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Thursday, April 7, 1966
The Daily Nebraskan
Vol. 81, No. 93
Trask: Quality Of Teachers
At University On Decline
EDITOR'S NOTE: This
Is the third in a series of
four articles by Julie Mor
ris, senior staff writer, on
why University faculty
members leave Nebraska
for jobs at other universi
ties. The University staff is de
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SIXTEEN INVITED MEMBERS . . . met. Tuesday night to form the Nebraskans for
Peace in Viet Nam, designed to be a "specific action group" to seek alternatives to
present U. S. Policy.
New Peace Group Organizes
To Seek Solution In Viet Nam
A statement of purpose was
drafted at the organizational
meeting of the Nebraskans
for Peace in Viet Nam held at
the Wesley Foundation Tues
day night.
The Rev. Bruce McSpadden,
associate pastor of the foun
dation, directed the discussion
among the sixteen invited
members.
A previous committee to
found the group was com
posed of Dayton Olson, Neb
raska W e s 1 e y a n chaplain;
Kenneth Ford, of the Wesley
Foundation; Robert Sanstedt,
assistant professor of plant
pathology at the University;
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I Senate Hears Bookstore Report
By Jan Itkin
Senior Staff Writer
A report suggesting the establishment
of a co-operative bookstore on the Uni
versity campus was presented Wednesday
before Student Senate.
Sen. Ron Neel, chairman of the ASUN
bookstore committee, reported that his
committee had already begun a study of
co-operative bookstores on other campus
es and had decided it "is the best method
for the student" to buy textbooks at low
prices.
The report included statements of the
problems involved in the area of book
stores and textbook prices. They are:
High prices of new books;
Low resale price of used books and
high price of buying used books;
Frequent change of texts for courses
which "cuts out the opportunity of buying
used books;"
Relationship between the student and
the bookstore by which the "store con
trols the student;"
The lack of competition between the
bookstores.
The report continued that the main
problem, however, was "getting needed
books to the student at the lowest pos
sible price."
Investigations leading up to the re
port Included examining the Alpha Phi
Omega book exchange, the private book
stores and the University-owned book
store. The following conclusions were
reached:
The Alpha Phi Omega book exchange
"has a great deal to offer and is essenti
ally very good", but should be expanded
on this campus;
The students "receive too little for
their books" at the privately-owned book
stores, "but since business is profit-oriented,
it is difficult to get practices changed
and resale prices raised;"
A re-evaluation of the University
owned bookstore's policies should be held
as "prices are comparable in all stores
for both new and used books" and, there
fore, the store did not serve to lower the
cost of textbooks.
Neel noted that because of problems
clining in quality year by
year, according to Dr. David
Trask, associate professor of
history.
Trask, who is leaving the
school after this semester,
said in an interview that "in
the past the University has
been able to replace faculty,
but that day is past because
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and Carl Davidson of Students
for a Democratic Society.
The group's purpose is de
fined in part as "urgently
seeking a peaceful solution to
the tragic conflict in Viet
Nam."
"We believe that a just
peace is possible and that the
United States should be pur
suing peace more diligently
than it now is. We are deeply
concerned over the continuing
destruction of human 1 i f e,"
the statement continues.
Toward these ends the
group will present issues to
the people of Nebraska, co
operate with other organiza
in-
adequate budgets."
One of 20 permanent Uni
versity faculty who are re
signing this samester, Trask
said the school's budget is in
adequate because the admin
istration has a "lack of lead
ership" and has failed to
tions who seek the same ends,
and bring about a change of
United States policy through
direct contact with persons in
positions of authority and
by exploring alternative
solutions, according to the
statement of purpose.
There was some discussion
concerning the usefulness of
another anti-war in Viet Nam
group, but it was decided by
the members that Nebraskans
for Peace in Viet Nam was
needed to attract the variety
of membership that is impos-
Cont. on Page 3, Col. 2
we've had three straight
of location it would probably take "two or
three years" to actually establish a co
operative bookstore, but that his commit
tee had left a "confidential report" to
help subsequent committees with the pro
ject. Sen. Terry Schaaf reported that with
in the next couple of weeks, student sen
ators would be voting on a proposed me
thod of selling football tickets.
According to the information distrib
uted by Schaaf and Sen. Bob Samuelson,
the system would allow full-time Univer
sity students to purchase their football
tickets in May and non-full-time students
on campus could purchase tickets in the
fall with the new students and entering
freshman.
"This procedure is Jim Pittenger's
(University ticket manager) suggestion,"
said Schaaf. "There are other alternatives
available that also should be considered.
