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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1967 University of Nebraska VOL. 90, NO. 91! Fall Occupancy Planned For Fraternity Complex '"fit Construction progress on the Residence Units, com monly called the fraternity complex is on schedule and the four individual houses should be ready for occupan cy next fall, M. Edward Bry an, University housing direc tor said Tuesday. Each unit, accommodating 60 residents, will contain three stories with the main floor containing the living and dining areas and the upper two floors for student rooms, he added. He added that although con tract stipulation such as cost are not yet completed for the houses, which are University owned and leased to the in dividual fraternities, four groups have expressed inter est in the units. New Occupants Richard Scott, assistant to the dean of student affairs, named the Chi Phi and Tri angle fraternities and the Phi Mu and Alpha Delta Pi so rorities as the groups select ed as the new occupants of the buildings "As of this date, they are the groups we have select ed," he said, "and unless something happens from their point of view, these will be the houses that will be going into the complex." He said that each of the four houses is moving from their present location due to various reasons. Vacant Houses The Chi Phis are currently living in the Zeta Beta Tau house and will be forced to vacate the house at the end of the current school term, while the Triangle house does not adequately house the group's large membership and, also, is off-campus. The Phi Mu's do not have a house now and the Alpha Delta Pi's are presently liv ing in University Terrace. Scott explained the idea of a Greek complex evolved from a meeting of the Fra ternity Board of Alumni that proposed three alternatives to solve the housing problem for several houses. The Board felt the needs could be met by either each house purchasing space for its separate house, several houses grouping together and buying a plot of land or hav ing the University build hous- Due to financial conditions, the first two alternatives were eliminated, leaving the third condition as the only feasible method. Bryan added that "it has been difficult for groups to acquire land and space for their needs." Dorm Food Located east of the four structure dormitory complex that is also scheduled to be gin operations next fall, each separate house will have its own dining area with food ca tered from the dormitory's kitchen. The houses' kitchens only have catering facilities. Bryan said the physical fa cilities of the new houses are better than most of the pres ent houses in terms "of meet ing their function of accom modating groups." He said the first floor has common space that can ac commodate social functions and "the entire floor and pa tio can be used for func tions." Functionally Better He added that the present houses may have more "in dividual character" and tra dition, but the new houses are functionally better than most of the present ones. He added that the new houses not only provide ex pansion mechanism but they further develop the idea of a residence. He said the houses are be ing constructed with arch windows on the first floors and two small windows rath er than one large window for the individual rooms on the upper two floors. The houses' lower level, which he called "residential in tone," contain various rooms and services that can be utilized at once or separ ately. There will be a chapter of fice room, a recreational area, a room where excessive clothing can be stored, along with a laundry and vending room. "In terms of functional de sign, the ground floor relates to the first floor," he added. He added that the new houses will provide additional space for groups that have been living in smaller houses designed for less persons. - .. -Y r -'1 UTii ' i mm i -tarn, 1 FRATERNITY COMPLEX Mod, High Fashion Mixed In Costumes The costumes in the upcom ing production of Shake speare's "Twelfth Night" will be a mixture of mod and ex treme high fashion, accord ing to the play's director Bob Hall. Hall, a senior majoring in theatre, noticed a similarity between the extremely mod ern and colorful style of clothes and traditional Shake spearean costumes and de cided to use the observation, he said. He described "Twelfth Night" as a complicated com- Executives, Senators Sworn In Wednesday Newly-elected ASUN exec utives and senators will be sworn into office at the Wednesday Senate meeting. Dick Schulze will take office as president, and Gene Po korny and Mi mi Rose will fill the positions of first and second vice-presidents re spectively. Retiring officers are Terry Schaaf, president; Roger Doerr, first vice-president; and Bob Samuelson, second vice president. Replacement Senator Electoral Commis sion chairman, Larry John son, said Miss Rose, who was elected to a Senate seat, will resign the seat Johnson continued the Elec toral Commission is still in vestigating students' signa tures from the Senate elec tion to check for cases of double voting. Olivarri Petition George Olivarri, the defeat ed SDS first vice-presidential candidate, has taken no fur ther action to contest the re sults of the election, he add ed. Johnson said the results of the Bill of Rights vote are