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-4 SIS. Page 6 Wednesday, May 8, 1963 The Dailv Nebraskan sranain 0 Tl Jieaaer .Nebraskan ol youth suiira ge clirekinger movement tez..(&&m J- 1 mini iiiiii miw m nHHmmnmimummaimMi.Mi' mn im ma iiimimum mm iimimwi fit 1 1 " , , kLAV,, , . , - John Schrekinger (third from left), Outstanding Nebraskan Student, meets with the coordinating committee of Nebraskans for Young Adult Suffrage, including Tom Morgan, Jane Ross, Dave Piester, Margo McMaster, Mike Gottschalk, and Bob Beckman. by Jan Parks Senior Staff Writer John Schrekinger, a young man who deserves much of the credit for the State Leg islature's approval of lower ing the voting age, is the Out standing Nebraskan under graduate selection. Classifying himself as a "behind the scenes man," Schrekinger was one of the originators of the Nebraska for Young Adult Sufferage organization. "I like to help in the plan ing and in being an organi zation's consultant," he said. While Schrekinger is not us ually in the limelight, he has made many speeches promot ing Amendment I (lowering the voting age in Nebraska). "I'm enough of a 'ham' to enjoy making speeches," he noted. Schrekinger explained that action toward lowering the voting age began in May two years ago when he presented the idea to the Nebraska Committee for Children and Youth. Research chairman The NCCY appointed Schrekinger chairman of are research committee on low ering the voting age, "and I was given permission to pre sent my findings to the State Legislature during the fall of 1968," he said. "I don't really know if I'm the originator of the idea or not," he said, "because many people in Nebraska started thinking about lowering the Our Sincerest Congratula tions to all Graduating Seniors and our Best Wishes for Success to all Students. We hope to see you soon. Just North of Vint on 27th voting age at the same time." The research chairman ex plained that the original goal to lower Nebraska's voting to age 18 was amended to age 19 by the legislature. "Action for lowering the voting age really started in the fall of 1966 when we join ed forces with Senator Eu gene Mahoney who was plan ning to introduce a bill to accomplish this purpose," he explained. The final legislative vote passed by a vote of 37 to 11, he explained, and will be on the ballot in November. "The issue has broad sup port," he continued, as he justified his optimism about the passage of Amendment I by Nebraskans in November. He pointed out that the is sue is not a partisan issue, but a personal issue. "Next fall we will give Amendment I our big push,"i he explained. "It will be a dignified campaign for a dig nified issue. During his freshman and sophomore year Schrekinger was a member ot tne student N o n - Violent Coordinating Committee, serving as treas urer his sophomore year. "This was before Black Power," Schrekinger said. "Black Power confused me and I didn't understand it." "The organization collect ed over $1200 when I was a sophomore," he explained, "which was sent to Missippi to help support various proj ects in voter registration and freedom schools to educate Negroes about citizenship." Schrekinger explained that four University students Eugene Pokorny, Jane Bred enberg, Jo Ellen Williams and himself spent their spring break in Jackson, Mississippi in I9bb working on a voter Mum x -V IK w- T CI FOR BOTH RINGS fr Ti ri Til t fin iriir S OPen Montiay and Thursday K1 eventajf 'til 9. Phone: 432-1S18 Olds Cutlass S The"S"stands for... Sporty Suave Shapely Sassy Swift Savings: rebistration drive. "We went door to door en couraging Negroes to register, explaining registration pro cedures, and assuring them that they would not be haras sed," he explained. The Mississippie trip spon sored by the Young Women's Christian Association, was "one of the most valuable ed ucational experiences I have ever had," he said. Explaining that the Univer sity students lived in the homes of Negroes for their week's stay, Schrekinger said, "We didn't change the world, but we were appreciated by the people there and we got a small glimpse of the real situation in Mississippi." Asked whether he felt that the students should take an active part in racial prob lems, Sv jrekinger said, "Any thing that happens in this country is everyone's prob lem." The pre medical student said that he agrees with Rab bi Ragan who, at a memorial