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Wednesday, March 20, 1968 The Daily Nebroskan Page 3 Administrators concerned with student moral "New morality just a matter of student behavior "-Canon by Steve Leger Junior Staff Writer Editor's Note: This story on the new morality is the first in a series of three stor ies attempting to define morality on the University campus. "I've heard a lot of talk about the new morality, but to me it is just a matter of behavior ... It seems to me that most of the evidence of student behavior shows that; they aren't doing anything now that they weren't doing years ago," Harry Canon, di rector of the counseling ser vice, says. "People are just more will ing to be verbal about what they do or might do." Canon and other admmistra-; tors are concerned with the! student morality. Some of; them take time to become in-1 volved with the students. Rus- sell rown. associate dean of; student affairs, spends about i five hours every Thursday J night at Smith Hall, just tun-j ing himself in on what stu-j dents think and do. Canon j spends a great deal of time! talking with students and is nearly always available fori a conference with a student, j Canon (who doesn't spare; four letter Anglo Saxon words when they are appropriate) says that the new morality, sit uation ethics, might be all right, but added "most of us are not mature enough for it." He asks "how can you really have a valid relationship in the back seat of a car?" "Can you really escape the conse quences of exploiting her or him." Canon questioned. "My real concern about the student morality is the em phasis on self I take care of me. another guy takes care of himself There is a lack of concern for somebody else." according to Brown. He says "students feel oth ers are free to make decisions by themselves and are not concerned with another per son. v Brown adds, however, there is a certain "moral rigidity. Deadline extended to April 24 The deadline for filing for the Student Abroad Program has been extended to April 24 according to Linda Bom berger, project chairman for People to People. The nine week program, sponsored by Collegiate In ternational and open t stu dents from across the U.S., offers the choice of a Scandi navian, Greek. Yugoslavian. British, French-Belgium, or German program. The first three weeks are spent with host families n the country of the student's choice. This gives the students a chance to understand the people much better and ap preciate their culture." said Miss Bamberger. The remaining six weeks the student may freely tour other countries. The program operates from June 16 to August 23. Student expenses are approximately for transportation from New York and for personal expenses while in Europe. Opera to show Thursday 'The Barber of Seville" will be presented by the Turnau Opera Players at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Nebraska Theatre through the Un on Speakef Artist Series. Rossini's opera centers around the amorous pursuit of the beautiful Rosina by the romantic Count Almaviva and his rival,, the decaying Dr. Bartolo. Mayhem results when these three are joined by the ghoul ish Don Basilio and Figaro, a swindler. The Turnau Players per form the opera on a smaller scale than the usual "grand opera' version. The Company is attempting to take profes sional opera into smaller American communities. The players have given over 600 performances of 60 operas since they were or ganized ia 1355 ifl New York. not real flexibility" shown when students are confronted by homosexuals. "Then they really make a moral judge ment." usually by striking out against them. "This I-don't-care attitude reflects an area of concern for the university," Brown says. "We want the students to make moral judgements for themselves, not to hand them a tablet of stone of do's and don'ts." But Brown feels many students are not really making moral decisions; ra ttier, they are skipping around the issues. Canon feels the new moral ity is moving toward "an in creased willingness to assume some responsibility for anoth er person." To make sure "the black man has access to all the things I have access to; to make sure my girl (stu dent's date) gets home from; her date without any trou-' ble; to drive a drunk friend home to keep him from hav-j ing an accident. i The student use of alcohol is wll known, also the use of' drugs for stimulation before! exams and just for kicks The widely publicized use of marijuana on campus and in- j creasing consumption of birth j control pills by university girls are all matters of concern for ; the administrator. i Although the Director of Student Health, Dr. Sam Fu- Urban development . . . Instructors 'still talking' about new curriculum Bv Kent Cockson Senior Staff Writer After four years, instructors in