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1 1 8 i 8 t ft a! .-I j It : ' . ' -t u :-v t -"4 .. , t V V, ' :i. 1 Jo Stohlman, editor Page 2 As if the University didn't impose enough tests on students already, Uni - versity men will have an opportunity to take another test in May or the first part of June. But this is one test that we would encourage University men to take the draft deferment test. Applications for the test must be postmarked no later than April 23 which is only six days after we get back from spring vacation. Informa tion and applications are available in the Administration Building. The test is practically a require ment for those who rank below the midway point for freshmen, in the low er third for sophomores and in the lower fourth for juniors. The Selective Service has strongly suggested that those in the lower class rankings who do not take the test will be classi fied as 1-A. But taking the test would be a good idea for all men. not just those in the lower rankings. The reasons: First, draft boards will be asking for information on students' grades. If a stu dent does not take the exam, the draft board will have to decide mainly on his " grades. By taking the exam (and allevi ating the academic pressure a little) the ' student could possibly present his draft board with one more reason not to be drafted. Second, local draft boards largely , establish their own criteria for draft IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH Scrip Review . By KARL SHAPIRO This is the best SCRIP to date and will probably be come a collector's item, if it already isn't. Well worth the price of fifty cents (don't panic, the higher price is only for this issue) this issue of SCRIP cele brates the Allen Ginsberg visitation, a major event in campus history and one which helped deordorize the normal educational atmo sphere. A large contemplative somewhat ectoplasmic Gins berg graces the cover like an ikon. And the general LBy GALE POKORNY Human beings have devel oped hundreds of ways of communicating with their fellows over the centuries. Many techniques have been employed by man in getting his various wishes and de sires across to other men. Everything from beating on a drum to beating on peo ples' heads. As the years went by how ever, we find that the test tube and the microscope have taken their toll and we no longer are forced to resort to such crude and unsophisticated methods like those I just mentioned to convey our feelings to other people. Yes, thanks to science we can now beat typewriter Daily Nebraskan Vol. 89, No. 83 April 1, 19K6 Second-class postage paid l Lincoln. Nebraska. Member Associated Collegiate Press, National Advertising Service, Incorporated. Published at Room 51, Nebraska Union, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508. TELEPHONE : 477-8711, Ex tensions 2588, 2589 and 2590. Subscription ralea are 14 par semes er or W for Itaa academic year, Munday, Wednesday. Thursday and r'rlduy during Ibe arbool rear, eicept during vacattona and axam period, by students of lha University al Ne braska under Ibe jurisdiction of Iba Faculty Kubcommittee on Btudenl Pub lications. Publications snail ba free from censorship by Ibe Subcommittee or any person outside Ibe University. Mem. bera ol Ibe Nebraskan are responsible for vba; Ihey caua to bo printed. EDITORIAL STAFF editor, JO STOHLMAN i managing .editor, SIEVE HUNOfcupoKUi 0ewa editor. WA V.NB KHKI.'NCIIKiti nlgbi news editor, JON HKKKHoHm sports editor, KKLLEY BAKKKi senior staff writers, JAN tTKIN, HKUCK CII.KH, JLXIK MOKRISi Junior surf writers, .KANIlY IHKY, TONI VICTOIl. NANCY .HKNMllCKgON, DAN PILLAR, pho tographers. TOM W HIN, KH'H KIN r.KKl copy editors, POLLY KIIVNOLDS low ohinnet, pro bknnett, bakb bobkethon, nancy coital. ' BUSINESS STAFF B fMfKK KIBKMAN, business manageri KMIBLEY WKNTKK, CONNIE BAH MUSSED CHUCK RAI.r.M. DICK 'TIIKIH, BBI IE VVKKillT, LI) WALL. ACK, JOHN RAKVIIXSUN, biislnrsg assistants) LYNN KATII.IKN, rlrrula a lion manaaren JIM BUNZ, subscription Mike Kirkman, A Test To Take . . The Best Ever contents form a Festschrift for the Visitor. The Visitor donated his fine poem "Auto Poesy to Nebrr ka" to SCRIP but it could be included in the conten proper. Some es tablishmentarian technicality intervened. But the poem is included as a supplement. It is not only a strong Gins berg piece but a strong swatch of local color. Randy Rhody writes one of the best tribute poms. Terry Tilford and Jeff At cheson help beef up the issue. And some of the best contributions are by fresh mena far cry from the FACTS and telegraph keys and other people can drop na palm bombs o n people's heads. Then there are the college students and the camupses of our land. Here we have yet to get past the head beating stage of communi cation. Just yesterday as I stum bled out into the world for my morning classes, I was passing the library when the primary campus news media caught my right eye (my left one still being closed at this early hour), chalk marks all over the sidewalk! Not daring to stop and be trampled by the thundering herd in whose midst I found myself, I merely bent my head earthward, tried