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wr"lvERSTY Op NfiB Hundreds help Hyde Park revive 1 by Phyllis, A kisson Junior Staff Writer Two hundred students and their lively participation in discussions on Vietnam and open houses gave Hyde Park new life Thursday. Thursday's forum indicated enough student interest to contin ue the program, according to Car ol Madson, Union Talks and Topics Committee Chairman. As long as this student interest remains, Miss Madson said ,Hyde Park will continue. Miss Madson said that there was still a problem of the same issues being discussed too fre quently, but that student partici pation was an obvious desire to continue Hyde Park. Anyone can speak Miss Madson introduced the first program of the semester an' nouncing that anyone is allowed 'to speak as long as he is a stu dent or teacher at the University or the guest of a student or teach er. Abel Hall President Richard Page defended his stand on the open house issue as Clark Spivey, the originator of a petition to re call Page, presented his argument. Spivey contended that Page did not fully represent the feelings of Abel Hall in not supporting the recent actions of Harper Hall. Page reported that he was act ing according to the feelings of the executive council by support ing Harper's action in principle. He added that if these were not the true feelings of Abel that it might be the fault of the individ ual residents for not making their feelings known to their respective floor presidents. One girl in the audience report ed that the Abel-Sandoz Residence Association (ASRA) did not in form the students. Meetings open Another audience member re plied that meetings were open and that each residence hall member had an opportunity to know what about it. A Harper Hall resident contend ed that his group's actions had made the administration realize that there was student power. He added that channels previously closed to Harper residents were now open to the other halls be cause of their civil disobedience. Page reported that Harper, af ter its initial action, had wanted the other halls to use legal chan nels to protest that part of open houses they did not approve of. He added that meetings are sched uled with the administration dur ing the next week to discuss the problem. JJ (D Vietnam war Bernard Durand, an instructor in the French Department, opened the forum by expressing his views on why the United States should not be in the Vietnam war. The revolting aspect of this war, Ihe noted, was that the United States is being led to believe that it is being fought for democratic reasons. This is a criminal war. he add ed, and it must be realized that a decision from the president "may precipitate the end of man kind." Reactions from the audience were varied as Durand accused the United States of inhumane acts without reasonable justifica tion. One audience member said that U.S. actions were no worse than those previously taken by the French and that they were nec essary for the containment of world communism. He added that there were also economic justifications for Ameri can presence there. Negro situation When asked what measures he might propose to stop the war, Durand replied that we must first become aware of the Negro situa tion in the country and realize that in a year there is a very good possibility of a civil war. To end the war would be an easy thing, he said, but it is largely up to President Johnson and General Westmoreland. Bob Lucy took the floor and offered one way that concerned Americans might voice their opin ions on the war. He reported that two Nebraska radio stations of fered to broadcast half hour tapes on the subject free tff charge for anyone who is interested. The tapes are available from the Nebraskans for Peace, Lucy said, and the stations broadcast throughout the Nebraska area. The people who gathered at Hyde Park Thursday heard a frequent Hyde Park speaker (above) involv nient in Vietnam. photo by Du Ltttalj expound on the United States rvv Friday, February 16, 1968 0 UlLU rvr University of Nebraska Vol. 91, No. 61 To faculty committee . . . leaders D ortn presen by Jim Evinger Senior Staff Writer Two dormitory presidents will appear before the Faculty Senate Committee on Student Affairs next week to appeal the present open house policy. Bruce Bailey, Cather Hall presi dent, and Richard Page, presi dent of the Able-Sandoz Residence Association, will meet with the committee specifically seeking a change in Article Five of the con troversial open house policy. The article has drawn heavy fire in recent weeks by dormitory residents and executives as being impractical and unenforceable. The article pertains to open room onen- JL doors during open houses. Exhausted resources The issue has gone to the com mittee level of Faculty Senate be cause members of the Subcommit tee on Student Affairs and Activi ties "had exhausted their resourc es in meeting student demands and still remaining within the Regents' rule," said Helen Sny der, associate