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Friday, October 6, 1967
University of Nebraska
Vol. 91, No. 15
1969 Heralds University Centennial Year
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DR. W. C. PETERSON . . . chairman of the Faculty Centennial Committee, explains
plans for a "Centennial College," an experiment in "getting away from rote learn
ing." : Cannot Deny
Existence Of UFO 9s
"The existence of Unidenti
fied Flying Objects can no
longer be denied," Major
Donald Kehoe, an authority
on UFOs, told University stu
dents Thursday.
Kehoe said that the most
reliable UFO reports have
come from pilots and radar
specialists, "people who
should know what they are
doing."
HARD CORE
Kehoe, director of the Na
tional Investigations Commit
tee on Aerial Phenomena, ex
plained that "there are over
11.000 UFO reports on file.
3,000 that we call hard core
cases."
The NICAP Investigates
worldwide reports of UFOs,
evaluates all verified sight
ings, and reports Its findings
to its 10,000 members, Con
gress and the press.
"Too often tha exaggerated
UFO sightings get publicized
Instead of cases with solid ev
idence, Kehoe said, "which is
misleading to the public."
Dean Snyder: Constitution
Restructuring A Challenge
Helen Snyder, associate
dean of student affairs,
(speaking before the opening
session of the AWS Constitu
tional Convention Thursday,)
told the 49 delegates they are
faced with a real challenge as
they (begin to restructure the
AWS Constitution.)
In her opening remarks
Dean Snyder said the scope
of AWS is ever increasing.
And this demands that AWS
change to meet the needs of
a growing camnus.
She said because AWS is In
terested In the total education
of University women, the or
ganization has grown from a
body of rules to include exten
sive program planning.
Miss Snyder urged the dele
gates to present a workable
Kehoe said that at least four
people have been killed and
- over 100 injured as a result
of UFOs, which makes them
a serious threat.
Kehoe felt that often "ridic
ulous explanations are made
by the United States Air
Force to explain UFOs."
He gave an example of an
Air Force pilot and three pas
sengers who sighted three
glowing UFOs. The Air Force
explained these as the belt of
the constellation Orion seen
through scattered clouds.
The pilot, however, said
that the clouds were 2500 feet
below the plane.
COVER TRUTH
"Many people have been
called fools and frauds as an
attempt to cover up the
truth," he said.
UFO's have been known to
create an electrical magnetic
effect, which has damaged
appliances, radios, and televi
sions in whole city blocks,.
Kehoe noted.
constitution that will provide
the best vehicle with which
AWS can effectively function.
She said that the power of the
convention allows for crea
tivity within the logical struc
tures of AWS.
She said the last few years
have marked a definite
change In AWS policies. The
ruling body has developed a
more liberal point of view In
many areas and It is open to
reasonnble oxperimentation
in some areas.
Nancy Coufal, convention
chairman, assigned delegates
places on four committees
based on their past experi
, ence with AWS.
She added that for the next
five weeks, the delegates will
meet in these committees at
"Some engineers say it is
conceivable that this magnet
ic effect could have been re
sponsible for- the New York
blackout," he said.
CONTROL OF GRAVITY
Many scientists believe that
the extreme maneuverability
of many sighted UFOs is the
result of a system "that in
cludes the control of gravity,"
Kehoe said.
He said that nothing we
know of today is capable of
gravity control.
UFO sightings by radar
specialists have been estimat
ed to move at 7200 miles per
hour and one UFO was esti
mated to have a dimension of
2000 feet.
SMALLER OBJECTS
Kehoe gave examples of
sighted UFOs that have re
leased smaller objects and
then remerged with them.
"Although many people still
disbelieve the existence of
UFOs," Kehoe concluded,
"they will change the lives of
every one of us."
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Reflect On, Past Achievements;
Provide For Future Century
By JAN PARKS
Junior Staff Writer
On February 15, 1969, the
University of Nebraska will
be 100-years old.
"Observance of this cen
tennial should reflect upon
achievements of the institu
tion during its first century,"
according to Dr. Wallace C.
Peterson, chairman of the
Faculty Centennial Commit
tee. Such an occasion provides
the opportunity to plan the
kind of a University it can be
come in the next 100 years,
said Peterson.
The Faculty Centennial
Committee was appointed by
Chancellor Clifford Hardin,
Peterson explained, to recom
mend effective means of Cen
tennial commemoration to the
Board of Regents.