Probably the second week we are back
from vacation, Pittenger will attend the
meeting to discuss any concrete sugges
tions." "There is a definite need for a
change," he added.
In other business, the Senate passed
a motion by Sen. Bill Hansmire estab
lishing a minimum number of votes to be
elected to Student Senate.
He explained that the electoral com
mission has suggested that a candidate,
whether on the ballot or write-in, must re
ceive at least 25 votes to be elected.
"If someone won with less than 25
votes, he wouldn't be representing any
one anyway," said Hansmire.
He explained that the measure was
needed "to take care of the problem aris
ing in the Graduate College where only
three people have filed for six seats."
"This is the fairest way to eliminate
difficulties arising for what could be a
wild-cat write-in," he added. "And the
rule shouldn't interfere with the other col
leges where winning candidates usually
poll more than 100 votes."
Speaker of the House Bill Coufal noted
that the exclusion of a minimum number
of votes clause in the ASUN constitution
"may have been an over-sight that should
be taken in hand next year."
communicate with the people
of the state.
Absence Of Funds
While resigning faculty
have said that low salaries is
not the single reason why they
leave the school, the overall
absence of inadequate funds
has a tendency to hurt t h e
University in every area, they
have said.
Faculty interviewed have
tended to lay the blame f o r
lack of funds on failure of the
University to communicate
with the state.
The University "attempts to
manipulate rather than inform
the public," Trask charged.
The entire public relations
emphasis of the University,
he said, is on "periphial top
ics" and does not focus on the
academic and educational
purposes of a college.
Trask said, the blame for
the University's failure
to "make known i t s real
needs" to the state is due not
only to the administration
but to the faculty as well.
He said the University staff
"have to go out and explain
to people" what the Univer
sity is trying to accomplish if
the staff expects any type of
support from the state.
"Many people in Nebraska
do not know and do not reallv
understand the University."
he said.
Trask affirmed a belief that
the University is presently on
a definite downward course.
"Unless something is done,"
he said, "what is now a medi
ocre University is going to be
a lousy University."
Not Understood
Another faculty member,
on the staff of the College of
Agriculture, supported
Trask's statements. "We
don't really understand t h e
state and the state doesn't un
derstand Us," he said.
There is a "lack of com
munication and a lack of con
fidence on both sides," he con
tinued. Because of the result
ing lack of good w ill among
the people of the state, he
added, the University doesn't
get "the support that is neces
sary for it to grow" either in
the dollars and cents cate-
Cont. on Page 3, Col. 5
CFDP Proposes 'Bill
The Campus Freedom
Democratic Party (CFDP)
met in an open convention
Tuesday night declaring
"We're here to talk about
issues, not to do gladhand
ing." The party's ASUN candi
dates, Steve Abbott for pres
ident, Frank McClanaham for
vice president, and Larry
Grossman for senator from
Arts and Sciences, each pre
sented statements of the par
ty's proposed platform and
aims.
Abbott said the party ex
pects to win "not on popular
ity or personalities." He at
tacked the ASUN candidates
who campaign on the slogan
that they have served in the
Student Senate. "What's so
difficult about student g o v -ernment?"
He also attacked the Vox
Populi party, which, he said,
"keeps chanting "vote Vox
Pop.' " "Have they ever said
why vote Pop?" Abbott
asked. "If you say what you
believe, maybe somebody will
be offended. We're not going
to be afraid to put ourselves
on the line."
Abbott spoke briefly on the
proposed Student Bill of
Rights, which will become the
party's platform if approved
by its members.
Grossman said CFDP's
"most basic principle" will
be that "student government
at the University is ineffec
tual due to lack of power in
it's present structure." Gross
man explained that the con
stitution of ASUN gives it the
power to rule in student af
fairs only to the extent that
this does not interfere with
rules established and en
forced by the Board of Re
gents. The basic point of the pro
posed Student Bill of Rights.
Grossman said, is that "stu
dents should have the final
say over all things that gov
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PRESENTING HER VIEWS ... to the members of
Vox Populi, Cindy Cherry addresses those who attended
the meeting of the party Tuesday night.
Vox Populi Slates
Senate Candidates
Twentv-seven candidates
for ASUN Student Senate
were slated for the Vox Popu--li
ticket Wednesday night on
the basis of interviews held
Tuesday.
"We chose the people we
felt would make excellent sen
ators." commented Mike Got
tschalk, a Vox Populi organ
izer, following the slating
caucus.
He explained that the 35 old
members of Vox Populi voted
on this year's slate alter read
ing application forms and
hearing the ideas of the 56
students who applied.
