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Vol. 80, No. 114
The Daily Nebraskan
Monday, April 12, 1965
Journal
Commends
Students
The Lincoln Journal yester
day commended Wesleyan
and University students for
their actions during the past
week, saying that "Nebras
kans had good reason to be
proud of their own, last
week."
In an editorial, the Journal
said that Nebraskans "can
share President Rogers'
pride in students who 'are
concerned with real issues."'
Concerning University stu
dents' actions connected with
the proposed tuition increase,
the editorial said "Quite na
turally, they (students) were
opposed to the idea, some of
them feeling it could spell an
end to their collegiate studies."
It went on to say that the
students, rather than follow
ing Sen. Terry Carpenter's
suggestion for a march on the
Legislature, "apparent
ly agreed with the student
newspaper, 'Daily Nebras
kan,' which said simply, 'We
think it is sensible not to;
march.'
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SANE
Conduct
To
emonstration Today
Photo By Kip Hlrschbach
OVER 3,000 NA5IES ... are affixed to the student petition drive in protest of higher
tuition rates, it was announced yesterday. Mike Barton (left), hard-working head of
the drive, scrupulously examines the returned petitions with John Peak, a Lincoln
student who collected some 300 signatures from off-campus students.
"They accepted, instead,
the .Nebraskan's .suggestion
to try the petition method of
protest. A great majority of
Nebraskans will agree, we are
confident, that this is the
more sensible approach at
this point."
The editorial concluded,
"This is spring, a time for
all manner of silly antics and
irresponsible doings by col
legians. But in Nebraska
there could be nothing but
pride last week in the good
judgment and sincere concern
shown by these students."
Nearly 3,100 students have
signed the petition protesting
a tuition raise, according to
Mike Barton, who headed
the petition drive through its
first week.
Barton told the voluntary
committee protesting a tui
tion raise yesterday that he
would again enlist the help of
the Student Council associates
in an attempt to raise the
number of sipers to 5,000.
The committee had earlier set
a goal of 10,000 signatures.
The committee also dis
cussed plans for presenting
the petitions to the Nebraska
Legislature, where sentiment
It considered to be in favor
f a tuition raise to ease Ne
braska taxpayers. They urged
all students to sign the peti
tion in the Union today, and
to write their senators regard
Continued on page 3.
PTP Selects Five
To Travel Abroad
Five Nebraska students
have been selected by Nation
al People to People to partici
pate in the Student Abroad
Program this summer.
The five are Bruce McMul
lin, Barbara Clifford, Linda
Muff, Donnely Jones and
Sarah Helm.
The prof ram Is in line with
the pur pose of People to Peo
ple, that of building better un
derstanding between Ameri
cans and people of other
countries; according to Sally
Morrow, Students Abroad
Chairman.
The program has three divi
sions: home stay, independent
travel and group excursion.
Miss Jones, Miss Muff and
Miss Clifford will be in home
stay in the British Isles, while
Miss Helm will be in Scandi-
Applications Due Soon
For Bus Ad Board
Applications for being
placed on the ballot for the
Business Administration Ad
visory Board election must be
made by April 15.
Eligible students are those
regularly enrolled in Business
Administration with a 5.0
average. To apply, sip up at
Room 210 Social Science
Building.
navia under the same pro
gram. McMullin will be in inde
pendent travel throughout
Europe.
About 400 People to People
members will be in the pro
gram, which begins on June
19-20 and ends August 18-19.
The trip will begin with an
orientation in Washington,
D.C. and end with one in
Brussels, Belgium.
The Students were inter
viewed here, but were finally
selected by National People
to People in Kansas City.
Finnish Diplomat
To Lecture Today
G. A. Gripenberg, former
Finnish ambassador to t h e
United Nations, will present a
lecture on "Diplomacy and
Diplomats" at 4 p.m. to
day at the Sheldon Art Gal
lery auditorium.
A career diplomat, Gripen
berg started working in the
Finnish foreign office in 1918.
He later served in Spain,
Belgium, Portugal, Great
Britain, the Holy See, Swe
den, Argentina, Brazil and
Chile.
Art Exhibition
To Feature
Altmari Work
An exhibition of 20 prints
and drawings ly Harold Alt
man, internationally known
printmaker and draughtsman,
opens Tuesday at Sheldon Art
Gallery. The exhibition con'
tinues through May 16.