OUTSIDE UNIVERSITY
Another broader committee,
the University Centennial
ardin: No New Dormitories;
No Forced Deferred
By MICK LOWE
Senior Staff Writer
Statements that deferred
rush will not be forced on
fraternities and sororities and
that no new dorms will be
opened for two years were
voiced by Chancellor Clifford
M. Hardin Wednesday after
noon in an interview with the
Daily Nebraskan.
Commenting on the Greek
contention that a deferred
rush system would be finan
cially injurious to almost all
houses, Hardin said that "the
last thing we want to do is
break anybody."
"If they (the Greek houses)
don't want to implement de
ferred rush," Hardin contin
ued, "then I don't think we
would force them to do it."
REPORTS COMPARED
Hardin said that IFC and
Panhellenic were asked to
prepare reports on the best
way to implement a deferred
rush system" simply "to com
pare a deferred rush system
with what we have now."
"I think it's at least worth
our consideration," Hardin
stated.
Hardin said that he had not
felt any pressure from Greek
alumns disapproving of the
deferred rush possibility.
DORM CONSTRUCTION
"As a matter of fact," Hard
in said, "I received a letter
from the national Secretary of
one of the Greek houses here
on campus stating that his or
ganization supports deferred
rush, even though the local
chapter is opposed."
Turning to dormitory con
siderations, Hardin said that
"no dorms will be constructed
for opening next year," so
that it will be at least two
years before new dormitory
Pep Rally
To Be Held
Saturday
A rally will be held Sat
urday night at 7:15 p.m. in
front of Selleck to welcome
the team back from Kansas
State.
Members of Tassels, Corn
Cobs and Kernels will be
there to lead the crowd in
cheering. Points will be
given to living units lor
representation at the rally
and also for signs in front
of living units.
These points go towards
the overall spirit trophy
award at the end of the
basketball season.
Committee, involves Inter
ested people outside of the
University, he said, which will
help finance the Centennial.
One of the major recom
mendations, Peterson said,
would establish a "Centen
nial College." This college
would be an experiment in
"getting away from rote
learning."
The Centennial College, for
a select group of 200-300 en
tering freshmen, would be a
supervised study which would
"probe man's knowledge in
the humanities and the sci
ences." ANALYZE FORCES
The second venture recom
mended is that the Universi
ty, draft a major study to
analyze the economic, social,
and cultural forces in Nebras
ka. This, according to Peter
son, will determine the kind
of society which we shall be
living in the 1970's.
space will be available.
The next dorm complex will
be constructed east of the in
tersection at 17th and R
streets, Hardin predicted.
Hardin, also said that pres
ent dorms will be "tight" next
year, since many of the stu
dents presently in the dorms
will elect to live on campus
until they graduate.
"We do have empty space
in the dorms this year, and
that does not come as a sur
prise. We had empty rooms
when we opened Selleck Quad
seven years ago," Hardin ob
served. More students have been re
quired to live in the dorms
this year than in years past
because of the "Ad Hoc Hous
ing Committee's recommen
dations," according to Hard
in. SAME RULES
"The committee asked that
no discrimination be made on
the basis of sex," Hardin said.
"They wanted the same rules
to apply to women as to
men."
"B u t University women
have always been required to
live on campus, so we re
quired more men to live on
campus, too," Hardin contin
ued. Hardin said that the policy,
as he understands it, was
changed to comply with the
Committee's recommenda
tions. "At least that's the way
Dean Robert Ross, dean of
Interviews will be held
next week for a Student
Senate seat in graduate
college, according to
Dick Schulze, ASUN
president.
"We have had a few
applications," Schulze
said at Wednesday's Sen
ate meeting, "but we are
hoping there will be
more."
Bill T o o 1 e y resigned
the position earlier this
year because of a con
flict with classes. Schulze
reported that four peo
ple were taking inter
Views next week.
Interested . graduate
students were urged to
apply for the position.
The Senate has also
passed a resolution rec
ommending altered dates
for Thanksgiving vaca
tion because of the Nebraska-Oklahoma
f o o t
ball game. The appeal,
which will go to the fac
ulty senate, would call
for classes on Wednes
day preceding Thanks
giving and no classes on
the following Monday.
The University of Nebraska
Foundation has provided funds
to enable the Department of
Economics to do this study in
the next two years, said Pe
terson, who is a member of
the economics department.
