Friday, March 22, 1968
The Daily Neb'raskarV
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NYFAS awaits outcome of drive
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As spring approaches, Union construction still
continues as workmen and the ever-present crane
struggle to remove a 50 ton air-conditioner from
the building.
Durand charges firing
due to political views
No Negro history
curriculum planned
to finance campaign
A course in Negro history!
is not contemplated for the
near future, according to
Phillip Crowl, chairman of
the history department. The
main problem is money.
"We have no one capable of
teaching the course or inter
ested in teaching it," Crowl
said.
"This department is pres
ently understaffed in teach
ers of European history, so
if we get an increase, the
money will go there first."
Crowl emphasized that he
does not have a free hand in
instituting courses, nor the
authority to hire new profes
sors on his own.
Administration
settles positions
"New positions are settled
by the administration, the
deans and the chancellor,"
ha said.
If new courses are to be
offered, they must first be ap
proved by the Course of Stu
dies Committee of Arts and
Sciences College. This com
mittee has no power to ini
tiate study proposals, but
rather reacts to any submit
ted by the departments.
Crowl said he had been ap
proached by members of the
Free University Black Pow
er course, and that he planned
to talk to the group some
time during April.
Norman Overbey, a mem
ber of the Free University
course, noted that if the de
partment is to offer such a
course, it must propose the
plan in the budget which is
now being drawn up.
"Money must last"
"The money allotted now
must last for two ears," Ov
erbey said. "It's kind of a
one-shot deal."
Overbey mentioned that at
Howard University in Wash
ington, D C.,, has presently
suspended ts classes over
this exact issue. At tnis pre
dominantly Negro University
students aret required to take
six hours of American history
before they qualify for tne
course.
Dorothv Walker, another
member of the Free Univer
sity course, explained that
this class was more interested
in the sociological problems
of the Lincoln area, rather
than investigation of the his
torv of the Negro problem.
"The present registered
pourse in the sociology ae
partment concerning Negroes
is 'Race Relations ana uus
pmirse is not adequate in
oivino a hackeround to this
question," Miss Walker said.
Nebraskans for Young
Adult Suffrage (NFYAS)
should know by Monday the
success of the organization's
first financial drive, Bob
Beckman, NFYAS financial
chairman, said Thursday.
Beckman, coordinating the
efforts of a seven member
staff which canvassed the
University campus this week,
said the campaign was the
group's first personal solici
tation effort.
Funds collected from the
campus drive which ended
Thursday night will hopefully
be counted Saturday after
noon, he said.
In $3,500 from the Univer
sity's campaign drive, he said
if the total falls within $1,000
of the expected figure he
would not be discouraged but
if the funds slip much low
er than $2,500, he would be
disappointed.
Further efforts to achieve
the group's statewide goal of
a $7,000 minimum will re
volve around all state col-
leges within a month.
He added that a fund drive
would also be conducted in
Nebraska's 20 major cities
sometime during May.
In working for November
passage of a constitutional
amendment to reduce the
state's voting age to 19, he
said NFYAS was stressing
youth's responsibility in Its
campaign.
"The basic principle of
NYFAS is that 19 and 20
year-olds are responsible citi
zens," he said, "and we will
do everything in our power to
make certain the entire cam
paign is conducted in a re
sponsible manner,"
In terming the campaign to
lower the state's voting age"
a different campaign," he ex
plained that although there is
little vocal opposition to t h e
issue, latent opposition is
present.
He said if citizens are con
tacted before the election,
they will probably approve
the measure, but if they are
not contacted on the issue be
fore the election, they will re
ject the measure, .
Beckman said it was diffi
cult to correlate the results of
the University fund raising
efforts with that of the entire
state.
"This won't be a reaction
of how the general public re
acts to the issue or how they
will vote in November," he
said.
The lone assumption that
can be drawn from the cam
paign is that, if successful,
the method of personal so
licitation will be retained In
upcoming financial cam
paigns. He said the group would
also contact Interested per
sons in Nebraska as well as
statewide organizations.
Funds will be used to sup
port internal communication
costs, additional fund raising
materials, mass media ad
vertising and campaign post
ers and other items.
Although the NFYAS cur
rently only has a sketchy
budget to work with, he said
by the end of May the group
will have a better idea of its
budget.
Tickets at the Door
Com elong. Sing a song of satire, a comment
full of wry. Sing with Jo and Penny Aronton.
One performance only 8 p.m. Union Ballroom
THIS SATURDAY $1.25, $2.25 Couple
(In 1962 an NU audience gave them a standing ovation and three curtain calls)
TRINITY
METHODIST
CHURCH
Hth I A
1:30 St 11:00 A.M.
Sermon will be
'The Mystery of Touch'
Dr. Darrell E. Berg
Preaching
Bernard Durand, assistant
professor of French who has
been a critic of America's po
sition in Vietnam, said in
Thursday's Hyde Park that
he has been denied renewal
of his teaching contract for
next year because of his po
litical views.
Durand has voiced his opin
ions on the lack of academic
freedom and encouragement
of ignorance in the United
States.
He stated that the recent
action was proof of his con
tention that academic free
dom did not exist in Ameri
ca. Another professor in the
department noted that the
reasons given by Durand
were not the only ones taken
into consideration when the
decision was made.
Quoting the text of the let
ter received, Durand said
that his contract would not be
renewed after a unanimous
vote of the faculty members.
Among reasons given were
the fact that he was not a
French major and because of
his teaching methods.
No one would major in
French in the United States
unless he was denied admis
sion to French universities,
noted Durand. He added that
he often left his classes alone
for free discussions on French
and found this very benefi
cial to them.
Durand stated that he was
sure the department had been
pressured by someone into
not renewing his contract.
He added that he hopes to
report in North Vietnam since
he will not be at the Univer
sity next year.
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