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Vol. 80, No. 96
The Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, March 10, 1965
Faeuify Changes
UNITED
STATES
The University grading
system will be changed from
numbers to letters effective
September, 1965, as a result
of action taken by the Faculty
Senate yesterday afternoon.
The Senate passed a motion
by Dean Walter Militzer of the
college of Arts and Sciences
urging the adoption of the
grading system of A, B, C,
D and F with point values of
4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 respectively
for these grades.
The motion also called for
"I" to stand for incomplete
and ''W" for withdrawn.
Militzer proposed the sys
tem to Student Council last
week as a substitute for the
present 9-8-7 system employed
by the University.
Militzer said his main ob
jection to the 9-8-7 system is
the fact that there is "a bit
of artificial competition in it
which I have deplored over
the years."
Militzer said that students
shouldn't be out to set marks
Architecture Students
Win Design Awards
Two University fourth-year
architecture students were
named winners of the local
Reynolds Aluminum competi
tion for design Friday.
The winners, Roger Wagon
er and Charles Loughmiller,
were awarded $100 prizes.
The awards were presented
by John McClurg Jr., Oma
ha, president of the Nebraska
chapter of the American In
stitute of Architects.
The awards, established to
encourage creativity in archi
tecture and to stimulate in
terest in the use of aluminum,
were made for the "best lo
cal, original design of a build
ing component."
The students' design teach
ers are Homer Puderbaugh,
associate professor, and John
Benson, assistant professor.
Grad
met By
By Priscilla Mullins
Senior Staff Writer
Approximately one half of the total
budget for the Graduate College will
come from sources other than the Legis
lature, according to Dean Merk Hobson.
The budget for the 1965-67 biennium
calls for $934,118, or an increase of $178,319
over the 1963-65 biennium.
Hobson, who was recently made dean
of the College after being Dean of the Col
lege of Engineering and Architecture, said
that when broken down the budget is fi
nanced in part by private gifts and grants.
The first area of expense for the Col
lege is administration. The College is ask
ing for $152,095, an increase of $34,324
over the 1963-65 biennium.
Included in this area is the operation
of the graduate office and the mainten
ance of the on-going activities of the of
fice. Approximately half of the expenses
in this area are financed from the Leg
islature's appropriation, according to Hob
son. The second area of the budget cov
ers the Graduate School of Social Work.
The College is asking $186,875, an increase
of $35,190 over the last biennium. All the
funds fat maintaining the School are de
rived from the Legislature's appropriation.
In the area of research administra
tion, the budget calls for $57,320, an in
crease of $10,150. Funds from this area
do not come from legislative appropria
tions, but from over-head funds of the
College, Hobson said.
Explaining the function of research ad
ministration, Hobson said that the Univer
sity receives around $5,800,000 a year in
gifts, grants and contracts from outside
sources.
These funds and proposals for re
search from faculty members are handled
through this office, be said. "There is a
large volume of proposals generated by
our large faculty' he added.
The fourth area of the budget calls
,for $278,628 for the Computing Center.
This is an increase of $174,932 over the
in grades like they do for the
220 yd. dash.
When asked about the effect
on the overall average which
the University maintains, Mil
itzer said that an "honor point
system" would go along with
the letter grades.
The main question behind
the whole grading situation is
how closely you can grade a
student Militzer said.
He cited an experiment at
Carlton College, where stu
dents may elect to receive a
Black Muslims Topic
For Lomax Lecture
Author, Race Relations Authority
To Address Students Next Week
Dr. Louis Lomax, author,
lecturer and social critic, will
present a free public lecture
in the Nebraska Union Audi
torium, Thursday, Mar. 18, at
3:30 p.m.
His talk will be on the Black
Muslim movement.
Born in Valdosta, Ga., Lo
max was graduated from
Paine College in Augusta and
did graduate work at Ameri
can University and Yale.
Lomax began his profession
al career as Assistant Profes
sor of Philosophy at Georgia
State College in Savannah,
Ga., and then, at the age of
22, turned to writing. His .ar
ticles have appeared in Life,
Look, The Saturday Evening
Post, Harper's, The Nation
and The New Leader.
Lomax is the author of
three best-sellers. His first,
"The Reluctant African," won
him the coveted Saturday Re
view Annisfield-Wolf award
for 1960; his second book,
"The Negro Revolt," is con
sidered to be the definitive
work on race relations in
America today.
His third book, "When The
College Budget
Out
side
last two years.
There are two sources of revenue for
this area, Hobson said. There are some
users from the University who have grants
allowing for this expense, and can pay
for the services of the center. The rest of
the money must come from legislative
appropriations.
Hobson said that the increase of funds
in this area would provide greater serv
ice from the Center than it is now cap
able of giving. This would include the ad
dition of a new computer. Plans call for
the computer to be purchased and op
erating by January I9G7. Only a part of
the expense of this computer is included
in the present request to the Legislature,
Hobson said.
