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PAGE 2 THE DAILY NFBRASKAN MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1968 The Chancellor's either-or world A group of influential faculty members tried last week to dissuade the Regents from granting Chancellor Clifford Hardin a one-year leave of absence to serve as Secretary of Agriculture. Although they were not successful, both the faculty members and the Lincoln Journal brought up some excellent points concerning the current arrange ment that the Regents will have to keep in mind. Although the dissidents agree almost to a man than Chancellor Hardin has been an excellent ad ministrator and will make a fine Secretary of Agriculture, they expressed concern about Hardin's attempt to have the best of both worlds, or perhaps the attempt of both worlds to get the most from Chancellor Hardin. The faculty's primary concern is that the University will be left up in the air for a fairly xtended period of time; that Acting Chancellor Merk Hobson, whatever his talents, will be hamstrung while Hardin is deciding whether or not he will stay in Washington, and that long-range University programs will suffer. THIS ARGUMENT is valid. Although it is normal for a University to have an acting Chan, cellor for some time before a new Chancellor is appointed, it is not normal for the University to refuse to search for a permanent Chancellor during this time. If Chancellor Hardin decides in April or May, or even some time next fall, that he will complete his term as Secretary of Agriculture, the University will be just that far behind in the search for a new administrator. University concerns aside, the dissidents point out that the current arrangement is unfair to President-elect Nixon, because he should be able to rely on Hardin's presence for at least the next four years. It is difficult to understand how a temporary Secretary of Agriculture is going to be able to direct the kind of far-sighted programs that our fanners so badly need. IT SEEMS THE RESULT of all this manuever ing is a University with a lame-duck Chancellor and a cabinet with a lame-duck Secretary of Agriculture. The decision on how long this situation will continue is the Chancellor's. It is vital that he refrain from postponing the decision too long: both the Uuiversity and the Cabinet need a talented man unfettered by other obligations to function smoothly at this time. Chancellor Hardin can func tion well in either post. He cannot, however, func tion in both. Jack Todd Our man Hoppe . . . Youthland secedes by Arthur Hoppe Herewith is another unwritten chapter from that unpublished textbook, "A History of the World, 1950-1:999." Its title: "The Generation Gap And Let's Keep It That Way." By 1970 the Generation Gap had widened into a chasm. Armed warfare raged on every campus. The jails overflowed with protesters. Not a child in the land thought bis parents understood him. And vice versa. A YOUTH SEPARATIST Movement was form ed. "We not only want to run our own schools, our own pads and our own lives," said young militants, "we want to run our own country." On July 4, 1971, Youthland seceded from the Union laying claim to the West Coast from the Sunset Strip to the Haight-Ashbury and the East Coast from Greenwich Village to Fort Lauderdale. Civil war threatened. The Old Country, as St came to be called, boasted an Army of 238,673 senior officers and a stringent draft law. But as it had no one left to draft, it bad no soldiers to do the fighting. YOUTHLAND, ON THE other band, had a plethora of healthy young men of draft age. But of course it had no draft laws and, consequently no army. So the two nations dwelt in uneasy peace. And both were very happy. "At long last, we've got a little tranquility around here," said toe Oldsters happily. And they adopted vigorous legislation in favor of taw and order and cheaper booze. "At long last, we've got a little freedom around here." said the Youngsters happily. And they adopted vigorous legislation in favor of Individual freedom and cheaper marijuana. 1 rfmfm ditorial Commentary The fifth horseman is a king too by Charles Mange Although prohibited by the United States Constitution, the granting of titles of nobility continues unabated on our campus. A glance at any issue of the Daily Nebraskan reveals the crowning of still another queen or countess or caliph. Each year the anonymity of some nubile coed is sacrificed on the Block and Bridle Day. This Sweet Heart of the Rodeo is chosen for her abili ty at selling hams. The girl who brings home the most bacon is crowned Queen Pork Barrel. EAST CAMPUS CHURNS with activity each spring as all expectantly await the crowning of Dairy Queen. The candidates try to butter up the judges but ' is ploy usually fails as eviueneed by the election of Miss Marge Rin last year. The other girls declared the contest to be an udder fraud as Miss Marge Rin Ka slender lass) was declared winner because she had the least fat about her. The seven losing maids were left milking their friends for sympathy. Perhaps the ultimate honor to be bestowed upon a male student at the University is the coveted title of Prince Kosmet. The holder of the ti tle generally is a polite fellow who dresses inconspicuously and is therefore totally in distinguishable from his multitude of followers. THIS CONSTANT KOSMET fits his job to a tea. His only duty is to conduct the annual hereford poll for the Alumni Association, and occasionally to entertain foreign royalty such as when our campus was visited this fall by that distinguished North African, The Bey of Pigs. The prac tice of naming so many kings and queens will have to stop before we all lose our heads as people once did in France. One king is enough for any school but now that our sovereign has left us to live in Washington, I fear the flood is upon us. Board of Kepients Letter to NU Gentlemen: Though we are all happy about the recent appointment of Chancellor Hardin as Secretary of Agriculture, you must not now in the glow of pride and enthusiasm make a decision that could cripple the University in the near future. It would be unworthy of the position of trust you hold with, the people of Nebraska. Certainly if the position of chancellor has any im portance in directing the future of the University, the man in the position to be ef fective should not feel that his leadership and his plans are merely a stand-in for so meone who could return in one month, one year, four years, or perhaps never. Surely Dr. Hardin knows that effective leadership cannot be provided to the University under such an arrangement as an extended leave of absence. IF nE IS UNAWARE, let him consider what goals of leadership have been set by President-elect Nixon. Could he want less for the University of Nebraska? Despite Chancellor Hardin's recent failure to provide ade quate leadership in convinc ing the governor and the state of the need for support to in sure the solid growth of the University, he is still a man of undeniable talent. Let us not undermine his confidence by a crutch such as an ex tended leave of absence. We must also recall that the state recognizes the folly of such a position by having an official policy that would not allow for a leave of more than a year for reasons of civil service. 