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Vol. 91, No. 71
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University coeds
ratify constitution
1275 AW S voters approve
change by 8 to 1 ratio
University coeds have ratified
the newly revised AWS Constitu
tion by a ratio of about 8 to 1, ac
cording to Nesha Neumeister, as
sistant chairman of the AWS Con
stitutional Convention.
Miss Neumeister reported that
1,275 of about 5,000 possible AWS
voters participated in the ratifica
tion elections, which were conduct
ed in voting groups.
Voting groups were utilized to
facilitate an orientation period be
fore each election, she said.
Vote breakdown
The assistant chairman cited the
following breakdown of AWS votes
on the constitution:
Pound Hall 46 for and 11 against
East C a m p u s 109 for and 10
against
Selleck Quadrangle 207 for and 14
against
Women's Residence Hall 168 for
and 34 asainst
Towne Club and Lincoln women
61 for and 2 against
Sandoz Hall 90 for and 5 against
Smith Hall 86 for and 2 against
Sororities 354 for ant! 72 against
Clarification to voters
Miss Neumeister felt that con
ducting the election in voting
groups was effective because AWS
members were able to ask ques
tion and have the meaning of the
constitution clarified by either the
chairman or assistant chairman of
the constitutional convention.
"Sometimes people vote un
knowingly," Miss Neumeister con
tended, "but I feel that most AWS
members had a basic understand
ing of the revised constitution when
they voted."
The personal contact that the
voting groups provided seems to
have interested more women in
the organization, Miss Neumeister
said. "I think that more members
will want to get involved in AWS
and will file for office."
Constitution in effect
Nancy Coufal Hungerford, chair
man of the constitutional conven
tion, explained that the revised con
stitution is now in effect because
the document was ratified by well
over the 15 per cent affirmative
vote required by the constitution.
The chairman felt that the full
Impact of the revised constitution
will not be felt immediately, "It
will take AWS a while to adjust to
the new system," she said.
Miss Neumeister predicted that
AWS will become a more represen
tative and democratic organiza
tion because of provisions for re
apportionment of delegates to the
AWS rule making body AWS Con
gress. Congressmen from living units
'Congressmen will be elected
from living units rather than from
c 1 a s s e s,. she explained, which
should also improve communica
tion between representatives and
their constituents.
"The revised constitution should
change the concept of AWS from
regulating women's hours and put
ting on Coed Follies to a bigger
concept of a women's governing
body," Miss Neumeister added.
Continued on pace 3
19-voiing
announcement expected this
by Jim Evinger
Senior Staff Writer
The formation of a 19-voting-age
campaign organization of young
adults working to secure the low
ering of the minimum voting age
was to be announced this morning
in Lincoln.
The proposed Nebraska Consti
tutional Amendment No. 1, which
would lower the state's voting age
from 21 to 19 years, will appear on
the state election ballot in Novem
ber. About thirty University students
have been actively working since
December to coordinate the state
wide non-partisan effort in behalf
of the voting age ammendment,
according to Dave Piester, a mem
ber of the group.
"The group being organized will
coordinate activities of local cam
paign groups throughout the state,"
Piester said.
A number of adults from such
Presidential
candidates
scheduled
to speak
by Jim Pedersen
Junior Staff Writer
Leading Presidential candidates
are being scheduled for appear
ances at the University of Nebras
ka, according to Richard Scott, Ne
braska Union Program Director.
The Union talks and topics com
mittee has contacted the leading
Presidential candidates and with
the exception of former Alabama
Governor George Wallace, all have
agreed to come to the University
on mutually agreeable dates, Scott
said.
Richard Nixon and Harold Stas
sen, Republican Primary candi
dates, and Eugene McCarthy,
Democratic Party candidate, are
among those being scheduled for
appearance.
George Romney also had agreed
to come to the University but la
ter withdrew from the Republican
Party candidacy race. -Union offi
cials are uncertain if this will' af
fect his appearance on campus.
The Governor from Michigan
was the ifrst of the four leading Re
publicans (Romney, Rockefeller,
Percy, and Nixon) to announce his
candidacy for the Republican nom
ination. Romney embarked on a coast-to-coast
campaign and was in N e w
Hampshire preparing for the
March 11 primary when he an
nounced his withdrawal, ending a
101 day campaign.
Romney was slowly sinking out
of sight in the Gallup polls, and
had plummeted from the position
of top ranking Republican candi
date a year ago to a near two to
one underdog in popularity below
Nixon.
Nixon is the strongest of the
GOP candidates thus far in the
race. Recent Gallup polls have
shown him to be the strongest Re
publican candidate in a race
against President Johnson. Nixon
also holds a substantial populari
ty lead over the remainder of the
GOP candidates.
Senator Eugene McCarthy of
Minnesota will speak at the Univer
sity sometime in late March, ac
cording to Mike Oldfather, Chair
man of the Nebraska Concerned
Democrats.
Oldfather added that McCarthy
will not commit himself as to a spe
cific date until after the Democrat
ic Primary in New Hampshire.
McCarthy is the only Democrat
ic candidate running agaim.t in
cumbent President Johnson. He
will oppose the President in the
Nebiaska Democratic Primary in
May.
Although George Wallace has
not replied to the Union concerning
a speaking date, a group of Ne
braska students have invited him
to appear at the University when
he visits Omaha on March 4, an in
formed source said Thursday.
