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Senators Argue Merger
EDITOR'S NOTE: This
Is the first In a four-part se
ries on the proposed NU
OU merger. The second
part, which will appear
Thursday, will concern the
attitudes and opinions on
the merger of students and
administrators at the Uni
versity of Omaha. ,
The merger of the Univer
sity of Omaha and the Uni
versity of Nebraska is s e e n
as a near certainty by t w o
state senators who have tak
en opposing stands on the is
sue. The OU-NU merge r, on
which the city of Omaha will
vote Dec. 12, will have huge
effects on the University of
Nebraska, according to. both
legislators.
"I am strongly against this
merger," Henry F. Pcderscn,
Unicameral representative
from Omaha, said in a tele
phone interview Tuesday. "It
Wednesday, December
IDA PRESIDENT . . . Brian Ridenbur serves on a panel at the IDA Open Housing Forum held Tuesday afternoon
at Cather Pound Hall Cafeteria
Open-House Policy Draws Fire
... At IDA Forum
Indecision laced with ap
prehension over student mor
ality was expressed by mem
bers of the University Sub
committee on Social Affairs
and Activities at a forum on
open-house policy sponsored
by the Inter-Dormitory Asso
ciation (IDA).
Members of the committee
at the forum included Helen
Snyder, associate dean of
Student Affairs, Robert Scott,
coordinator of student activi
ties, Loren Bonneau, associ
ate professor of history and
philosophy of education, and
Gary Grahnquist. The panel
was completed by Brian Rid
enour, IDA president.
The forum, which was at
tended by about one hundred
students concerned with the
present open-house policy con
troversy which was ignited
when the University Subcom
mittee questioned the present
policy regarding dormitory
open houses.
Scott said that during a
regular committee meeting a
misunderstanding arose over
open house policy due to the
increase in the number of
open houses this semester.
Due to this committee meet
ing several requests for opeji
houses were denied. Conse
quently IDA passed a resolu
tion stating that they opposed
any change in policy and
would not sanction such a
change which would be un- .
favorable to their member
dormitories.
is premature and it will sad
dle the state with Omaha's
burden."
NEWS MEDIA
Pederson said he felt sure
that the merger would pass
In the election next Tuesday
because there is a "controlled
news media" in Omaha, that
has "clamped down" on op
position and is supporting the
combination of the two
schools.
Sen. Sam Klaver, also of
Omaha, was also confident
that the merger would pass,
but for different reasons.
"I feel that it is a very good
thing for every man, woman
and child in the state," Kla
ver said. "It will help the stu
dents and help everyone."
BRANCH
But Pederson could see no
justification for "adding 9,000
students to the University of
Nebraska." He said that OU
would become a branch of the
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"The IDA Council feels that
the frequency of open houses
does not detract from their
special nature," Ridenour ex
plained. In response to Ridenour's
statement a committee mem
ber said that he felt that the
frequency of open houses was
important for the frequency
could be construed as an at
tempt to side-step ; the Re
gents ban on coed-visitation.
Bonneau expressed appre
hension over the open house
situation with regard to the
opportunity it was lending
rooms for dating purposes.
However, Dean Snyder said
that rules for open house vis
itation could be controlled in
order to prevent such situa
tions from arising for the
majority of. society disap
proves of a bedroom as a
room for entertainment.
Audience reaction included
such questions as "my dorm
room is my home here, so
why can't 1 entertain in it?"
Dean Snyder replied that
dorms were furnished with
facilities other than bedrooms
which students could utilize
for entertainment purposes.
Disagreements aside, the
consensus was for a written
definition of an open house
and its ramifications.
Bonneau stated that an
open house in his opinion
should be formal in its na
ture and that the visitors
should be moving freely be
tween the dormitory rooms.
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"This would serve certain
needs," Pederson said, "b u t
it will not be a whole univer
sity. It might be just a teach
ers' education complex or
something like that."
The Omahan added that
there would be no additional
graduate study in Omaha if
OU becomes "The University
of Nebraska at Omaha."
BETTER
Pederson pointed out that
the effort to make the schools
bigger by combining them
does not necessarily make
them better.
He had proposed a bill in
the last legislative session
creating a board for coordi
nation of higher education in
Nebraska. The bill, LB661,
was defeated, although a res
olution was passed approving
study of such a board.
This board would have been
qualified to make a recom
Snyder defined an open
house as being centered
around a speciifc activity dur
ing which time there would
be a constant flow of guests.
Stressing the informality of
the open house situation
Grahnquist felt that an open
house afforded the students
a casual atmosphere where
they could communicate with
visiting friends or spend their
time studying.
