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University of Nebraska
Vol. 91, No. 22
Hardin Names Rights Committee
Senate Leaders
Seek Statement
By ED ICENOGLE
Senior Staff Writer
Chancellor Clifford Hardin's committee on student
rights was announced at Wednesday's Senate meeting.
ASUN executives Richard Schulze and Gene Pokorny
will represent the student body and join two administrat
ors and two faculty members in discussing implementation
of the Student Bill of Rights into University policy.
Administration representatives will be Vice-Chancellors
Mark Hobson and G. Robert Ross. Faculty representatives
will be Campbell McConnell, professor of Economics, and
Kenneth Orton, associate professor of Educational Psychol
ogy. Presentation by Schulze, ASUN president, of the com
mittee selection sparked discussion on the status of the
Bill of Rights, a defeated proposal to confront the Board
of Regents with the Bill and a resolution by the Senate
concerning the Chancellor's committee.
'CONDITIONS WHICH OUGHT TO EXIST'
. "This committee," said Pokorny, ASUN first vice-president,
"should accomplish a statement about those condi
tions which ought to exist on the University campus."
For the first time, Pokorny indicated, all three fac
tions of the University community (students, administrat
ors and faculty) will be discussing and working on the
problems of rights.
"I am very positive about this committee," the vice
president said, "because this goes beyond the expression of
student interest in their rights."
Commenting on the committee, which will have its
first meeting Monday, Senator Phil Bowen said that he
would object to any fundamental changes in the Bill of
Rights.
The Bill was passed overwhelmingly in an ASUN stu
dent election last spring in the form of 17 amendments
to the Senate constitution.
Pokorny explained to the senators that this committee
was needed to take the amendments beyond formal addi
tions to the Constitution into University policy which re
quires Regents' approval.
MAKE IDEAS ACCEPTABLE TO REGENTS
The committee, according to the ASUN executives,
should make the ideas contained in the amendments per
haps in altered form acceptable to the Regents.
Senator Bowen proposed that the ASUN executives go
before the Regents in a November meeting and present
them with the Bill of Rights in their present form. The
proposal was defeated by a voice vote.
Bowen said that he had proposed the legislation be
cause there exists a "fear that the Bill of Rights is not
going to play an important enough part in the work of the
committee."
He said that as the committee stands, its results would
depend on the "frame of mind of the student representa
tives." Senator Al Spangler said that he was backing, not re
striding, the executives when he proposed a' resolution that
was approved by the Senate.
SP ANGLER'S RESOLUTION
"Whereas the recently voted-on amendments to the
ASUN Constitution represent, in the main, the opinions of
the ASUN regarding changes in University policy.
"Be it resolved that the ASUN Senate urges its execu
tives to fully support all of the amendments to the ASUN
Constitution passed by the student body in last spring's
election."
Pokorny agreed that the resolution may be helpful in
representing the students on the committee. Should the
occasion arise, Pokorny said, the resolution may be used
to back the representatives' opinions on the committee.
It corresponds with the way we have been approaching
this whole matter, he said.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the Senate voted to table approval of
three student nominees to the University Publications
Board pending an investigation of the Board.
Jane Ross and Margo McMasters were nominated by
Schulze to retain their present membership on the Board
and Terry Dougherty was selected to the sophomore va
cancy. Before the Senate could vote on approval of the nomi
nees, a motion was made to re-evaluate the "goals, activi
ties and powers of the Publications Board."
- The proposal, made by Senator Bob Weaver, was ne
cessitated by the obscurity of the Publication Board's pow
er, according to Senator Susie Phelps, who argued for the
tabling motion.
"The Senate does not know enough about the Pub
Board," Miss Phelps said after the meeting.
The Board, she said, has indirect censorship over the
Daily Nebraskan and the Comhusker, in that it can re
move the editors at any time.
