Wednesday,, December 13, 1967
University of Nebraska
Vol. 91, No. 50
IFG And Panhel
Submit Reports
Deferred Rush Action
Delayed Two Years
DAVE BUNTAI.V
Senior Staff Writer
Fraternity and sorority
leaders are talking quietly of
"victory," iollowing a Board
of Regents' decision Monday
postponing action on the issue
of deferred rush for at least
two years.
The Regents' action fol
lowed more than six months
of work by Interfraternity
Council and Panhellenic to re
search the merits of various
rushing systems.
Each group had recom
mended in two earlier reports
that the Regents should not
alter the present pre-school
rush approach.
Greek enthusiasm over the
Board's decision was dulled
somewhat by the Regent's
lengthy statement, which, in
effect, challenged the frater
nity systems to find answers
to a number of specified prob
lems. The statement expressed
the Regents' concern over the
inability of the sorority sys
tem to accommodate all the
interested girls and the fact
that many junior and senior
fraternity men "choose to
live outside the group."
It also pointed to such
matters as pledgeship pro
grams, houses' educational
atmosphere and racial inte
gration as needing "careful
and deliberate attention."
The Board requested the
two systems and the Office of
Student Affairs to present re
ports on Oct. 1, 1963, concern
ing "progress in the solution
of the aforementioned prob
lems." IFC President Gene Hohen
see asked the Board whether
their statement could be con
strued to mean that failure
to solve the "aforememtioned
problems" might result in the
imposition of deferred rush
at a later date.
Discounting this possibility,
Regent Ed Schwartzkopf re
plied that all of the Universi
ty's programs should be pe
riodically re-eveluated, "'to
see if there are some things
we can do to make them op
erate better."
After the meeting, Regent
Richard Adkins told Hohen
see he would call deferred
rush a "dead issue", the IFC
President said.
A number of Greek leaders
were not convinced that the
rush question is really a
"dead issue." Kathy Kuester,
Panhellenic deferred rush
committee chairman, said the
statement seemed to be an ul
timatum indicating "we have
two years to bring fhp sys
tem up to par."
"Apparently the Board of
Sell ul tze:
NU Government
Is Progressive
By GARY GILLEN
Junior Staff Writer
ASUN president Dick
Schulze told about 30 Univer
sity students Monday that
student government in Ne
braska is progressive and is
developing along the right
lines when compared to oth
er schools.
"In areas such as the field
of academic freedom, this
campus is far ahead of many
other colleges and universi
ties," he said.
During the policy speech
Schulze said that the Bill of
Rights is a step toward t h e
ideal university community.
"Although the Bill of Richts
may not look like much, it is
a step in the right direction.
At least we are discussing the
situation with the administra
tion, which is a lot more than
some schools are doing,"
Schulze said.
He said that the caliber of
things discussed by student
Regents doesn't think we're
moving at a fast enough pace
in up-dating the system," she
said.
Hohensee said he, too, was
somewhat disappointed with
the Board's statement. "I was
hoping that they would defeat
the issue entirely," he ex
plained. The statement, he pointed
out, "could be interpreted as
a threat to solve the problems
they cited or face the possi
bility of deferred rush."
Miss Kuester speculated
that fraternity and sorority
leaders will be called in by
the Board in 1969 and asked
to defend not only the r u s h
system but the Greek system
as a whole.
Prior to that time, fraterni
ties and sororities will "have
to make constructive changes
and publicize them well out
side of the system." she said.
Hohensee told the Regents
that preparation of a compre
hensive report would take
much time away from the
implementation of new pro
grams. A number of IFC and
Panhellenic projects were
sidelined when the two groups
began preparing the rush re
ports. He said IFC plans to com
pile a comprehensive file sys-.
tern on all future activities to
aid them in writing the 1969
reports.
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New Arts And
Named By Board Of Regents
The Board of Regents Mon
day named Dr. C. Peter Ma
grath, a political science pro
fessor at Brown University,
as dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences.
He succeeds Dr. Walter
Militzer who asked to be re
lieved of administrative duties
last September. Dr. James C.
Olson, dean of the Graduate
College, has been serving as
acting dean of Arts and Sci
ences. The Regents were not cer
tain as to when Magrath's
position would become effec
tive. He will also serve as a
professor of political science.
Chancellor Clifford M. Har
din said "Magrath's selection
was made after a nationwide
search by a faculty commit
tee and University officials.