The second group of recom
mendations deals with com
memorative activities. Peter
son said that the committee
proposes that special observ
ances occur between Feb. 15,
1969 (Charter Day) and the
June, 1969 Commencement.
CHARTER DAY
These events would include
Charter Day ceremonies and
a symposium devoted to the
theme of the relationship be
tween economic growth and
education.
Peterson mentioned that the
June, 1969 Commencement
would also be a commemora
tive event. For this com
mencement a special effort
would be made to give hon
student affairs explained it to
me," Hardin concluded.
LONG-RANGE PLANS
Dean Ross explained the
new policy to the students
largely on grounds of econom
ic considerations, but Hardin
said that he thought the poli
cy was changed to satisfy the
C o m m i 1 1 e e's recommen
dations. One of Hardin's main in
terests is longrange Univer
sity planning, and he dis
cussed several imminent con
struction projects.
Bids on a new music re
cital building will be opened
in "the next few weeks."
Construction of the building
will be located on the site
of the old music building, he
explained.
SCIENCE COMPLEX
The first building in a "life
science" complex will be con
structed within the next year
or two east of the stadium
on the mall between the Coli
seum and Bessey Hall, Har
din said.
The building will be ten to
twelve stories, according to
Hardin, depending on financ
es granted by the next legis
lature. A second high rise
building will eventually be
constructed immediately ad
jacent to the first, Hardin
said, as a complementary
part of the life-science com
plex. The University campus
will eventually be closed to
student and staff parking,
Hardin said, and city streets
through campus will either
be clocked off or re-routed.
Eventually separate pedes
FM Station Needs
Name, Call-Letters
The winner of a call letter
contest to name ths campus
FM radio station and a Miss
Frequency Modulation will
be announced at a dance Oct.
28 to signal the beginning of
the University's first FM sta
tion. Featuring the II combo the
dance, sponsored by the Uni
versity FM Club, will help
raise funds for the station.
Tickets will be on sale at
the rioor for $.50 a person.
Radio buffs have been
working for the organization of
a campus FM station for al
most four years, and the sta
tion will finally go on the
air this year.
Club members will soon be
able to acquire broadcast fa
culties and a transmitter.
orary degrees to several per
sons of national and interna
tional importance.
A major event in the Cen
tennial year will be the publi
cation of the Centennial His
tory of the University, now
being written by Dr. Robert
Manley of Hiram Scott Col
lege and formerly a staff
member of the University.
HERITAGE
Other heritage activities in
clude a continuing perfor
mance of fine arts, throughout
the state including musical
and theatrical performances
of University stud?!nts, Peter
son said.
"We haven't yet done any
thing with the student role
in the University Centennial,"
Peterson stated. He added he
will talk with the ASUN presi
dent about establishing a Stu
dent Centennial Committee to
work jointly with the Faculty
Committee.
R.iisli
trian and bicycle paths will
be built throughout the cam
pus. The whole planning pro
gram is being carried out,
Hardin promised, with a
maximum emphasis on land
scaping and campus beauti
fication. Fraternities and sororities
are being encouraged to pur
chase land in the area east
of 22nd street Hardin said.
Eventually it is hoped that
all fraternities and sororities
will be located in a Greek
"park" to the east of the
present campus.
Two fraternities have al
ready purchased land in the
"park" area, Hardin said.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Returning to student af
fairs, Hardin said that he
has written letters to two stu
dents, two faculty members,
and two administrators re
questing them to serve on his
committee to study the Bill
of Rights.
"I may be wrong, but I
don't think that we'll have
very many problems with the
Bill of Rights," Hardin com
mented. "Many of the points
have been part of University
policy for years, but on
some pointsl University pol
icy is more explicit than the
Bill of Rights."
The committee members
will be announced as soon as
they accept roles on the com
mittee, Hardin said. As yet,
he has received no replies
concerning the committee, he
added.
Hardin refused comment on
the coed visiting hours pro
posal Baying that he "wasn't
sure about the status of the
proposal."
Starting this week, all Uni
versity students may enter
a call lttter contest, to find
a name for the new station.
The call letters should begin
with K-followed by three ad
ditional letters.
Entries must be sent to
the FM Station, in care of
the Nebraska Union. FM
Club members will pick the
top five suggestions, and the
winner will be chosen by
popular vote at the dance.
The club will soon release
details of the Miss Frequen
cy Modulation Contest. The
contest winner will serve as
official hostess and represen
tative at club functions, and
as honorary disc jockey of
the now FM station.
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