still undetermined with al most half of the ballots yet to count. edy, a love story of mistaken identity. He added it has duels, a bullfight, music, songs and girls. The production will be giv en April 25 and April 26 in the Nebraska Union ballroom at 8 p.m. Tickets are $1.00 a per son and may be obtained in advance from the Program Office in the Nebraska Union. "Twelfth Night" is spon sored by the Nebraska Union and the Nebraska Masquers, local chapter of the National Collegiate Players. "I was tired of seeing Shakespeare steeped in tradi tion," Hall said. "The fash ions and the makeup of the cast guarantee that this Shakespearean comedy won't be a musty, dusty museum piece." The cast includes one facul ty member, several graduate Students, an Egyptian, a Ger man major who speaks with a German accent, a KUON-tele-vision station director and two mods, according to Hall. His approach to the play is intended to reach more peo ple than those who come to simply see what he termed a "period processional" of clothes and not to see the play itself. "This is supposedly Shake speare's greatest comedy, ex tremely farcical and full of romantic scenes," Hall said. "Our approach will not de stroy the magical value of the play, it's beauty of poetry and movement." Aesthetics Compiled Of "Junk" "One man's art is another man's junk heap," seems to be the message implicit in the art work being carried on be side the Nell Cochran Woods art building. "Actually, we were forced to move the pieces out h e r e because of a shortage of space in the building itself," art instructor Douglas Ross said Tuesday. "Junk" When the students In Ross' sculptor class begin working on a project, the objects they use are indeed "junk." In fact, Ross and his students scoured Lincoln junkyards, looking for appropriate "ob jects d'art." The car doors, old stoves, and similar "finds" were then stockpiled along the east side of the fence beside Sheldon. Welding, Cement Even assembling the work is a far cry from the normal artistic discipline. The artists weld, pound nails and even mix cement to achieve a de gree of artistic expression. Welding is taught as a part of the sculptor class, according to Ross. The students agree that they feel more like construc tion workers than artists, but the finished products would never be mistaken for Abel Hall. A number of the works done in metal are termed "flower forms," and even the m o s t skeptical observer would have to admit a vague simi larity. "The whole idea of this type of art was introduced in t h e United States by David Smith some years ago," Ross ob served. 'Dada' "One variation of this school is a form called 'Dada', where artists observe only the shape of objects while completely neglecting function," Ross explained. In this way objects with disparate functions can be used to produce an entirely ;fr'-' ART IS ART ... and Junk Is junk and here the twain meet. new form. Only through close scrutiny can the original con tents be identified. Rockinghorse "Dada," in case you're wondering, is F r e n c h for rockinghorse. The inventors of the form were looking for a meaningless word to identi fy their work, and came up with Dada, Ross explained. There are two basic types of sculpture in the yard. One uses wood and chicken wire covered with plaster, the oth er pieces of metal, which ex plains the welding. "As a matter of fact," Ross added, "welding has proba bly been the most important technique in sculpture in the last 20 years." Wood, Plaster The beginning students work in wood and plaster, while the more advanced stu dents, (usually grad students) work with the metal. The students admit that they take a good deal of heckling while working in the yard, particularly from friends. Then there are always the stick-in-the-muds who lose the flowers for the mashed car doors. "It still looks like junk to me," they insist, and walk ' away. Campus Beatitlficatlon It may not do much for campus beautification, but the sculpture will stay where it is, for a while at least, ac cording to Ross. So the starch for beauty in a junk yard will continue. And advocates of the "junk is junk and art is art and never the twain shall meet" theory had better take a closer look around the University's new est classroom. , . . Construction of the four individual houses continues on schedule. The houses should be ready for occupancy by fall. Sen. Syas: Proponents Of Merger Have 'Edge' By Julie Morris Senior Writer A strong proponent of LB736, the University-Omaha University merger bill said Tues day, proponents "have the edge" on our at tempt to put the bill over the hump on the final vote set for Thursday. "It's going to be close, it's be?n close all along," Omaha Sen. George Syas said of the bill which has survived two kill attempts and a third attempt to postpone consideration of it. One of the kill attempts was stalemated by a hair's breadth, 24-24. Twenty-five votes were needed for successful action. Several Reasons Syas said he favors the merger for sev eral reasons including the high tuition rates at the school and the present financial status of the municipal university. The merger would make OU part of the University at Omaha by July 1, 1968 if Omaha voters approve the measure. The present tuition rates at OU, $18 per credit hour for Omaha residents is