Thursday, December 15, 1966
The Daily Nebraskan
Vol. T. No. 50
Nebraskans May Miss
'66 White Christmas
Nebraskans will very likely miss the proverbial
"white Christmas" this year, advance reports from the
Lincoln Weather Bureau indicate.
The warm weather of recent days is not really
out of season, a Weather Bureau spokesman said. In
fact the cloudy, cold, foggy weather of a week ago was
more an aberration than the current weather is, he said.
Normal high temperatures for this time of vear
are around 39 degrees and the normal lows are about
21 degrees.
Temperatures for the next five days are expected
to average five to ten degrees above normal with little
or no precipitation.
War's Center 'Calm;'
Saigon Seige Unseen
EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol
lowing is an installment on a
series on the Viet Nam war
written by Howard Moffett,
former editor of the Yale
Daily News. Moffett is a full
time correspondent for the
Collegiate Press Service and
is presently working in Sai
gon. Saigon Saigon is prob
ably the world's most relaxed
center of intrigue, violence
and war. It does not seem
like a city under seige.
Sloe-eyed will-o'-wisp girls
dressed in soft slit ao dai's
and spiked heels walk narrow
boulevards overhung with
green elms or tropical palms.
In iv.e market old men
squat on the curb over a
game of Chinese chess. Their
women are nearby, chewing
betel nut, grinning and spitt
ing the juice through red
stained teeth.
At the Cercle Sportif Viet
nam e s e and European girls
lounge in bikinis beside the
pool, while wealthy white
clad warriors shoot tennis
balls at each other on beauti
fully grommed courts.
In low-slung French colo
nial office buildings, civil ser
vants who have kept papers
moving for nine governments
in three years go on stamp
ing and filing, conversing in
French on difficult bureau
cratic questions, and drink
ing tea.
The university opens a
month late, and even then no
one seems to know the exact
date until one day classes
break out,
Young women and middle
aged men wear silk or cotton
pajamas much of the day. It
does save time, because from
12 to 3 in the afternoon the
city shuts down and people
sleep.
Newcomers are often baff
led by the casual air that
hangs over much of Saigon.
"I thought there was a war
going on here," one five-day
veteran said recently.
Safgon is hot and muggy.
It Is also a place where war
Is no longer an emergency
condition but a normal state
of things. A certain percen
tage of t h e population has
been engaged in killing as a
profession for many years,
and the tendency has been to
turn it Into a nine-to-five job.
A nlne-to-five job loses Its ex
citement after a while.
Though it does not move
very fast, Saigon is one of the
world's busiest and most
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crowded urban areas. There
are two and a half million
people living here now, one
sixth of t h e population of
South Viet Nam. The city was
built for about half that num
ber. It has doubled in the
last five years.
Saigon wakes early. Curfew
ends at 4 a.m. and the ten
great markets of the capital
open for business. A stream
of peasants bring chickens,
pigs, rice, vegetables and
fruit into town. By noon all
the food has been bought, the
central market is deserted
and rats the size of kittens
scuttle along the cement gut
ters gnawing on vegetable
husks and other refuse.
By seven in the morning
main arteries are choked
with battered little blue-and-yellow
Renault taxis, pedi
cabs, motorpedlcabs, bicy
cles, three-wheeled motor
buses, regular buses, motor
scooters, jeeps trucks, Ameri
can sedans, horse-drawn
carts, motorcycles and
swarms of pedestrians.
The stalls of the "common
man's PX" have been set up
downtown. Army ponchos are
spread on sidewalks and ven
dors hawk everything from
French toothpaste to Ameri
can whiskey and C-rations.
Mothers nurse their babies
as they sit cross-legged in
the sun, teenagers hold out
sunglasses or cigarette light
ers, tiny little girls grab your
hand and stuff a bag of pea
nuts into it, and everybody
asks, "You buy? Cheap,
cheap."
Everywhere people are
building hotels, apartments,
offices, private homes. Sai
gon's first department store
Is going up on Tu Do Street.
Off a back alley near a sewer-canal,
truckloads of rubble
fill In a plot of swamp and
two weeks later workers are
finishing the second story of
a new house. Bricks are
thrown up one by one to a
middle man who stacks them
while a third lays them in
with cheap mortar.
In the harbor, port conges
tion ties up tons of imports
for months, while a few hun
dred yards away prices soar
as speculators hoard the
goods that do get through,
legally or not.
American GI's in olive drab
fatigues hang from telephone
poles, trying to bolster the
city's sagging and over
worked telephone systems,
Weed Firm Policy ...
Scott Questions Values
By Bruce Giles
"Very few fraternity men
are aware a fraternity has
any other basis for existence
than to have parties, pledges
and trophies," Richard R.
Scott, assistant dean of a
Student Affairs, told the In
terfraternity Council.
He said that the objectives
of the fraternity as stated in
its constitution are often not
given any more consideration
than lip service.
