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DNIWRSITY OP NEBR. LIBRARY I MAY 11 1 Wednesday, May 11, 1 966 The Daily Nebraskan Vol. 81, No. 107 NU Grad Receives Pulitzer A 1928 graduate of the Uni versity and former member of college newspaper at that time won the Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing for last year. Robert Lasch, 59, editorial page editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, won the award for "distinguished editorial writing in 1965." Lasch, who grew up in Kan sas City, was a student at the University and worked on the college daily. He later gave up the campus job to be come a reporter on the Lin coln Star. He covered the police beat for the Star time in between cla ses. A philosophy major and English minor, he was awarded a Rhodes scholar ship at Oxford University. He currently serves on the Rhodes scholarship commit tee for Missouri. Lasch studied modern po litical history, philosophy, economics and English litera ture at Oxford. He returned to the United States to take a re porters job with the Omaha World-Herald. During 10 years at Omaha, he became an editorial writ er and spent a year at Har vard on a Nieman Fellow ship. In 1942 he joined the Chicago Sun as an editorial writer. He joined the Post-Dispatch in 1950 as an editorial writer and as appointed editor of the editorial page in 1957. Romney Is Guest Of GOP The governor of Michigan and contender for the 1964 Republican presidential nomi nation, George Romney, will be in Lincoln May 19 for a GOP appreciation dinner. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. at Pershing Auditor ium. Student tickets are $5 and may be obtained from any Young Republican offi cer, according to Cathie Shat tuck, YR president. Romney is serving his sec ond term as governor of Michigan and is regarded by many as a serious contender for the 1968 GOP prseidential nomination. Outstanding Nebraskan Final Nominees The final nominees for Out standing Nebraskan are Larry Frolik, Mike Gottschalk, Bob Wilburn and Dr. Robert Har ris, assistant professor of chemistry. Five students Kent Ncu meister, Shirley V o s s, Di Kosman, Hal Daub and Buzz Madscn and five faculty members Dr. Wil liam Morgan, Prof. James Lake, Dr. David Trask, Prof. Peter Wolfe and Dr. David Levine were previously nom inated for the two awards which are presented to an out standing student and faculty member each semester. The Daily Nebraskan will announce the winners in Fri day's paper. 'Outstanding Senior' The letter nominating Fro lik stated that he "is no doubt among the most outstanding senior within the field of arts and letters." Frolik's nomination con tinued that he has a 3.9 aver age, was a Career Scholar, a member of the English and history honors programs, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has been accepted to Harvard Law School all of which "are simply logical ex tensions of his superior aca demic record." "Larry's greatest contribu tion to this campus, however, comes from his leadership in the extracurricular," the let ter adds. The letter points out that he has excelled especially in one are a student government. "His impact has been so great ls to change completely its ill kMWk AMI-DRAFT TESTS . . . were distributed from this booth in the Union as a part of the national SDS policy to boycott the May 14 draft deferment tests. Anti-Draft Tests Issued By SDS The University students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter is joining the nation al organization in a protest move against the selective service draft tests with a counter-test and anti-draft test information. The University group will distribute some 8,000 copies of the counter selective ser vice exams and information against the test at six differ ent examination centers ou May 14, 21 and June 3. Carl Davidson, secretary treasurer of SDS here, said that they will distribute the counter-tests at the Univer sity, Creighton, Omaha Uni versity, Concordia, Hastings and perhaps Kearney. He said that SDS is against the draft tests because they are discriminatory to the poor and the Negroes. "The tests are contrary to our democratic values," he explained," because they are only useful in giving the IIS deferment to college and fu ture college students." The counter-exam which future direction for the bet ter." Last year, the letter ex plains, as chairman of t h e public issues committee in Student Council, he conducted an investigation on discrim ination. "This in-depth study was the model for ASUN reports this year dealing with prob lems of the University such as recreation, faculty-student relationships and others," the letter said. Helped Senate Grow The letter noted that as vice president of ASUN, "Larry helped a young Student Sen ate grow into maturity by con tinually defining the issues and alternatives facing stu dent government." "W hen analyzing student rights, student involvement in curriculum, or the opportun ity for students to help design their own education, he was . always accurate and persua sive. In this sense, he helped to destroy the previous stigma of Student Council as being a 'do-nothing' group or a 'rub ber - stamp - for Administra tion," the letter stressed. The letter also said that Frolik helped to make the use of intelligence more re spectable in student govern ment. "The quality of debate in the recent ASUN campaign," the letter said, "is proof that more of the intellectuals want to participate in student gov ernment now that Larry has helped to remove "the display-case mentality' that plagues other organizations." ; 1 SDS will pass out will be one which will test people's know ledge on the facts and situa tion in Viet Nam, Davidson said. The SDS test "will ask you questions about the war fair and objective questions and about how you see your relation to it. and what kind of government ours has be come. And you will have to 'grade' our test yourself and decide whether you know enough about the Vietnamese to take some day the person al responsibility for their death," the anti-draft test in formation says. The anti-draft test informa tion SDS has to distribute is named "Call for an Eamin ation of Conscience" and was published by the national SDS headquarters in Chicago, 111. It includes statements such as, "But business and the military have decided to be fair to each other about shar ing us. Some of us are not so Cont. on pg. 5, col. 1 . . . Include Frolik's "style and spirit that made working with him a great deal of fun" plus his "imagination, critical intel ligence, penetrating wit and keen sense of humor" were also cited in the letter. Frolik is also the past pres ident of Beta Theta Pi frater nity and was sergeant at arms for the Innocents Society. 