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THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITY ... to explore one's field of interest at the
University than at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., according to Figures.
Exchange Student Program
Brings Two From Alabama
By Randy Irey
Senior Staff Writer
Life at a large university
is different from that at a
small university, especially
when you are a Negro and the
school you attended was in the
South, according to Michael
Figures, last year a student
at Stillman College.
This year he is attending
the University under an ex
change program sponsored
by the YWCA.
Figures, along with Alice
Watts, were chosen last year
to attend the University in an
exchange program which
would send two University
Negro Stillman College.
However, according to Kris
Bitner, co-chairman of the
committee sponsoring the pro
ject, the program was not
publicized soon enough last
spring and there was not
time to choose two University
students to attend Stillman.
It is planned, to send two
University students next fall
on the exchange program.
Mobile 'Docile'
Figures is originally from
Mobile, Alabama, a city which
he describes as being "do
cile" in comparison to cities
such as Birmingham and
Montgomery.
"The' city government of
Mobile considers requests
from the Negro community,
and usually grants them,"
stated Figures. "For instance
we did not have the trouble
integrating our schools that
other Southern towns experi
enced." "The people put some pre
sure on the city officials and
they granted integration.
Even though Mobile was one
of the last Alabama cities to
integrate their schools ,there
was no trouble," Figures con
tinued. Maintains Calmness
"None of the national civil
Vox Populi Bill Stresses
'Practicality Not Ideals
By Nancy Hendrickson
Senior Staff Writer
ASUN has been working on
a student bill of rights for
the past year, although it was
purposely not publicized, ac
cording to Bob Samuelson,
ASUN second vice president
and former senator from
Teachers College.
Vox Populi used this bill
of rights as- a basis during
last year's ASUN election.
New Funds Aid
Medical Students
A new memorial fund will
provide scholarships for Uni
versity medical students.
The fund was established in
the memory of Mrs. Anna
Osthoff Bell, a 1926 University
graduate and a former Lin
coln resident, whose bequest
started the fund in the Uni
versity Foundation.
Harry R. Haynie, Founda
tion president, announced that
income from the fund will
support scholarships for reg
ularly enrolled students in
the College of Medicine.
Qualifications for the schol
arships are "good moral
character, financial need and
p r o m i s e of leadership and
academic ability in the pro
fession of medicine."
AWS Sponsors
Upperclass Mart
A W S-sponsored Activities
Mart will be conducted for
upperclassmen Wednesday
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the
East Union lobby and the
conference rooms of the City
Union.
Representatives from vari
ous campus activities will be
present to sign-up prospective
members and to inform up
perclassmen of their organi
tations' specific functions.
Freshmen may join campus
organizations at the Fresh
man Activities Mart Oct. 12,
according to Marti Hughes,
AWS Board member.
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rights groups have offices in
Mobile, except for the
NAACP, and we have never
had any major civil rights
leaders visit the city. The city
was apparently passed over
because of the calmness it
has always maintained," he
said.
He expressed the view that
some of the trouble Birming
ham and other cities experi
enced was because both the
White and Negro populations
contained very militant in
dividuals. Concerning any trouble he
might have experienced due
to his race, Figures said he
had never, personally, had
any difficulties in Mobile and
he has never been denied ad
mittance to any establishment
on the basis of his race.
Segregated Courtrooms
He did, however, tell the
story of several of his in
structors who were arrested
for demonstrating for equal
housing. They were to be
tried in a segregated court
room, whites and Negroes on
opposite sides of the aisle.
"Some of the other instruct
ors and students went to the
courtroom and tried to inte
grate it during the trial. The
judge threatened the Negroes
for contempt of court for
their actions, but soon rea
lized that the charge could
not stick," Figures related.
"I have experienced
no trouble or difficulties here
at the University as far as
being a Negro."
800 Students
Stillman College, which
Figures attended his fresh
man year, is a liberal arts
college of 800 students, lo
cated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
(home of the Imperial Wizard
of the Ku Klux Klan, Robert
Shelton.)
"Its too early to tell what
the big differences are be-
"It is based on practicality
rather than idealism," Sam
uelson said.
An ad hoc committee form
ulated the student bill of
rights last year. The com
mittee was composed of ASUN
mittee was composed of
ASUN executives. Carl
Davidson was on the consult
ing staff.
The committee did research
on other student governments
and studied the philosophical
and political background for
a bill of rights.
They studied the rights oth
er student governments had,
what rights they needed and
what rights were important,
Samuelson said.