The last break down of the budget is
for the Research Council. In this area,
$259,200, an increase of $23,723 is being
requested. The work of the Council is fi
nanced in part by gifts and grants from
outside sources, but 65-70 per cent of the
funds must come from legislative appro
priation, Hobson said.
The Council is a group of graduate
faculty members who support the research
done at the University. They put the sup
port of budget allocations for research
behind various proposed projects. Since
faculty members may suggest research
projects to the Council, the requests are
handled on a competitive basis for the
Council's support, Hobson said.
The enrollment of the Graduate Col
lege is increasing faster than the rate of
the rest of the colleges in the last four to
five years, according to Hobson. Each
year the College has added 10 per cent.
He said the enrollment for the current
semester is 1,534. This will probably be
1700 by next fall.
Instruction for the College is not too .
much of a problem, Hobson said, since
the College calls on other University fac
ulty members to teach graduate courses.
"All the budget planning which has
been done reflects the minimum needs
we can anticipate in the next two years,"
Hobson said. "I believe the budget is re
alistic in terms of graduate needs."
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'pass' or 'fail' grade on as
many as seven courses. This
is to combat the traditional
fear of students that they
should stay away from
"strange but interesting
courses to protect a carefully
nurtured B average."
"There is less pressure with
the A-B-C system, and even
less with a 'pass' or 'fail' sys
tem." "You ought to be striving to
get more education and not
striving so much for grades,"
Militzer said.
Word Is Given," has sold over
25.000 copies and is consider
ed a classic study of the Black
Muslim movement.
Lomax has been named to
Who's Who in America. Ebony
magazine elected him one of
the one hundred most influ
ential men in America today
and he has been awarded
three honorary doctorates for
his work.
Lomax's television appear
ances include the Jack Paar
Show, Open End, and the To
day show, as well as appear
ing periodically on news
broadcasts for CBS, NBC, and
ABC.
Agenda
Student Council members
representing the Constitution
al Convention will explain sug
gested procedures for the
spring elections and make
recommendations to the elec
tions committee.
Funds
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GOODIES INSIDE . . . AFROTC basic cadets welcome students to view the Air Force Documentary Art display
on view in the Nebraska Union.
Meters
Protesting
Mukmu
Selma Violence
Sparks March
Monday a 24 hour protest
march was held in front of the
Post Office, by members of
SNCC, Nebraska Wesleyan
studentsmembersof NAACP
and University students.
According to John Murphy,
one of the marchers, their
purpose was to make people
in the Midwest aware that the
problem extends even this
far and to protest what hap
pened to Dr. Martin Luther
King in Alabama. "Ke re
ceived no federal protection."
The march began Monday
night at 5 p.m. Mrs. Matthew
Toby, who had been march
ing all night, said, "we were
talking about what happened
Sunday and decided to have
the protest march. We started
calling as many people as we
could. It was sort of a spon
taneous thing."
Many of the students who
were from Nebraska Wesleyan
were connected with the Meth
odist Student Movement.
Karl Briner, another march
er, said, "SNCC was asked by
the national headquarters to
have this march.
Jan Sutton, one of the
marchers, said "It's disheart
ening the number of people
that turned out. I have given
quite a bit of my time to the
civil rights movement and I
have never seen such a small
turn-out."
He was carrying a sign that
said, "What happens in Sel
ma is your responsibility."
Summer
Bulletins
Available
A summer school bulletin
and class schedule for the
University summer sessions
is available through the Of
fice of Admissions.
Dr. Frank Sorenson, direc
tor of the summer session an
nounced that several three
week programs and a special
six week program would run
concurrently with the regular
eight week classes.
Applications and registra
tion forms should be filled out
prior to the June 14 registra
tion date. Classes will begin
June 15 and conclude Aug. 6.
Anyone interested in attend
ing the summer school may
obtain a bulletin and catalog
of class schedules by writing
the director of admissions, 208
Admissions Building.
Over 5,000 students are ex
pected to enroll for this year's
summer session. More than
five hundred 1965 high school
graduates are .expected to
attend.
Pic
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ir Force Art Collection
n Display Until Friday
Forty-three contemporary
works from the Air Force
Documentary Art collection
are on display in the north
and south conference rooms
of the Nebraska Union.
They are part of a 2,500
piece collection maintained
by the Air Force.
The contemporary contribu
tions were produced under a
'Y' Project
In Need
Of Tutors
University students who
wish to assist high school stu
dents with their studying may
sign up with the YWCA office
as a participant in the Lincoln
High Tutorial Project.
The project was started at
Lincoln High by Frank Bur
den, a mathematics instruc
tor. Approximately 200 s t u
dents are now signed up for
assistance in the tutorial ses
sions. More tutors are needed for
the project, according to Barb
ara Miller, YWCA chairman
of the tutorial project for Ma
lone Center.
Students may sign up to
help in an area in which they
feel they are best qualified.
Sessions are held from 2:30
to 4:30 p.m. five days a week,
but tutors may work for just
one of these hours each day.