"Altman is one of the most
distinctively individual artists
at work in American graphic
art today," said Norman
Geske, director of the Gallery.
"Confining himself entirely
to prints and drawings, he
has achieved a body of work
of distinguished quality in
which the figure in the land
scape, his primary theme, is
explored in terms of spatial
and atmospheric relationships
of these elements. The result
is an imagery of genuine po
etic intensity," Geske said.
An associate professor of
art at Pennsylvania State Uni
versity, Altman has presented
51, one-man shows at various
museums such as the Galerie
Huit in Paris, Art Institute of
Chicago, San Francisco Mu
seum of Art, and the Escuela
Nacional de Artes Plasticas
in Mexico City.
He also has received two
Guggenheim fellowships, a
Fulbright Hays research
grant for printmaking in
France, and a National Insti
tute of Arts and Letters grant
for printmaking.
The Student Committee for
a SANE Nuclear Policy will
hold a student demonstration
today at 11 a.m., in front of
the Military ai.J Naval Science
(M&N) Building. The demon
stration will be in protest to
U.S. policy m Viet Nam.
Allen Gerlach, chairman of
the Student Committee for a
SANE Nuclear Policy, gave
the major reasons for the
committee's objection to the
War in Viet Nam:
"The war is fundamentally
a civil war, waged by South
Vietnamese against their
government; it is not a "war
of aggression."
"It is a losing war. Well
over half of the area of South
Vietnam is already governed
by the National Liberation
Front the political arm of
the Viet Cong. In the guerril
las the peasants see relief
from dictatorial Government
agents; from the United
States they get napalm, the
jellied g-joline that burns
into their flesh. The highly
touted 'counter-insurgency' the
U.S. is applying in its "pilot
project war" is only new wea
ponry, which cannot substi
tute for popular government."
"It is a self-defeating war.
If the U.S. objective is to
guarantee self-determination
in South Viet Nam, that ob
jective is lar better served by
allowing the South Viet
namese to choose their own
government something pro
vided for by the 1954 Gene
va Agreement but sabotaged
in 1956 by the American-supported
dictator Ngo Dinh
Diem and never allowed
since."
"It is a dangerous war.
Cather Constitution
May Be Changed
A preliminary meeting was held yesterday to dis
cuss the feasibility of rewriting Cather Hall's constitu
tion. The constitution was originally drawn up in a very
short time and has many unworkable and some ridiculous
parts, accoording to Allen Crews, president of Cather.
The question of making the Twin-Towers a "truly
coeducational complex" was also discussed.
Crews said, "There is the feeling that we have to
remain as a separate entity in several areas, but there
is no reason why there cannot be a stronger coordina
tion of certain activities."
According to Crews, Pound is rewriting their con
stitution also, and there will be left in both constitutions
a "basis to move as a coordinating group."
John Holberg suggested that perhaps one governing
body could be set up and the functions of the two halls
could operate either in an administrative or extra
administrative area. "This would preserve 'separate enti
ties' and yet have one governing body for both halls," he
said.
"There is a need here, and we can proceed in several
directions, but we need to go back to the houses and
find out what the pys want," said Crews.
"We need to find out what the objects are that we
want, to set down the duties and powers we have, and
see if we can do something that is better than we have
now in a more representative way," he said.
Every passing week of hostili
ties increases the risk of
America, escalating and wid
ening the war."
"It is a costly war. Al
though it is a war never de
clared by Congress it costs
almost two million dollars a
day and has cost billions of
dollars since the U.S. began
its involvement. What would
Viet Nam be like today if
that money had been spent
for development instead of
destruction?"
Gerlach said that stu
dents, faculty and perhaps
clergymen from both Wesley
an and the University would
participate in the march.
He went on to say that a
nationwide march on Wash
ington D.C. in protest to the
Viet Nam situation will be
held April 17. Gerlach said
there was a possibility that
some University students
may participate in the April
17 march led by the Students
For A Democratic Society
organization.
Ivy Sing
Tryouts
To Start
Preliminary tryouts for the
Ivy Day Sing will be held in
the Nebraska Union Ballroom,
April 14.
It is requested that no one
enter or leave while a group
is singing.
