Tuesday, June 21, 1966
The Summer Nebraskan
Page 3
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Editor's Note: The follow
ing depth report was writ
ten for an advanced report
ing class at the School of
Journalism.
To vitalize, to stimulate,
and to strengthen the various
levels of the University of Ne
braska's academic program
through voluntary support.
This is the function of the
University Foundation.
"We take It from an ade
quate school and try to make
it an outstanding university
by getting and keeping ex
cellent scholars," explained
Harry R. Haynie, president of
the Foundation. "We do that
which can't be done by tax
payers." What can't be done by tax
payers amounts to yearly as
sets of almost one m i 1 IS o n
dollars, gifts of Nebraska
alumni and other donars.
The fund, which has "grown
steadily" since the Founda
tion was incorporated in 1536,
has doubled in the past three
years, according to Haynie.
Generates Interest
The job of the Foundation,
pure and simple, is to gen
erate this interest in giving
to the University. Although
the school had 8,71 donors in
1965, an increase of 1,158 ov
er the previous year, this is
not nearly enough, Haynie
said. It represents 13.7 per
cent of the 53,000 alumni (at
tended at least one year)
whose addresses are known.
This is about average for pub
lic schools, but Kansas Uni
versity, for instance, has con
tributions from more than
20 per cent of ail past gradu
ates. How does the Foundation
go about the delicate task of
making people want to give?
There are three main ways:
1) Mail to all alumni. A
yearly magazine listing all
donors by their class and by
geographical distribution is
sent to all alumni. In nddi
tion, pamphlets which discuss
the accomplishments and im
provements at the University
due to gifts, and the advant
ages of giving, such as tax
exemptions, are mailed oat
from time to time. A system
of class agents has been ef
fectual since the roll of don
ors has been published. Each
graduating class has one per
son assigned to stimulate in
terest within the class to do
nating to the alma mater.
2) Direct soliciation. A list
of priorities on needs and pos-
Workshops
Resume
Three workshop seminars in
education began yesterday at
the University, announced Dr.
Frank E. Sorenson, Director
of Summer Sessions.
One six-week seminar in
volves the instruction of the
deaf through the use of various
orfn'aHnnai media. The course
is being instructed by Robert
. i . . tTI
E. Stepp, Director oi we uni
versity Extension Division.
Stepp is also head of the
Bureau of Audio-Visual In
struction and incorporates
many of the recent develop
ments of visual aids within the
seminar course.
Two inter-session short se
minars involve work in ele
mentary education and physi
cal education.
Alma Homze, assistant pro
nf Blftmentarv educa-
v v
tion, is conducting a workshop
seminar on elementary rcu
nn wntrrama. The seminar
emphasizes the planning of
remedial and developmental
reading programs.
The reading workshop is be
ir.fY tuu th Nehraska Cen-
ter for Continuing Education
on the East campus.
1T Tonnfa S SflVPT as
sociate professor of physical
education for women, is lead
ing the inter-session workshop
on physical education. The
seminar is emphasizing the
study 01 trenas, prav-utea,
literature in the teaching and
officiating oi school activi
ties. The intercession seminars
will continue through July 8
while the six-week session ends
July 22.
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sible projects is formulated
by the Administration. The
Foundation then talk to var
ious parties; regarding dona
tions for specific causes. An
example of this is the Nelle
Cochrane Woods Art building,
constructed last year from
funds donated by Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas C. Woods of
Lincoln.
3) Student Endowment for
Educational Development
Committee (SEED) of the
University of Nebraska Build
ers. According to Haynie,
most students do not know
that the Foundation exists or
what its purpose is; When
they become alums ii takes
at least five or six years for
them to realize why they are
getting mail asking for con
tributions. In order to save
those years, the Foundation
began a program two yean
ago, in cooperation with
Builders, a major campus
organization, to educate the
students about the University
Foundation.
Foundation Week
A Foundation Week is now
held each year during which
a dinner is given for campus
leaders to generate enthusi
asm. A series of slides show
ing what the Foundation has
done for the students was
first made and presented last
year and is now shown to var
ious groups throughout the
year.
In addition, a new project
is being tried this year. On
April 22 a computer dance
was held in the Nebraska Un
ion for all students. The prof
its of $500 were turned over
to the Foundation. According
to Jim Kinyoun, Builders presi
ident, the organization hopes
to build a $12,500 fund which
will be invested tor them by
the NU Foundation. At 4 per
cent the fund will net the $500
which the Builders annually
LITTLE MAN
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Evening Study
Over 500 students have en
rolled for University evening
extension courses, Edor El
lingson, head of evening
classes, announced.