the School or Architecture are still talking about setting up a curriculum concerning problems in urban develop ment, according to Professor Murlin Hodgell, the school's director. Hodeell said Tuesdav that the discussion on the question of such a curriculum was very much alive when he came to the University four years ago, but that nothing has ever come of it since then. "Plans for a new curricul um are being discussed con stantly, but there are many roadblocks in the way of starting it. most of them fi nancial," he said. He added that he is not I optimistic about the future of the proposed curriculum. i University lacking in funds It is the "same old story," Hodgell added, of the Univer sity not having enough mon ey, yet so many commit ments, that there are not enough funds to start a new program. The curriculum he referr ed to would deal with urban development and planning on a broad sociological base. John R. Davis, dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture, said that the college would willingly par ticipate in an urban affairs curriculum if it w ere initiated by some other college. Curriculum to be formalized He said that he has been, encouraging the political sci-f ence and sociology depart-1 ments to work toward forma-1 lization of the curriculum. I The political science depart- j ment already has the begin- j nings of an urban affairs pro- i gram, according to Professor! s , i j htm vmm mm mmmmj mt mtt eaMtflei wmnrtoum? 1m fjallr brfcas( mmm turn rata mt Se ar nrf mm4 mlalmai. ekarca af Ma met etmrntftmS laf-rWaa. i Ta alaea a elactiM arfrcrthroeat call Ow Vmtrmntn mt Kkraka al tn-WH mm mam far laa Umitr rwrhmm mitten mt tmmm la Kiaai SI la taa Kcaraaka 1 lata, laa daMMe a4rrft&a auaacrra rim mUrmm la alaea war M aartac laaar PERSONAL Hayrack Rides and Outdoor Parties 789-2764 Pnvxunlr Pter. Pwha?l-, Ski tJn.fa.r- ttria HUIUWH. II we WW I na'-K trm wen ytm " . -"' l" m ..ul li -JMMM 111 -fl Mi ll V . GIFT SHOP, W E. Coiia. ; Denver. t"u. ttzat. enning, would not release any figures on h o w many birth control pills were distributed by the health center, he said any girls with a valid pre scription may obtain them at the health center. Fuenning also would not comment on the incidents of drug abuse (i.e. marijuana. LSD), but did say that the services of the doctors at the health center are considered private prac tices and that students would not be turned in to the police for having taken any illegal drugs. The state law does not require physicians to report illegal drug users. On other matters such as the incidence of veneral dis ease and pregnancies. Dr. Fu enning gave only clinical an swers, also a pamphlet called "Why the Rise in Teenage Gonorrhea?" "The drug problem is all out of proportion." according to Canon. i don't see student use of alcohol as being a bit different than it was with my generation or a generation ago." he said. "For the men, it's kind of like a masculinity cult." They use alcohol "just like the grown-ups do," to show they are mature, accord ing to Canon. "One of the greatest prob lems the misuse of alcohol (as an escape) used in con junction with other drugs is very dangerous." Brown says. Willard Hogan, director of the political science department. He said that several months ago he suggested that an inter-department program could be set up using courses that were already offered by the various colleges and depart ments. Studies varied Some of these courses in clude studies in municipal government and administra tion, government accounting and architectural design. "Any student interested can participate in that kind of program now. but the curri culum hasn't been formulated into a separate program with a designated major," Hogan said. He added that this would be the next step if enough in terest is shown in a formal urban studies program and if it can be worked into the Uni versity's budget. After the courses needed are established and offered with the already existing courses, it would be possible for a student to go on to an other university and get a masters degree in urban stu dies. Hogan said. "We need planning on the courses we need," he added, "one possibility would be to set up a course to help train city managers for towns in Nebraska and to set up pro grams in urban sociology and personnel management." Other aspects of the cur riculum would include a se ries of internship programs to allow the students practical exercise of their knowledge in dealing with the problems of urbanization, Hogan said. He added that the Univer sity of Omaha has an under graduate program in urban affairs, and that there is the possibility of extending the program after the merger. aMtataUr 2 ta t M kaara. AHeritiMU, Ironing and bems done mr know. Male roommate wanted eve- KELP WANTED STlUKST EMI'LCVMfcVT to V(Kw- j aaone awl all I -S. Kattaaal park, j Bwjklet tells whs-re and turn to apply. ; Jw-na fl.DC to Amnid Afucr, D East Main, Rsbur, Idaho, mt. j Mmjyacfc guarantee, I FOR SALE r wW lr t tM,m mlh , . ..... r . ... . burbe. 