to read and kept on walking. That's when I hit him. I sunk my pointed head deep into the stomach pit of my favorite campus cop (the one with two guns and spurs). The only Injury was sus tained by yours truly where my head collided with his gleaming belt buckle. Fortunately it was only minor scratches. I w a s lucky though, as last week at roughly the same spot and same time, I was doing the same thing and I ran s m a c k into an other student who also had his head bent down intent on reading the chalked words. I almost fractured my skull that time. Witnesses to the gruesome event said it looked like two rams charging each other. , The moral of this tale Is don't take off your crash business manager Thursday, April 7, 1966 ing a student. One draft board might decide to count the test heavily, while another might rely more on grades. Those who do not know their local board's criterion for judging students would do well to take the test in case their board counts it heavily for a de ferment. Third, the test may not be admin istered again for another year. If a stu dent elected not. to take the test, and lat er the draft board revised its require ments to include the test, the student might be placed in a poorer position to escape the draft. Some students might fear the test because they might "clutch up" and do poorly. For students who don't work well under pressure, it might be best not to take the test. However, we be lieve that most students have had ade quate experience in the pressures of exam-taking not to have this problem. Others might oppose the test on prin ciple. The test can be avoided by those who do not wish to take it because of "the principle of the thing" or any other reason. But the draft cannot be so easily avoided. We would encourage all University men, whether ranking high or low in their class, to seriously consider the advantages of taking the draft defer ment test. We feel that it offers one good opportunity to stay in college. trials and errors of fresh man English. C.D.M. Reynolds (far from a freshman) has a short story worthy of a pro. And an essay of photo graphs arranged by Jon Gierlich adds the right di mension to the whole. Mr. Rhody has also published his first book of poems which is being sold with the SCRIP magazines for fifty cents. Steve Abbott deserves a double bandolier of holy medals for the work he has done for the University of Nebraska. N.B. One of the bookstores has removed the Ginsberg supplement and filed it in the trash can. No matter. helmet when you park your Honda; wear it all day long. Effective as the sidewalk chalking is in getting t h e attention of the student, I do not t h i n k it will ever replace the Love Library Yellow pages as far as out and out service to the stu dent body is considered. I am referring to the carrel walls in the stacks painted that delightful shade of sick lemon. No matter what your interests may be, the car rel yellow pages provide news to be of use to you. Sport fans have no trouble finding out what the pre dicted outcome of the up and coming contests will be. If they so choose they can even find names of those willing to make friendly little wagers. The accuracy of these people is often amazing. If you find yourself with out a date on a Saturday night, a quick check of the carrel yellow pages (how you get Into the library on Sat. night is your problem) will provide you with a plen tiful supply girls' names (usually just the first) and the number to c a 1 1 for a date, such as 35-2436 (these new dialing systems sure do make for strange numbers). If it's philosophy you're after, look no further. The carrel pages are full of as sorted comments of the aca demic life of our campus. Some of it unrivaled by even the best restroom walls. The choice of sub jects includes everything in cluding life, liberty and the pursuit of a draft deferment. In short, the Ingenuity of the college set has once again prevailed over all ob stacles proving that where where there's a will there is a way. sWr A Rut""'' sT-jr j Vant To Sorry --an. . -NLj-rru!rv Being a compendium of farce, humor and comment, selected arbitrarily by the Edi tor .. . Historical Note of the Day: In 1314, Lichtenstein, the Knights of Fred convene to draft anti-volcano documents. In 1948, University of Nebraska, the students con vene to draft anti-final examinations documents. Thought for the Day: T.G.I.F. tomorrow. Attention grad students: Here is your golden opportunity to win a seat on ASUN. Only three persons have filed for six slots. So all you have to do is get 24 friends in A fraternity is an organization, the grad school to write in your name, members of which have survived a rigor- Naturally, you'll have to vote for your ous culling process from which only the culls self to make the minimum ?5 votes to win. remain. One scientist I know is a man who in sists on having some basis for his superstitions. The Iowa State Daily remarked that "Operation Lifeline is sending student blood donations to the wounded in South Viet Nam. Those poor servicemen . . . first it was crumbled cookies, then students' old books, and now tired blood." What we can soon expect is the