The Daily Nebraskan
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1968
Stillman exchangees
varyin
There is no difference
Page 6
tell
stories
by John Dvorak
Nebraskan Staff Writer
"I was walking back to the
campus with this boy, who is
black. On the way, a car filled
with young white men stopped
near us. They shouted
obscenities and then bran
dished a gun and threatened
to kill us."
Vickv Van Steenberg, who
iust tried to ignore the threat,
and three other NU students
are attending Stillman Col
lege in Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
this semester as part of an
exchange program. They are
the only white students at
tending Stillman.
The other three students.
Katharine G. Bradley, Emily
E. Cameron and Steve R
Baldwin and Miss Van
Steenberg experience few
problems on the Stillman
campus, it is off campus that
problems occur.
THE CAMPUS is situated
right in the heart of one of
Tuscaloosa's worst areas.
Miss Van Steenberg continued.
Living conditions are "un
believable" in this part of
town, she said.
College students just try to
stay on campus whenever
possible, she said.
Tuscaloosa is the heart the
home base of the Ku Klux
Klan, Miss Van Steenberg
noted. In the recent past, the
Klan was active around the
Stillman Campus, but its ac
tivities have gone mostly
underground now.
"THERE IS so much more
prejudice down here than in
Lincoln, said Miss Bradley,
"Or maybe I was just blind at
NU. But here, in gasoline
stations for instance there are
restrooms for ladies, men and
Negroes."
"I can understand why
many blacks hate . whites,"
Ella Fitzgerald
rocks the town
by Larry Eckholt
Nebraskan Staff Writer
Groovin' with Ella is little
silver-haired ladies turning-on
to "Sunshine of Your Life"
while the kids are swinging to
"The Lady is a Tramp."
Ella Fitzgerald, the "Queen
of Jazz," proved Thursday
night that no one, but no one,
is going to usurp her throne.
'Ella and her fellas"
demonstrated that jazz is
nothing more than soul for
those over 30.
ELLA'S REPETOIRE is
fantastic. Not only does she
sing songs of every mood and
tempo, she also squeezes
more songs that seem ap
propriate within the
framework of original selec
tion. These are not just medleys.
This is Ella.
She will start out with a
rhythmic version of "One
Note Samba," add a few bars
Deesefanada," throw in a wail
ing "Hey Jude," make fun of
Streisand, and finish with the
refrain of "Can't Buy Me
Love."
After that particular song
Elia said, "We try to fix it so
that we reach everyone. But
I'm not sure who we reach
with that."
PROBABLY NO single
number surprised the
capacity audience at the
Nebraska Theatre as did
"Sunshine of Your Love."
Ella go-goed through the song
with shades of Janis Joplin.
No other singer could follow
that with "Sweet Georgia
Brown" and not lose her au
dience. What makes Ella Fitzgerald
so exciting is her slippery
slide voice. She can slide
down two octaves and climb
back without a trace of strain
to her voice.
There are ether trade
marks, of course. The silk
handkerchief which seems to
add as much accompaniment
as the Tommy Flanagan Trio.
The famous improvisations
when her voice becomes an
8
S6G0
Lowtr level of Colonial Inn
she said. "Blacks are just
tired of getting beaten into
the ground."
"I don't like many facets of
life down here." she said.
"But the thing I like best is
the school itself."
She likes the smallness of
the school. Stillman has 700
students and they are one big
family.
"I CAN'T really explain
how I feel," she said. "But
it's entirely different than at
NU."
For instance, in the
cafeteria at dinnertime you
just sit down beside someone
and start a conversation. It
makes no difference if you
know them or not, she noted
But if you didn't know them
before, you know them after
dinner.
The girls are taking some of
their courses m black history
and art. Miss Bradley takes
several courses in music,
since she is a music major.
IN MANY ways courses are
similar to those offered at
NU, Miss Cameron com
mented. Most classes are
small; there are no large
survey courses.
The smallness of the school
is-what makes it good, she
continued. Classes average
about 20 to 23. Students are
able to become really ac
quainted with thejr instruc
tors.
Many faculty members at
Stillman are white, Miss
Cameron added. More black
instructors are being
recruited.
Miss Van Steenberg pointed
out that the Stillman history
department and faculty are
particularly superb.
THE EXCHANGE students
have been accepted by other
Stillman students with only
minor problems.
entire jazz orchestra.
Her suble coaching of the
trio pianist Tommy
Flanagan seems to know
every mood of Ella
Fitzgerald, and a raised hand
or a crooked finger instantly
changes the mood of a song.