Indications of an "I don't
care" attitude, he said, are
effects of a lack of know
ledge of what a socail fra
ternity is and its place on
the college campus.
"It is my thought that the
role of a fraternity is some
thing more than a place to
live and eat it has to be,
for the simple reason that
you cannot compete on a
housing nor financial basis
with today's residence halls,"
he said.
Individual Identity
The fraternity system must
offer a setting where individ
ual identity remains, and
where an individual is aware
that others care and are con
cerned about him, Scott
added. It must also be a place
where education in all its as
pects can occur with a min
imum number of barriers.
Scott cited some problems
FM Promoters To Give
Outline For Fund-Raising
Members of the University
of Nebraska Student Broad
casting Association (UNSBC)
are planning to meet with
the Board of Regents Mon
day, according to Bob Wil
son, chairman.
The group will present a
progress report and outline
plans for incorporation and
fund-raising, Wilson said.
Wilson and UNSBC mem
ber Tom Broad met Tuesday
with G. Robert Ross, vice
chancellor and dean of Stu
dent Affairs, and George
Round, director of University
public relations.
Wilson and Broad reviewed
the organization's work in at
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BELEAGURED BRAINS ...
By Nancy Henrickson
Senior Staff Writer
Tis the season to be jolly
and c a m p u 8 organizations
and living units are merry
making at pre-vacation
Christmas parties.
Most campus groups sched
uled social activities during
the Christmas holiday sea
son. Activities have included
tree trimming and house dec
orating parties, and this week
caroling and gift exchanging
festivities.
Winter formals, date din
ners, a winter carnival,
house parties, a wreath par
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which he has noticed and
which fraternity members
have discussed with him:
"Concern for the destruc
tion of an image which
doesn't exist. Ah image to
be a true projection, must
conform to the inner self. It
seems that the image you are
so concerned about is real,
and you should work to de
stroy it.
"The lack of responsibil
ity which is so prevalent
within the system today.
"P ledge training prac
tices which degrade the in
dividual, allow hazing to con
tinue, and which prevent the
individual from keeping this
personal identity.
"Membership selection
practices which allow a very
small minority to exclude per
sons from membership be
cause they are not 'face men'
do not have a list of ac
tivity credits, or because they
were not born with the right
name or the right ancestry.
"Lack of leadership de
velopment in the chapters
and the system.
"Lack of unity within the
chapters and between the
chapters.
"Scholarship programs
which are only concerned
with achieving a grade point
average and then proudly pro
claiming that you are above
tempting to clarify the reso
lution by the Nebraska
Broadcasters Asso
ciation (NBA) opposing the
establishment of AM or FM
radio stations by state insti
tutions. Wilson said that several
NBA members have said that
the resolution opposes only
commercially competitive
stations, and not the pro
posed student FM station.
Ross said that the Regents
might have reservations be
cause of the NBA resolution,
but added that this was only
one area of possible concern.
Wilson said that the
of the Cornhusker staff rest up
ty, caroling and open houses
marked the social , calendar.
The spirit of giving was
combined .with the fun-filled
atmosphere of the Christmas
parties as many groups en
tertained and treated chil
dren to Christmas gifts.
Members of Acacia frater
nity went to Fremont last
Saturday to give a party for
the orphans at the Masonic
Eastern Star Home for Chil
dren. Sandoz 3 residents enter
tained children at the Ortho
pedic Hospital with skits and
tongs.
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the all-men's average, for
getting that you only take
the upper half and are com
paring yourselves to all male
students.
"Isolationism which keeps
you from being involved in
the current issues Student
Bill of Rights, free univer
sity, draft, Vietnam.
"A defensiveness which
makes you say 'this is what
society dictates.' Which so
ciety are you talking about?
The alcoholics, the unin
formed, or the uninvolved?
Is this with whom you wish
to be identified, or with a
society that is involved in
government, in the welfare of
others, is concerned about
education, and is concerned
about the laws and the rights
and responsibilities of indi
viduals. Scott then cited some of
the objectives of fraternities
as stated in their constitu
tions, urging them to make
a realistic re-evaluation of
them.
Character
"Character means having a
sense of responsibility and
self-discipline, a sense of ob
ligation and maturity," he
noted.
The faculty advisor to the
Interfraternity Council said
that intellectual awareness
implies an acquaintance with
UNSBC has been seeking
clarification by the NBA. No
official statement has yet
reached the student group.
The Office of Student Af
airs is "not prepared at this
point" to recommend the FM
station to the Regents, Ross
said.
Wilson later reasoned that
the Administration might still
be skeptical of this new ven
ture. Ross recommended that the
group present its case to the
Regents in the form of a
summary of what work has
been completed and what lies
in the immediate future.
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at a Christmas gathering.
Members of Delta Upsilon
fraternity and Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority will sponsor a
Christmas party for orphans
from Whitehall School.
The Canterbury Club of St.
Mark's-on-the-Campus Epis
copal Church will sing car
ols at homes of parishioners
and Invalids. Cather Hall men
were going caroling at Lin
coln residences.
