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n University of Nrt HQ eft rn LltiRARV FEB 22 1963 ARCHIVES ThursdayTTebruaty 22, 1963 University of Nebraska Vol. 91, No. 66 ni rays fa I. ! .iiiifiiiiiii!iniiiiiiiiitimiiiiiiiiiiifitiiiiitiit iitTiiiniiii4t4iiitiiiMf tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitniiuiiiiiitrniiitiiifiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiitiiiiiniii;Hitiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiimitiuninitiiimiiii 1 jl. li i 1 -www I' . An overgrown wheelbarrel was caught by the shutter during a pause in the construction 1 process at the Nebraska Union. Work on the doorways has turned cafeterias into corridors 1 and has added footsteps to normal routes. Story on page 3. imiiiiiiHiiiMiuiiiiumiiiiiiiiuiuiMiiiiHiiiMHiiiiiiiiuiiiiniiim Progressive? Pledge programs creep into New Deal phase "In the end, fraternities offer a great iaL But much depends on you the pledge and your attitude. Thus the fraternity tcill be in your hands shortly and you must be prepared to assume the responsibility of leadership and do a respectable jofr." from a message to pledges by Ron Pfeifer, pledge trainer for Phi Delta Theta 1966-67 acadmic year. bv Jim Evinger Senior Staff Writer The transition in a fraternity house from a traditional pledge ship program to one that is pro gressive is slow and must be car ried on by each incoming class. This is the consensus of a group of University men involved in pro gressive pledgeship either as out spoken advocates or direct partici pants. These men are advocating a re evaluation of the concept of pledge ship programs and goals. They are working for change in the relation ship between actives and pledges. They represent an ideal and an evolving reality. One of the few houses involved in progressive pledgeship. Delta Upsilon, started to change its pledge program a few years ago, accord ing to Gene Hohensee, former IFC president and Delta Upsilon senior. The change is characterized by moving from a physical to a men tal to the desired constructive pledgeship, Hohensee said. He emphasized that the program evolves at a rate which the house desires. When the pledges become aware of the progressive move ment, they keep the transition go ing, he said. What is an evolving progressive pledgeship? To what goals is it directed? Faculty Senate sub-committee offers open door resolution Members of the faculty senate sub-committee on social affairs and activities expressed varying opinions Wednesday on a resolu tion proposed Tuesday which would alter the open door rule of the new open house policy. "I'm really not trying to take a stand on the single resolution, I'm just trying to focus on finding a so lution to the problem," sub-committee member Patricia Theimer, said of the motion presented by ASUN Adviser Dr. Paul Byerly. The motion, which the Faculty Senate Committee on Student Af fairs directed the seven member sub-committee to consider, require only those residents actually par ticipating in the open house to abide by the open door rule.' The open door rule, which was established by the sub-committee In December, states that all doors except those of residents absent from the floor during the open house must remain open and those residents leaving the floor must register their absence with, the re sponsible officer. Miss Theimer, assistant profes 4 Hohensee said the Delta Upsilon pledge program was based on an honor code that simply was an oath by the pledge to keep respect for the fraternity in all aspects of his life. This includes studying, do ing duties and following drinking policies. "This creates responsibility with out using the physical means to accomplish this. It doesn't hinder the creativity of the individual pledge. It develops his pride in the house and in himself," Hohe nsee said. The fraternity also holds joint meetings for actives and pledges. These consist of any business that pertains to the house as a whole. The only active meetings are held r EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series on pledgeship in Uni versity fraternities. The sec ond story deals with fratern ity leaders' concepts of prog ressive pledgeship programs. This is the ideal pledge pro gram from the active's point of view. Friday's story will deal with what IFC is doing to up date pledge programs at the University. sor of social work, added that the committee would consider all pos sibilities when it reconvenes. Although the proposal as merit for consideration, Dr. Loren Bon neau, a Faculty Senate represen tative on the committee, expressed doubts on tne measure. He said the motion lacked points which would differentiate it from the coed-visiting proposal denied last April by the University Board of Regents. "There's a Board of Regents pol icy and we must live within that policy," he said, "But It's a posi tive trend." Despite not drastically altering the open door rule, the proposed measure would place responsibility on persons participating in the open house rather than those who are not, Byerly, said. "This is