utiliza tion of the protest methods in academic has sels. On a typical afternoon in 1970, a visi tor to the University will probably see the following: Half of the philosophy department hav ing a sit-in for free will. Psychology profs marching in front of Social Sciences Building with signs pro claiming "Freud Couldn't Get Tenure Here." SDS distributing petitions objecting to piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim Another Vieivpoint The (Editor's Note Shades of the Builders Dance!) Computer By Bob Rice Kansas State Collegian Little Johnny sat on his grandfather's lap and said, "Tell me about the old days again Grandpa. You know, before the comput ters." Grandpa smiled and looked dreamily through his spectacles. "Ah, those were the days," he mused. "Of course, conditions were ter rible; people had to think for themselves and even make decisions. But you know, there was something about those times." "Tell me about dating again, Grandpa. I want to hear about the girls." "Well, there was one time Z remember. It must have to be Oosr to be. i vcHOHAK3, TH I The OwioK).. I Lie QoEL-TV OOAI CLE - About Good Old been back in '65. Yeah, it was 65 alright, cause I re member the computers came in '66." "I was walking across the old campus one day and I saw this girl, just standing there looking real cute. So, me being a gay blade in them days, I just sort of sauntered up to her and struck up a conversation. And I got a date with her that very night." "Wow! Grandpa. You must be the bravest man In the whole world. You didn't even know if you two were compatable, did you?" "Nope. Sure didn't. Funny though, it didn't seem to matter a whole lot at the time." "But weren't you scared? I mean you didn't even Ic-A .sVT 1 i'r TTfOOsur OF j3TH,EoT Tme-o I Map Ml O Wv . That! W 5)1 m i -sr mm w the U.S. involvement in the Spanish-Ameri can War. An overflow crowd at Hyde Park watching a University debate between Har vard and Oxford students. Topic: "Did the U.S. Really Win the War of 1812?" Finally, the Nebraskan running ads featuring long lists of faculty members who would have supported Athens in the Pelop ponesian War. . . . with apologies to the Washington Daily) In case you were wondering (and from the remarks I've heard you may be) the cartoon yesterday of the tic tac toe puzzle was not from the artistic abilities of our four cartoonists. And naturally, you'd never get me to admit that I drew it. (Of course there's no limits to what an editor will do in a pinch.) From the news editor to a reporter: "Do a story on fraternity research studies of female passerbys. I understand this project is carried on particularly in the spring months. Call the Phi Psi house for detailed information. Find out about the rating system did one girl really receive an incomplete?" A few people like to use the library dur ing vacation to work on their research pap ers. They may have a little trouble, though. The library is generally Out To Lunch dur ing vacations. We're Sorry About That! j Days know if you both felt the" same way about abortion." "Well, I guess I was a little nervous, alright. Cause I didn't even know if she was powerful, intelligent, giving or aesthetic." "Yeah, and what about sexual involvement? She might have gone back and told the whole dorm so far as you know." "Well, that was the chance we had to take back then." , "Boy, I'll bet It was a real drag, not knowing a thing about her, Grandpa." "What ever happened to that old girl, anyway?" "She's out in the kitchen, sonny, I been married to that old gal for 56 years. Damn, I wish we were compatable." utiiiiimrnirmimmmmiimiiiiiiiNi iiiiiniiniiiiii iiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinininmiiiiiiiiiiiniimf I CAMPUS I I OPINION I E Invitation to Discussion Dear Editor, This is an open letter from one candidate for the first vice-presidency of ASUN to the other candidates for the position, Mr. Roger Doerr and Mr. Andy Taube. In the upcoming ASUN elections, I feel it is very important that the voters have a chance to hear the candidates for major positions and thereby have a basis for decision between them. I therefore invite you, Mr. Doerr and Mr. Taube, to join with me in a discussion of the major issues in a for um which will be open to all students of the University. ' I furthermore call upon an interested and neutral organi zation to provide us with such a forum and to decide the ground rules for the discussion. ASUN has now been functioning for approximately one year. And while it has been highly praised, I feel that the major question of just what the major function of student government is and should be, should continue to be dis cussed, for never is a government so dead as when the people it concerns have ceased to question its basic forms, functions, and ideals. It is my basic philosophy that governments are formed to do those things which the people cannot individually do for themselves, and student government is no differ ent However, in the University scene we are surrounded by governments in the form of the city and state, the Administration, dorms and their governments, and the Greek system plus a host of activities