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University of Nebraska
Vol. 91, Na 37
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New Training Center
Receives Approval
To Acquaint National Businessmen
With Nebraska Firms. Resources
A unique Nebraska training
renter for national business
executives who win work in
Latin America received un
animous approval from the
Board of Regents Friday.
In addition to training the
executives, the center will
also acquaint the national
firms with Nebraska and its
resources, the director of the
University1 Latin America
program said.
'You can well imagine the
impact -of this on the busi
ness of the community and
state," said Dr. Robert Es-quenaa-Mayo,
director of the
University's new Institute of
Latin American and Interna
tional Studies.
A FIRST
The center, the first of its
iind in the nation, according
to Esquenazi - Mayo, win
"'bring high executives -of
American firms here for four
weeks of study at the Nebras
ka Center.'"
HAPPY GAIL SKINNER .
Morgan:
Larger,
This year's Faculty Evalu
ation Booklet will go on sale
this week, according to Tom
Morgan, chairman of the
ASUN Faculty Evaluation
committee.
Morgan said the exact date
of publication will depend on
the rate at which production
is completed. He expressed
bis hope that the booklets
would be ready for release
Wednesday.
Publication of the booklet is
scheduled to coincide with
student registration for -second
semester. Faculty evalua
tions included in the booklet
can aid students in register
ing for their coursework, Mor
gan explained.
PUBLICATION LARGER
The booklet can also be of
value to students having an
evaluated instructor, be
pointed out, because it can aid
them in understanding his
presentation and demands.
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The East Campus facility
Is scheduled to host four
of the seminars of 15 execu
tives each in 1968.
'The executives will be get
ting background on language,
history, customs and forth,"
he said.
FIVE OR SIX
Although the Univer
sity staff -on the project will
vary, Esquenazi-Mayo esti
mated that five or six mill
handle the first seminars. He
indicated that the University
could provide well-qualified
experts in all areas of study.
-We saw the need for this."
he said, '"Some firms have
tride this on their own with
out much success. They have
trouble finding qualified peo
ple to instruct."
Some of the nation's larg
est firms are interested in
sending executives for train
ing before they -occupy posi
tions in Latin American
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, . beams after being named
Homecoming Queen.
New Evaluation Booklet
More Comprehensive
This year's publication is
considerably larger and more
comprehensive, Morgan said.
Over 200 of the 600 full-time
faculty members are eval
uated nearly double, the
number covered last year.
Evaluations of each instruc
tor were written from ques
tionnaires distributed by
teachers on a volunteer basis.
The committee revised "these
questionnaires to a great ex
tent in order to gauge other
aspects of a teacher's effec
tiveness besides his class
room presentation.
With the aid of the Univer
sity's computer facilities, the
committee was able to anayl
yze four basic areas about
each teacher: h i s presenta
tion, testing and examina
tions, assigned material and
other general information.
BEGAN IN IKS
The history of the faculty
evaluation idea extends back
to 19C5, lie aai, vara ASUN
branches or subsidiaries, Esquenazi-Mayo
said.
SELF-SUPPORTING
The seminars will be self
supporting, he added, since
the firms are willing to pay
the cost -of the training.
Edward Lumsden of Mexi
co City, Mexico, was ap
pointed as coordinator of the
seminar and to make .ar
rangements with firms inter
ested in the program.
With degrees from Colum
bia University, Lumsden has
background in Latin
American affairs, having
served as director of Latin
American operations for
Time-Life Inc.. from 1952 to
1964.
University faculty and guest
lecturers will develop inten
sive study programs on Latin
America in the areas -of cul
ture, history, geography, an
thropology, art. language, ec
onomics and political science.
University of Nebraska's
President Kent Neumister
and Vice - President Larry
F r 0 1 i k initiated a faculty
evaluation committee in ful
fillment .of a -campaign prom
ise. Several attempts to launch
the program were made in
the early part of that school
year. Committee members
distributed questionnaires in
bulk to the general student
body and these students were
asked to evaluate their in
structors on a voluntary ba
sis. "Morgan said the returns
from this approach were
small, making it impossible
to draw definitive -conclusions
about the evaluated instruc
tors. Later in the year, the
committee adopted question
naire distribution system sim
ilar to the present one.
