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Vol. 81, No. 64
The Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1966
Committee Reconsiders . . .
SEN. CARL CURTIS . . . holds a question and answer session with members of the
Student Senate.
Curtis Promises 'Thorough,
Not Extravagant' Campaign
A group of University stu
dents were told by Sen. Carl
Curtis at an ASUN coffee
Monday, in the Nebraska Un
ion that his campaign for re
election "won't be extrava
gant but it will be thorough."
Curtis, who is serving his
second team in the Senate,
is running against Gov. Frank
Morrison. One student asked
Curtis about the possibility of
a debate between the candi
dates. "I have never debated be
fore and I don't expect to,"
Curtis replied.
"I have a fear that Con
gress is going to stay in ses
sion until October," the Sen
ator said, noting that this
would shorten his campaign
time.
Women Would Choose For AWS
Possible ways to change the
AWS slating system, which
would go into effect for next
year's election, were dis
cussed Tuesday.
Vicki Dowling, AWS vice
president, explained that be
cause of the time element in
volved with this year's elec
tions and the importance of
Smoker's Wail: Td Rather Fight
No Smoking Signs Than Switch!9
By Bob Curnow
Junior Staff Writer
Smoking cigarettes is not
the simple pleasure it used to
be.
With glaring signs ordering
you not to smoke, some teach
ers' telling you to go ahead,
others saying no, and of
course the army of moochers
begging for your last one,
smoking has lost its enjoy
ment. It is not the idea of being
told not to smoke in class
that is frustrating; it is not
knowing when or where you
can smoke. There seems to be
an abundance of signs in some
University buildings and few
If any in others. The future
may find students signing up
for course because its room is
not blessed with a "no smok
ing sign."
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Political observers and re
porters have suggested that
the campaign will be a spec
tacular one. Curtis said of the
race, "In the absence of its
being a presidential year, I
would guess it will be an in
teresting race."
Curtis said one issue he ex
pects to see looming in the
campaign is "the checks and
balances of our system. We
don't like to see one clique
ruling any group." The Sen
ator then went on to say,
"We have 68 Democratic sen
ators and 32 Republican sen
ators." Other queries from the stu
dents included issues such as
the future of the Republican
Party, agricultural problems,
Viet Nam and Civil Rights.
this matter, AWS could not
consider the matter until af
ter the senior keys issue was
decided.
"Both are major matters,"
she noted, "and each de
serves careful consideration."
Under the considered plan,
candidates for AWS Board
will be chosen by petition and
self may be a simple affair
in inconspicuous letters or it
might be written in bold red
letters that lash out at t h e
smoker from its place on the
wall.
There are even some signs
that say "No Smoking by Or
der of the State Fire Mar
shall". Assistant State Fire Mar
shall L. S. Crain said his de
partment could prosecute
people who willfully diso
beyed the no smoking signs
if the signs were placed in
buildings by the State Faire
Marshall's office.
When asked about their jur
isdiction over the University
signs, Crain said, "It's their
(administration's) problems
because we didn't put those
signs there."
G. Robert Ross, Vice Chan
cellor and Dean of Student
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Curtis attacked what he
called "outspoken critics" of
U.S. policy in Viet Nam who
are in government service.
Criticism of presidential poli
cies by people such as con
gressmen and senators "must
be quite confusing to our all
ies, to our boys over there
and to our own people," he
said.
The Senator discussed mil
itary disarmament comparing
a nation's military force to a
highway patrol that prevents
speeding simply by its pre
sence. "Armed might is a force
for p e a c e," Curtis said.
"There are people who think
the way to end war is to dis
arm, I do not agree with
them."
then direct primary instead of
being slated by interview as
they are now.
The same number of candi
dates would be slated, Miss
Dowling said, the difference
would be that they would be
slated by the women students
rather than by the senior
AWS Board.
Affairs offered a more seri
ous look at the problem not
ing that there were some
rules in the Board of Regents
by-laws prohibiting smoking
in classes. Ross said these
rules could stem from sever
al different sources: environ
mental health, and engineer
ing and custodial problems
were cited as examples.
Ross explained that in some
buildings, smoking would cre
ate a hazard because of wood
en floors. Smoke bothers some
people and would distract
them from class work, he
noted.
And so the smoker stands
alone, a cigarette in one hand
a lighter in the other, wait
ing for someone to tell him
when and where to smoke
without fear of retaliation
from the sign posters.
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Libel
By Jan ItHn
Senior Staff Writer
The Committea on Student
Affairs passed a motion Mon
day by a vote of 8-2 support
ing the concept of the ASUN
Faculty-Evaluation Book and
expressing willingness to work
out the problem of legal
liability.