The bill of rights was pur
posely not published because
the committee wanted to give
its thorough attention to it,
Samuelson stated, howev
, er administration did look at
it.
"The ASUN student conduct
committee will have to build
a philosophical and legal
foundation for a bill of
right s," Samuelson said,
"as well as poll the students
at Nebraska to see what they
want."
The bill of rights drawn up
by the ASUN committee last
year includes the following
statements:
The right of students to
clear and concise statement
of their contractual rights.
The right of every student
and student organization to es
tablish and issue publications
free of any censorhip or other
pressure aimed at controlling
editorial policy with the free
selection and removal of edi
torial staffs reserved s o 1 e ly
to the organizations sponsor
ing these publications.
The right to petition
through proper channels for
for changes in curriculum or
faculty.
The right to be immune
to disciplinary action by the
University for violation of civ
ic laws and codes below the
level of a felony, unless the
student concurrently violates a
University rule or regulation,
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tween Stillman and the Uni
versity," explained Figures,
"but I do know that here
there is more opportunity to
explore the field you are in
terested in."
The congeniality of the stu
dents and the diversity of the
entertainment on the Univer
sity campus were "two as
pects of the school which mak
for exciting living" according
to Figures.
Musucm Fascinating
"The museum at Morrill
Hall really fascinated me,"
Figures stated . "One thing
that truly surprised me was
the size of a couple of my
classes, though I'm familiar
with a big campus."
He stated that though he
wants to graduate from a
small college, he has always
wanted to attend a large uni
versity. This, he believes is
one of the purposes of the
Stillman project, to acquaint
the small college student with
university life.
Both Figures and Miss
Watts are available to speak
before interested organiza
tions and living units.
O'Brien Lashes Out At Critics
Of Federal Aid To Local Plans
Pointing to "24 major pieces
of education legislation cre
ated by the last two Con
gresses," Postmaster General
Lawrence O'Brien declared
that the n a 1 1 o n ' s "biggest
problem - education" is being
solved with federal help.
As featured speaker at a
Democratic fund- raising ap
preciation dinner for Gov.
Frank Morrison Saturday
night, O'Brien lashed out at
critics of federal spending for
local programs.
"The battle-cry that govern
ment spending means federal
control is an outmoded slogan
that is practically a collec
tor's item," O'Brien said.
O'Brien, the last remaining
member of President John F.
Kennedy's "Irish mafia" still
working in government cir
cles, told approximately 800
party faithfuls gathered for
the $25-a-plate dinner at
Pershing Auditorium that crit
icism directed toward feder
al programs, including feder
al education programs, is lop
sided because the "real con
trol in federal programs is
centered in local agencies."
"If I were to choose one
phrase to describe President
Lyndon Johnson's administra
tion," O'Brien declared, "I
would say he believes in local
solutions to local problems."
One of Kennedy's top aides
Legislator
Blasts NU
Proposal
A member of the Legisla
ture's Budget Committee has
labeled University requests
for more tax dollars an "ex
horbitant demand."
State Senator Clifford Batch
elder of Omaha said of the
University's biennium budget
request, "the crisis conditions
used as an excuse for the ex
horbitant demands by the
Board of Regents were, to a
great extent, purposely cre
ated by mismanagement of
the University."
The budget request calls for
a 91.48 per cent increase in
state tax dollars. In announc
ing the amount of the re
quest last week, university
officials called attention to
the problems of burgeoning
enrollments and shortage of
qualified staff saying that the
University had reached a
"moment of truth and crisis."
Batchelder said of the Uni
versity's description of the
situation, "This technique is
common to tax - supported
organizations and consists of
an aggressive campaign to get
more students."
By Cheryl Tritt
Junior Staff Writer
Promoters for the estab
lishment of a University FM.
radio station met with G. Rob
ert Ross, vice chancellor and
dean of student affairs, Fri
day afternoon to discuss the
future of the proposed station.
Chairman of the promoter's
committee, Bob Wilson, pre
sented Ross with an outline
of the organizational steps
which have been taken and
discussed the methods by
which the FM station could
work with the University.
"There are two avenues
open to you in gaining the
Univerisity's official recogni
Monday, September 19,
Courses On
Up To
Beginning second semester,
qualified students may take
courses under the pas-f a i 1
grading system.
G. Robert Ross, Dean of
student affairs, explained that
it is left to the discretion of
the department as to whcich
courses may be taken under
the pass-fail system.