dean of Student Af fairs and chairman of the sub committee. "We will present the six articles set down in the open house policy, along with facts we have from trial open houses under the policy and the problems dormitory gov- to appeal ouse rule ernments have faced in enforcing those policies," Bailey said. A direct demand will be made to appeal Article Five because of its lack of practicality, he added. NFU's 1,500 letters receive no answer Organizational aid ivanted from faculty members by Jim Pedersen Junior Staff Writer The academic and administra tive faculty has failed to respond to requests by the Nebraska Free University for aid in organizing courses, Susie Phelps, a member of the NFU coordinating commit tee, said Thursday. The NFU sent 1,500 letters to members of the faculty explain ing NFU and asking for active participation. Thus far there has been little response, she said. Miss Phelps said there appear to be three reasons for the lack of response: "The faculty hasn't the time to do anything they are not paid to do." The faculty is involved in pub- t: 4t '4 , ", ' -4. l ' V f : ' v ,, ., , ' ,1,1 1. ,1- r ' Tffi Suzy Phelps lishing material for themselves. Some members of the facul ty are simply opposed to NFU. Some faculty members think that students are naive in their reasons for forming the NFU and feel they have been insulted, ac cording to Phelps. NFU is only trying to help the students, Miss Phelps said. The purpose of NFU is to create a situation where there is room for creative thinking without restric tions, she added. Previously NFU has directed the job of organizing and teach ing courses to the graduate stu dents. Now NFU is spending more time attempting to interest the faculty in NFU since it is the fac ulty who are involved the most in education, Miss Phelps said. This semester several seminars will be held between course or ganizers and the Free University Committee in an attempt to create new methods of teaching rather than simply new subjects, she add ed. The deadline for course orga nization forms is Tuesday Feb. 20. The forms should be turned into the ASUN office by any graduate, undergraduate, or faculty mem ber interested in leading a course. Registration for NFU will run from Feb. 28 to March 1. Regis tration will be held in the Union and in dormitories during the lunch hour. Classes commence March 4. Two of the courses offered in NFU this semester are the Popu ular Philosophy of Ayn Rand and Eric Hoffer and Twentieth Cen tury music. Meeting with Regents Bailey and Page are also mak ing arrangements to meet with three Regents who will be in Lin coln Feb. 24. "We feel it is important to dis cuss this issue with the Regents because of their direct concern and because of their contact with Dean Ross," Bailey said. He said there will be a meeting Sunday of IDA leaders ; draw up alternatives to the open house policy. Achange will be requested of the Faculty Committee provid ed the Sunday quorum can find a feasible alternative, Bailey said. No Immediate action Although no action will probably be taken by the committee at thai time, it can uphold the policy as it now stands, reject any part of it, and-or formulate a compromise with any part of it, Bailey ex plained. The current article stands simply because the subcommittee which wrote the policy could find no better solution, according to Bailey. He said there is a good chance for reaching an alternative be cause of the cooperation and will ingness of administration officials also interested in finding a feasible solution. Unanimous stand "Whatever decision is reached bunaay must be a unanimous stand by the IDA Council in order to hold the strength of the majority of the students," he said. Bailey sees a unanimous stand by the IDA Council as proof that IDA is representing a majority of the students. Should the Faculty Senate Com mittee on Student Affairs adopt a new policy, it would not have to be approved by the Board of Re gents to become effective. The Regents, however, do hold the right of reviewing the changes and rejecting them, Bailey ex plained. Contact residence directors He and Page are contacting res idence directors to obtain their suggestions, ideas, comments and criticisms. He emphasized there are "a lot of avenues left open for us" be fore illegal movements should be undertaken. "We must try these legal chan nels before we try any radical and illegal movements. This is to pro tect us from having open houses thrown out altogether by the Re gents," he emphasized. UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!lllllllllllilllllllllllllllllH On Campus ... Today The weekend movie in the Union will be "Baby the Rain Must Fall" starring Steve McQueen, Lee Rem ick and Don Murray. The film will be shown at 7 and 9 p.m. on Fri day, and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Red Cros3 interviews for chair man and assistants will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Union, according to Margo Mc Master. Interested persons may sign