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UNIVERSITY OF ,NG3 A A vudQSHC Off By Bruce Giles Junior Staff Writer Work on the new music building, to be ready for the fall semester, is about 45 per cent complete, ac cording to Maury Halstead, engineer for the Olson Con struction Co. Halstead said that con struction was about three weeks ahead of schedule. Heavy rains last fall held up construction, but favor able weather so far this winter has helped push con struction ahead of schedule, -he said. He said that if unfavorable weather conditions did not slow the progress of t h e building more than normal ly expected, the building 5 i 4 m...M ff-' Photo by Tom Rubin RIBS OF CONCRETE, FEET house the music department. Nonnisioted! 'ytstoindliin' Four professors and two students have been added to the list of Outstanding Nebraskan nominees. Dr. Paul Johnsgard, Pro fessor Keith Newhouse, Gerald Swihart and Dr. Dallas Williams received nominations for the Out standing Nebraskan facul ty member. Frank Partsch and Brian (Skip) Soiref were nominated for the Outstanding Nebraskan stu dent award. Johnsgard "As an undergraduate Dr. Johnsgard began h i s long list of published works," his letter of nomi nation says. He came to the University in 1961 as an associate professor, ac cording to the letter. "Dr. Johnsgard is one of the world's foremost orni thologists in duck-study. He ranks second in the number of species observed." He has served on the Editor ial Board for the American Ornothologist Union Jour nal as well as doing coun seling work at the Univer sity and serving as an In dian guide for the YMCA, the letter says. "He constantly strives to present an interesting and diversified lecture . . . and is always available for con sultation on any student's problems. He has a great propensity for getting to know his students personal ly," the letter adds. The nomination also cites many examples of the in structor's research and dis coveries. Newhouse "The Western Electric Fund Award for excellence in engineering ('64-65) ex emplifies the respect and true esteem in which Pro fessor Keith N. Newhouse is held by associates and students alike," the letter nominating Newhouse be gan. The letter stated that Newhouse "does more than teach; he aptly communi cates and "is sincerely con cerned with being under stood rather than merely beard." Newhouse was also praised for serving as an advisor to both ASME and Ouii Bo1 matt In th Mwa t'nwn t"WM rt u Wlnwn: 8im Chi H lhi DHU Thrt PhikriM. 7 p m.i filfnu Chi 1 . PI BU . 72S p m.1 AH Chi Oiwn v. Th l.UThU. 7 5 p m.i Sim AU Mil v Phi P Wta arrfu, MS P.m. Bl Shlrt v. Prrt. p.m. I mw- i . i a t ,,A VvmHiKlu I). (TIB pm.l AlPta M Phi vt. Thntm Chi U jo p.m.! unorai vm. arvwm fcwitT i a p.m. should be ready for ecu pancy by the middle of the summer. The north part of the building, to be used for of fices, classrooms, teaching studios and practice areas, has progressed to the point where it may be partially enclosed for inside Work if the weather gets bad. How ever, completion of the third floor and the roof is yet to be done. The south portion of the building, to be used for a rehearsal area, can also now be enclosed. "We are attempting to get temporary heat into the building and prepare tern- 1-:. I :;.:':.-. . -: -.:.-. ' tl ...... . , t . " " - ' . . OF CLAY . . . Disguise the Sigma Tau. He is a mem ber of Pi Tau Sigma, Sig ma Zi, Pi Mu Epsilon and the president elect of the Faculty Club, the letter said. Swihart Swihart, professor of civ il engineering, is now serv ing in his seventeenth year at the University. "He has combined a full teaching load with supplemental job experience ... he is af filiated with numerous pro fessional and honorary or ganizations," the letter of nomination states. Swihart is listed in "Who's Who in the Mid West," "Who's Who in En gineering," and "American Men of Science," accord ing to the nomination. He serves as an upperclass adviser and assists with transfer students seeking admission. "Professor Swihart keeps pace with everchanging en gineering advances by at tending various seminars and conferences that fur ther improve hii compe tence as a teacher," the letter says. The Instructor is also active in commun ity life as a father, and husband and participates in physical fitness by playing basketball with a small group of graduate students and instructors." "He always has a min ute or an hour to spare for his students, whether or not scholastic troubles, some special engineering prob lem, or just a friendly con versation about the football team. "He deserves all the su perlatives I can think of," the nomination concludes. Williams Williams, associate pro fessor of speech and dra matic art, was described in Coed Foes Skit Tryoufs Held Tonight Skit tryouts for Coed Follies will be held in the Ballroom of the Nebraska Union tonight beginning at 6:45. The try outs are closed to everyone except members of the group trying out The order for skit tryouts will be: Alpha Chi Omega, 6:45; Alpha Omicron Pi, 7 pjn.j Alpha Phi, 7:15; Al pha XI Delta, 7:30; Chi Ome ga, 7:45; Delta Gamma, 8 p.m.; Delta Delta Delta, 8:15; Gamma PM Beta, 8:30. Kappa Delta, 8:15; Kappa Kappa Gamma, 9 p.m.; Pi Beta Phi, 9:15; Pound Hall, 9:30, Zeta Tau Alpha, 9:45 porary enclosures," Hal stead said. He said that when the building is turned over to the University, interior fin ish, seating for the choral rooms and casing will be completed. Dr. Emanuel Wishnow, professor and chairman of