Ellingson explained that
the participants of the eight
week extension courses are
divided into two groups cam
pus students and adults.
He said that the difference
between the two groups is
that the adult classification
includes anyone not a full
time student while the cam
pus student classification in
cludes students carrying a
total of six hours during the
regular summer session in
addition to at least one exten
sion course.
Ellingson reported that in
terest in the extension
courses has grown since 1963
when the total enrollment
was 345 students. The 1963
enrollment Involved 256
adults and 89 campus stu
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Harry R. Haynie, President of the University Foundation, receives a $2,000 check
from Felber Maasdam, a 1934 Nebraska alum in California. The check was presented
to the Foundation at a Nebraska alumni gathering in Burbank, Calif.
donates to the professor vot
ed as tops by NU students.
Parents Program
Last year a parents pro
gram was initiated by the
Foundation. Parents of Uni
versity students were invited
to join alumni in providing
voluntary support in behalf of
the University.
Gifts are made to the Uni
versity in different ways. En
dowed funds, usually made as
testamentary gifts, are invest
ed by the University. The cap
ital gain is then used annual
ly for a designated purpose.
Haynie said that 94-96 p t r
cent of all the voluntary mon
ey received by the University
is restricted in its use.
An area which is growing
in importance concerns unde-
ON CAMPUS
FMV5ICAL EDUCATION AAAJOP."
Attracts 500
He said that the 1965 total
enrollment was 718 which in
volved 555 adults and 163
campus students. A final
break down has not been
given for the 1966 summer
extension term.
Thirty-two classes are
being offered by the evening
extension division. All classes
are staffed by instructors who
have been appointed by t h e
various departmental chair
men.
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sienated eifts: that is. funds
which are given to meet the
most urgent nes'is ot that
Darticular time. Theso funds
never become out-dated as a
result of changing tiiue3,
Haynie said. Casii or checks
as little as $5 or as much as
several thousands, "depend
ing on the individual donor's
situation," are donated in this
way.
There are several other
methods of contributing: se
curities, income (the Univer
sity may get an individual's
income for at least two years
NU Works
With Grants
Cont from Pg. 1
ment and helping children to
feel at ease and secure in the
world around them, she em
phasized. The 28 participants in the
workshop are being given in
struction by graduate assis
tants and are also working
with the children in the lab
oratory. All the children in
the laboratory are between
the ages of three and five.
"Actually, the child develop
ment program at the Univer
sity of Nebraska began in
1923. However, in the past it
was for people who could pay
for it. Today we have found
that all children need pre
school development," Mrs.
Sulek stressed.
The participants of the
workshops are learning to use
the informal types of exper
iences which given children
experiences and opportunities
appropriate for their age
group so that they will be
ready for things to come, she
explained.
Mrs. Sulek, in agreeing
with Miss Savery, said that
the children in the laboratory
"haven't had many things to
see since they have been lo
cality bound." She said that
the lab makes use of p 1 a y
equipment as a creative me
dium so as to give children
as broad and as enriching an
environment that is possible.
As Mrs. Sulek explained,
the Vocational Homemaking
Workshop is designed with a
m u 1 1 i - purpose end. It is
strengthening the University's
Home Economics graduaate
program while it is training
other teachers for work in
areas such as the Head-Start
program and vocational home
making. Along with its train
ing aspect, the workshop is
also strengthening the back
ground of the children in
volved in the program.
cut:
iiiiir
he retains the securities or
property, from which it is de
rived under a short-term
trust), life insurance (t h e
University is designated own
er and beneficiary of one or
more of an individual'? polic
ies) and gifts in kind (prop
erty other than securities,
such as grain and r al estate
which has appreciated in val
ue.) Where Does Money Go?
The most important ques
tion concerning the entire
Foundation is where does the
money go?
"We touch almost every
area of concern at the Uni
versity," Haynie said.