service for Martin Luther King, contended that the Con stitution and Declaration of Independence contain only goals to strive for, not de scriptive facts of the Ameri can system of government. Schrekinger, a member of Farmhouse fraternity, said that fraternities "are missing the boat by not pledging all kinds of people including people of other races and oth er cultural backgrounds." "It's important for a man to meet as many kinds of peo ple as possible," he said, "be cause that's the way the world is." The Greek system by na ture is selective, Schrekinger said, but discrimination by race or any other than a per sonal basis is wrong. lhe Greek system must act fast to keep in the step with the times or it may die," Schrekinger predicted. speaking on possible pro gressive changes in the Uni versity's educational system, ne saia, i aon t go so far as to say that grades should be abolished." Remarking that he likes to study, the first semester se nior explained that "grades provide an incentive and a reward for studying." He stressed the importance of having a good balance be tween stuyding and activities. "It's important to learn by reading," he added, "but al so to learn by doing." He said that students such as Bob Ginn, who is working on projects promoting open housing laws, are using activi ties as a valuable education al experience. Explaining that decision making, on an individual ba sis, should also be a part of the University's educational program, Schrekinger said, "I think every student ex cept maybe freshmen should be free to decide where they want to live." "Students, by the time they go to college, are mature enough, and should be as free as students who are not in college," he said. "I can understand the Uni versity's financial problems," Schrekinger said, "but it's sad if student's freedom of choice has to be cramped by the University." Schrekinger was a member of the ASUN Student Court as a sophomore, and was ap pointed as an associate jus tice again this year. The main accomplishment of the court has been to ini tiate a more fair way of re apportionment for college sen ators to Student Senate, he said. A pre-med and political sci ence major, Schrekinger was one of the two students sent by the University to a politic al science conference, the an nual conference on U.S. af fairs, at West Point, N.Y., this spring. "All aspects of U.S. foreign affairs were discussed by stu dents from colleges all over tre country," he said. Schrekinger noted that West Point Military Academy fi nanced a large part of his traveling expense, as he ex pressed his hope that the Uni versity would sponsor student trips to this conference and other similar conferences, in the future. Schrekinger, who holds an upper class Regents scholar ship, served as president of Phi Eta Sigma, a freshman men's honorary. Active in church work, h served as president and vice president of Student Religious Liberals. He has also written occasional columns for the Daily Nebraskan. He has been initiated into Delta Phi Alpha, a German honorary, and is a member of Theta Nu, a pre-medical honorary. I , ; . - m" ' ,, r . 1 i" '4" ' ' , " I - V 1 1 V 8 I Photo Or Da Lxtolr Outstanding Nebraskan, John Schrekinger, senior member of Farmhouse, is a pre-med and political science major. Drive a ypungmobile from Oldsmobile at your nearest Olds dealer MUM gr uimuimi How to survive the faculty final attack. If snot like the faculty is out to get you. They'd Just like to know what you've got So if you want to show tnam, you'd better be alert not just the night before, but during the exam itself. 1 he answer? Take nodoz it $ got tne strongest stimulant you can buy without a prescription. It helps you hang in there at night. It helps restore your recall, your perception, and your ability to solve problems the next morning. And it's not habit forming. NoDoz. Don't make Finals Week your final week. fNoDozJ ' ntt Mtwr TAtifTi J Go Big Red INTERESTED IN AN OVERSEAS CAREER? Dr. Robert L. Culick, Jr. flt be on ibe campus May 14, 1968 to discuss the training offered at AXl.T. (m Intensive nine month program of post gradual study) and the job opportunities open to graduates In the field of INTERNATIONAL TRADE and GOVERNMENT SERVICE. .'" Tli Flscoirtent Cfflct The American Institute' for Foreign Trade TSdinriiiwf Campus rtfOCNtt, AR12UNA Am AflMlrtt Of MMMcaa tniiin "1 .'V, ' - ' ' "V ,; .fft H it ' U