IN A RARE gesture of au
dience delight, Mis3
Fitzgerald was applauded
back for a second bow before
the intermission. She seemed
hestitant to leave, but needed
to rest.
Soon Ella returned. She had
changed her costume, from a
heavy brown satin to a kelly
green silk.
Her songs were more
nostalgic during the second
part of her shew. "My Satin
Doll," "Blue Skies," "Give
Me the Simple Life." But only
Ella can make phrases like
"stewed tomatoes, mashed
potatoes" sound melodious.
She brought down tne nouss
(trite, but the truth) wih a
naughty song called
"Lorilei," delivered in the
bump-and-grind style of a
stripper.
"I don t know why, but that
song is always popular on
colleges wherever we go,"
Ella said after the roar of the
crowd subsided.
SOON HER TIME was up.
Before leaving, Ella gave her
Lincoln audience a preview of
her soon-to-be released song,
"Lonely Is."
"I love beautiful music,"
Ella quietly told her cap
tivated audience.
She finished with a rousing
"Mack the Knife" and wa3
called back for an encore,
"The Lady is a Tramp." Her
eyes watering from the blar
ing, harsh lights of the
theatre, Ella thanked her au
dience, being gracious and
responsive to her hand-clap
ping admirers.
One note: those who dig
acid rock and contemporary
jazz and soul had better thank
Ella Fitzgerald. Her free and
open style has led the way for
current musical trends.
Comhustvtr
Restaurant. Open 5-1.
a -qB? vs. s
"Of course we turned a few
heads when we fast appeared
on campus," Miss Bradley
said. But they have been
completely accepted as
Stillman College students.
The students all live in
dormitories. "A girls' dorm is
a girls' dorm," Miss Van
Steenberg said. "I live in Hay
Hall which is no different
than any residence hall in
Nebraska."
Greek Week is currently in
progress on the campus, the
girls reported. Stillman has
six sororities and fraternities
Various methods of initiation
are being observed, such as
boys carrying bricks all day
or eating alone.
ALL HAS not gone smoothly
on campus, however, the girls
explained.
Stillman has had problems
with its accreditation, since it
had so few faculty with doe
tor's degrees, Miss Bradley
explained. To correct the
situation quickly, Stillman
hired a number of retired
professors, many of them
white.
Some were so old thev
were not fit to teach," Miss
Bradley. One was in his 80's
Others did not like black
students and did not attempt
to niae tne tact.
So, in cooperation with the
Student Gove rnment
Association, we boycotted
classes for one day," she
said. However results of the
boycott have been negligible
inn uititu Doycott was
held because the food served
in dorms was being terribly
prepared, she said. All stu
dents boycotted one meal.
Despite Stillman College's
size, there are numerous ex
tracurricular activities
available, Miss Cameron said.
The school has no football
Quiz
Bowl
The results of last week's
quiz bowl are as follows: The
Phikeias 110, Theta Chi 45,
Alpha Xi Delta 100, W.A.S.
Pershing 10; H.L.F. Fledgl.
ings 290, Chi Omega 30; Alpha
Gamma Rho 105, Zeta Beta
Tau 50; The Anchor Clankers
70, Acacia 60.
In the second half freshmen
matches Sigma Kappa 130,
House of Suppiluliumas 60;
Cornhusker Co-op 195, Kappa
Kappa Gamma 95; Beta
Sigma Psi "B" 125, Xi
Hamberger Squad 20; Chi Phi
120, Beta Sigma Psi "A" 55;
Selleck VII 195, Patton
Tankers 65; Phi Delta Theta
135, Triangle 90; Harper VI
175, Unteachables 120.
This week in the first half
Kappa Alpha Theta vs. Zeta
Tau Alpha, Kappa Delta
Contenders vs. Sigma Delta
Tau, Smith V vs. Fiji Frosh
II, House of Suppiluliumas vs.
Sigma Phi Epsilon "A,,' Up
tights vs. Sigma Phi Epsilon
"B" and The Waldenites vs.
Towne Club.
In the second half up.
perclass matches Sandoz VIII
vs. W.A.S. Pershing, H.L.F.
Workers vs. Abel VII, H.L.F.
Peasants vs. Sigma Alpha
Mu, Melta Sigma Phi "A" vs.
Nifty Niners, Acacia vs.
Governors House, Alpha
Gamma Sigma vs. Love
Memorial Hall, Beta Theta Pi
"A" vs. Delta Sigma Phi
"B".