Individual floors and units
in the residence halls held
Christmas parties this week.
Students sang carols, ate pop
corn and exchanged gifts with
their "Secret Santas" or "Se
cret Angels."
Of Fraternities
out-of class experiences, dis
cussions, reading, question
ing and being curious.
"Certainly three or four
hours of study hall five nights
a week, test files and term
papers which are available,
are not intellectual aware
ness," he said.
Social Responsibility
Scott said that social re
sponsiblility "implies being
aware of the laws of society,
having concern for o t h e r s,
not functioning in defference
to these, but working to
change them if change is
needed."
"Brotherhood means assist
ing and helping your broth
ers at all times and not be
ing nice at all costs, not help
ing him hide his problems so
no one else knows, and not
condoning or permitting the
degradation of the in
dividual," he added.
Other ideals which he
urged members to study and
develop their true meaning
included: spiritual welfare,
fellowship, integrity, promo
tion of friendship and ad
vancement of justice.
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Faculty-Senate Court
Revision Suggested
By Randy Irey
Senior Staff Writer
A revised charter for a
Faculty - Student SenateAd
ministrative Court was pre
sented to the Student Senate
meeting Wednesday by Terry
Schaaif, president of ASUN.
This plan is based on o n e
presented earlier in the year
by Sohaaf. The main change '
lies in the area of the judicial
powers of the court.
The change is most appar
ent in AWS. Schaaf said that
it was his understanding that,
pending the revision of t h e
AWS constitution, a separate
and ind'ependent court struc
ture would be formed, with
disciplinary appeal action
probably going to Student
Tribunal.
In the original version, the
court's power extended to
cases of appeal from AWS
Court, Student Court, Student
Tribunal, and cases of origi
nal jurisdiction involving the
Dean of Student Affairs, the
Dean of Women, or a Faculty
Senate committee, and a stu
dent organization or regula
tory body.
However, at the request of
the Student Court, Schaaf has
decreased the number
of the areas over which
the court would have jur
isdiction. The court could
now hear appeal cases from
the Student Court, Student
Tribunal, and cases involving
an office of the administra
tion or Board of Regents, the
Faculty Senate and its com
mittees, the ASUN and its
committees, and any other
student organization, as long
as it does not come under the
jurisdiction of the Student
Court or Tribunal.
The Senate approved a res
oluation calling for the or
ganization of a Community
Relations Council. This coun
cil would be composed of in
dividuals such as the mayor
of Lincoln, the fire and police
chiefs, individuals in the of
fice of Student Affairs, presi
dents of ASUN, IFC, AWS,
and others.
The purpose of the council
would be to provide an oppor
tunity for the various group
represented to get to k n o w
each other better and to dis
Scott noted that higher ed
ucation is changing, the coun
try is changing and that the
fraternity system should
change with them.
In order to facilitate this
change in the fraternity sys
tem he offered several sug
gestions: IFC and the chapters
should take more firm stand
on their policies. A "we
can't" attitude is no longer
appropriate. "You know
the system better than any
one waiting until some
thing is brought to your at
tention by Student Affairs is
no longer adequate," he said.
"Use your fine system
good or bad depending on
your point of view, and create
something a loan program,
a Greek speaks program,"
he added.
A pledge training pro
gram geared to "total educa
tion." Discover what a frater
nity is through discussion and
education.
A program which does
not hide your problems but
deals with them.
fraternity is something more
to live and eat."
cuss mutual problems and
possible conflicts.
Roger D o e r r, vice presi
dent of ASUN. introduced the
topic of a tuition hike for dis
cussion. Rich Thompson said
that University students
should be prepared to pay
their share of the University
costs.
"Presently, according to a
recent study, the student pays
43 per cent of the costs of the
University through his tui
tion. The student should be
prepared to pay an increase
in his tuition, as long as it
does not exceed the current
prrcentage," Thompson de
clared. It was then pointed out that
it costs the University $600 a
year to educate freshmen and
sophomores, and an average
of $900 for juniors and sen
iors. Bob Samuelson explained
that out-of-state students pay
a tuition that exceeds the
costs incurred by the Univer
siy. Curt Bromm suggested that
the Student Senate should do
nothing but sit tight at the
present time concerning a
tuition increase. "If we came
out against a tuition rise, it
would be the wrong thing to
do in respect to getting the
proposed budget approved."
"The Student Senate should
wait and see what the legisla
ture does in regard to the
budget. At the present time,
it is undeterminable what
our fair share of the costs
should be," he said.
Aplications Due
For A&S Board
Applications are now avail
able in the ASUN office for
positions on the Arts and Sci
ence advisory board.
The applications should j
returned to the office by 5
p.m. Thursday. Interviews are
Friday and Monday.
The members of the board,
which recently was voted a
new constitution, will . serve
until spring elections. The
ASUN advisory board n
mittee will choose the new
members.
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