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In the merry merry month of May, came the court of
the Ivy Day.
Clialoupka student life as major issue
The ASUN Senate will not be the
real battling ground next fall, accord
ing to president-elect Bill Chaloupka.
The real ground for negotiation will
be the Council for Student Life and
the Housing Committee, he said.
Chaloupka continued that his first pri
ority lor action next fall will be change
of visitation and social regulations. An
individual should be able to control
his own living environment, he said.
"The smallest possible living unit
should be able to regulate Its own
affairs," he said. "We may not he
able to achieve this goal quickly, but
we'll be working on it."
Another top priority will be setting
up the Council on Student Life as
soon as it is approved, Chaloupka con
tinued. He said that he would spend the
summer working on programs for'
next year. Both Chaloupka and first
vice-president-elect Diane Theisen
Paper by Professor John Roche
presentation in Montgomery Conference
By Sue Schlichlenilpr
Nebraskan Staff Writer
The first of a series of lecture
discussion sessions constituting the
Montgomery Centennial Conference
transpired Friday evening at the
Nebraska Center. The program con
cerned a paper by Professor John
Roche, entitled "The Rebellion of the
Clerks," which dealt with the conse
quences of student unrest.
Roche, who was originally schedul
ed to present his own work was unable
to attend due to an attack of asthma.
C. Peter Magrath, dean of faculties,
made the presentation. Roche is a
specialist in. American constitutional
history for the Supreme Court, author
of a number of books and papers in
cluding The Quest for the Dream,,
publicist for the Now Under, chair
man of A D A,, and is presently teach
ing at Brandels University.
In "Rebellion of the Clerks," Roche
referred to students as having
achieved the status of clerks in the
14th century. He suggested that
Americans are perhaps experience a
"new medievalism."
lie covered three major points: (1)
Why have acts of student violence
happened? (2) What are students doing?
and (3) Where are they leading us?
UK STRKSSKD that when people
speak of the 120,000 "S.D.S.-type" in
America, they are dealing with a
"statistically trivial minority" of
about two per cent.
Roche compared Leon Trotsky, ar
rested in the Revolution of 1805, to Dr.
Benjamin Spock, arrested f o r
"stimulating resistance to the draft."
And he convinued that "happy. In
telligent young people are attacking
the most defenseless institution
colleges and universities."
Roche suggested that a watering
down of educational whiskey is ex
emplified in short circuit televisions
and tupe recorders who often act as
substitute teachers. He labelled
student-taught classes as the "facile
leading the docile."
"Tiie university is a sitting duck for
'id discharge.' Americans are not
Ivudj to finance six and one half
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will be working with the University
freshmen orientation program this
summer.
"I hope that several senators will
be in Lincoln," he said. The new ad
ministration wants to talk possible
programs over with new senators and
committee chairmen. '
Perhaps it will be possible to get
National Student Association help in
researching new programs, he con
tinued. The new administration plans
to conduct a senate retreat in mid
summer, if possible.
Chaloupka continued that he felt he
would be able to work well with the
new senate. The President-elect said
he expected and got a diverse senate.
We should have a very interesting
year, he commented. There will be
many different viewpoints. For in
stance, two members of the SIP exec
Hive slate were elected as senators,
le said.
million kids doing 'their thing,' "
Roche said.
"Students have learned, "Roche
continued, "that the 'Emporer has no
clothes'; that professors and ad
ministration are out on a very shakey
limb," he said. "And the trouble with
most professors is that they never
publish or perish. Few people are
willing to whole-heartedly defend
universities."
He remarked that the activists are
not interested in reforms. "If you
negotiate their first ten demands, they
will Invent ten more!" he emphasized.
Negro students are not satisfied to
become 'alleviated clerks', they want
a ticket to the Ameristocracy. And the
S.D.S. syndrome has no right to make
demands, Roche charged. "The func
tion of a university is education, not
service; though service will hopefully
be a by-product of education."
ROCHE NEXT. discussed the im
pact of disorder. "The university," he
said, "cannot become an armed camp
without sapping efficiency."
He said that institutions have
about thre alternatives: (1) call the
police, (2). effect counter-insurgency
actions among the faculty and ad
ministration, (3) close down. After
speaking of the Harvard situation, he
commented, "I'm not playing Monday
morning quarterback at Harvard
Their president did all he could except
abdicate!"
About closing down, Roche said
"It is a strike by the establishment 1
And universities exist to be open."
Commenting on student violence,
Roche said, that it will create a
catastrophe which will not only engulf
them, but will result in a drying up of
philanthropic contributions to higher
education, cuts in state aid and other
unfortunate measures.
