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Friday, September 22, 1967
University of Nebraska
Vol. 91, No. 7
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SIGMA CHI'S . . find that teamwork is the key as they prepare for traditional
Derby Day activities.
The Derby Day Word
Is Pledge Power, 1967
Spirited chants, competitive
events, a beauty contest, and
s lot of pledge power will
gum up Sigma Chi Derby Day
Saturday.
Derby Day, "promises to be
one of the best ever," said
Dick Tegtmeier. master of
ceremonies lor this year.
"Games scheduled for Der
by Day will be ladylike and
will be in accordance with all
newly imposed Panhelienic
rulings." Derby Day chair
man. Rick Reinhardt com
mented. Reinhardt noted that some
changes have been made in
the activities for this year's
competition in comparison to
past years. Several events and
spirit competition tactics have
Orators At Hyde Park
Attack Draft? Slavery
The first Hyde Park, Thurs
day, provided controversial
speakers for an audience of
University students.
The Thursday afternoon
cession filled the Nebraska
Union lobby with curious
spectators and anxious parti
cipants. Four students took formal
stands at the Hyde Park po
dium and many others took
advantage of the informal at
mosphere to question and
raise new ideas.
SDS SPEAKS
Members of the Students
for a Democratic Society
were among those addressing
the Hyde Park audience.
ry Ilutrbt.iS '3DS) or
pressed his belief that the
draft and mandatory student
h -sing arc "part o'. n sys
tem to crush your individuality."
y a - . s
been deemed illegal by Pan
hellenic. Derby Day acivities will
"officially" begin at 9 a.m.
Saturday with the traditional
parade.
A change from past years,
Reinhardt said concerns the
sorority positions in the pa
rade and their placement on
the mall during competition.
All sororities Mill draw for
positions in thp paradf.
The Derby Day commiltec
has scheduled the games to
begin at 30 a.m. The games
will include such events as the
"rope race," "the fish and
balloon race," and the "egg
drop."
A tricycle race which will
be a conventional relay is a
Hutchens explained that
many students are forced to
enter fields other than their
first choice just to avoid the
draft.
A person avoiding the ser
vice should build airplanes or
be a teacher, he said, rath
er than chance the draft by
being a poet or spending a
year in Europe. "In this way
our lives are channeled and
directed." he said
AWS Ql'KSTIOVED
Diane Hicks, a frequent
Hyde Park speaker last year,
strengthened her stand that
a woman student has the
right to renounce her mem
bership in AWS.
Miss Hicks also gave her
opinion on another subject,
womens rights, which she
called "a subtle form of slav
ery." She said that "women ar
new event this year, accord
ing to Reinhardt.
Following tradition, Derby
Day will once again have a
mystery event. Reinhardt of
fered no clues to this event
but said that it will be "a lot
of fun."
Another scheduled event is
the competition for Miss Der
by Day. Representing 38 so
rorities, contestants will be
judged on poise and beauty
by five judges.
Three trophies will be
awarded at the conclusion of
the games. One will go to
Miss Derby Day, one to the
house displaying the most
spirit, and one to the house
accumulating the most
points during all competition.
not truly free when they are
not free to control their own
bodies." Her examples were
that single women are not
free to obtain birth control
pills and that abortions can
not be obtained within the
law.
SERVICEMAN ASSENTS
An ex-serviceman, Robert
Pavlas, reminded the Hyde
Park audience that in Amer
ica there "is the opportunity
to assent as well as dissent."
In reference to the U.S
po'ivy in Vietnam, Pavlas
said that there "are thou
who think we are doing th
right thing."
Pevlas also suggested that
there are many nonviolent
means of Instigating change
In this country, such as "pe
titioning or writing your congressman."
Present System Supported
No Scholastic Evidence
To Back Deferred Rush
By DAVE BUNTAIN
Staff Writer
Editor's Note: This is the
first of two articles on the
pared by the Interfraternity
Council Executive Committee
for the Board of Regents.
Interfraternity Council,
Thursday, released a strongly-worded
report on fratern
ity rush, making it plain the
fraternities don't want to see
the present system changed
to deferred rush.
"Tne Interfraternity Coun
cil concluded from its re
search that immediate pre
school rush is best for fresh
men, the University and for
the fraternity system." the
report concludes.
The 12-page, heavily-documented
report was compiled
over the summer at the re
quest of the University Re
gents, who asked last spring
for IFC's opinion on switch
ing to a deferred rushing sys
tem. The IFC report was re
leased just after a Panhellen
ic report on deferred rush.
IFC based their conclu
sions on the answers to ques
tionnaires sent to college
deans, IFC presidents and
national fraternity offices and
on a number of published re
ports on deferred rush.
Immediate pre-school rush
"is best for the freshman,
the University, and the fra
ternity system." according to
a report on deferred rush
distributed to house presi
dents by the Interfraternity
Council Executive Commit
tee. The IFC report is divided
into several problem areas,
including scholarship, atti
Cal Tjader, Vibes And Group
Arrive At Sheldon Jazz Scene
Escaping from the studio
cameras and recording mic
rophone, Cal Tjader arrived
Thursday from Los Angeles
for his 3:30 p.m. Friday cam
pus concert on the Sheldon
Art Gallery steps.