SALES UP
Questionnaires given out in
the classroom in the spring of
1966 became the basis lor last
fall's booklet.
Photo fcy Han Ladely.
STUDENTS RALLY . . .
"with blazing homecom
ing fire.
Aznavour
To Sins
Charles Aznavour. French
actor, songwriter and singer,
wiD present a concert Nov. 14
at -B p.m. at the Nebraska
Theater as a part of the
Speaker-Artist Series. The ar
tist combines "the song-writing
ability of Irving Berlin,
the comedy of Buster Keaton
and the searing vocal inten
sity of Edith Piaf ," according
to Life magazine.
The magazine added that
Aznavour is the latest in a
noble line of French perform
ers for which there is no
American equal the itinerant
music hall star who puts -on a
one man show in a series of
one-night stands.
The actor first appeared in
the United States in 1963 at
Carnegie Hall, where he per
formed b e f 0 r e a sell-out
-crowd. Since that time he has
been invited to return several
times to San Francisco, Bos
ton, New York and Los An
geles. Record albums of the songs
that Aznavour writes and
sings are available in the
United States. He has also ap
peared in two films which
have been released in this
-country -"Shoot the Piano
Player" and "Tomorrow is
My Turn."
The great demand for the
booklets depleted the initial
printing in a matter of hours,
Morgan said, adding that fi
nal sales topped the 750 mark.
This year 1,250 booklets will
be issued in a single printing.
As faculty members adjust
to having their presentations
evaluated, support for the
booklet should grow among
instructors, Morgan said.
The booklet will be sold in
the Nebraska Union for 50
cents.
Film Po! poised
For Haez Concert
' 'Masculine -Fcmitie" , 1 1 ie
UnioD foreign film sched
uled to be shown Nov. 15
has been postponed for the
appearance of Joan Eaez.
The film will be presented
Hov.ZL
IDA Approves
Open
A resolution nrovidins for a
public forum on dormitory
open houses and coed visiting
was approved at the Inter
Dormitory Association Coun
cil meeting last week.
The panel Is to consist of
people who are considered
experts on the open bouse is
sue and the feasibility of hav
ing coed visitation in the
dorms, according to IDA Vice
President Dave Sbonka. pro
poser of the resolution.
Sbonka said both adminis
trative officials and students
would participate, and that
the forum would give dorm
residents an opportunity to
ask questions.
VOICE OPINIONS
"The forum will also give
students a chance to voice
their opinions to the adminis
tration," said Shonka.
"'If the Regents and admin
istrative officials are aware
of the feelings of students,
perhaps it will pave the may
for future reforms," said
Mark Cave, a Cather repre
sentative. No date for the forum has
been set, Shonka said.
Speakers, Display, Tea
For International Week
International Week, planned
as a program to encourage
international imderstanding,
will be conducted Nov. 13-1SL
People to People and the Ne
braska International Associa
tion N1A) are co-sponsoring
the event -
Proponents of International
Week hope that it will create
a unique experience for Ne
braska students in that it will
make them more aware of the
diversity of world cultures,
according to Pam Cot, presi
dent of People to People.
The week opens Monday
with a fashion show in the
Nebraska Union Ballroom at
7 p.m. Foreign students win
be modeling the clothing that
is predominant in their re
Baez Advocates Peace
In Her Songs, Actions
Bv BARB MARTIN
Junior Staff Writer
Folksinger Joan Baez, who
will appear at Pershing Au-'
ditorium Nov. 15, at p.m.
has received almost as much
publicity for her pacifistic
stand concerning the Vietnam
war as for her success in the
field of music.
Although Miss Eaez is an
advocate of peace, her ef
forts to establish her prin
ciples have resulted in a
campaign against income tax.
The singer refuses to pay that
part of the taxes assigned to
her which she feels would
be used to support armed
troops.
She announced that she
pays only 28 cents of each
lax dollar. Last year the gov
ernment responded by seiz
ing the remainder of the tax
balance from her savings.
Miss Baez is also the found
er of the Institute for the
Study of Non-violence, a
school in Carmel, California,
that features seminars on
pacifism.