'Enviable Record' Gottschalk's letter of nom ination stated tli at he had "compiled an enviable record in campus activities." -"As president of his frater nity," the letter noted, "Mike labored long and hard to pro duce a better chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. It is a credit to his diligence that he is rec ognized by the general frater nity as one of the outstanding chapter presidents in Phi Gamma Delta." The letter continued that "largely through his efforts fas IFC expansion chairman), a positive stand was taken on University-b u i 1 1 fraternity complexes" which "to a great extent attracted the first col onies to the Universities in many years." Gottschalk has also worked in student government, the let ter said. "The students here will for. many years be in debted to him for being the driving force behind the for mation of Vox Populi, the Uni versity's first real political party. Vox Populi has been the inspiration, if not the model, for further political groups on this campus." The letter also praised Got tschalk for compiling "this Panhe Agains The Faculty Senate Student Affairs Committee will con sider the AWS plans for a senior key system next fall and a protest letter from the Panhellenic Advisory Board concerning the key proposal Thursday. Pam Hedgecock, AWS presi dent, will present AWS' senior key philosophy, surveys and the way the system will work according to plans of the sen ior key committee at the 3:30 p.m. meeting in the Nebraska Union. The letter from the Panhel lenic Advisory Board signed glllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUlllllllllllM A WS Changes Suspension of old rules was followed by the a" -tion of new regulations ft women concerning overnights, visit ing hours and late minutes at the AWS Board meeting Tues day. The newly passed proposals concerning late minutes, or latenesses, and overnights place all such regulation on a semester basis. The semester basis has been substituted for the yearly basis which is now in effect. Barb Beckmann, chairman of the judicial committee, stated, "we are trying to get away from the demerit sys tem and into a more flexible system." 'Beyond Control' To this end, the new rules say, "Occasionally circum stances beyond a rl's con trol cause her to L ite. For this reason a girl u allowed either three latenesses or 20 late minutes per semester, whichever is accumulated first." According to the new rules, after a girl has acquired ei ther the three latenesses or 20 late minutes, the next in fraction will warrant a court notice. Additional infractions will also warrant a court no tice. A call to court will also be given for violation of three of the following offenses: failure to sign in or out, violation of visiting hours, infractions on the part of a guest, and fail ing to sign In at a sorority house if staying overnight there. Campuses will be given for Three Students record not for personal glory, but always behind the scenes, working always for a better University." Wilburn 'Capable' The letter of nomination for Bob Wilburn states he is a stu dent "who is capable of excell ing in the classroom and at the same time performing great services to the Greek System and the University as a whole." Wilburn. the letter con tinues, is a major in chemistry with a 3.6 average and a mem ber of t h e chemistry and zoology honors programs. His honoraries include Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Nu and Nu Meds. In his fraternity, Sigma .Alpha Epsilon, the letter noted, he received the best pledge award, attended t h e SAE leadership school, ser ved as area rush chairman, social chairman, assistant pledge trainer, pledge trainer and president. The letter adds he was a representative to the IFC and was a member of the IFC af fairs committee and co-chairman of the Greek Games in 1964. "Bob has also been of out standing service to the Uni versity as a whole", the let ter continues. He has served as president and public relations chairman for Corn Cobs, treasurer of the Innocents Society and a coun selor for the study skills course. . The letter nominating Har ris notes that he is "outstand ing in the eyes of his col Ad AWS by Mrs. Charles Thome, pre sident, was sent to G. Robert Ross, v i.c e chancellor and dean of student affairs. Policy Discussed The letter says that the pro posed senior key policy has been discussed at length dur ing recent Panhellenic Advi sory Board meetings and that the board, after weighing the advantages and disadvantages of such a system has "unani mously decided to protest its acceptance." Five reasons in the letter are given by the Panhellenic Board for their protest. two of the following offenses: signing out improperly for an overnight out-of-town and failure to obtain special per mission slips when they are required. A bonus of an additional hour past closing hours on any night will be instituted at the end of a semester for girls who have incurred no infactions. 