Isolation for the first half
begins at 7 p.m.; for the
second half at 8 p.m.
Read
Nebraska
vvant Ads
(a
IJSii-
t""""""""'-'"' '
K0W PLAYING
team, but does field teams in
other sports.
The Black Student Alliance
is a non militant group that
promotes the black is
beautiful idea, she said. A
number of other clubs are
available.
Both Miss Bradley and Miss
Cameron participate in a
junior high school tutoring
program.
"WE TUTOR the kids after
school," she said. "We try to
helD them in any way we
can."
"The tutoring program is a
difficult task," she continued
"Some seventh graders read
on the third grade level and
don't know the meanings of
even simple everyday
words."
The three girls all agreed
that they have learned a lot
during their stay at Stillman.
They have enjoyed much of
their stay, although they are
not sure if they would like to
return again. All are anxious
to return to Linpoln.
www
"THERE ARE so many
things I must tell the people
back in Lincoln, Miss
Bradley explained. "She
called the experiment an ex
cellent study in viewing the
problems black people face.
"When I first came down
here, I wanted to see how
black people differed from
whites. After about three
months, I have found out that
there is no difference, she
said.
WHII .... El"" t
JIIH 1 "ni" I! ' - ' f - 1
l"n,r":i vfrT- - T
mam kuhl . . - - tuttmrnmum v- -- i .mit
'Grievaiiceman9 created at Kent
Kent, Ohio - (I.P.) Kent
State University recently cr
eated a new position dean
for faculty counsel to give
a large and growing faculty a
more effective channel for
solving individual problems.
The position follows the
concept of ombudsman, which
has loosely been translated as
grievance man. It was
proposed by President Robert
1; White following a recom
mendation from the Faculty
Senate last January.
NAMED TO the post was
Prof. Harold Kitner, a
member of the Kent art
faculty for 21 years and im
mediate past president of the
campus chapter of the
American Association of
University Professors. Prof.
Kitner, who will continue to
teach part-time, is a member
of the Faculty Advisory
Committee to the Ohio Board
of Regents.
The position is designed
primarily to open r ew lines of
communication betw len the
University's faculty of more
than 1,000 persons ind the
administration. "Normally,"
President White said, "the
process goes no fu. 'Jicr than
the first step, but the dean for
faculty council must be able
HMQXEU
you passed her on the
street you wouldn't notice
her . . . on the screen she
is unforgettable.
uaj& ,3
(want m am usual tJJ
Lt -k '. ' Jr
I lJ . , J
-V.-W ""'" ijBX'
v . iv -i . tr u
i ? -U , l r U ;
1! ,,, I tf V" " ' ' I
ssssssuasnssssassssssssss usi mmmmmimmmmmmm'mmmm
Straight talk
oar
by George Kaufman
Nebraskan Staff Writer
According to a well-known
campus personaiity and in
ternational bon vivant, when
the walls of Pompeii were
uncovered, there was found
the following quotation etched
on the main wall of the city:
"It is a wonder, oh Wall
that you have not yet col
lapsed beneath the weight
of all this absurdity."
(Translated freely from
Latin.)
To see whether or not
things have changed in the
intervening years, I
personally interviewed
several of the bulletin boards
in the Union for their opinion.
The first bulletin board I
talked to was the one across
from the student activities
to go all the way up the lad
der without fear of reprisal if
he feels it necessary."
HE ALSO noted the new
dean "can only recommend.
He cannot force anyone to do
anything or overrule ad
ministrative or faculty
policy."
Kent is one of a handful of
universities in the United
States to consider or adopt
the concept. Last year om
budsman served students,
faculty, and staff at State
University of New York at
Stony Brook. Michigan State
University created the office
for students a year ago, when
the University of California at
Berkeley had it under con
sideration. TUESDAY, NOV.
T'r W".-,Ss. ssssVaa4L . T 'WC llWn-l. I W" " iL 6 .iF amWmBUi.' K i i JJ
IN CONCERT
PRICES $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 '; XZlZX
Polly 11 fill m. ..
MP"1" 'II m"1"' '""rr' V MHft f eBr I if I H0 0NB UNOe IT ADMITTED UNLESS
Z. I OlK' t'M-n? MIHr "! Dmww , I . I Ik I ACCOMPANIED SY PARENT Oft ADULT GUARDIAN I
- " II l " J Illinjajssjjssiissssssiiiiisal .WvMi ...jtmj ... .... fyrwmfmmilMliiaumVLlt-r
7 4 m S
a-- suck
office at the south entrance. It
is used mainly for posting of
notes from students who
have things for sale, want to
buy things, want tickets, want
o get rid of tickets, want
roommates, want to get rid of
roommates, etc.