"Some courses, by nature
of their composition, will not
this form of grading," Dean
Ross said "In addition by re
stricting which courses are
and Congressional liason for
both Kennedy and Johnson,
O'Brien said the "goal of the
Johnson administration is to
help you in any way we can."
O'Brien said the decisions
and plans in the implementa
tion of federal programs are
being made "where they
should be made, where LBJ
wants them to be made, right
here, not in Washington."
"In many federal pro
grams," he stated, "Washing
ton is literally the junior part
ner." O'Brien's talk was sprinkled
with words of praise and sup
port for Morrison who is seek
ing the U.S. Senate seat now
held by Sen. Carl Curtis, a Re
publican. Morrison described O'Brien,
a native of Massachusetts, as
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BUY YOUR 1967 CORNHUSKER NOW ... is the
slogan, and apparently G. Robert Ross, vice chancellor
of student affairs, agreed, as he bought his Cornhusker
from Tassel Rosie Fowles.
Cornhusker Sales
Begin This Week
A new method of selling
Cornhusker yearbooks will be
. used on a trial basis this year,
according to Allan Brandt,
business banager for the 1967
Cornhusker.
He explained that salemen
would be selling the books at
floor meetings of Abel Hall
"in order to give more stu
dents a chance to purchase
the Cornhusker."
The Cornhusker sales begin
Monday and end Nov. 12 and
may be purchased from mem
bers of Corn Cobs and Tas
sels at the various living units
and at booths in the Nebraska
Union. The books can also be
purchased directly from
members of the Cornhusker
tion of the FM station," Ross
explained.
One route entails the meth
ods listed in the student hand
book and is utilized by t h e
majority of campus organi
zations, Ross added.
Working through the Office
of Student affairs and the Ne
braska Board of Regents are
the steps involved in the al
ternate method of attaining
recognition.
The latter method was se
lected by the station's pro
moters as being the "most
efficient workable plan," said
Wilson.
Obtaining formal recogni
tion and acceptance from the
1966
The Daily
Pass
Department Discretion
under this system, the de
partments can control who
takes the course.
During the 1965-66 school
year ASUN presented the
pass-fail proposal to the Fac
ulty Senate. It suggested stu
dents be allowed to take a
cartain number of electives,
receiving credit hours but no
grades other than a "pass"
or a "fail".
Pass-Fail Conditions
Follwing are the conditions
that apply, as passed by the
one who "sees federal re
sources as tools to build Ne
braska." "If you are represented in
Washington by someone who
bolts the door to federal help,
then I suggest you are not be
ing well represented," O'Brien
declared.
Lt. Governor Philip Snren
son, candidate for governor,
and U.S. Congressman Clair
Callan also attended the af
fair which served as a kick
off to the Democratic state
convention help at Pershing
Sunday.
The convention was expected
to draw 401 delegates and an
equal number of alternates.
One of the main items on the
agenda was the adoption of a
state party platform.
business staff in the Corn
husker office in the Nebraska
Union between 1 and 4 p.m.
Tuesdays through Thursdays
in the Nebraska Union.
Brandt explained that if the
"new experiment" was suc
cesful, selling at dormitory
floor meeting would be used
on a larger scale next year or
"possibly even later on this
year."
Contracts for organization
space in the book have been
mailed, Brandt said. Any or
ganization that wishes to
purchase space and does not
receive a contract by Tues
day, should contact the busi
ness staff between 1 and 4
p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
University and being permit
ted to use the University's
name would exemplify our
purpose more clearly," ex
plained Wilson.
"We wish to achieve a sta
tus similar to the Daily Ne
braskan," he added.
Present plans call for the
promoter's committee to ap
pear before the Regents at
their October meeting and
present them with the Arti
cles of Corporation and a press
release, explaining the cor
poration's structure, stated
Wilson.
Ross will appear before the
Regents with the members of
the committee, said Wilson,
Nebraskan
Fail
Faculty
courses
system:
Senate, to t a k i ng
under the pass-f a i 1
A student may take, at the
most, four classes and not
more than 12 hours on the
pass-fail system. The courses
taken may not be within one's
major nor may they count as
a minor or group require
ments for graduation.
Only students who have at
tained junior standing may
take courses on a pass-fail
basis, and they can not take
more than two courses from
one department on that basis.
Failing Means F
If the student fails a course,
he will recieve a grade of F
under the present grading
system. A "pass" grade will
count as the specified num
ber of hours earned but will
not be taken into a c c o u nt
when tabulating the student's
.accumulative grade average.