Russell Brown, psychology
counselor, proposed the mo
tion which stated that t h e
committee "reaffirm the sup
port of the concept of t h e
Faculty - Evaluation Booklet
and willingness to work with
the representatives of the
ASUN to work out the ques
tion of individual liability."
According to G. R o b e r t
Ross, vice chancellor and
dean of student affairs, the
motion implies sanction by
the committee for the publish
ing of the book, providing
legal problems can be solved.
Ross reviewed the history
of the book at the University
from the time of its proposal
five months ago until the Stu
dent Affairs meeting last
Tuesday when approval was
withdrawn.
Endorsemen
"The committee did endorse
the book at several stages,"
he said, and urged the stu
dents to proceed until last
week's withdrawal, which was
MEMBERS ... of the Committee on Student Affairs consider the evaluation book pro
posal and pass-fail system.
Evaluation Book Approved
If Legal Problems Untangled
The F a c u 1 1 y-Evaluation
Book would receive approval
of the Committee on Student
Affairs, once legal problems
are ironed out, G. Robert
Ross, vice-chancellor and
dean of student affairs, told
ASUN senators at a Round
table, yesterday.
Kent Ncumeister, ASUN
president, reviewed the events
of Monday's meeting of the
Committee on Student Affairs
and explained that three of
Ross's suggestions could be
implemented this year to pro
tect individuals from legal li
ability. He said that having Univer
sity attorneys review the book
in regard to libel and having
a statement for the record on
Nebraska Union Reports Theft
The Nebraska Union has
reported the theft of a Nebras
ka state flag and its mount
ings, valued at about $85,
from the Union west lounge.
Allen Bennett, director of
the Union, said the flag, a gift
to the Union from Junior
Panhellenic, was on display
only a day and a half before
it was stolen last Saturday.
Bennett said the Union has
suffered other thefts this year,
including the loss of a $400
electric typewriter, property
of the Interfratemity Council
(IFC), from the IFC office.
The typewriter was taken
on January 29, the Saturday
of semester break, Bennett
said.
On the same day, 50 sets of
silverware and 69 coffee cups
were stolen from the Union.
The silverware and cups, he
explained were taken in b$i
.Decid
apparently tied up with legal
aspects. One might assume
then, if the legal aspects were
settled, the committee would
reconsider."
He then presented the fol
lowing possibilities of settling
the legal liability question:
Have University attorneys
review the book before publi
cation in reference to libel.
Have students sign the
evaluation sheets and check
certain sheets, selected at
random, to see that ihe stu
dents really had that instruc
tor. Have the ASUN Faculty
Evaluation committee draft
a statement for the records
explaining the rationale for
the book.
Have the statement ex
press the proper and real
concern on the part of the
students about the quality of
teaching and improving the
educational standards of the
University.
Investigate possibilities
for liability insurance.
He added that as far as in
surance is concerned, the Ne
braska State Educational As
sociation can provide insur
ance for 30 or 40 cents per
member a year.
"I am farily confident," he
continued, "that the matter of
the purposes of the oook would
be practical, and that liabil
ity insurance was being looked
into.
Ross added that three pos
sible policies were being con
sidered but that "right now
we're simply exploring this
and are not sure which way
to go. We're looking for the
best deal for our particular
needs."
He noted that last week's
action of the Committee on
Student Affair; "was based on
other reasons than liability
but liability wos one facet.
Some members of the com
mittee were opposed to t h e
book from the beginning and
their votes didn't naccssarily
reflect a concern for liability.
form not separately. "Some
body just picked up the boxes
and walked off," he stated.
Bennett said the Union staff
felt very badly about the theft
of the flag, because it had
been a gift. "We had been
delighted with the thoughtful
ness of Panhellenic, and then
in less than a day and a half
of display, it was removed."
Bennett said there was an
other Nebraska state flag tak
en from the Union ballroom
several months ago. It has
not been recovered.
The thefts have been report
ed to the campus police, Ben
nett said. Capt. Eugene Mas
ters, campus police chief, said
that the matter of the type
writer has been turned over
to the Lincoln city police so
that they could watch various
pawn shops, in case the thief
should try to sell the machine.
ing Factor
insurance can be settled in
the near future."
Liability Issue
Discussion centered on
whether or not liability is the
main issue and whether or not
the responsibility of approv
ing the book lies with the
committee or Faculty Senate.