In closing, Roche said, "If w do
not police our own era, someone will
do It for us, and we'll have no one to
blame but our selves!"
Following the speech was a panel
discussion by Miss Merrill Harris,
repesenting "Black", a student
organization at the University of
Nebraska at Omaha; Dave Bunnell,
Dave Buntain was tackled as the
new president of Innocents Society,
senior men's honorary, at the 80th
Ivy Day Saturday. Linda Jeffrey was
tapped as the new president of the
Black Masque Chapter of Mortar
Board.
Twenty one other coeds were
masked as members of the senior
women's honorary. The other new of
ficers of Mortar Board are Mary
Lund, vice president; Christi
Schwartzkopf , secretary ; Susan
Jenkins, treasurer; and Barbara
Ramsey, historian.
Other new members include Cricket
Black, Susie Borgens, Suone Cotner,
Susan Deitemeyer, Lynn Gottschalk,
Susan Helgeson, Marilyn Jackson,
Janet Nelson, Mary Lynn Nelson,
Brenda Nicholson, Kathy Ross, Diane
Theisen, Sue Thompson, Linda Varvel
and Sue Vosik. Twleve other new
Ianocents were chosen to mem
bership. In addition, Acting Chan
cellor Merk Hobson was named an
honorary member of the society.
New officers of Innocents are
John Heil, vice president; Gregory
Griffin, secretary; Dan Goodenberger,
treasurer; and Randy Reeves,
sergeant - at-arms. Other new
members include Terry Cameron, Bill
Chaloupka, Jim Evinger, Loren
Faaborg, Larry Kubicek, Bill Mobley,
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On campus
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'SThe college life speaker, Ed Mar
ray, will lead a discussion at the Phi
Gamma Delta house at 9 p.m., May 5.
Dr. Ivan Volgyes of the political
science department will address
Young Democrats May 6 at 7:30 in
the Nebraska Union. Volgyes' topic
will be the role of the U.S. in world
politics.
NU Vets will hold elections May 7
at 7 p.m. In Ag Hall, room 110. Dr.
Long, DVM, will speak on "Veterin
ary Technologists Philosophy and
Future."
The Nebraska Union Contemporary
Arts committee will sponsor its an
nual student art sale May 8 from 9
a.m.-9 p.m. and on May 9 from 9 am
5 p.m. Two members from the art
department will judge the entries be
fore the sale to assure uniform qual
ity. Items for sale will be on exhibi
tion in the north and south confer
ence rooms In the Union.
student activist; G. Robert Ross, vice
chancellor for student affairs; Bruce
Cochrane, representing a conservative
point of view; and Logan Wilson, who
lectured Saturday.
"WE WANT TO. BE treated as
human beings," Miss Harris said.
"We went to be able to determine our
own destiny. We want a degree, not as
a passport to live in white com
munities, not to compete with white
people for jobs. We want a degree to
show we were victims of your
schools!"
"We're going to school to learn as
much as we can, so we can go. back to
our own communities and start our
own universities," she continued.
"We want our demands met as we
see fit not as you see fit," she
said.
She defined the black philosophy as
"any means to see our demands met
to get what we want."
As a point of clarification. Miss
Harris explained that there are no
'militant Negroes' anywhere In the
world. There are 'militant blacks'.
The Negro, according to Miss Harris,
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Joe Voboril and Tom Wiese.
Maggi Evenson was crowned Queen
of the May. Joleen Phillips was
revealed as her Maid of honor. Master
of ceremonies was T. E. Beck,
assistant professor of English. Music
was provided by the University of
Nebraska Band.
Eight coeds were chosen as leaders
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'Government must shift
emphasis from science 9
"The federal government must shift
from being a patron of the sciences
to a patron of the whole University,"
Dr. Charles Kidd, head of the Council
on Federal Relations of the American
Association of Universities, said May
3.
In an address during t h e
Montgomery lectureship program.
Kidd discussed the history, present
implications and future of federal in-
is the first
is willing to compromise and degrade
himself. He wishes to De uite me
white. He doesn't value black
characteristics, the broad nose, the
wooly hair.
Blacks don't want to Integrate if
they are going to be degraded in the
process. The black recognizes that his
broad nose and wooly hair are
beautiful, and he recognizes that black
history needs to be taught.
Dave Bunnell said that he didn't
feel it necessary to talk about student
behavior, the number of students on
campus who take part in demonstra
tions; but that it was most important
to discuss the issues. According to
Bunnell, these issues center on four
problems: racism, military, student
power and educational reform.
ROSS COMMENTED that he was
a little surprised at John Roche's
paper his experience and involve
ment of the liberal segment of society,
especially since he thought Roche was
going to talk from an objective rather
than an emotional point of view.
