters Program. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and was a finalist for Out standing Collegiate Man. Devaney Gives Talks Nebraska Football Coach Bob Devaney, Drake Football Coach Bus Mertes, and Iowa Basketball Coach Ralph Mill er will be the headline speak ers at the annual summer coaching school and clinic here August 12-15. INVESTIGATION CONFLICTS YAfF flaunting of the committee." Wilson upheld his action on the same ground. Wilson announced his de cision after conferring with eight members of the Board of Regents and the Faculty Consultative Committee. He emphasized, however, that it was strictly his decision. Wilson said in a news con ference that "while it is not in our mind that it was in tended to be so, the debate could be interpreted as a gratuitous affront" to the committee. "Considering the inflama tory nature of the last de bate (Between Sibley and St. Paul Public Works Com missioner Milton Rosen), this would have been like taunting the subcommittee. We felt it needed to meet in I J '""""I I ' 1 - f T)! '' , 31 PHOTO BY DENNIS DtFRAIN Angels To Aid Dedication Air Show Set For Saturday Angel Flight members wil take part in the dedication of the Lincoln Municipal Airport Friday through Sunday. Members will participate in at least one of the many ac tivities. Friday there will be a coffee at the airport's Com pass Room at 2:30 p.m. and a dinner-dance at the Lincoln Air Force Base Officers Club at 6:30 p.m. Saturday there will be a Navy chuting stars skydiver show at 1 p.m. Bob Hoover, an X-15 pilot, will give a F-51 aerobatic show at 1:30 p.m. At 2 p.m. there will be forma tion flyovers by the Air Guard. Displays and demonstrations will be open from 10 a. m. to 4:30 p.m. "The Flying Professor" will perform at 1 p.m. on Sunday. At 1:30 p.m. there will be an aerobatic display by the Air Force "Thunderbirds," flying F-105's. Architects, Engineers Convene In Sheldon Ladislav Rado of the New York-T o k y o architectural firm Raymond and Rado, will speak at an architecture and engineering convocation to morrow at 10:30 a.m. in Shel don Art Gallery. The convocation, sponsored by the Student American In stitute of Architects (AIA), is open to the public. Rado has done work on the Devil's Nest recreation area in Nebraska, the apartment buildings for the United States Embassy in Tokyo and the United States Embassy in India. an atmosphere of peace," ha said. Wilson emphasized he is postponing, not cancelling the debate. SCSA had reversed Dean Williamson's decision with the following statement: "The SCSA reaffirms its committment to the policy on speakers brought to tfaa campus by student organiza tions. '"These principles Imply that approval s ho old ba withheld from speakers only if It can be clearly judged that presentation would serve no educational pur pose or if the presentation would violate the laws of the State of Minnesota or of the United States." SCSA also reaffirmed its committment to the 1333 Board of Regents resolution on academic freedom. m m 1