defeating the purpose of the school, Syas said. Students at OU pay 74 percent of their educational costs. The difference is made up by tax funds brought in with a 2 mill tax levy on Omahans property tax. Driving Away "OU was set up to take care of the child who couldn't afford to go out of town for an education. The rates are driving away the very people the school originally was set up to take care of," Syas said. He said the tuition rates could keep going up until they reached the level of private college tuition if the merger is not made. Syas said OU does not have sufficient funds to continue to operate properly and that a two year delay in the merger move would only harm the school. Opposition Leader Another Omahan, Sen. Henry Pedersen, Jr. has emerged as the leader of the opposi tion forces on 736. Pedersen contends that OU "is not in fi nancial difficulty." He said he feels the merger should not be made for several reasons: Leadership Absence "There has been a complete absence of leadership for the last six years that has caused OU to appear to be drifting." "The Regents ought to be elected, not appointed, by the local school district board. "LB490 (A bill passed on final reading last week that gives state aid to union col leges and OU) provides $600,000 to $800,000 a year, for OU, the money the people refused to give it two years in a row." (In turning down requests for mill levy hikes.) Costs Go Up "The cost for the student may go down initially but history of these mergers is that costs begin to go up within a three year per iod." Pedersen cited the University of Missouri at Kansas City as an example of a merger where costs shot up three years after the merger with the University of Missouri. Pedersen, whose legislative district in cludes the OU campus, said, "I ran on the basis that I wouldn't turn the University of Omaha over to tne University of Nebraska and I am being consistent in my position." Do Not Favor He said a "considerable number" of OU faculty and department heads have told him they do not favor the merger and that they had "indirectly or directly been told not to interfere" in the merger plans. Pedersen said that Lincoln Sen. John Knight has talked to many University faculty members and that "not one supports it." "It seems the two administrations want to push the schools together," he commented. OU Comptroller Harold Keefover said Tuesday the school is definitely not in good financial status, but "We have never been poverty-stricken." Looking Brighter He said in his last report to OU Regents in March, he told them the financial picture for this fiscal year "was looking a little brighter." Keefover emphasized however, that the long-range outlook for OU financing is poor. The funds provided by LB490 will allow the school to increase its budget 10 percent for the 68-69 year, but funds will not be ade quate for future years, he said. Like Manna The funds from 490 are "like manna from heaven and are certainly valuable to us for this year, but it is not adequate for all fu ture years," Keefover said. John Weber, editor of the OU student newspaper, The Gateway, said faculty at the school are divided in their opinions concerning the merger. He said no comprehensive survey of faculty had been taken. The question facing OU's 7,400 students it what will happen after the merger passes, Weber said. "Personally I don't think OU can wait around to become a separate state uni versity and I have my doubts about the growth potential of OU as a separate school." Weber said. Omaha Votes There has been speculatioa that 736 will fail on a final reading because of Omaha votes on LB377, the income sales tax bill passed last week on final reading. Syas said of 377, "I think it will be a factor but it shouldn't. The three votes In favor of 377 came from the proponent side of 736. The two Omaha Senators (Pedersen and Sen. Clifton Batchelder) who have been try ing to kill 736 have been on the opponent side of 377 all the way. If 377 is a factor the sena tors should be voting in favor of 736 rather than against it because of the way Omaha senators voted on 377." Pedersen had introduced another bill, LB239, to make OU a separate state univer sity, through a constitutional amendment, but later withdrew it. He said he would prefer to wait on a merger move until a proposed com mission of higher education could study the move and make a master plan for higher education in the state and then present a mtrger bill, needed in the next legislative session. Sponsored By Carpenter LB736 was sponsored principally by Sen. Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff. Carpenter in troduced the bill after University and OU Regents made public discussions proposing the merger move. The bill provides that the OU chancellor would become subject to the University Board of Regents and that all money matters for OU would be handled through the University. The corrimittee public hearing on the bill in February drew only supporters and a strong word of support from Governor Norbert Tie mann's office. OU and University officials are extreme ly enthusiastic about the proposal and legis lative supporters have predicted that Oma hans, who defeated the last attempt to raise the school's mill levy only a year ago, will approve the move by a three to one majority. 1