D AB CONFLICT
The singer made national
headlines last August when
she was barred from a sched
uled concert in Constitution
Hall by the DAR. The or
ganization refused her per
mission to perform in the
building near the White House
due to the tax problem.
President of the DAR. Mrs.
William H. Sullivan. Jr... in
dicated that Miss Baez should
not be allowed to use prop
erty supported by Federal
taxes since she had refused
to pay a portion of her own
taxes.
Miss Baez contacted the De
partment of the Interior and
received permission to per
form at a free concert at the
JSyJvan Theater, near the
House
The council also considered
a resolution introduced by
Tom Eriggs requesting AWS
find an alternate method of
enforcing AWS rules.
Student assistants in wom
en's residence halls are re
quired to enforce AWS rules,
said Briggs. placing them in
police role instead of an ad
visory position.
"AWS Is an organization
completely apart from the
Housing Office." staled
stated Briggs. ""and AWS is
infringing on the dormitory
staff by reqiuring student as
sistants to e 11 f r c e AWS
rules."
COUNSELOR
Briggs thought that some
one other than student assis
tants should enforce AWS
rules because tbe student as
sistants" job is to be a coun
selor to the students."
Shonka suggested the IDA
representatives from women's
dormitories -question the turis
dent assistants on the prob
lems they encounter in en
forcing AWS rules.
The Council discussed
whether IDA should join the
spective countries. AH of the
foreign countries represented
on campus will be repre
sented in the fashion show.
SPEAKERS
G. Robert Ross, dean of
student affairs, and Adam C
Ereckenridge, vice-chancellor
and -director of international
programs, will speak during
the evening program.
A culture display wiD be
presented Tuesday from $
a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Nebras
ka Union. The display win
consist of a large number -of
artifacts from the various
countries. National costumes,
painting, pottery, and jewelry
wiD be included in the display.
Miss Cot said.
Washington Monument. Ef
forts by the DAR to cancel
the appearance were unsuc
cessful, and Miss Baez per
formed before an audience of
,30.000.
During the concert, Miss
Baez said. "The main point
where the DAR and 3 differ
is that they feel the nation
comes above all. The whole
problem is that 123 nations
feel the same way."
STARTED WITH FRIENDS
The folksinger first received
recognition as a performer
when a friend invited her to
sing at the Newport Folk
Festival. Miss Baez per
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SINGES JOAN BAEZ
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Public
Foru
National Association of Col
lege and University Residence
Halls.
BENEFICIAL
Brian Ridenour, EDA presi
dent, said membership would
be beneficial because EDA
would have access to files of
other dormitories is the ca
tion. Activities Cliatirman Jerry
McCrery reported on the
Faculty Fellows program
which be said was working
very well in Cather HaH
Under the program faculty
members may come to the
floors and associate with stu
dents, be said.
McCrery explained that
"many faculty members dont
know bow students feel a
many Issues and really are
interested"
APPOINTMENT
Ridenaur appoinled J a a
Steffensem of Sandoz as IDA
scholastic chairman.
The president also appointed
two uon-dorra residents to the
Coed Visitation Commitlae.
The appointments went to Sid
Logemann ((Sigma Na frater
nity) and Doug Peters (Beta
Sigma Psi fraternity).
"People to People and N1A
are striving for a personal
level to be developed between
American . and f oreign stu
dents and have instigated tws
programs to further this pur
pose d nrin g International
Week, Miss Cot said.
Wednesday a social bour
tea win be held in the Union
from 2 pjn. to S p.m. The
lea win provide a casual at
mosphere where foreign stu
dents and Americans can
communicate on a personal
level, Miss Cot said.
In addition to the tea, all
living imits have been urged
to invite a foreign student at
a dinner guest sometime dur
ing International Week.
formed before 13,000 people,
including representatives of
several major recording com
panies. Although the companies of
fered contracts, Miss Baez
chose to work for Vanguard,
a minor label at that lime
Since then Vanguard and Joan
Baez have both become in
creasingly well-known.
Harold Davison, of Folklore
Productions, who compiled a
character sketch of the sing
er, emphasized in the sketch
that her choice of a compara
tively unknown record com
pany is characteristic of ber
attitude toward herself and
her career.
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