477-4421, l-ader r i.m i fuimiiihmw, nnip, piw rcnuei I Jazzntaster twin. iMi mtmyWA. I He is concerned with students who use pep pills and the like "to overcome hangovers." He said "casual use of drugs is dangerous, because it is some thing that is going to carry on after college." "There are greater pres sures on the students today," Brown says. According to Brown students use drugs and alcohol as "a means of break ing out, also a way of coping with the pressures (grades, etc,)." He added "the effect of these pressures on the stu dent is something we as an institution and member of the community need to give more attention to." Brown feels this attention might come in the form of more "contact be tween student, faculty, and staff." Helen Snyder, associ ate dean of student affairs, looks at the student use of al cohol as quite a different thing, however. "I fail to com prehend what fascination it (alcohol) has," she said while lighting a cigarette. Miss Sny der feels that students with "fine minds" are drinking al cohol to the detriment of their careers. "Nothing ery good has ever been written about it." she said. "Why do people use it as a crutch?" "I'm just lost I don't understand." Hogan said that he would be at the University of Oma ha later in the week and 'would probably discuss the : success and interest in their I urban affairs curriculum, j Hodgell said that the School iof Architecture currently of- I fnrc fa-a mirc4c HAaTina with ivi. , , v .vmi -j j .... .... r i.ii urbanization. The first is in community planning which is an intro ductory course to the entire architecture curriculum from the standpoint of community and regional planning and de velopment. He added that this course, open to all University stu dents, was originally planned to be the required introduc tory course in the new urban affairs curriculum which has not come about yet. The second course is one in urban design limited to those in the design areas with a major in architecture. Math honorary to offer prizes The Mathematics Honorary, Pi Mu Epsilon, will offer math students an opportunity to win $50. The annual prize exami nation will be conducted March 23. Students enrolled in Math 114 are eligible to take Exam I, and those in Math 115, 116, or 131 are eligible to take Exam II. After signing up in the Mathematics Office, Wendell Damm, director of Pi Mu Ep silon, invited students to come to 108 Burnett, Saturday at 9 a.m. with pencils and paper. "A Diamond Ring So hug the SIMMONS Fhteu Center Dittmimd lllllli:i1llimi!!H!IKI!IIIIIIIN!ll!llll!!lll!llllllllin I Board of Regents appoints I University staff Members The University Board of Re gents appointed Dr. James C. Olson as vice chancellor for graduate studies and research and Dean Cecil Wittson as president of the Medical Cen ter in Omaha Tuesday morn ing. Dr. Olson served as a his tory lecturer at the Universi ty from 1946 to 1956 when he became chairman of the his tory department. In 1966 he was appointed dean of the Graduate College and re search administrator. Dean to continue Dr. Olson will also continue as dean of the Graduate Col lege and professor of history. The first director of the Ne braska Psychiatric (NPI) In- 7..;t,,t TV i e n rt Viae! brought national recognition to that institution. Dr. Wittson, a member of the University staff since 1950, will continue his duties as dean of the College of Medi cine and professor of psychia try. The Regents discussed oth er matters in a closed meet ing Tuesday afternoon. Appointments made The Regents also made sev eral administrative appoint ments in Teacher's College. Dr. Norman F. Thorpe, as sistant dean since 1961, was named associate dean of Teacher's College. He joined the University staff in 1951 and has served as assistant director of the Extension Di vision and director of teacher training, The assistant dean position j in leaeners college was ap pointed to Dr. Alan Seagren, former principal of Universi ty High School and now asso ciate professor of secondary education and educational ad- Marxer to hold press conference A press conference has been announced by Charles Marx er, visiting instructor in phil osophy, at which he will an swer all questions concerning his establishment of a draft counselling office. Marxer, a self-appointed draft counselor, said in a March 6 interview that his plans for a draft resistance union on campus would get fully under way as soon as he locates an office. The conference, open to the public, will be held at 3:30 Thursday in the' Nebraska Union lobby, Marxer said. He added that he plans to make an initial