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K tint jur , Mra mA, Phmamjmi Cdm Itum Ijtar.iti fmoiuttmvim i ft Ma-ws rui ttnit Itevuiuia policy as regards military service! Though it may be argued that the University is above such rules, do we forget the wisdom that stands behind such rules? Should it ever be that Chancellor Hardin would wish to return to Nebraska, let us hope that it can be at that time with the University. Eut let us not hamper him "in his position as Secretary of Agriculture and let us not mark time here by hampering whoever is to fill the post now. Surely our new Secretary of Agriculture recognizes this. Let us not make our deliberations smack of political arrangements. It ig unuorthy of you and Dr. Hardin. And it would be a great disservice to the people of the United States. Sincerely, Samuel J. Pezzille Instructor, Department of Classics Inside report . . . Nixon to have open road by Rowland Evans and Robert Novak Washington As late as this past Tuesday (Dec. 10), when he discussed it with his advisers, nothing in the transition period had disturbed President-elect Nixon more than the continuing signs of President Johnson's insistence on a last-second, lame-duck summit meeting with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin. Nixon himself has privately informed political intimates that he regards the White House pressure for a meeting, which would be held in Geneva, as "most unwise." FUTHERMORE, HE HAS made it crystal clear to Mr. Johnson either in one of their frequent telephone talks or through his foreign policy adviser, Robert Murphy that he does not wish to be involved in any way. For his part, the President has pressed hard for Mr. Nixon's cooperation with possible talks on nuclear arms control and anti-ballistic missile systems. Nixon intimates say that Mr. Johnson has not actually invited Mr. Nixon to accompany him, if the projected summit talk can be arranged. But the President has tried to win Mr. Nixon's consent to assign a Nixon observer to the Johnson entourage a suggestion flatly rejected by the President-elect up to now on grounds that it might compromise his own freedom of action after Jan. 20. WHAT PRIVATELY worries the Nixon camp Is that Johnson administration disarmament talks, either at the summit or a lower level, would com plicate not only the basic Nixon policy approach to Moscow but also relations between tie U.S. and its European allies, particularly West Germany. Mr. Nixon, in short, wants to open a dialogue with U.S. allies in Europe before he opens one with the Soviet Union. Beyond that, moreover, a glimpse of possibly momentous changes in communist China's foreign policy is clearly evident in the Nov. 26 Peking bid for "peaceful coexistence" with the U.S. No one here pretends to know what that might lead to. if indeed anything at all, but one result is already clear: it has brought consternation 'o Moscow, whose foreign policy is built on the hard rock of hostility and distrust between the U.S. and China. THIS IS SIMPLY a second reason to explain Moscow's growing impatience for talks with Washington. The first reason is Russia's transparent eagerness to bury the sordid effects of its invasion of Czechoslovakia last August and show the world that, despite that military takeover, all is well once again between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. It is precisely this passionate Soviet objective, coupled with President Johnson's equally passionate desire to celebrate his leaving office with a glamorous summit parley, that is pulling Mr. Johnson and Kosygin together. Nixon men feel that, once Mr. Johnson is out of office and the Russians are unable to exploit his desire for a summit talk, the U.S. might well ask and receive a higher Soviet price for a summit meeting. But the Soviet leaders have delicate problems of their own in any deals with President Johnson between now and Jan. 20. They must diagnose, and then factor in, Mr. Nixon's inner attitude about a Johnson-Kosygin meeting. FOR E"EN IF A pre-Jan. 20 meeting does take place and even if it does help remove the stigma of Czechoslovakia or set the stage for serious talks on nuclear arms the new President will have an open road after that date to modify or reject any midnight agreements made by his predecessor. Furthermore, the Russians are going to be living with Mr. Nixon for at least four long years. As some Nixon advisers see it, the Kremlin would be counting a possibly disastrous start in its relat ions with President Nixon if Kosygin took advantage of President Johnson's unseemly insistence on a , summit talk. Is view of all that has gone on before between Mr. Nixon and the Soviet leaders and considering the corrosive relationship that Mr. Nixon has had with them in the past, the Russians are unlikely to make that mistake. let M FcMMwn4l.il r. SO BOTH GENERATIONS at long last had what they wanted. The Oldsters had tranquility. And the Youngsters had freedom. But after several months, the Oldster began dragging lethargically around frowningly muttering testy things like, "The newspapers are certainly dull these day. There'? nothing to talk about at these stupid cocktail -,-es. And why's it so damn quiet around here?" And the Youngsters, to keep their hands in, still demonstrated lethargically daily. But their placards were blank. For the life of them, they couldn't think of anything to protest against. And they frowningly chanted testy things like, "Down with something or other." THE TWO NATIONS, recognizing the in evitable, were re-united on July 4, W72. And, oh, what a heartwarming scene there was in every borne as the father welcomed back his son. "Let me embrace you, my boy," each father said, "as soon as you have off that scraggly beard and gt yourself a decent job." "Shave my beard?" cried the youth, his chin up, the old adrenalin racing through his veins again, No don't be square. Dad. I've got a right . "Square"' shouted the father, his blood boiling, tis eyes shining once more." "Listen here, you young whippersnapper ..." And both generations lived fully, if perhaps sot happily, ever after. Chronicle Features I.U1 ii,iii....,.l,-,.,...l.,..mi .,rr.ini -i i Itwwawmnr , -, ,M , , - - , J r i I.... - v, ,fi ,,, . ' iis X MOMMY, VhVVY KWOmm. I