"Maybe the Pub Board should be elected by the stu
dent body," she suggested, adding that popular election of
the editors, however, would be impractical and undesir
able. Another suggestion would be to enlarge the Board, thus
making students more aware of their voice in operating
University publications, Miss Phelps said.
In addition to tabling the vote on the nominees, the
Senate also established an Ad Hoc Committee on investi
gating the Publications Board..
Appointed to the committee to investigate and report
en the Board were Tom Greer, Phi) Bowen, Susie Phelps,
Bob Weaver and Bob Peterson.
ABBOTT RESOLUTION
"Whereas Steve Abbott, a recent graduate of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, has attempted to get a 1-0 Selective Service
classification in the prescribed manner, and
"Whereas the 1-0 classification, has been given by SS
boards in several of the states to members of the
"Be it resolved that ASUN Senate supports Mr. Abbott
in his continuing effort to receive a 1-0 classification, in
cluding his refusal of induction in the Armed Services, and
that we strongly urge the State Selective system to discon
tinue it practice of denying conscientious objector status to
applicants who do sot belong to historically 'peace churches.'
"Be It further resolved that t&e above resolution shall be
Immediately sect by telegram to the Stat Selective Board
cf Nebraska."
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By DAVE BUNTAIN
Senior Staff Writer
The denial of Conscientious
Objector status to Steve Ab
bott is "a flagrant violation of
his freedom of religion", ac
cording to Lincoln minister
Charles S. Stephen.
Abbott, a former University
student leader, plans to refuse
to be inducted into the Army
Friday in Atlanta, Georgia.
Claiming to be a CO., he tried
for a year to gain deferment
from the draft on these
grounds.
"I am convinced that Steve
is a conscientious objector",
said Stephen, a member of
the American Civil Liberties
Union. "I am not a pacifist
personally, but I think the law
allows for CO.'s. I em con
vinced that Steve is one."
SUPREME COURT
Stephen charged that the
Nebraska draft boards are
ignoring the 1965 Supreme
court decision in United States
vs. Seeger.
The Seeger decision says,
"Men may believe what they
cannot prove. They may not
be put to the proof of their
reilgious doctrine or belief.
Religious experiences which
are as real as life to some
Work Oh Recital Hall
To Begin In December
Work on the new Willard
Kimble Recital Hall is ex-,
pected to begin some time .
in December, according to
George Miller, University '
administrator.
The architect's f 1 h a I
drawines of the build'ng
are now in Kansas City for
federal approval.
"After the drawings are
returned to us, in about
four weeks, the project will
be opened for bids," Miller
said. The federal govern
ment will thare one-third
of ttio total construction ex
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may be incomprehensible to
others.
"Local Boards and Courts
in this sense are not free to
reject beliefs because they
consider them 'incomprehen
sible.' Their task is to decide
whether the beliefs professed
by the registrant are sincerely
held, and whether they are, in
his own scheme of things, re
ligious." . Conscience
Father Donald Imming,
Newman Center Chaplain
and a close friend of Abbott's,
called his decision to avoid in
duction "a matter of con
science." Abbott must either
compromise his conscience or
face trial, Imming said.
"Steve believes that war is
uncontrolled violence," he ex
plained. "This is his way of
standing up and being counted
as opposing war."
Abbott regards his position
as "prophetic" in the sense
that he is "taking a stand ac
cording to his convictions,'
Imming added.
PEACE CHURCHES
. A close friend of Abbott's .
since his high school days, the :
priest pointed out he had
turned down several defer
ments in order to get the CO.
designation.
The Nebraska boards gen
pense under the Higtsr
1 Education Facilities Act of .
.' 1963.;
The building will be com
pleted in about a year and
will seat about 850 persons,
Miller commented.
The S900.000 structure will
be located just east of the
music building. It will oc
cupy the space of the old
music building which was
torn down last spring.
The recital hall will be
completed in conjunction
with the construction of the
new music building project
begun last year. '
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erally recognize only mem
bers of "historic peace
churces" for CO. deferments,
although several Roman Cath
olics received them in Lin
coln this last year, Imming
said.