Wallace has thus far refused to
run on the Democratic ticket in
any of, the Democratic state pri
maries. Wallace has expressed in
terest in forming a third party to
run in the Nebraska Primary.
age campaign organization
fields as advertising and public re
lations are advising the group.
Piester emphasized the drive is
spearheaded "by the people who
will be directly affected by t h e
proposed amendment students un
der 21 years of age." ,
"We are looking forward to the
campaign because it will be an
opportunity for young adults to
exhibit to the people of Nebraska
their political awareness and re
sponsibility," he said.
"We are optimistic that if t h e
Nebraska electorate is presented
with the facts concerning this is
sue, they will weigh them intelli
gently and recognize the benefits
of lowering the voting age to 19,"
Piester said.
The drive to lower the voting age
began in 1966, he explained, when
the Nebraska Committee for Chil
dren and Youth appointed a re
search committee headed by Uni
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Stephanie Floyd (right) capitalizes on the opportunity for "total education" offered by the
Senate sponsored Nebraska Free University. Monday marks the last day to register for the
courses offered.
NFU grants more time;
300 enrollments to date
With approximately 300 students
already enrolled, registration for
Nebraska Free University will re
main open through Monday, Susie
Phelps, chairman of the NFU co
ordinating committee announced
Thursday.
The additional time will permit
students more opportunity to look
through courses, get information
and enroll in classes, she said.
"After the Honeymoon," to be
lead by Mrs. C. Twig Daniels has
drawn the most interest, she said.
The course, limited to 50 students,
has been filled.
If enough interest is shown, an
other complete course will possi
Few changes to be made
In Senate elections
by Mark Gordon
Senior Staff Writer
The ASUN executive committee,
after evaluating election systems,
has concluded that the present sys
tem of electing student senators
should be retained with certain
modifications, committee chair
man Bruce Bailey said Wednesday.-
Bailey said the seven-man com
mittee rejected the proposed dis
trict system in favor of increasing
the efficiency of the current Fys
tem based on college representa
tion. "We found it (district voting!
wasn't a better system of represen
tation because of the large num
versity senior John Schrekinger to
study the voting question.
At that time State Sen. Eugene
Mahoney of Omaha planned to in
troduce a bill in the 1967 legisla
ture which would lower the voting
age to 18.
In addition, a group of Lincoln
teenagers were also organizing to
promote the same issue.
All proponents united in a co
operative effort to push for the bill
before the Legslative Committee
for Government and Military Af
fairs. The bill was introduced -by
Sen. Mahoney with the backing of
Sen.s Marvin Stromer, Lincoln; Ro
land Luedtke, Lincoln; Terry Car
penter, Scottsbluff; Richard Proud,
Omaha; George Flemming, Sid
ney; Richard Marvel, Hastings;
and W. H. Hasebroock, West Point.
The bill passed the committee 7
0, the first time a bill of this type
had ever gotten out of committee
bly be given to accommodate more
students, according to Miss Phelps.
Students have also shown major
interest in "Popular Philosophers."
to be led by Al Spangler and "Clack
Power." led by Dr. Jack Siegman.
Ayn Rand's "The Virtue of Sel
fishness" and Eric Holler's "T h e
True Believer" will be critically dis
cussed in "Popular Philosophers."
According to Spangler neither of
these writers is very good. He hopes
to discuss these "philosophers,"
with their defenders to determine
why the writers' opinions have
such popular appeal.
The "Black Power" course will
be a general analysis of the emer
ber of off camous students and the
complexities of setting up the dis
trict system," Bailey said.
He named methods such as dis
tributing newsletters, holding sen
ator seminars, considering senator
office hours and obtaining addition
al publicity as possibilities that
could improve the current system.
The Inter-Dormitory Association
(IDA) President said he will for
ward a five page report of the com
mittee's findings to the Student
Senate March 13 in resolution
form.
The report will contain an eval
uation of Student Senate presen
tation, the election system's pro
morning
in Nebraska.
When the bill appeared on t h t
floor of the Legislature, it was
amended on the first reading to
lower the limit to 19 years. On its
final reading it passed 37-11 with
one abstention.
Late last October the presidents
of the state colleges and Omaha
University came out with a reso
lution supporting the proposed
amendment.
Four states currently have set
their voting limits below 21 years.
Georgia and Kentucky with 18
years, Alaska with 19 and Hawaii
with 20 are the four. North Dako
tans also will vote in November on
lowering it to 19.
The campaign is being financed
primarily through contributions.
Piester urged University stu
dents who are interesting in work
ing to lower the voting age to con
tact him or Schrekinger.
gence oi unrest in suburbia and
the ghettos.
The art of casting spells, telling
fortunes and holding seances will
be discussed by participants of the
NFU "Applied BJack Magic"
course.
Led by Steve Uurdie. who will
coordinate student projects, stu
dents will receive first hand knowl
edge of black magic through dis
cussion of past and present prac
tices and through application of
magic as we see it today.
According to Miss Phelps. "Ap
plied Black Magic" is also receiv
ing strong student support in NFU
enrollment.
posed changes, an explanation of
what possible changes would en
tail and a minority opinion from
each committee member.
Bailey said he would . probably
discuss the committee's work with
the Senate at a March 20 meeting
at which time the Senate could ac
cept the entire resolution or spe
clifc sections of the measure.
In considering all feasible forms
of senatorial elections. Bailey said
his committee had two objectives
in mind: ill the extent of contact
students have with senators and
(2) the senator's conviction of re
sponsibility to his constituents,
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