the Department of Music, said he was "very pleased at the visible progress of the music building." The state Legislature ap propriated funds for the $1.5 million building during the 1963 session. Upon comple tion of the building, the cur rent music building will be torn down and a conserva tory built in its place. iirwii i i. T-iV Til" w i if i irnirtf aiiMinl building which will soon the letter nominating him as working "tirelessly in his efforts to improve the cultural climate of the Uni versity" and as the man "who built University Thea tre." The letter points out that from 1944 to 1958 he was director of the University Theatre. "In that span of time he gave the University Theatre a sense of direc tion that has benefited stu dents of speech who have come to the University to learn and practice the skills of the theatre arts; and the University community, as a whole, by the consistent professional quality of h i s productions," the letter states. W 1 1 1 1 a m s' nomi&ajion notes that while he was the theatre's director he not only directed all of the plays, but he was also his own technical director, pub licity agent and business manager. He is praised for his work at advisor to the Nebraska Masquers. "If the success of the Uni versity Theatre can be at tributed to one man, that man is Dr. Williams. If the University, as an institution, reflects a type of man, that man is Dr. Williams," his nomination ends. Partsch Two letters of nomination were received for Frank Partsch. "He made the campus come alive both on paper and in fact," This is the way one letter nominating Partsch describes the for mer editor of the Dally Ne braskan. Corps Announces February Visits Peace Corps officials will visit the University campus during Peace Corps Week, Feb. 13-18. "Returnee speakers from the Peace Corps will visit organized houses and resi dence halls," Ed Weiner, a member of the ASUN Peace Corps committee, said. Films will be shown once a day and speakers, brochures, pamphlets, applications and people to answer questions will be in the Nebraska Un ion during the week, he said. Peace Corps exams will be given Jan. 8 at 8 a.m. in post offices and federal buildings In Alliance, Beatrice, Fre mont, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and Scottsbluff. Those desiring to take the exam should fill out applica tions available at post offices. The tests will be given again Feb. 12. 1 MMMMIBHmBMn ' h ' Vol. 81, No. 54 New Textbook Fills Needs Of Educators One of the critical needs of educators, planning curricula for modern elementary and secondary schools, will be served in 1966 through the publication of a new book by University of Nebraska and University of Florida authors. The text, "Curriculum Plan ning for Modern Schools," was written by Dr. J. Galen Saylor, chairman of the de partment of secondary educa tion at the University, and Dr. William Alexander, chair man of the division of curricu lum and instruction, Univer sity of Florida. This is the fourth text writ ten by the two scholars, de signed especially for gradu ate students studying the principles and . problems of curriculum development in elementary and secondary schools. Saylor, a former Fulbright professor in Finland, is t h e current president of the Na tional Association for Supervi sion and Curriculum Develop- i ment. yde "Long before he served as Daily Nebraskan editor the first junior to hold that position in years Partsch was treating h i s readers not only to scathing attacks, but to a prose style that has not been matched since," the second letter points out "Not surprisingly, Partsch is more than willing to bite the hand that feeds him. One of his first activi ties was dormitory govern mentand be has been one of its most frequent critics ever since . . . Never afraid of unpopularity, Partsch has drawn plenty of criticism himself," the letter states. Partsch is praised for his "Closet Case" and "Fara way Hills and Green Fields, through which, his nomi nation stressed over and over, "he made this cam pus live." Partsch's nomination also recognized him for his part as secretary of RAM, a stu dent assistant for two years and as a member of the Innocents Society. Schol astically he is mentioned for his memberships in Sigma Delta Chi and Delta Phi Alpha. Sorief Sorlef's letter calls him "the type of person who re flects the ideals of the Uni versity student. One who has worked not only to jus tify the activities of student organizations, but to make these actions worthwhile." The feeling of esteem that Skip has received from his fellow students is evi denced by his selection as president of the Innocents Society after his second year at the University," his nomination states. He is complimented for his part as treasurer of Stu dent Council and IFC for trying "to bring a closer re lationship and a better un derstanding between these groups." His nomination also points out that he has served as secretary, vice president and pledge trainer of Sig ma Abha Mu and received the IFC Sophomore Scholar ship. Sorief, the letter says, was named for membership Into Beta Gamma Sigma, national business honorary, "showing Ms excellence in the classroom." "We feel that these qual ifications: Skip's leadership abilities, scholastic promi nence, dedication to the campus, and his personifi cation of the University ideals, make him a worthy candidate for Outstanding Nebraskan," the letter stresses. By Wayne Kreuschcr Senior Staff Writer Student Senate passed a motion