The Catholic church does
not "impose a position of
pacificism" on its members,
he said. The church does urge
members to make their own
decision on whether or not to
go to war.
DEFERMENT TROUBLE
This "narrower and nar
rower" interpretation of the
CO. clause probably means
that members of many Prot
estant churches will have
trouble getting such defer
ments in Nebraska, Imming
said.
Stephen also attacked Ne
braska's insistence that CO.'s
be from traditional peace
churches, saying "this is pop
pycock." Citing the Seeger
case, he said this should not
be sufficient grounds to deny
Abbott's application.
This is a direct contradic
tion of the first amendment of
Woman's Creativity, Morality
Featured At 'Focus On Coeds'
The American Woman,
1967, her art and. craft, her
style, her creativity, and her
morality will be featured top
ics during Focus on Coeds,
Oct. 24-Nov. 3 according to
AWS.
The "How: to Do" work
shop will be. held ' Tuesday
Oct. 24, from 2-4 p.m., in the
Nebraska Union. Karen
Wendt, workshop chairman,
announced that women will
show displays in plastics, mil
linery, knitting, candle-making,
and feathered flowers.
She also said that hints will
be given on decorating dorm
rooms, and decorative ac
cents for the home. Each
speaker will give a 5-10 min
ute talk about her display and
then questions will be answer
ed. .
Robert HiSstad from the
Department of XIoma.Eco
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the Constitution which guar
antees religious freedom,, he
said.
INVESTIGATION
He said the local office of
the American Civil Liberties
Union was contacted by its
southern regional office and
asked to investigate Abbott's
case. The Emory college stu
dent asked the southern office
to help him when he learned
his CO. application had been
denied.
Stephen and three other
clergymen, including Imming,
visited with the directors of
nomics will speak before
House mothers, resident di
rectors, AWS board mem
bers and workers, and ad
visers at a dessert Tuesday
evening on "what a woman
wears affects her outlook on
life." '
Following the dessert, AWS
will sponsor a style show
where the top ten best-dressed
coeds' on the University
campus will be announced.
Nancy Eaton, chairman ol
the style show, announced
that Mrs. Terry Kugrens, a
buyer for Hovland Swanson
wiil serve as commentator.
Each of the finalists will
be individually notified and
they will not know who the
other finalists are until the
style show. The woman se
lected as the best-dressed
coed will enter the national
contest sponsored by Glam
our Magazine.
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Status
the Lincoln and state draft
offices. Guy Henninger, head
of the state board, suggested
Abbott write a personal letter
to Gen. William Hershey, na
tional director of the Selec
tive Service, Stephen said.
Because Abbott will be
tried in Atlanta, the local
ACLU office can do little but
investigate. Stephen expects
the southern office to furnish
counsel for him during t h
trial.
GOOD CHANCE
The Lincoln ACLU attorney
feels Abbott stands a good
chance of winning his case,
Stephen said.
In a telephone interview
with the Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, Healy said that
the Lincoln board rejected
Abbott's request for CO. sta
tus "while agreeing that Ab
bott is a conscientious objec
tor." Healy said that because of
the Seeger case, refusal to
grant CO. status because
Abbott does not belong to a
peace church is probably un
constitutional. Challenge for Creativity
will be presented by AWS
Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the
Westbrook Music Building.
Dr. A. Robin Bowers from
the University's English De
partment will be master of
ceremonies.
Entertainment will be pre
sented by Orchesis, from the
Department of Physical Ed
ucation, the Three Day Ry
ders, the Uni-mlmes from the
Speech Department and the
University Lab Band under
the direction of Dennis
Schneider.
An AWS "Teach-In" on
morality and drugs will be
held Monday, Oct. 30. Two
sessions will be held, accord
ing to Nesha Neumeister,
chairman of the teach-in.
Speakers with opposing
viewpoints on each of the sub
jects will team up to present
both sldea of tba discussion.
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