If possible, however, tutors
are requested to work the full
two hours.
Subjects in which students
require assistance are mathe
matics, history, science and
English. The history sections
require the most help, accord
ing to Miss Miller.
She said that the maximum
number of students any tutor
would handle is seven.
Persons involved in tutoring
should attend the YWCA meet
ings at 3:30 on Tuesdays, she
said, to report on their prob
lems. Miss Miller stressed that
boys may take part as tutors,
even though the project Is
YWCA-sponsored. '
Two Students Chosen
For Speech Contest
Two University sophomores
have been chosen to represent
the University at the "Heart
of America" Speech Tourna
ment at the University of Kan
sas tomorrow and Friday.
They are Roger Doerr and
Terry Schaaf.
The students will travel
with their coach, Dr. Donald
Olson, associate professor of
speech and University debate
coach.
More than 30 universities
and colleges from throughout
the United States will take
part in the competition.
continuing art program, which
originated in 1954. Under the
program, distinguished art
ists from the Society of Illus
trators are invited by the Air
Force to observe worldwide
operations and record their
impressions on canvas.
The collection, beginning in
1950 with some 200 paintings
and drawings, has grown to
include over 2,500 works of
art.
According to A2C Ken Kan
tola, who is traveling with the
display, its purpose is "an in
formative medium to educate
the general public and mili
tary men on the history and
tradition of the Air Force."
The exhibit is one of two
which travel year around
Phi Mu To Colonize Here;
Interviews Begin Monday
National representatives of
Phi Mu sorority will arrive at
the University Monday to hold
an introductory tea for girls
interested in pledging the so
rority.
The tea will be held from
4 to 6 p.m. Monday in 240
Nebraska Union. All girls
with a 5.0 average who arc
interested in pledging the so
rority should attend the tea,
according to Miss Madeline
Girard. Panhellenic director
at the University.
Any girls interested, but not
signed up for open rush for
second semester should sign
up at the Panhellenic office
before Monday, she said.
Miss Girard said the Pan
hellenic Council last fall in
vited the sorority to come to
the University because "we
feel the sorority program is
growing so much that we need
another group to take care of
all the girls." Sixty girls
signed up for open rush this
semester, she said.
The traveling secretary for
the sorority will interview the
girls next week.
In order to become an ac
tive chapter, 30 to 35 girls
must pledge a sorority, ac
cording to Miss Girard. She
said that a group may be
come a colony for a year or
so, if the number is not large
enough at first.
Tickets Go On Sale
For Mancini Concert
Tickets for Henry Mancini
and his orchestra in concert
will go on sale in the Nebras
ka Union today and tomorrow,
Mancini will perform at
Pershing Auditorium, Friday,
March 26.
Block tickets for the concert
wil be sold in the Program
Office today only until 12 noon.
Prices on the tickets are $2.25,
$2.75 and $3.25.
After Thursday receipts will
be sold at the Union which
must then be taken to Persh
ing to get the actual ticket.
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throughout the United States.
They are designed and con
structed entirely by the Ori
entation Group, USAF who
are also in charge of their dis
play and repair.
Kantola said that most of
the Air Force collection was
kept in Washington D.C. and
distributed to various A i r
Force installations throughout
the United States. Those that
are on traveling display are
changed regularly and pre
sent a general view of the en
tire collection.
According to Kantola. the
display will be open from 12
noon to 9 p.m. daily through
Friday and will move to Kan
sas Stale University Saturday
or Sunday.
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Mu are Mrs. W. F. William
son, Jr., president; Mrs. Lan
don Freear, national Panhel
lenic delegate; Mrs. Russel
Jones, vice-president: and
Miss Katherine Williams,
traveling secretary.
Spring Day Committee
To Be Chosen Sunday
Student Council elections
committee is holding inter
views this Sunday for Spring
Day positions.
Positions available are:
Overall Chairman. Men's
Games Chairman and assis
tant, W7omen's Games and
assistant. Publicity Chairman
and assistant, treasurer, sec
retary, trophies chairman and
assistant.
A sign-up sheet for inter
view times Sunday will be
posted on the Student Council
door in the Nebraska Union.
All University undergraduate
students in good standing are
eligible to interview. No pre
vious experience is necessary.
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The Quiz Bowl matches for
tomorrow night include:
Cleo versus Pharmacy Col
lege at 7 p.m.; Pi Beta Phi II
versus Alpha Gamma Rho
Pledges at 7:25; Theta Xi I
versus Gamma Phi Beta I at
7:50; Beta Theta Pi I versus
Farmhouse I at 8:15.
The Olds versus Theta Xi
Pledges at 8:40; Four Frosh
versus Sigma Nu at 9:05 and
Fairfield versus Ag Men at
9:30.
Teams 1, 2 and 3 mist
check in by 7 p.m. Teams 4,
5, 6 and 7 must check in by
8 p.m.
A study room will be pro
vided for waiting teams.