We are looking forward to ag
gressive and imaginative
leadership from a man who
at the age of 34 already has
an outstanding record as a
teacher, scholar and admin
istrator." Macgrath is the author of
three books: "Morrison R.
government is an indication
that progress is being made
toward a better academic en
vironment. "When I get depressed
over ASUN proceedings, I
read the minutes of a meet
ing held 10 years ago when
they were discussing the sale
of beanies," he commented.
Schulze also expressed dis
appointment in the lack of,
student interest in the senate
meetings.
"I wish that students would
feel free to come to the sen
ate meetings to present their
grievances." he said.
He said that a lack of com
munications may be a reason
for the students not bringing
their grievances to the ASUN.
"Although communications
could be improved with
a public relations system, I
don't bel'eve that a public re
lations department is com- ;
patible with the idea of
ASirN," Schulze said.
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CHANCELLOR CLIFFORD HARDIN' . . . directs his statements to the University
Board of Regents at its Mondav meetine.
Waite: The Triumph of Char
acter"; "Yazoo: Law and
Politics in the New Republic,
the Case of Fletcher vs.
Peck"; and "The Constitu
tional System: Conflict and
Consensus," to be published
Associate Justice Fortas Takes
A Vocal Stand To Unite Court
Associate justice of the Su
preme Court, Abe Fortas, a
man who is becoming an in
creasingly decisive voice in
legal action, will speak in the
Nebraska Union at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday in connection with
the Union Speakers Artists
series.
The new justice, youngest
of the Court, has refused to
take the quiet, submissive at
titude common to the recent
appointees of the Court, ac
cording to New York Times
magazine.
Fortas has emphasized the
need for additional rights for
criminal suspects. He has de
nied the jurisdiction of the
court to act as governmen
tal parents' for so-called de
linquents. The justice suggests that it
is only proper that juveniles'
be given the benefit of prior'
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Science
next year.
He has also written numer
ous articles for technical jour
nals and is currently writing
textbook on government in
America.
Magrath is political science
notice of charges, counsel and
defense against self-incrimination.
Fortas advocates the re
moval of psychological pres
sures, remarking that they
rank in the same area as the
thumbscrew and rubber hose.
The stand taken by Fortas
concerning this, controversy
united the Court, which had
been divided into four or five
groups, all advocating dific
ent stands on the issue.
Fortas has also dealt suc
cessfully with the big business
interests, the Times added. It
was h i s intervention that
clarified the statement by the
Business Council concerning
advanced escalation of the
Vietnam War. .
The justice has also acted
decisively in cases concerning
the American press. He will
oppose, he said, . any action
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the Supreme Court Abe Fortas will
Union at 3i30 p.m. on Thursday,
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advisor to the Encyclopedia
International, member of the
University of Chicago Law
School Mechem ' Fellowship
committee, member of the
Law and Society Association
and a Phi Beta Kappa.
by the Court "to place insup
erable obstacles in the way
of recovery by persons who
are injured by reckless and
heedless assaults provided
they are in print."
Fortas graduated Phi Beta
Kappa from Yale Law College
and served as a faculty mem
ber for several years. In 1937
his career as an educator
ended with his appointment to
several successive political
positions.
Fortas was named Under
secretary of the Interior in
J942 and also served as ad
visor to the U.S. United Na
tions delegation. It was dur
ing this time that Fortas be
came both a close friend and
advisor for LBJ.
When a vacancy in the Su
preme Court was created in
1965, President Johnson ap
pointed Fortas to the position.
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Regents Continue
Recruiting Policy
Make Administrative,
Personnel Changes
Bv DAVE BUNTAIN
Senior Staff Writer
The University will con
tinue to open its doors to all
military and business re
cruiters. Vice Chancellor G.
Robert Ross said at Monday's
Regents meeting.
Responding to a recent
ASUN resolution concerning
the presence of military re
cruiters on campus, Ross
said, "the conduct of inter
views between interested stu
dents and responsible repre
sentatives of recognized, law
. ful professions and occupa
tions is a proper on-campus
activity."
He added this activity is
"not to be interrupted by the
pressure of disagreements on
national policy."
Ross, dean of student af
fairs, sought to clarify the
University's position on re
cruiters despite the fact that
ASUN has since amended its
original resolution and drop
ped the clause on military re
cruitment. The clause urged the Board
of Regents to suspend mili
tary recruitment on campus
until a draft directive by Se
lective Service Director Lew
is B. Hershey is rescinded.
The original resolution was
further amended to urge the
Regents to communicate the
University's displeasure with
the directive to the U.S.
presidents and the Nebraska
draft boards.