Each candidate briefly pre
sented his ideas and was then
open to questions from the
floor. The interviews lasted
for four and one half hours,
Gottschalk said.
Thirteen students applied
for slating from Business Ad
ern them outside of the class
room." Another point in the Bill of
Rights, Grossman noted, is
"we feel that a student should
be free of double jeopardy."
He explained that under the
present system a student may
be prosecuted by the city or
state law enforcement offici
als for violation of a law and
may also be prosecuted by
the University.
"Students in a university
are to be recognized as adult
participants in a scholar's
world," Grossman said.
Abbott said that if he is
elected, he will "do every
thing in his power" to pre
sent the Student Bill of Rights
to the Student Senate and to
have it ratified by the Sen
ate. The document, he said,
would then be presented to
the dean of Student Affairs.
The dean, Abbott said,
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CFDP "JUG BAND" ; . . . . leads students in protest songs at a meeting of the pro
posed Campus Freedom Democratic Party.
ministration, of which four
were slated. They are: Gerry
Olson, sophomore; Tom Mor
gan, freshman; Dave Piester,
freshman; and Tom Rubin,
freshman.
Three incumbants are in
cluded in the seven-member
slate for teachers College
Kris Bitner, sophomore; Kar
en Westerberg, junior; and
Pam Wood, sophomore.
The other four teachers can
didates are Kathy Costello,
sophomore; Ann Evans,
sophomore; Kathy Kuester,
freshman; and Ken Powell,
junior. Twelve candidates in
all went through the interview
for the seven slots.
Although five people went
through interviews for the
four possible seats from Agri
culture ana Home Economics,
Cont. on Page 3, Col. 3
Of Rights'
"would have two choices, he
could either accept it or veto
it." If the bill was rejected,
Abbott continued, the sena
tors could stage a walk-out
in the Senate and call for new
elections to show the dean
that the student body sup
ported the Bill of Rights.
Abbott noted that the Stu
dent Senate has been working
on a Student Bill of Rights
this past session, but that it
was not presented to the dean
of Student Affairs. "This was
not because they were
afraid," he stressed. Various
circumstances prevented the
presentation of the document,
Abbott said.
Abbott said he felt too many
student senators are in ASUN
because they are gunners."
The candidates stressed the
idea that there cannot be
"shared responsibility,"
something the administration
ZBT
Motion
Defeated
A recommendation by the
Interfraternity Council execu
tive committee that Zeta Be
ta Tau fraternity be allowed
to recolonize on the Univer
sity was defeated at the
Wednesday night IFC meet
ing. The addition to the by-laws
required a two-thirds major
ity. The vote was 15 for and
8 against with one abstention.
National Support
In its recommendation the
executive committee noted
that ZBT, a Jewish fraternity,
has the support of the nation
al fraternity and alumni in
the Lincoln and Omaha area.
They also noted that ZBT
owns its own chapter house at
1345 R, currently occupied by
Chi Phi fraternity.
Charles Baxter, Delta Sig
ma Phi, said the problems
that are to be answered are
the effect on Chi Phi and the
effect on Sigma Alpha Mu.
He said that Chi Phi has
known for four years that
their lease would expire this
year.
Bob Harris, Sigma Chi,
said that this is a bad year
in which to allow the recolon
ization of ZBT and that ZBT
should wait one year and then
be allowed to recolonize.
"You would be adding one
fraternity at the definite risk
of losing three," he said.
"Give Chi Phi another year
in the house they so badly
need."
Chi Phi
Noting that Chi Phi must
have a large pledge class in
order to fill the house when
they move into the complex,
Jim Cook said, "It will be
hard for us to get a g o o d
pledge class if we don't have
a house."
Gail Burbridge, IFC expan
sion chairman, said that ZBT
has exhibited the strength that
it needs to colonize. Adding to
this, John Kenagy. IFC vice
president, said ZBT is a .strong
national fraternity and they
don't want a weak colony.
"Good Jewish men will go
elsewhere if we don't let them
Cont. on Page 3, Col. 7
Platform
has discus.sed frequently this
year, "without shared pow
er." If the provisions of the Stu
dent Bill of Rights were ac
cepted bv the administration.
Abbott said. ASUN would
have the first power, but oth
er student organizations
would not be subject to ASUN
restrictions unless their con
stitutions did not agree with
ASUN regulations.
Carl Davidson, one of the
organizers of CFDP, said
that if students want to see
a change in their standing
"now is the time. "Univer
sity administrations all over
the nation "are running
scared," he said.
The party set up commit
tees Tuesday night ;md will
begin completion of its plat
form and the establishment
of its constitution over vacation.