Wednesday request ing that no activities be held during Dead Week which begins Monday and ends Jan. 14. The motion also asked the University faculty to respect this period before finals as one when no hour exams or assignments should be made. Sen. Andy Taube, who in troduced the motion, re minded the Senate that Dead Week was established for the first time last year through a recommendation of both the student govern ment and the Faculty Sen ate. Taube explained that ap parently s e m professors have forgotten that the week before finals has been rec Student Professorship . Builders To Award At Convocation Builders has selected the recipient of this year's Stu dent Professorship Award which will be presented at the honors convocation in the spring. The name of the recipeint will not be re vealed until the convocation. A plaque and a check for $500 go along with the award. Professors were nomi nated for the award by stu- Agronomists Win National Awards Several members of the Uni versity Agronomy Club and faculty were honored at the National Meeting of the Amer ican Society of Agronomy held at Columbus, Ohio. Dr. H. H. Kramer, director of the University Experiment Station, was elected president of the 5.700-member society. Dr. William Kehr, professor of agronomy, was named as a new Fellow of the society in recognition of his outstand ing work as a crop geneticist Mark Gaassen and Gary Fick, 1965 graduates of the University, were awarded second and sixth places in the National Essay Contest. Burton Thomsen, a Universi ty iunior. was elected Nation al recording secretary of the Student Subdivision. Thomsen and James Schep- Dars. a University sophomore, were selected as co-chairmen of the National Speech Con test Committee. Placement Office Aids Employers By Jan Itkin Junior Staff Writer Interviews with about 550 employers yield job place ments for approximately 1, 000 students a year, accord ing to Frank Hallgren, Uni versity placement director. He explained that approx imately 1,000 students use the facilities of the place ment bureau "actively seek ing employment" and others use it for help in finding the correct agencies or schools for post-graduate work. "The figure 550 is also a bit misleading," he con tinued. "Some companies come more than once and send more than one inter viewer. Hallgren said that women account for only about five per cent of the 1,000 stu dents who use the bureau each year. "We hope this will change In the future," he said. He added that one of the reasons for the seeming lack of Interest was that a large number of young women were simply not interested In long-range careers. "Also many women mar ry their first year out of college," he continued, "and do not seek active employ ment as they can't commit themselves until their hus bands decide where they will be located." The Daily Nebraskan ognized as a week with no hour exams. He pointed out that Faculty Senate did fail to renew the recommenda tion for Dead Week this year, but only because of a lack of time at the Decem ber meeting. He stressed that Dead Week has been scheduled since the beginning of the year on all calendars. He said that although some professors who have already scheduled hour exams for this period can't change their plans, he hoped they would remember to leave this period free next semes ter. In other business at the meeting, Sen. Gary Larsen told the Senate that his cul tural affairs committee and SAGE were continuing to . . Present dents and by campus or ganizations. Various organizations con tributed funds. Jim Kinyoun, chairman of the Student Professorship Program Committee, said that the program's advisory board met shortly before va cation to vote on whom would receive the award. Kinyoun said the board, composed of representatives from contributing organiza tions, a senator from each college and the dean of each college, had to choose from among 45 nominated profes sors. More than 45 were actu ally nominated, Kinyoun noted, adding that his com mittee had to make some preliminary eliminations or "our board meeting would have lasted 48 hours." The actual number of professors nominated was not avail able, Kinyoun said. In the College of Arts and Sci ences, he said, there were approximately 70 nomina tions. This is the second year that the Student Professor ship Award had been made. Last year's recipient was Dr. Robert Manley, assist ant professor of history. Kinyon said Builders hopes to reach a long range financial goal of $10,000 for the program. The money, he said, would be invested and the resulting interest would be used for the cash award each year, eliminating the need to solicit funds every year. Hallgren's observations on women not taking advan tage of university place ment bureaus and campus recruiters were similar to those in an article in Jan uary's Look magazine. 