a much fairer opera tion," the motion's originator said, "It's essential to satisfy both sets of people (students and adminis trators)." He said he could see no reason for establishing rules such as these, 5 I -3 I to discuss business relating to pledgeship, he said. Hohensee said the program was by no means ideally progressive, ra ther a definite step in the right di rection. The reality of the ideal of the whole house working toward a pro gressive pledgeship is hard to achieve. It is not enough for an individual pledge, or an individual pledge trainer, or an individual ac tive to work by himself to bring about progressive pledgeship, said Ron Pfeifer, a senior who was pledge trainer of Phi Delta Theta last year. There must be the support of the entire active chapter, he said, in any pledge program, particularly a progressive one not based on physical or mental hazing. Last year's Sigma Alpha Epsi lon pledges "couldn't see a pur pose or value in physical hazing" so they agreed to change the pledge ship progam completely upon their activation, expained Terry Culwell, a Sig Alph sophomore who will be pledge trainer next fall. The responsibility for the pledge program is on the actives as indi viduals and the ehtire chapter col lectively, he said. A unified pledge program breaks down when all are not participating, he added. Continued on Page Four since "as far as a moral obliga tion, this isn't a responsibility of a University." Byerly said a university student should be mature enough to govern his own life. Gary Grahnquist, one of two stu dent members on the committee said he felt University students would accept Byerly's motion but it would be a question of whether or not the chance is given to them. "I believe the sub-committee will be thinking more realistically in terms of the students' needs after Tuesday's meeting," he said. r In praising Bruce Bailey, Inter Dormitory Association (IDA) president-elect and Richard Page, Abel Sandoz president, who presented the request for alteration of the open door rule, Granhquist said the pair explained several new points to the committee. "I hope the students will be re sponsible enough to realize the best course of action is to get along with the present policy, until we can hopefully bring about a change," the Student Senate representative said. Discipline ... Weaver: justice lacking on University campus by John Dvorak Junior Staff Writer Students can no longer depend on administrative personnel to be fair with students in disciplinary pro ceedings according to Bob Weaver, chairman of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Disciplinary Action. "We must depend on adequate ly defined procedures," Weaver said at Wednesday's Senate Meet ing. "Under existing procedures, a ' student doesn't know what will hap pen to him when he is arrested," said Weaver. "He receives no warn ing of his constitutional rights." The Committee report says that students must receive written noti fication of their offense, be inform ed of their constitutional rights, and be provided with counsel. Defined structure The report also calls for a de fined judicial structure and a "su preme court" made up of students and faculty members. Dennis Schulte said that by the time a student had exhausted all avenues of appeal, he would have been graduated for two years. "If the appeal isn't" worth the effort, the court won't hear it." said Weaver. A majority of disci plinary matters will not be appeal ed." he said. Good lawyer Then Schulte questioned if a good lawyer could not get a student off completely free. Weaver discounted this possibility. Weaver also explained that in cases where both civil courts and the university had jurisdiction, the University's legal action would be suspended, thus relieving the stu dent of possible double penaltv for an offense. Final action will be" tak en next week. On Campus ... 1 Today OA The biology department will sponsor a biology symposium in Bessey Hall Auditorium Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Dermot Coyne of the department of horticulture and forestry at the University will be the speaker. The film, "Semester of Discon tent" will be shown Thursday in Selleck cafeteria at 8 p.m. The film depicts a student riot on a large university campus. A stu dent discussion session will follow the film. The Peace Corps will give a 30 minute, non-competitive language learning ability test to all inter ested Peace Corps applicants Thursday in the Union North Con ference Room at 12:30-3:30 and 7:30 p.m. . A film, "This Land." about Peace Corps volunteers in Kenya will be shown in the Union South Conference Room Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Ballerina Frances Alenikoff will speak in the Union Thursday at 3:30 p.m. on "Understanding To day's Avant-Garde." ir The Intercollegiate Debate and Discussion Conference will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Debaters from 43 colleges and uni versities are expected to attend. v. The Young Democrats will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Un