"IT'S NOT so bad," the
board replied to my question,
"except that I'm always stuck
for details."
I didn't want to pin him
down on the question but I
thought I should take a few
notes.
"I don't get it nearly as
badly as some of the others,"
the board said. "Check on
some of the boards around on
the other side of the building.
They have to put up with
obscenities and everything
they hold has to be ASUN-
3
26-8:00 P.M.
Sr-Aym & P Street admission: Friday si.m tin p.m.
I V- iUH Oi r sueci EVENINGS, ALL DAY SAT. SUN.
i "
ii i i i .jijaiuj.ij.ij..jiiiui iiiiiiiiuu-iiii iiiiiii i in,, n ' 1,1 , I
(Bdud
Ssw"1, Ail
from
o
approved. I don't have to be
so selective about my
hangers-on."
I TOOK him up on his sug
gestion and went to one of the
bulletin boards by the lounge.
Sure enough, every note and
sign was ASUN-approved. I
asked him what he thought of
having to have everything
approved first.
"Well, right now it's kind of
shakey. ASUN is meeting
tomorrow to pass a resolution
that says they have the power
to approve signs for bulletin
boards."
"But I thought they already
had that power," I said.
"Well, they thought they
did, but they want to make
sure, and besides, it gives
them a sense of power."
I THEN asked the board
how he felt about having
obscenities printed on him.
"It's quite embarrassing
really. It started out as a
simple interest board for the
Free University, but pretty
soon all the freshmen had to
prove they were literate and
stalled printing four:letter
words all over me."
"No!" I uttered, shrinking
back in horror. "Not right
here in our own beloved Stu
dent Union!"
"Yes, I'm afraid so. But I
don't have it the worst. That
bulletin board down there"
he pointed, impolitely I
thought "has to hold all the
notices about Greek doings
and Greek Week and Derby
Day and Kosmet Klub and
Ivy Day and ..."
"Enough," I insisted.
"BUT YOU 'haven't heard
the worst part yet," he said.
it
wum 'tmmmmmmmmmmm.mmt.mmmmmmmmm -J
(mrinrtxarrit continuous from i pjw.
HWEbKA N0W SHOWING
the
sue
"It was bad enough when just
the Greeks were Greek, but
now even the independeu s
are Greek, and the volume a'
trite, sickening signs, has
doubled."
"But what," I asked, ' U
that bulletin board down thei a
covered with so many postei s
you can't even see it?"
"Oh, that," he answered.
"That's the board which car.
ries all the posters announc
ing campus queen contests."
a
Movies
t.
Current
Tinici Furnished by Theater. Timet;
.m, lifkt lice i p.m. boll lac
Ode ration luted are printed at re
ceded tram the theater and iadicatc a
votuatarr rating rivea la the movla by
the motiea picture industry: tG) Bag.
aesled far GENF.RAI. audiences. (M
Bacgested for MATl'RE audiences par.
cat discretion adslsedt. KI Kb
STRtCTKIi Persons under 17 not ad
mitted without parent ar adnll guardian,
l Persons under 17 not admitted
at mar differ, check Inciter adver
tisement. LINCOLN
CooperLincoln: 'The Boston
Strangler", (R) 7:00, 9:00.
Varsity: 'Rachel, Rachel', (M
1:00, 3:06, 5:12, 7:18, 9:28.
State: 'Helga. (M) 1:00. S:00.
5:00, 7:00, 9:00.
Joyo: 'Yours, Mine And Ours',
(G) 7:10, 9:10.
Stuart: 'A Lovely Way To
Die', 1:00, 3:00, 5:05, 7:10, 9:15.
84th & O: 'Thimderball', (M
7:30. 'From Russia With Love",
(M) 9:55.
Nebraska: 'Coogans Bluff,
(R) 1:00, 3:00, 5:05, 7:05, 9:10.
OMAHA
Indian Hills: 'Ice Station
Zebra', (G) every evening at
8:00. Wed., Sat. & Sun., 2:00.
Dundee: 'Funny Girl', (G)
every evening at 8:00, Wed.,
Sat., & Sun., 2:00.
Cooper 70: 'Finian's Rainbow.
(G every evening at 8:00. Wed.,
Sat. & Sun., 2:00.