The tryout schedule is ai
follows:
p.m.,
Mary
'Learnshops Offered
At Recreation Lab
Eight Learnshops are being
offered at the 1965 Great
Plains Recreation Laboratory
scheduled at the State 4-H
Camp at Halsey, Neb., Apr.
26-May 1.
Sessions and instructors
this year are: leathercraft,
Bob Krittenbrink; rock jewel
ry, Larry Erpelding; musical
talents, John Orr, associate
state 4-H leader; recreation
and dancing, Mrs. Gladys
Rainforth:
General recreation, M r s.
Gert Hartman; hatmaking,
Mrs. Paul Imig; centerpieces,
Marie Huber; wood jewelry
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schlosser,
The laboratory, an inform
al week-long course, is open
to any person who is inter
ested in "growing in know
ledge of the recreation arts
through sharing," accord'
ing to Dick Dunn, Thedford
District Extension Agent. The
theme of this year s labora
tory is "New Funtiers."
The lab is being held for
the first time at the State 4-H
Camp, after being held for
many years at Nysted, in
Howard County.
TOGA
rogram
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By Wayne Kreuscher
Junior Staff Writer
"Readin, Writin and Aviatin" is the
way the April issue of Flying Magazine
describes Nebraska and its new teacher
aviation program.
Implausible is the word the magazine
uses to describe Nebraska, a state that
"underneath an exterior of hayseed and
cornhusks hides some unusual cerebral
atuffing."
The stuffing that Flying Magazine is
referring to is the prondness, spirit and
aspirations that make Nebraska try some
thicj new and maybe even a little hum
orouscalled TOGA or Teacher Orienta
tion to General Aviation.
"Imagine how they'll laugh in other
parts of the country, for example, when
they find out Nebraska is teaching teach
ers to fly," the article says satirically,
"because they believe that's a good way
to imbue children with knowledge and in
terest in the world of air and space."
The article goes on to say that con
sistent with this pattern of implausibility
is the fact that the guiding force behind
the Nebraska air and space program is
not an aeronautical scientist, but a geo
grapher: Dr. Frank Sorenson, professor
of education and director of summer ses
sions at the University.
The program that Flying Magazine is
referring to has existed for three years
and has included so far some 64 teach
ers from all parts of Nebraska.
Ths teachers get 10 hours of flight
training during a eight-week summer ses
sion at the University, and then get an
other $200 in flight training when they
pass the FAA written exam. After that
they're on their own, usually about half
way toward a private license.
The article points out that these 64
teachers have been from almost every ed
ucational level and department "a scho
lastic Noah's ark of skills." '
There have been industrial arts teach
ers, math teachers, high school princi
pals, athletic directors, English teachers,
science teachers, chemistry instructors
and history teachers.
All of these educators, except one, the
story emphasizes, soloed by the comple
tion of the summer term and all but
two passed the FAA exam on the first
try.
Now, points out Flying Magazine, the
question is "what impact can a program
like this have upon the children that are
its apparent objectives, on the community
and even on the aviation itself?"
"Here," the aviation article says
somewhat skeptically, but no doubt proud
ly since it is an aviation magazine, "the
questioner unwittingly steps into the fav
orite arena of the educator a mist-shrouded
moor of intangibles, with sticky in
tellectual quagmires foliated by John Dew
ey bushes, teaching machines and sput
nick berries."
The article quotes State Aeronautics
Director James Sandstedt as saying,
"There are a lot of intangibles connected
with it in that you can't sit down and
T sacks fs
put your finger on some direct good that's
being done."
"The thing is, maybe, education it
self is an intangible item, isn't it?" he
adds.
Flying Magazine adds that even if it
is intangible, the Aeronautics Department
is paying out some 12,000 tangible dollar
bills a year to support it.
The article doesn't exactly come
right out and say it, but it leaves no
doubt in the reader's mind that Flying
Magazine strongly feels the aviation train
ing will accomplish many good purposes
as it quotes people explaining the intang
ible, but excellent, ideal reasons for the
program.
TOGA trainee Dick Short, superinten
dent of schools for Hastings, said, "I don't
think the classroom teacher who's full of
fear and anxiety about the idea of going
up off the ground can communicate to
young people who are talking in terms
of sonic booms and space travel and of
orbiting in space capsules.