'They (the women) also ignore campus recruiters," the article said. "This year, three New York advertising agencies stopped recruiting at women's colleges. Only three of 15 college girls they hired had bothered to talk to their man on campus. The other 12 girls graduated, went to Manhatten, looked for work and had to turn to employment agencies for help. The agencies happily placed each girl wiflh the same advertising firm that had waited at her college a few months earlier. Her myopia cost her an employment-agency fee of 40 to 60 per cent of one month's sal ary." "We wish the women would take more advantage of the bureau," Hallgren said. "Any one who wants a career has no difficulty in finding opportunities be cause there is a need for well-trained people." He added that the question was not one of ability but one of interest!. There is a relatively small number of women interested in the technical and professional work on the campus FM ra dio station proposed by Sen ate several months ago. Larsen said that the Ne b r a s k a Foundation has shown an interest in the project and has promised to help find money for spon soring a campus FM radio station. He explained that anoth er, but even more complete report on the proposed sta tion has been drawn up and that he and members of SAGE will meet with G. Robert Ross, vice chancel lor and dean of student af fairs, Monday. Flight OK'd Student Senate made it possible Wednesday for a student to save between $250 and $300 on a roundtrip char tered flight to Europe this summer. The Senate passed a mo tion, similar to one it de feated before Christmas, ac tively supporting a char tered roundtrip to Europe Bauer Attacks Opponents Of Income Tax At YD's The chief proponent of the i state income tax law, LB797, took a pot shot last night at sponsors of the referendum petition to put the law on the ballot in November. He spoke at a meeting of the Young Democrats. Sen. Hal Bauer, representa tive from I-ancaster County, told the group, "There is only one reason in the world to put the income tax on the ballot and that is to kill it." Bauer said that sponsors of the referendum petition drive had "misrepresentated" their cause in making it ap pear as though it was neces sary that the people vote on the issue. The bill was passed by a 26-23 vote in the last session of the Legislature and has been the subject of much controversy in the state. The controversy centers around whether Nebraska needs a broadened tax basis, in con trast to the present system of a single property tax, and what form this tax basis should take. The law is writ ten so that it would go i n t o effect Jan. 1, 1967. Bauer said that the law may never reach the ballot sheet because the income tax law was ammended after the drive had begun and the no tice of the amendments had not been printed on copies used for the petitions, which by state law invalidated the areas where there is the greatest pressure for quali fied graduates. The existing trend, Hall gren said, was to look for qualified women because of the recent Fair Employment Law and a general lack of qualified people in various fields. The greatest pressure is for technical and engineer ing graduates said H a 1 1 -gren, whose office handles all University placement other than in the teaching field, "but that is not say ing that other fields are not looking for people too." He suggested that students going through interviews II IV-1 PLACEMENT SERVICE AT WORK . . . D.C. Wiedy of Goodyear Tire and Rubber, interviews David Kopefcdky, senior Is Business Administration. Thursday, Jan. 6, 1966 which will leave June 11 for 100 University students, fac ulty or staff members and their families. Dave Snyder, who intro duced the motion, stressed that in order for the Uni versity to charter this flight, interested people must make a 10 per cent down-payment and reservations by the end of February. Snyder pointed out that this trip would leave June 11 and the return flight would not be until August 18. He said that Van Bloom Tour and Travel Service is help ing with most of the details for the flight and that the planes will be supplied by Modern Air Transport. Student Senate passed an other motion accompanying Snyder's which gave ASUN President Kent Neumeister the right to immediately ap point someone to start or ganizing the flight to ar range for publicity. Snyder indicated that Van Bloom would take the reser vations and keep track of the money. signatures. If the law should go on the ballot, Bauer said he would not make predictions about the outcome and is taking a "wait-and-see" attitude. He added that he thinks there is a "growing recognition" in the state that the tax b a s e needs broadening. Discussing his own sponsor ship and support of the in come tax, Bauer said, "T h e property owner is paying an unfair share of taxes, a great many people are escaping taxation in Nebraska." The present property tax system taxes only property owners, while the income tax law provides for the taxation of individuals', corporations and non-residents' earning in the state. Bauer said that the income tax provides for a flat rate of assessment on all incomes and not a graduated one as in the Federal income tax system. He said an individual would determine his net tax able income by using the same figures as he would for Federal income tax. Noting that the state in come tax would replace part of the current property tax being paid, Bauer said, "My opinion is that we should have a property tax, an in come tax, and a sales tax, not to raise money but to dis tribute the burden of taxa tion." prepare themselves in two major ways: by first de fining their own goals and objectives and by secondly becoming familiar with what their prospective em ployer does. A college placement man ual which offers other sug gestions c a n be obtained from the placement office on the third floor of the Ne braska Union, he added. "Primarily we serve sen iors," Hallgren said, "how ever, some companies do interview juniors for planned summer programs. We don't place students for summer jobs like life saving and construction work though." 4 i i i I