Ridenour said that he felt
that some of the committee
members were falsely equat
ing a dorm open house to a
formal open house that might
be held after a wedding cele
bration. However undecided they
were in their definition, the
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terested students
1 Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
in the Nebraska Union.
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Berkeley and in San
Francisco, Calif. The
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mendation on the merger, ac
cording to Pcderscn. Since the
board was not created, and
since the merger has not been
thoroughly studied, Pedcrsen
indicated, the combination of
the schools is "premature."
QUALITY
Klaver, on the other hand,
suggested the merger would
upgrade the quality of educa
tion on both campuses.
"I cannot help but feel it
will be of great help," he said;
Although he had not been
"too sold" on the concept of
the merger at first, Klaver
said that there are many
benefits in the combination of
the schools.
COMPETITION
"There will a spirit of com
petition," he said, "which will
gain more and a greater ef
fort from the schools, and
bring about more and better
learning."
Asked about more tangible
University of Nebraska
panel was united in their po
sition that a definite open
house policy was needed.
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'Messiah'
Sunday
The traditional Christ
mas performance of Han
del's oratorio, the "Mes
siah," will be presented by
the University choral union
and orchestra Dec. 10 at 3
p.m. at the University Col
iseum. Earl Jenkins will direct
the group which consists of
the Madrigal Singers di
rected by John Moran, the
University Singers directed
by Jenkins and the Univer
sity, choruses I and II di
rected by Jenkins and Mo
;ran. . '
The orchestra directed by
Emanuel Wishnow, chair
man of the music depart
ment, will accompany the
performance.
Soloists for the "Mes
siah" will be Patricia
Stranberg, Dianne George,
Wellington Wilson and Dale
McClellan, all voice majors
in the music department.
Traditional carols will be
heard from the Ralph Mu
, eller Carillon before and
after the; performance.
Paul Surface will be the
carilloneur.
benefits, the senator replied,
' I can Imagine, realize and
see many benefits if the mer
ger is organized."
Klaver cited the success of
the Omaha Medical School,
which had been falling during
World War II. In 1943 Klaver
introduced a bill in the Uni
cameral for financing t h e
school through the University
of Nebraska. Since then the
school has recovered and be
come successful, he pointed
out, ,
CHANCE
'i think the merger has an
excellent chance of passing,"
Klaver concluded. ,
And Pedersen agreed that
its chances are good, but for
reasons other than those cited
by Klaver.
"The sentiment in Omaha
is that the merger will be ap
proved," he said, "because
people think it will save them
money."
Smith Hall
AWS Reps Should
Enforce Regulations
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A resolution stating that
AWS rules should be enforced
by AWS representatives, not
dormitory student assistants,
was unanimously passed by
the Smith Hall Cabinet com
posed of the dormitory's ex
ecutive officers and floor
presidents Monday night.
Smith Hall president Andy
Corrigan called the resolution
a precedent because in the
past, "dorm student assis
tants have always been re
sponsible for enforcing AWS
rules."
"Student assistants are
dorm residents and we do ex
pect them to support AWS
, rules," Miss Corrigan stated,
"but not enforce them."
SUPPORT
Dianne Cook, Smith Hall
resident director, said Tues
day. "The majority of Smith's
staff members support this
resolution."
"AWS representatives are
willing and able to enforce
AWS rules," Miss Cook said,
"and it is their responsibility
in the first place."
DEAN SNYDER
Miss Helen Snyder, assis
tant dean of student affairs,
sail Tuesday that the reso
lution does not have the Uni
versity's sanction.
She agreed that the resolu
tion "deals with an important
emerging issue." but she did
not agree with the change be
ing made by the resolution.
"AWS is a student organiza
tion, but it is carrying out an
administrative purpose," the
assistant dean said.
EFFECT
Asked to comment on Miss
Snyder's verbal disapproval
of the Smith resolution Miss
Corrigan said, "I am uncer
tain as to what possible ac
tion Miss Snyder can take."
"The Cabinet, which started
discussing this issue five
weeks ago, felt it was un
fair for AWS to utilize dorm
personnel to enforce AWS
rules," Miss Corrigan ex
plained. "We feel that having a stu
dent assistant enforce AWS
rules does not enhance stu
dent assistant's relationships
with the girls," she said.
POLICE?
Student assistants are to
assist and counsel students,
not police them, she contin
ued, i
The dorm's president said
that the dorm's AWS repre
sentatives gave their approv
al of the resolution Monday
night. The representatives
will handle late minutes and
bed checks after Dec. 9, she
said.
' Miss Corrigan made the
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"But I hate to see the peo
ple delude d," Pedersen
added. "When that (saving
money) doesn't come true,
they can lose confidence in
government and In state edu
cation." If Omaha University is to
achieve "quality education"
the cost will not be lower, he
said.