ion. The officer slate for elections will be announced and a report on the state young Democrat work shop will be given. A Speaker from the Peace Corps will present a program. The Senate also discussed possi ble affiliation with the National Stu dent Association (NSA). Pokorny said that NSA concerns itself with many ideas and pro grams with which the University is concerned. For example, they have a full time staff member who is an expert on drug problems, he said. ASUN President Dick Schulze pointed out mat NSA has a book ing agency with access to all big name talent. NSA members can ob tain this talent at reduced cost. "The NSA responds to emergen cies quite well," said Kathy Au gustin. "They have two campus li aison officers. They have a large staff of experts in every field. They also have the largest lending li brary of student materials in the country." However Miss Augustin said. "Many members in our Iowa-Ne f : w j i i. , i "'in , ' ; .y Peace Corps recruiter and former volunteer Robert Read commented that the Nebraska draft boards have fairly rigid policies regarding the granting of Peace Corps deferments. He referred to the autonomous nature of local draft boards, but added that the general possibility of getting drafted while being affiliated with the Peace Corps decreases as a volunteer nears his assignment. Draft board policy 1 Government quotas control Peace Corps deferments Nebraska draft boards have a fairly rigid policy on granting de ferments to Peace Corpsmen, com pared with other boards across the country, according to visiting Peace Corps representative Robert Read. Prior to his arrival on campus for Peace Corps Week, .Read had a meeting with Lieutenant Gener al Guy Henninger, state director of the Selective Service System. During the conference. Read said that Henninger told him the grant ing of deferments is entirely up to the local boards. Henninger, explained that while the local boards are pro-Peace Corps, they are strictly influenced by the demands of their quotas when deciding on Peace Corps de ferments. Read said that according to Hen ninger the possibility of getting drafted while in the Peace Corps decreases as the worker nears his overseas assignment. Thus the young man planning to enter the Peace Corps receives practically no special considera tion, according to Henninger. If the applicant has been ac cepted for training by the Corps, his chances for a deferment are somewhat improved, but will nev ertheless vary with different boards, Henninger told Read. Henninger said that most men who are in training for the Peace Corps will not be called up. Read said that, according to Hen ninger, once the worker has been sent overseas on his assignment, the chances are excellent that he will be allowed to remain there. Read commented that the only cases in which Corps volunteers have been drafted while overseas involved workers who had stated braska region are small colleges. I fear that their problems aren't ours." Schulze said that large schools would always have direct access to the National Congress. Pokorny commented that NSA could yield valuable assistance with NU's drug seminar scheduled this spring. "The NSA has a large grant from the National Institute of Mental Health providing assistance to member schools concerned with drug problems." said Pokorny an drug seminar, Pokony pointed out. Bill Mobly, who attended t h e 20th National Congress of the NSA, complained of its lack of organi zation. Schulze countered. "That was af ter the CIA mess. The entire NSA organization was short of funds. You can't judge an organization by one Congress." TkT 1 1 their views on the draft too can didly to the Selective Service. "Only forty people have b e en brought back from overseas." Read said. Peace Corps policy, according to Read, is to fight for a worker's deferment through appeals if the worker is drafted afteri entering training. Read said he asked Henninger if granting an occupational defer ment to Peace Corps workers was not in the best national interest. According to Read. Henninger re plied that he did think Peace Corps workers were fulfilling their obli gations to their country. Henninger, however, noted that the boards are pressed with the demands of their quotas and are forced to act accordingly, Read said. Read said that he was a mathe matics instructor in an urban se condary school in central India from May 1965 to February 1967. Read explained that his -objective was to teach his students, who were used to rote learning to analyze problems, think for them selves and to work from the ground up when confronted with a prob lem. "Read said that a Peace Corps worker has to spend his extra time in activity outside his immediate assignment. "You have to get in volved or you'll go out of your mind," he explained. Read said that his most reward ing outside work was with a fa mine relief project in 1966. During this project. Read ex plained that he prepared a wheat mash meal for primitive tribes men who were earning 20c a day building a road for the state using hand labor. I,