The internationally known
jazz vibraphonist will make
a rare Midwestern appear
ance with four other mem
bers of his group.
Armando Peraza, national
ly famed conga player, will
provide part of the Latin
rhythm. Carl Burnett will be
on drums; Stan Gilbert plays
the Piano; and Al Zulica has
the bass.
Tjader has just finished a
new album and a guest ap
pearance in a Hollywood film.
After his concert at the Uni
versity, Tjader will stay to
the weekend at the local
Elack Coach restaurant.
From here he goes to San
Francisco and then does a
performance at the Univer
sity of Hawaii.
"Cal spends most of hii
time in concert dates, night
clubs and jazz festivals on
the West Coast, but he's al
ways on the go." explained
Jim Barker, Lincoln business
man and a personal firend of
Tjader's.
"They're an exciting group
to watch," Barker said.
Tjader. who won the "New
Star" award in the interna
tional jazz critics poll of
Downbeat magazine, has nu
merous records and awards
to his credit.
His recording of "Soul
Sauce" was nominated for a
Grammy Award. Tjader's
own composition and record
ing of "Afro-Blue" is the mu
sical theme for ABC's Wide
World of Sports.
Tjader has a musical fam
ily, according to Barker. Cur
ry Tjader. Cal's brother, is
the drummer with the Jaia
Marimba Band. Cal's wile
has composed several stn"s
that Tjader later recorded.
His home is in San Francis
co. As an under-graduate at
San Francisco State College,
Tjader started playing drums
for the Dave Brubeck Trio in
1948. He later joined the
tude toward the university,
time, effect of deferred rush
on freshman, campus leader
ship and financial aspects of
deferred rush.
Acknowledging that "there
is definitely a need for im
provement in freshman
scholarship," IFC says that
"accurate statistics are not
available to pro ; that the
need for improvement is
greater in fraternities than
in independent students."
It points to a masters
thesis by Edward F. Stevens,
a University faculty mem
ber, concerning "The Rela
tionship of Place of Residence
and Size of High School to
College Achievement." Com
pleted in August 1967, the
thesis compares the academ
ic achievement of students
living in different types of
housing units.
To eliminate the disparity
The Interfraternity Council's report on deferred rush
concludes that these results can be anticipated if a de
ferred system is implemented:
"1. Deferred rush would not, improve freshmen or
fraternity scholarship.
2. Deferred rush would deny freshmen the opportunity
to benefit from leadership training offered by Fraternities
in the social and extracurricular activity areas.
3. There is no proof that deferred rush would enhance
freshmen class unity or loyalty to the institution, espe
cially at an institution as large as the University of Ne
braska. 4. Fraternities would be able to judge prospective
pledges on their college achievements rather than on
their high school records under a deferred rushing system.
5. Deferred rush would not enable the freshman to gain
a more objective view of the fraternity system or of the
individual fraternities.
6. The financial impact on the fraternities caused by
deferred rush would severely handicap most of them, and
would cause some to discontinue operations."
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and soul are an integral part percussion. The concert begins at 3:30
of a Tjader concert. He re- The annt.al fall jazz con- p.m. and will continue until
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steps of Sheldon at 3: 30 Friday afternoon.
arising because fraternities
can pledge only high school
graduates who were in the
upper half of their class,
Stevens studied only "upper
half" graduates in all the liv
ing units.
For the purposes of the
thesis, Stevens divided the
fraternities into "high pres
tige" and "low prestige"
groups. According to the IFC.
he found these results:
"First Semester:
"High prestige fraternity
freshmen grade point aver
age's were higher than dormi
tory freshmen average; low
prestige fraternity average
was slightly lower. The dif
ference was not significant
even though the average of
all fraternities was higher
than the dorm average.
RESULTS
"Second Semester:
"Both groups of fraternities
had higher freshmen grade
point averages than the
dormitory freshmen, though
the difference was not signifi
cant." The IFC report also cites
William S. Zerman, former
Dean of Men at Michigan
University, who wrote, "Any
one who tells you that there
are good scholastic reasons
for deferred rushing should
produce the evidence."
There is absolutely no evi
dence in the last twenty to
twenty-five years which in
dicates that individuals and
fraternal groups increase
academically with a deferred
rushing system."
IFC goes on to point out
"assistance and incentives
for good scholarship" pro
vided to fraternity freshman:
Most houses hold orienta
tion sessions for freshmen.
Pledge education pro
grams include compulsory
class attendance clauses.
The many upperclass
men "in all varieties of aca
demic pursuit" can provide
counseling and assistance.
The IFC hires profession
al tutors to aid freshmen
pledges in difficult courses.
Freshmen have a better
opportunity to become
oriented to the University,
IFC says. Pledges benefit
from orientation programs
during the first weeks of
school and from contact with
the 60 to 80 upperclassmen
in the house.
'There is much less reluc
tance for a freshman in a
fraternit. house to go to a
member of the house for ad
vice than there is for a
dormitory freshman to go to
a resident assistant whom
he doesn't know as well."