'Campus' A new definition of a "cam pus" has also been decided upon by the AWS Board. It states that a campus is to prevent a girl from going out. She will be confined to h e r floor in the residence and will not be able to receive visitors, but will be available for tele phone calls. Freshmen and sophomores will receive the same number of overnights and out-of-towns as before, although senior privileges will be extended to juniors in this arearBoth jun ior and senior women will ;Review' Names Editors Ten University students in the College of Law were named to membership on the 1966-67 Nebraska Law Review board of editors Wednesday. Membership on the board of editors is one of the highest honors conferred upon a stu dent in the College. The pur pose of the Review is to pub lish critical comment on vari ous legal problems of local, national and international sig nificance. leagues and students". "Harris is recognized by his colleagues and students as an extremely conscientious and capable teacher," the let ter continues. "Patient, per severing and fair with his students, he also gives very freely of his personal time for consultation with advisees and students having difficul ties." The letter continues that he "has the unique ability to raise unusual questions re lated to the subject matter of course work or. all levels, thus inspiring his students to seek the answers themselves." He also "encourages ad vanced research in accord ance with the student's own interests" and has "directed the research projects for sev eral graduate students and is presently working with eight." The letter 2dds that Harris advises "numerous p r e-med students", Is the .-dviser of NU Meds and has been a Junior Division adviser. Harris is also a member oi the American Chemical Soc iety, Phi Lambda Upsilon and Sigma Xi. "Although his speciality is inorganic chemistry," the letter said, "Dr. Harris is well-read in various fields. A frequent visitor to Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and to various musical perform ances, he rarely misses an op portunity to further his own knowledge." The letter also notes that Harris teaches Sunday School and works with the Cub Scouts and Swim Club. visory ivey nan These reasons are: "There have no rational reasons advanced in support of the proposed change. The recent liberalization of hours has proved to be more than adequate in meeting any so cial or other obligatoins the coeds might have." Disapproval Voiced "Parents contacted have overwhelmingly voiced disap proval of this permissive pol icy. An important part of ma turing is the willingness to ac cept discipline and rules made for the benefit of the majority and not the whims of a few." Rules have six permissions per se mester and will be able to se lect the distribution of out-of-towns or overnights they de sire within the six special per missions. " Students from out of state or long distances will be able to choose a home-away-from-home that they may visit any time. These requests must be filed with Dean of Women Helen Snyder. These rules will go into ef fect at the beginning of next semester. Letters concerning the sen ior key system will go out to parents of senior women. The letters will ask for parental approval and will explain the system to the parents. Names for AWS sponsored Coed Follies and Standards Week were chosen for n e x t year. The theme of Coed Follies will be "Centennial 67!" and standards week will be named "Focus on Coeds." Alan E. Peterson will as sume editor-in-chief responsi bilities for the coming school year. He replaces Harvey S. Perlman who expects to grad uate in June. The new board members include: Richard L. Jungck, manag ing editor; Gailyn L. Larsen, executive editor; Mark F. Anderson, leading articles; Matthew A. Schumacher, spe cial articles; Dennis C. Kar nopp, research editor; Wil liam C. Owen, business man ager; and editors of student articles. William A. Carton, Richard A. Spellman and Jeffrey L. Orr. r L Jt ' it i i -".Mr' ! 4 K !.: ft i II Am ... I '"' ,1 "TAKE FIVE" . . . Nate Branch shows his skill on the organ at this week's "Take Five". Any student or instructor may demonstrate his mu sical talents at 3 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Union at the "musical Hyde Park". Boar "The apparent Impossibil ity of properly policing the un authorized duplication of keys, if this form of lock is used. Under such a policy the in herent security of lock and key would be greatly impared. "National Panhellenic and many national sororities have voiced their opposition to this type of policy as being detri mental to high standards of morality and scholarship which these groups have al ways sought." Students' Attempt "It appears basically that this is an attempt by some students to see how far they can get with their demands to determine their own rules of conduct. If they can succeed in changing this rule by their own protests, many other Uni versity Administrative rules can be equally challenged and rewritten to suit the activist minority of students." The letter asks that the com mittee will consider the above reasons and will not "hastily accept a policy that could vi tally harm the security that now exists, the discriminating social judgments that we en courage, and the confidence that parents and the public have in our sincere concern for students." The AWS presentation will note that the Senior Key pro posal is based upon the desire of women students, the gen eral awareness of the privi lege systems on other cam puses. Maturity Pointed Out The AWS philosophy also points out the maturity of a senior woman and the fact that almost all of them are 21 years of age. The presentation will also include a summary of surveys conducted at other universit ies, many which already have a similar system. The surveys also point out that there is a tendency on the part of par ents and University women to agree with the system. Miss Hedgecock will explain all the procedures for the sen ior key system including eli gibility, procedure, checking out the key and penalties. All of these have already been ap proved by the AWS board. This explanation will also in clude a detailed explanation on the security of the lock and key system which has been chosen for the University. The report notes that the with maximum security sys tem iKESO) which has been chosen "keys cannot be dulpi cated outside of the Sargent factory" and that many pre cautions are taken for ex treme security. ..jj. ,v.., ....... 1 taw f mm .-4' .t. WW.-. a. , i it 1 ' V I