"I think flying gives these teachers a
relationship to the younger society and
helps them prepare these youngsters for
the kind of world in which they're obvious
ly going to live."
Dr. Steven Watkins was quoted as say
ing, "I guess this stems basically from a
belief that we need to give the young peo
ple coming up through our schooling all
the possible general education and know
ledge that we can about air and space."
Peggy Stromer, TOGA flyer and girls'
physical education for Pound Jr. High in
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Lincoln, said, "Well, one thing, it did for
me was to put me back into the learning
situation. In physical education you're
dealing primarily with skills; but it also
takes a great deal of coordination, prac
tice and patience to fly a plane.
When a teacher is put into the learn
ing experience again, as I was, she rea
lizes all over again that the children have
different levels of ability, and that she
must be wiUing to give as much help as
possible."
The article also pointed out that the
flying lessons were a special help to science
teachers who before only knew what they
read from a book, but now can apply
some of their knowledge and explain
weather, aviation and the other things con
nected with flying to their classes.
Another reason for the lessons men
tioned was that teachers gain confidence
in themselves for "a flyer is a concrete
person" and somehow the teachers' con
fidence rubs off on their students.
Sorenson is quoted as saying, "It's a
new learning situation. You'd be surprised
how many adults never take on any
thing new in the field of learning through
out their adulthood."
The article points out that from this
first beginning in aviation training in Ne
braska other programs such as a series
of TV programs on "Nebraska in the Air
Age" and a ground air school for the
public under Lincoln's adult education pro
gram have resulted.
"W're determined to make Nebraska
an oasis in aerospace thinking," pledges
Sorenson toward the end of the story.
Pi Beta Phi, 7:00
"Chim Chim Cher-ee."
Kay Kirshman, song leader:
Alpha Chi Omega, 7:05 p.m.,
"Day Break," Carole Peter
son, song leader; Alpha Delta
Pi, 7:10 p.m., "Ash Grove,"
Sally Jane Arnison, song
leader.
Alpha Omicron Pi, 7:15
p.m., "Come to the Fair,"
Janet Land, song leader; Al
pha Phi, 7:20 p.m., "This Old
Man," Cynthe Nelson, song
leader; Alpha Xi Delta, 7:25
p.m., "Imagination," Sally
Davenport, song leader.
Burr East, 7:30 p.m., "My
Favorite Things," Lou Ann
Northouse, song leader; Chi
Omega, 7:35 p.m., "Sa una
Chanzone," Marian Anderson,
song leader; Delta Delta Del
ta, 7:40 p.m., "If I Loved
You," Judy Trank, song
leader.
Delta Gamma, 7:45 p.m.,
"September Song," Nancy
Loutzenheiser, song leader;
Fedde Hall, 7:50 p.m., "Inch
worm," Janet Wirth, song
leader; Gamma Phi Beta, 7:55
p.m., "Barranquilla," Jenny
Ferrara, song leader.
Kappa Alpha Theta, 8:00
p.m., "Out of My Dreams,"
Nancy Hoosman, song leader;
Kappa Delta, 8:05 p.m., "Love
Makes the World Go Round,"
Sherry Filbert, song leader;
Kappa Kappa Gamma, 8:10
p.m., "Supercalifragilistic
expialidocious," Barbara
Glover, song leader.
Love Memorial Hall. 8:15
p.m., "Charade," Shirley
Cook, song leader; Phi Mu,
8:20 p.m., Dori Sheffield, song
leader; Pound Hall 5th,
8:25 p.m., "Put On A Happy
Face," Nancy Wlckett, song
leader; Pound Hall-8th, 8:30
p.m., Veronica Bausch, song
leader.
Sigma Kappa, 8:35 p.m.,
"Milk and Honey," Linda
Mead, song leader; Towne
Club, 8:40 p.m., "I Could Have
Danced All Night," Diana Ar
nold, song leader; Zeta T a u
Alpha, 8:45 p.m., "Hey Look
Me Over," Terry Billiard,
song leader.
Apply By Thursday
For Space In Union
Organizations desiring of
fice space in Nebraska Union
for next year must turn in
applications by Thursday to
Robert Barnes, iil Student
Union.
Space is assigned on an an
nual basis, so organizations
presently having offices in the
Union must reapply.
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