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of the Ivy and Daisy chains. Ivy chain
leaders included Cindy Cherry, Sally
Leonard, Sue Cooper, Jana Miller.
Daisy Chain leaders were Barbara
Doerr, Marcia Kominsky, Barbara
Robbie, and Linda Sugano.
Two students were cited as the top
scholars in the senior class. Ellen
Helms was cited for having the
Proud relatives seen snapping pictures of Ivy Day festivities.
volvement in higher education, and
drew some conclusions concerning the
direction this involvement should
take.
"The beginning of extensive federal
support of research came during
World War II," Kidd said. He later
added that federal support of colleges
and universities is so pervasive that
"serious if not catastrophic" results
would follow if funds were
withdrawn.
KIDD SAID THAT the federal
government financially supports
higher education in two ways la
supporting research and in supporting
"the university as a whole."
"Now, 60 per cent of federal support
to universities is non-research sup
port," he said, "including 17 per cent
for construction, 18 per cent for stu
dent aid, and 13 per cent for general
institutional support."
"Research supported by the
Department of Defense is an im
mediate political question only
because of the Vietnam War," Kidd
said. "I don't believe it is a major
issue in the long run."
"I BELIEVE THAT classified
research supported by the Depart
ment of Defense should be removed
completely from the universities," he
added. "If a university Is offered
funds from the DOD to do non
classified research, they should have
the option of whether or not to accept
them."
In evaluating the effect of
governmental aid to higher education,
Kidd said "the university, students
and faculty are better off because
of it."
But Kidd added that federal aid has
"added another force to others ten
ding to pull the university apart."
Kidd said that the federal govern
ment, through its emphasis on
research, has diverted the
University's attention from i t s
teaching function, having an "adverse
effect" on undergraduate educa
tion. IN PREFACING HIS remarks on
the future of Federal involvement in
the university, Kidd said that the
Federal government - now provides
one-third of all the financial support
for higher education, and, "no matter
what the power structure within the
university is," it will continue to exert
a heavy influence by determining who
gets the funds and how they are
spent.
"To sustain their freedom in the
face of Involvement with the govern
ment, universities must accept funds
on their own terms," Kidd said. "The
first step is to attain a consensus
by all elements in the university on
the purpose of the university. The Idea
of a government universiy
partnership it fatuous t&
highest women's average. Philip
Regier was cited for having the
highest men's average. The first Dean
Helen Snyder Scholarship award of
$400 was presented to Kathy
Riesselman. The Innocents Society's
scholarship award for the outstanding
freshman male student went to Gary
Ensz.
university must set its own goals, da.
fend them against all comers, and
know and cherish what Is being
defended."
AFTER KIDD CONCLUDED his
one-hour address, members of an 8
member panel, consisting of pro
minent educational and governmental
spokesmen, were asked to res
pond. .
"I would say to Dr. Kidd that I
like his manifesto," Donald Bigelow
of the U.S. Office of Education said.
"But it may be argued by some that
Dr. Kidd is for God, Motherhood, and
the University of Nebraska."
Bigelow continued, saying that It
Is difficult for universities and for
his bureau to set priorities, and, once
set, it is difficult to get congressmen
to appropriate funds "in the national
Interest" without complaining if
"their state doesn't get their share."
IiOG.W WILSON, PRESIDENT ol
the American Council on Education,
compared the federal government's
role In higher education with the
situation in other countries. Unlike the
USSR which decides how many new
professionals are needed each year,
the United States has relied on a stu
dent "market mechanism," according
to Wilson.
"Manpower channeling is an avow
ed goal of the draft," Philip Scribner,
University of Nebraska professor of
philosophy, said. "Many of the
students on campuses are there
simply to avoid a war they don't
particularly like. The draft has been
a tremendously disruptive factor in
achieving the goals of the university."
Scribner also said that the "market
mechanism" wasn't completely func
tional that a student's choice of
universities is limited by his financial
situation and the other schools he at.
tended.
"SOME OF THE research done In
the name of defense may not be
associated with things you abhore,"
Norman Cromwell. University of
Nebraska professor of chemistry
said.
"During World War II, I was. in
formed that I was doing research on
nitrogen mustards for the chemical
warfare division," Cromwell said. "I
didn't feel well for several days af
terward. But as it turned out, the
compounds we were working on pro
ved to be among the first agents ef
fective against tumors."
Cromwell said that Nebrasfri had
received only $32,000 from the
Department of Defense for research
(none of which is classified
research).
COMMENTING ON THE apparent
imbalance between the amount of
money allotted to medicine and the
sciences and the amount allotted to
the humanities. Bigelow said, "Every
Congressmen is worried sbou his
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