A breakdown of the invest
ments made to the Founda
tion in 1965 shows the valid
ity of that statement:
Scholarships S-J87.404.85
Fellowships 49,134.2
U. Of N. Museum . . 2,993.05
Research Support 38f3S0 69
Faculty and University
Support 129 202.38
Keys, Prizes,
Trophies 18(5.00
Faculty Travel 4,749.02
Nebraska Center 305.32
Professorships 37,548.32
Honorarium and Lec
tureships 1,760.10
Sheldon Art Gallery 8,876.20
Love Memorial
Library 2,446.19
Research Equipment 14,209.93
TOTAL $924,196.67
(Total new funds to the Uni
versity were $1,548,451 t h e
difference between benefits
and total new funds primarily
represents endowed funds.)
The Foundation puts heavy
emphasis on assistance to im
prove and maintain top-notch
teaching. Fourteen Disting
guished Professorships are
now supported through the
Foundation, and funds to sup
port 15 or 20 more are be
ing sought. The Professor
ships pay each professor a
yearly stipend of $3,750 in ad
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dition to his regular salary.
In addition, the Foundation
has supported a Distinguished
Teaching Award program for
12 years. A bonus of $1,000
each is given annually to two
teachers at Honors Convoca
tion for excellence in the
classroom.
Scholarships and loans to
students are another Impor
tant area. The Univeisity
Foundation now aids nearly
600 students each year
through scholarships and an
other 175 through loam. But
again, Haynie said, the need
is much greater than the re
sources. As the enrollment
climbs by more than 1,500
students each year, many de
serving students are turned
away because of the rising
cost of education. The mini
mum yearly cost of attend
ing the University is estimat
ed at $1,400. The Foundation's
scholarships range in value
from $50 to $1,000 per year.
In accordance with the Na
tional Defense Education Act,
the government guarantees
$2,500 in student loans for ev
ery $1,000 non-tax matching
funds put up by the Univer
sity. The loans are made in
students' home towns, with
200 banks in Nebraska partici
pating in the program.
The Foundation supports 50
Fellowships to graduate stud
ents in all the colleges, in
cluding medicine, law, phar
macy, business administra
tion and graduate.
Another area is gifts for
physical facilities. The $3 mil-
Civilian Shift
For Col. Yost
Cont. from Pg. 1
cific during World War II.
Since the war, he has held
several posts, including over
seas duty in Iran, France and
Germany. He joined the Uni
versity's ROTC staff last fall
and in the spring was named
the new commander of the
Army ROTC program upon
the retirement of Col. Elmer
R. Powell.
Col. Yost once said that he
felt "Nebraska boys make
good Army officers" ... a
statement he tried to prove
himself. Now he will be aim
ing to prove that "Nebraska
boys make good civilians."
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costs more, but appearance and comfort are more, too (stubbed
toes aren't in this year and are apt to smart a bit) Bass makes
moccasins like the Injuns did with one single piece of leather
that extends all the -way under the foot ... not to mention the
leather soles and heels. Don't be a beast, baby your feetl Cradls
them in Bass Weejun moccasins.
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lion Sheldon Memorial Art
Gallery, completed In 1963,
has "caused an explosion of
interest in art on the cam
pus." Other additions through
gifts are the Don Love Mem
orial Library, Behlen Re
search Laboratory for Phys
ics, Eppley Research Institute
and Ralph Mueller Carillon
Towers and Planetarium.
Many special programs re
ceive initial Foundation sup.
port. The Nebraska English
Curriculum Development Cen
ter, now in its third year, is
an example. One of only three
in the nation, the idea was
conceived by Dr. Paul A. Ol
son and evolved from an in
itial $10,000 gift. The Center
is devising an overall English
from Kindergarten through
the first year in college with
aims of improving the liter
ary and grammatical back
grounds of high school graduates.
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The third piece of equipment from the top of the rack
was purchased with funds from the University Founda
tion, amounting to $1,800. The entire system cost about
$10,000. The remaining parts of the system, not pur
chased through University Foundation funds were
bought by Federal government research grants award
ed to Dr. Turgot Sarpkaya, professor of engineering
mechanics.
Outside funds through the
Foundation are given partial
credit by Dr. William E. Hall,
director of the School of Jour
nalism, for assisting h i s
school attain its present rat
ingnumber one In national
competition among 45 accred
ited schools. Funds made pos
sible the school's emphasis on
the depth reporting program.
A final major area is re
search. Although 80-90 per
cent of the research grants
made to the University are
from the federal government,
many companies are urged by
the Foundation to invest 'n
specific areas, such as can
cer research. Donations by
private individuals are also
urged. For instance, a gas
chromatograph and acces
sories were purchased this
year through private dona
tions for the chemistry de
partment .
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