statement an nouncing the purpose of his draft counseling movement, the kinds of programs and strategies that will be involved and the reasons why the draft resistance was formed. The floor will then be open to those who have questions. Read Nebraskan Want Ads Wednesday Night i Pizza Night Pcrky's 11 &Q 432-7720 Fit For A Queen" dor those who care enough . . . vera Lest... 204 South 13th ' Sharp Building Lincoln, Nebraska ministration. Chairman named Dr. Ward Sybouts, associate professor of secondary educa tion and educational adminis tration, was named chairman of the department of secon dary education. The Regents also appointed Dr. Robert R. Dahlgren of St. Louis, Mo., as associate pro fessor of veterinary science at the North Platte Station. Dr. Dahlgren, now the man ager of the histopathology-mi-crobiology laboratory of the Ralston Purina Company, will assume his new duties as di agnostician and research vet erinarian on May 1. Laboratory to be built The position is one of two veterinary posts approved by the 1967 legislature in connec tion with the animal disease diagnostic laboratory to be built at the North Platte Sta tion. In other action, the Regents accepted a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation for up to $125,000 to support a corn research program. The program is in coopera tion with the International Maize and Wheat Improve ment Center in Mexico and supports research in breeding methods, sensitivity to photo period (length of day) and modification of tropical germ plasm for adaptation to high er latitudes. Nebraska to benefit Nebraska tan expect to ben- efit directy from the program through the introduction of de- Lectureship positions available Facultv members are inter ested in a lectureship for 1968- i 69 at institutions of higher learning in Europe, Asia, Af rica, the Middle East, and Latin America are reminded by Professor Roberto Esquen-azi-Mayo that some 60 posi tions are still available. The February Bulletin on the U.S. Government edaca-r tional exchange program lists ' the available lectureships and ; includes a preliminary an-: nouncement of awards for uni-: versity lecturing and advan-; ced research for 1969-70 in Argentina, Australia. Colurn-i bia and New Zealand. 1 This publication may be con sulted at the office of the Fac-; ulty Fulbright Adviser, Prof. I Esquenazi-Mayo, 1319 Seaton. j How to cure TjV the travel -1 CC . . .without a lot of This summer, for the first time, yon as a college student can take advantage of low cost group charter rates. Yout travel agent can sign yon op as an individual (or your college group) foe one of the new "Inclu sive Toot Chatters" offered by S.T.O.P. Tours. Yooll get jet transportation, hotel accommodations, guided tours and more! 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"We will discuss the sal aries and see if there is any reason to change them," Schulze said. Also scheduled for the 4 p.m. meeting is a report by Ron Alexander on last week's World in Revolution Confer ence. Alexander was chair man of the conference. Alexander's report will be followed by a general Senate discussion and evaluation of the conference, Schulze contin ued. Consider bills Two government bills will be given further consideration Wednesday afternoon al- though it is doubtful that final action will be taken on either of them, Schulze said. Government Bill 20 con cerns the possible establish ment of an Urban Studies Program which would include undergraduate and graduate curricular offerings in the so cial sciences and eventually a research program. The bill urges the Univer sity of Nebraska Board of Regents to establish a gradu- 16 & Q Low Cost Charter Now Available to S intercontinental fan jets of Wsdi Airways, die world's largest charter airline. 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"This should be a real fine study," said Dr. Mark Ham mer, associate professor of Civil Engineering, "because it coordinates a city with a prob lem and the University which has the interest and capabili ty of guiding research." discuss salaries ate program leading to master's degree in city and community planning in th school of architecture. Change advisory board The development of an Ur ban Studies Program at Oma ha should be one of the first priorities on the list of new programs to be developed at Omaha, according to provi sions of the bill. Further consideration is an ticipated on Senator Chuck Juricek's resolution to recom mend changing the present advisory board system. The bill would urge each department to form a student advisory board to supplement the faculty board. Require signatures Juniors and seniors would i no longer be required to have ! their advisor's signature on j worksheets, according to the bill. 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