Ross complimented the
ASUN for rescinding its ini
tial resolution, adding that
the new resolution appeared
to be "obsolete" in' view of
action taken by the Selective
Service director and the U.S.
Attorney General Monday
morning.
Hershey and Atty. Gen.
Ramsey Clark acted to make
recruiting disruptions punish
able in the courts, rather
than by the draft boards.
The vice chancellor said
the current recruiter policy
"has been recently reviewed
and supported by the Uni
versity Committee on Student
Affairs composed of students,
Moot Court Team
Reaches National
The moot court team of the
University's College of Law
will enter national competi
tion Dec. 18-19-20 in New
York City as one of two
teams to advance from re
gional competition.
Nebraska reached the na
tional competition, which will
be held in the House of the
New York Bar Association, by
finishing among 12 teams,
runner-up to the University of
Kentucky in regional competi
tion held Nov. 17-18 in Kan
sas City.
Members of the team are
Bill Harding, a junior who
was named the outstanding
speaker in the regional
event; Bill Fenton; Tom
Thomsen and Bruce Wright.
Prof. John M. Gradwohl is
the team advisor.
Nebraska drew a first
round bye but enters the sec
ond round on Dec. 19 against
a first round winner.
Other law schools taking
part in the competition are
from Boston College, Cornell
University, Dickinson College,
Georgetown University, Indi
ana, Loyola University of New
Orleans, New York Universi
ty, Northwestern University,
Tulane, Colorado, Georgia.
Kentucky, Miami of Flori
da, Michigan, University of
Southern California, Virginia,
Washington and Lee, Wayne
State University, and Willam
ette College.
The moot court team must
be prepared to argue either
side of a hypothetical court
case. However, a written
brief is filed on only one side
of the case. The brief filed by
Nebraska's team In regional
competition achieved the high
score, according to team
member Bruce Wright.
The case to be argued con
cerns a class action for peo
staff, and faculty."
In other Board action, the
group approved a variety of
administrative changes and
personnel appointments.
The Regents authorized the
transfer of the advanced de
gree programs in teaching
from the Advanced Profes
sional Division of Teachers
College to the Graduate Col
lege. Chancellor Clifford Hardin
said the programs leading to
a master of education, a doc
tor of education and the six
year certificate were switch
ed to the Graduate School to
allow greater co-ordination
among the graduate pro
grams. The Board also approved
the reorganization of the de
partment of dairy science,
re-titling it the department
of food science and technol
ogy. Dr. E. F. Frolik, dean of
the College of Agriculture and
Home Economics said the
change is in line with a na
tional trend and new develop
ments in the food industry.
In the area of personnel
changes, the Regents ap
proved the appointment of
Arthur C. Bryan, former
president of Union Carbide's
Consumer Products Division,
to a temporary teaching post
in the College of Business
Administration.
Bryan, a University alum
nus, will teach a graduate
seminar in the area of man
agement. The Board also apporved
the appointment of the chief
radiotherapist at Walter Reed
General Hospital, Washing
ton. D.C., to the Medical Cen
ter faculty.
Dr. John G. Maier will join
the faculty July 1 as the Ep
ply Professor of Radiation
. Therapy.
"We are fortunate to ob
tain one of the nation's out
standing radio-therapists and
researchers in radiation bio
logy for this important po
sition," Dr. Cecil L. Wittson,
dean of the College of Medi
cine, said.
ple who allegedly bought
stocks and bonds on the bas
is of an erroneous financial
statement supplied by an ac
counting firm.
The two main points will
concern (1) whether a suit
can be maintained on behalf
of all the people who bought
stock at a given time and 2t
whether to impose liability on
the accountants for a care
lessly conducted audit, under
provisions of the Federal Se
curities and Exchange Act
and common law.
Each team is scored on the
basis of two thirds for oral
arguments and one third for
a written brief.
In preparation for the oral
arguments in national compe
tition, the Nebraska moot
court team practiced two or
three times daily by arguing
before judges, accountants,
attorneys and professors in
the College of Law, Wright
said.
Red Cross
Recordings
The Red Cross Talking
Letter program, enabling
families of service men and
foreign students to send a
10 minute recording over
seas, will end Dec. 16.
The Lancaster County
Red Cross provides the
mailing envelopes, the tape,
and a polaroid snapshot of
the sender. The only cost to
the individual is the mail
ing charges.
Arrangements can be
made by calling the Red
Cross chapter house,
432-5505, or Visiting 1701 E
Street.