which cover a wide range of functions. With all of these various governments, a student gov ernment is necessarily limited in what it can do, and yet, all of these various groups are likewise limited in that they cannot represent the united interest of the whole stu dent body. For example, the suggested hike in tuition rates could not have been effectively dealt with at all, rep resenting the entire student body, by any other group than student government. But I don't think that the action taken on such major issues has fully realized the potential for action which is there, and I think it would be desirable to see such things iniated as machinery making the Faculty Senate automatic ally the higher chamber of a two-house legislature on such matters as the tuition hike and the extension of Christ mas Holidays to allow a safe return from the Orange Bowl, among other things. I would also like to see the Senate operate in more directions than just one on important issues, and I would like to see an effective and enduring link set up with the Nebraska State Legislature so that the senators could see more sides of the University and its problems than they get from the Administration. In sum, I would like to see the ASUN live up to its full potential as a representative body of the students at the University. This wish covers many specific issues that I would be happy to discuss with anyone anytime. A second major point I would like to bring up is the role of the independent in ASUN. This immediately brings to mind the so-called rivalry between Greeks and indepen dents. I would immediately say to that, that anyone who thinks that there is a cohesive such as an independent group to vie with the Greeks is committing a fallacy. In dependents, by their very nature do not represent a defined interest except by the fact that they are non-Greek. There are many divisions within the independents with many different interests. But does this mean that Indepen dents should have less representation in student govern ment? Not at all. Indeed they have just as much stake in their government as anyone else and because they are so divided, their needs for representation are greater. I am an independent and I wish to see that more in dependents are represented in ASUN. Now I have no quar rel with Greeks. I think that the Greeks presently in the Senate are very capable and responsible people and I wish to see them remain in government and others join them. But at the same time, I hope to see more than the just four or five independents now holding elective po sitions take seats the week after April 27. In conclusion, I hope that with the aid of you two gen tlemen, an interesting and fruitful campaign can be con ducted. L. Randall Prier Candidate for 1st Vice President and for Senator Arts and Sciences Bubble-Gummer Writers Dear Editor, First, I suggest Jo Stohlman publish a public apology for printing that sad parody of "The Green Berets," which was in very poor taste. Second, I suggest that whoever is in charge of finding an editor and an editorial staff for this newspaper find a method of locating writers who have risen past the bubble gummer stage. Third, to print this lopsided upchuck they raised my tuition? Letters Unsigned letters to the editor will not be printed. However, a pen name will be used, upon the writer's re quest. Letters critical of Individuals must be signed with the writer's name. Address letters to the Dally Nebras kan, Nebraska Union 51. Amherst Proposes Pass-Fail System Editor's Note: An ASUN proposal for a pass-fall sys tem similar to the one outlined in the following article will be voted on by Faculty Senate late In May. We be lleve the arrangement to have much merit. Amherst, Mass. (LP.) The Amherst College Student Council has submitted a proposal to the Committee on Educational Policy which would allow juniors and seniors to take one course each semester for which they would receive a grade of either pass or fail. The purpose of the plan is to enable upperclassmen to take more difficult courses than they would normally take for fear of lowering their college average. The pro posed plan follows: .1. Juniors and seniors may elect one course each se mester for which they will receive a recorded grade on their transcript of either pass or fail. 2. This course must be outside of the student's major and may not serve to satisfy any of the freshmen or sophomore distributional requirements. 3. Before the beginning of the semester, the student must indicate whether he wishes to do this or not. If he does, he will still receive numerical grades for all work done in the course, and a final numerical grade will be sent to the registrar. If the final numerical grade is 60 or above, the regis trar will record a pass for the course on the student's transcript; if below 60, he will record a fail 4 A student will receive full credit for this course. 5. If a student elects to receive pass or fail in a course, aveiagerSe counted in computing his college 6. This plan is entirely optional. A student mav or may not elect to take advantage of it y Jack Mozdzen Policy ' ' ' ... .. . . -' ' ". ' -i.. $,. ' .'"'.',''-