A course taken on the pass
fail basis must be approved
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Davidson Explains
'BlackPoiver' Concept
Black Power is a term that
indicates the ideas of political-economical
power, plus
the concept of "blackness,"
according to Carl Davidson,
former graduate student at
the University.
Davidson, national vice
president of Students for a
Democratic Society (SDS),
spent much time this summer
on the Meredith March in Mis
sissippi with Stokely Carmi
rhael, head of the Student
f.on-v i o 1 e n t Coordinating
Committee (SXCC) and lead
ing advocate of the Black
Power policy.
Stating that he is in favor
of the Black Power principles,
Davidson said that it mainly
applies to "districts in which
Negroes are in a majority."
To Davidson, the concept of
power includes both political
and economical power. For
this reason it would be im
practical to push for this
kind of voting power in an
area which is not dominated
by Negroes he said. Davidson
maintains that the principle
of political power is the basis
of a democracy, in that the
majority has always won.
Economic power is not
only directed toward poor
Negroes in the South, says
Davidson, but embraces poor
whites in that area also, in
Davidson's opinion, the white
organizers involved in SNCC
should be organizing poor
whites instead of Negroes.
"Eventually there will have
to be a coalition movement
with poor whites in the
South," he stated.
To realize the goal of eco
nomic power in the South,
he suggests boycotts of com
mercial interests to "hit
where it hurts in the pocket
book." Davidson stated that politi
cal power is being realized in
Talks And Topics
Needs Chairman
Interviews for chairman
and assistant chairman of the
Nebraska Union Talks and
Topics committee and assist
ant chairman of Trips and
Tours committee' will be held
Sept. 20, 8 p.m. in the Nebras
ka Union.
Applications may be ob
tained at the Nebraska Union
Program office Friday and
Monday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
"and it appears that he will
aid us with the negotations."
Obtaining space in the
Union for business operations
is another organizational step
affecting the future of t h e
FM station.
Ross informed the group
that the Regents have by
laws making it mandatory for
an organization to be official
ly approved by the University
before they may have perma
nent access to Union space
and activitiy funds.
However, Ross gave the
committee tentative approval
to occupy Union space for
meeting rooms and assigned
them a Union mailbox.
Vol. 90, No. 4
System
of by the student's adviser
and must be indicated on the
student's registration
Courses which may be tak
en under the pass fail system
will be listed tin the schedule
of classes. These courses will
ment.
Students who decide to take
courses under the pass fail
system have the option of con
verting to a graded basis
during the regular add period
at the beginning of each
semester.
"Interest in the system,"
according to Ross, "has been
fairly strong if it can be re
flected by the inquiries in this
office, but I don't know how
widespread this interest is."
"The program has been ap
proved for the second semes
ter," continued Ross, "but
the faculty may decide to can
cel the program at any time.
This system has the same
status as any other curricu
lum program."
part with each voter regis
tration march. Six thousand
people were registered to vote
in Mississippi in two weeks,
because of the Meridith
March in July.
A second integral part of
Black Power to Davidson, is
the concept of "blackness."
As an explanation he says
that the Negro must respect
himself, before whites will re
spect Negroes.
"In the midst of White
America, a Negro must de
fine for himself his own values
and be proud of his African
heritage and culture," stated
Davidson.
Sept. 30
Is Frosh
Weekend
The annual YWCA-YMCA
Freshman Weekend gives
freshmen a chance to meet
upperclassmen and p r o f e s
sors on a personal level and
to become acquainted with
the problems that they will
confront in their college ca
reer, said Jeanie Jasperson,
president of the University's
YWCA.
The weekend retreat will be
held from Sept. 30-Oct. 2 a
Camp Kitaki.
Total cost for the weekend
is $15.
Faculty members who are
participating include: Dr.
Loren Bonneau, Dr. Donald
Clifton, Dr. Robert Narveson,
Miss Lilian Cunningham, Dr.
Allan Pickering and Dr. Rob
ert Mentak.
Student counselors, whose
job includes leading discus
sions are: Phil Boardman,
Jeff Kushner, Connie Beale,
Carol Boyd, Jane Breden
burg, Gale Pokorny, Charlie
Stone, Tony Bryan, Dave
Yanney, Kris Bitner and Joan
McClymont.
The discussions will cover
such topics as personal re
lationships on campus, mor
als, religion, social aware
ness and the challenge of edu
cation. Freshfen who wish to at
tend must register at the
YWCA office in the Nebraska
Union by Friday.
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