up for interview times on the activities bullentin board in the Union basement. No prior experi ence is necessary for a position. Don Lydic: U.S. image improved Peace Corps volunteer returns from Columbia Write-iii campaign for IDA JSew candidates oppose policy Two Harper Hall residents are conducting a write-in campaign for Inter-Dormitory Association (IDA) president and vice presi dent in Friday's IDA election. George Saunders, a junior ma joring in German from Jackson, will run for president while his running mate is Pierre Daggett, a sophomore Harper Hall Senator from Mitchell. A spokesman for the two said they were conducting the cam paign as a result of opposition to recent IDA open house activities. IDA election committee chair man Dave Shonka said both Harp er Hall candidates have met IDA constitutional requirements and University stipulations for candi dacy. Shonka said voting will take place at all University residence halls belonging to IDA from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. The two will oppose the pre v i o u s 1 y announced candidates Bruce Bailey, Cather Hall presi dent, and vice presidential candi date Mike Eyster, Selleck Quad president in Friday's IDA execu tive elections. The IDA constitution states the candidate receiving the most votes will be declared the winning candi date provided he receives at least 40 per cent of the ballots cast. If such a plurality fails to exist, a runoff election will be held within 10 days between the two candidates receiving the most votes. Both executive officers will as sume office one week after their election and serve a one-year term according to the constitution. by John Dvorak Junior Staff Writer The Peace Corps is doing much to improve the American image overseas, according to Donald Ly dic. who has spent 32 months in Columbia as a Peace Corps volun teer. "Most of the Columbian people feel the United States is really trying to help them." continued Lydic. "The Columbian people feel the Corps are interested in them as people." Lydic is part of a Peace Corps recruiting team that will be in the Nebraska Union next week. The Peace Corps program has been in Columbia nearly seven years. For the money being spent, the program has done a great deal for South America, Lydic said. Lydic received his bachelor of science degree in Soil Conserva tion and Agronomy from the Uni versity of Nebraska in 1964.- He served as an agricultural exten ist in the town of Chaiacota dur ing his first 20 months in Colum bia. Lydic helped small farmers near Chaiacota to improve agri cultural nutrition. "I also helped organize about 45 4-S Clubs, similar to the 4-H pro gram in the United States," said Lydic. Planting small commercial gardens was the major project of these clubs. "We also constructed two rural schools under the School to School program," Lydic said. "A school district in the United States puts up money for a rural school dis trict in Columbia. The Columbian people themselves construct the new schools." "With about $5,000 worth of Care aid, we trained teachers in 21 schools," said Lydic. "The teach ers built demonstration gardens under our guidance, and when the gardens were proven feasible, we used the school to distribute seeds to other areas." The economic status of the Co lumbian people is distinct, he said. The income per family is less than $430. "The average family is quite large," said Lydic. "Some fami lies have as many as 12 or 13 children." Nearly every family has lost two or three children due to substandard health conditions, he said. Most families grow their own food and sell some for income. "The Columbians have many prob lems that are very difficult to solve," said Lydic. Wealthy families in Columbia own almost 90 of the tillable land, according to Lydic. The com mon people, or peons, work for the rich families. ' But there is a land reform pro gram," he continued. "The gov ernment is buying land from large owners and giving it to the poor- : A t3 t i '0 A 1 L u Donald Lydic, Peace Corps returnee: "The Columbian people feel the Corps are in terested in t h e m as p e o p 1 e." Lydic and others will be recruit ing on campus next week. er people on long-term loans." Exploitation in Columbia The United States has been ex ploiting Columbia as well as all South America, he charged. For eign business operates with large profits, but most of these profits leave the country. This situation is improving ac cording to Lydic. "Foreign busi nesses are now beginning opera tion in Columbia with less than 50 per cent foreign ownership." he said. Inflation, cause3 by devaluation of Columbia's problems "the cost of living went up 100 per cent in the time that 1 was there," he said. The United States' presence in Vietnam is hard for . Peace Corps workers to explain, said Lydic. "The volunteers overseas must give a clear explanation," he said. "Most of all, people in other coun tries want to know who requested U.S. help in Vietnam and what American aims in Southeast Asia are," he said.