"Liability isn't the real is
sue, but a side issue," said
Robert Johnston, associate
professor of chemistry. "A
realistic issue is whether or
not the book can be sold to
Faculty Senate if the book is
to be approved, Faculty Sen
ate should decide. Send it to
them."
He suggested two changes
which might be made in or
der to "sell them the idea"
are to have a faculty evalua
tion printed along with stu
dent evaluation and to have
instructors evaluated "on a
voluntary basis."
Dr. Robert Larson, assis
tant professor of chemistry,
disagreed. "It is unfortunate
that students have to come
before a board at all."
Larry Frolik, vice president
of ASUN, commented that a
commercial firm had con
tacted ASUN and said that it
is not afraid to publish the
book. He said the book will
be turned over to the firm if
approval would not be given.
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Sen. Skip Sorief asked if the
decision by the Committee
meant that the book would not
go before Faculty Senate.
Neumeister explained, "At
any time the book may be
brought before Faculty Sen
ate by any individual mem
ber. This could be a possibil
ity; but it's hard to say."
Sen. Andy Taube expressed
concern that "this could mean
that no matter how much
time or money was involved
in the book, if it was voted
down, we couldn't publish."
"Yes, but there are indica
tions that the book has more
support with the faculty than
we originally thought," Neu
meister replied.
Masters said the campus po
lice are also checking offices
around the campus for the
typewriter, but that nothing
has turned up on the matter.
The flag, Masters said, "is
probably in somebody's house
around the campus." He said
a flag would be "actually,
kind of useless" to the thief.
Bennett ured that students
with information concerning
any of the thefts let the Un
ion know about it. He said the
property of the Union belongs
to the student body. "It's not
mine, it's theirs," he said.
He recalled that three paint
ings from the south hallway
in the Union had been stolen
in the last year. Thefts of that
type discourage the Union
from attempting to arrange
artistic and cultural displays,
he stated.
"For the sake of a better
book, this committee should
grant its approval," said
Terry Schaaf. "It's obvious
that the book will be pub
lished anyway, and this way
it can be more academic than
commercial in nature."
A motion by Johnson stat
ing that the book would be
referred to Faculty Senate
was subsequently introduced
and defeated by a vote of four
to six.
Kent Neumeister, president
of ASUN, explained the pur
poses of the book were to
provide students with a more
sophisticated choice in choos
ing their courses and to ul
timately improve the quality
of instruction at the Univer
sity." Pass-Fail
At the meeting, the Commit
tee also discussed an ASUN
proposal regarding the pass
fail system by which a junior
or senior could elect to take
a certain number of courses
and receive a grade of either
pass or fail.
According to the proposal,
the courses must be electives
and not requirements for
graduation.
Bill Potts, who presented
the plan, explained that the
system is successfully used at
Carleton College and that Uni
versity deans are receptive to
the idea.
The committee suggested
that a written proposal be
brought before a Faculty Sen
ate committee and then be
taken to Faculty Senate for
consideration.
Board To
Aid Foreign
Students
UNICORNS, an organization
for off-campus Independents,
established a special board to
help foreign students, at a
meeting Monday night.
Larry Eckholt, a UNICORN
officer, said that the decision
to find ways to help foreign
students was stimulated by
the Student Senate report on
University foreign student
housing.
He said that UNICORNS
would work i.i cooperation
with People to People and the
Nebraska International Asso
ciation on the problems which
beset the foreign students ar
riving in Lincoln.
Eckholt said that one of the
main purposes of the board
will be to arrange for tem
porary housing during the for
eign student's first week on
the campus.
This will be done through
the help of local families wrho
have expressed a desire to
house foreign students who
cannot find housing immed
iately, he said.
"Since most of the member
ship of UNICORNS is students
from Lincoln, this group has
an advantage in finding fam
ilies willing to help foreign
students," explained Eckholt.
Barb Ganka, UNICORNS
service committee chairman,
will supervise the work of the
board and coordinate its
activities with People to Peo
ple and other campus groups.
"We don't think the student
body at large treats us this
way," Bennett said. "We
need some help in finding the
one or two."
Bennett said if the person
who stole the flag or the oth
er objects "should be found to
be a student, proper action
would be taken at the Office
of Student Affairs with dis
missal as a possibility "
Bennett said security mea
sures have been "instituted
in the building, which we feel
would decrease the opportuni
ties" for theft of materials.
Vandalism in the Union
building has not been a prob
lem, Bennett said, and the
only signs of "wear-and-tear"
in the building are just that
of normal use.
"I think the student body
treats this building wilih.
reat respect," he said.
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