Both Pedersen and Klaver
referred to the large share of
state tax money supplied by
Omaha. Because the city con
tributes over 24 per cent of
the money, according to Kla
ver, It will still be supporting
OU.
NOT SAVE MONEY
That is the reason Peder
sen claims the merger will
not save Omahans money;
and that is the reason Klaver
claims that the responsibility
of supporting the school will
not be shifted from Omaha to
the state.
Resolution .
distinction between the two
rule systems in dormitory
government AWS and stan
dards board. "Standards
board is at the disgression
of each dorm," she explained.
They set up quiet hours, dress
rules and other behavioral
World Problems
Confront Teams
Model UN To Convene
With 61 Delegations
By JAN PARKS
Junior Staff Writer
Model United Nations,
which will convene Friday
and Saturday at the Nebras
ka Center for Continuing Ed
ucation, will consider resolu
tions concerning the question
of Chinese representation in
the UN, South-West Africa,
and the violation of human
rights in South Vietnam.
Model UN Chairman Cheryl
Adams reported Tuesday that
61 delegations are expected at
the ASUN sponsored Model
UN, the first of its kind to
be held on the University
campus in many years.
Miss Adams announced
that at least one member of
each delegation should at
tend the meeting Wednesday
at 8:30 p.m. in the Nebraska
Union being held to "inform
everyone as to what is ex
pected of them at the Model
UN and to answer questions."
HOVEL TO KEYNOTE
The Model UN will convene
Friday at 7 p.m when dele
gates will hear a keynote
speech by Dr. Thomas Hovel,
a professor of political sci
ence at the University of Ore
gon, who will speak on China.
Miss Adams said that the
session would then be divided
into three or four blocs,
which will be set up accord
ing to Dr. Hovet's book, Bloc
Politics, in the UN. he ex
plained that these blocs
would probably go by the
names of Afro-Asian, Com
munist, and Western.
These international blocs
will spend the rest of the eve
ning caucasing for the pur
pose of discussing the reso
lutions to be presented on
Saturday, Miss Adams said.
THREE RESOLUTIONS
She explained that the
blocs would be divided into
discussion groups for each of
the three resolutions to dis
cus$ the views of the dele
gates. "Speeches may be de
ent
The Omaha vote is the last
remaining hurdle for approv
al of the merger. The Uni
cameral's LB73U established
the consent of the state of Ne
braska for merging Omaha's
municipal university with
NU.
Klaver was one of 11 sena
tors sponsoring the bill,
which was introduced by Sen.
Terry Carpenter of Scotts
bluff. NO BOARD
During the legislative ac
tion on LB736, Pedersen first
expressed concern with the
"premature action" of the
merger without creation of
the state coordinating board.
Sen. Eric Rasmussen also
commented on the "hurry-up"
attitude surrounding the mer
ger bill, lie stressed the need
for. correlation of higher edu
cation and spoke against the
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AKCHIVES
rules.
"Every floor differs on its
procedure f o r maintaining
dorm standards." she said.
"On some floors each resi
dent may give warnings for
breaking rules of the floor's
standards board."
livered at the caucases as
well as at the General As
sembly on Saturday," Miss
Adams said.
The three major resolutions
will be presented in the Gen
eral Assembly Saturday after
the Model UN reconvenes at
8 a.m., the chairman ex
plained, i
"The last two hours are be
ing saved for the Vietnam is
sue," she said.
"Rapporteurs will be pres
ent through the General As
sembly," the chairman said.
She explained that the pur
pose of rapporteurs is "to
make sure countries keep
their correct positions on the
issues."
"If the rapporteurs feel a
country is taking a position
that a country normally would
not in the UN they may cor-,
rect them." she explained.
Lee Schroer, Vince Van
Zago and Harold Borday,
three University students who
were on delegations to Wes
leyan's Model UN last year,
will serve as rapporteurs, she
explained.
An International Food Buf
fet Saturday at the Nebraska
Union will conclude the two
day Model UN.
' Dr. Milton Rakoye, associ
ate professor of political sci
ence at the University of Il
linois in Chicago, will be in
, traduced by Chancellor Clif
ford Hardin.:
. Rakove, who has written
Arms and Foreign Policy in
the Nuclear Age, will speak
to the UN delegates about
"The Cold War and the UN."
Bob Barns t, the legal
counselor to Gov. Norbert
Tiemann, will give his per
sonal observations of a Model
UN he attended in India.
Other special dinner guests
include G. Robert Ross, Dean
of Student Affairs, and Dr.
Willard Hogan, head of the
political science departmen
and the Model UN sponsor.
