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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1969
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Vol. 93, No. 19
Moratorium
comments
favorable
"It's always healthy to show your
commitments."
This comment from Vice Chancellor
G. Robert Ross was only one of many
heard from both participants and
onlookers alike concerning Wed
nesday's moratorium march t to the
Capitol.
Ross went on to term the march
a success and extended his con
gratulations to the Moratorium Steer
ing Committee for "a well-planned-and
well-organized demonstration.
NU Moratorium Coordinator Mike
Shonsey is still undecided about the
effe-Mveness of the march.
"It was certainly, gratifying in
numbers," he noted, "but you can't
consider it a success until the Vietnam
War is over."
Shonsey was pleased with the
or 'e-liness of those who did march
but had hoped for a larger turnout
of the community-at-large.
Cooperative
He added that the Lincoln police
were very cooperative. "We never had
to plead for a thing," Shonsey said.
Another Steering Committee
member, Al Siporin, agreed with
Shonsey that the purpose of the vigil
will be accomplished only when
American soldiers have come home.
"But," he said, "as far as getting
as many people out to demonstrate
ns we possibly could, the march was
a complete success."
Siporin felt that anyone opposed to
I lie war who did not attend the march
"really missed doing something to
stop this war."
He added, "after soaking in the rain
for about an hour, the marchers felt
pretty warm inside."
Siporin was also pleased with police
cooperation.
1,thcy'TieTpe6rruMn every way,"
Siporin said. "They had to stand out
in the rain with us not for any
cause but just to do their job. And
we thank them for this."
Lieutenant Paul Jacobson of the
Lincoln Police Department said the
march was well-planned and its ex
ecution was extremely orderly for the
number of people involved.
Prepared
Jacobson noted that policemen were
stationed at every Intersection
because of the busy traffic. The men
were also prepared to control any
violence which might have occurred,
"not necessarily from the marchers,
but by hecklers and opponents of the
inarch."
Lieutenant Dean Leltner of the
Traffic Section of the police depart
ment reported that there were no
complaints by anyone about the
march.
In fact, he said, the department
received several calls commending
the march. He also received several
compliments on the cooperation the
police gave. Many of these, he noted,
were from the marchers
themselves.
Mendes entertains small crowd with 'Brasilian 9 pop
A Review
by J. L. Schmidt
A mustachioed Bronx Jew. a
bearded Lebanese drummer, a Black
pianist, an Italian sound man and an
assortment of Brazilians combined
talents to present the Sergio Mendes
Show to a disappointingly small, but
typical Nebraskan audience at
Pershing Auditorium Friday evening.
The pianist, an organist, base player
and drummer teamed with a male
and a female vocalist under the billing
of "Bosa Rio" and got the show off
to a rapid start with a somewhat hop
ped up version of "Up, Up and
Away."
The vocalists at times blended with
near perfect harmony but were more
often apart. A hard nasal similar to
Caterlna Valentl dominated the styl
ings of the woman who was attired
In a blue velvet mini dress which
added much to the stage show.
The man was a bit reminiscent of
a Tony Bennet as he came on with
an almost sour nightclub type ap
proach to his vocal renditions
"Black'bird" and several Brazilian
numbers which sounded like so much
Ba Dab A Dab A Dabba scat singing
made up the repertoire of this group.
Solo work by several members of the
group attested to their musical
abilities and a very solid beat proved
group dvnamics.
A little too much organ and a not
so solid base hurt the overall
performance of the group. One could
sense that the organist had done much
al the arranging as ht broulrt the
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Nebraska photo by Jim Dean
Jeff Kinney looks past game officials to make sure he has fallen
in the end zone to put Nebraska ahead of Kansas
U.S. 'victory is possible9
by John Dvorak
Nebraskan Staff Writer
People who want more liberalism,
less of Richard Nixon and out of Viet
nam have garnered much publicity
lately. Up to this point, they have
overshadowed another group the
Young Americans for Freedom
(YAF).
"Basically we believe in conservat
ive ideals," stated Barbara Green,
who is the ex-ol'ficio head of the
University's chapter of YAF.
"We're a victory group," added
Dave Steinheider, another of the
group's leaders. "We support the
United States government and we
believe victory is possible in Vietnam.
Young Americans for Freedom is
a nine-year-old national group.
Membership increased greatly last
year and now number about 50,(X)(),
Miss Green said.
At this point there are about 20
members of YAF on the NU campus,
but Steinheider says no membership
drive has been conducted.
"We haven't gone out searching for
members," he said. "We've mostly
had personal chats with friends and
acquaintances."
The group, in fact, Is not even an
approved student organization yet. A
constiution has been written and they
hope to have it approved later this
month. Then officers will be elected.
Miss Green and Steinheider didn't
know there were other YAFers on
campus until this year.
"At first," Miss Green said, "We
didn't think there would be much in
terest." But more and more YAFers
were found and it was decided to
form a chapter organization.
The two students would make no
group into every song with his hand
thumping on the bench.
He and the pianist both appeared
to be serious musicians, though I am
not denying the fact that the whole
group takes music as a business
seriously.
Audience participation, something
which seems to be extremely pleasing
to Nebraskans, came in the form of
hand clapping accompaniment to one
of the Bosa Rio songs. This helped
the group establish some rapport with
the audience and cover up some of
the shortcomings in their presenta
tion. Don Sherman, the Bronx Jew of
the group, came on for a thirty minute
stint between groups and made such
comments as "Lincoln, Nebraska .
Gateway to Malcoin," and
"beautiful Interstate 80, the Ho Chi
Minn Trail."
Series of slams and lokes ranging
from the gourmet qualities of swan
sweat to a reference about a trial
of the State of Nebraska verses the
B'.arth for possession of marijuana
kept the crowd' in somewhat ques
tionable laughter for the entire
routine.
Mendes Is the pianist and nitty
gritty of his group. His piano stylings
are improvised but work well into
the driving, hard, bosa nova rhythm
which is accomplished by the
Lebanese drummer and a
percussionist who played congas,
tambourine and brass rings.
The bass player of Brcsil 66 proved
to be a talented performer ia lit own
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predictions about the potential
strength of YAF on campus.
Steinheider, who is a chemistry ma
jor, said that he has elided a
favorable response from a number of
chemistry students just by talking in
formally about YAF.
Support from outsido the University
community is also prevalent, Miss
Green remarked. Although she
wouldn't release any names, several
people have reportedly expressed in
terest in the group and made, offers
of financial support.
On the national level, a check of
the YAF's advisory board shows that
Sens. Strom Thurmond, Barry
Goldwater and John Tower, along
with actor John Wayne and
Mississippi Gov. John Bell Williams
support YAF. Nebraska Sen. Carl
Curtis and Representative Glenn
Cunningham are also on the YAF Na
tional Advisory Board.
That partial list of advisory board
members gives some indication of the
YAF Ideology, although Miss Green
stressed the organization is a "flexible
group" with room for many political
beliefs.
"Just like any other group, we have
our factions," said Steinheider, a
sophomore from Goehner, Neb.
"Some of our members are con
servative Republicans while others
are reactionary rit;ht wing."
Miss Green indicated she is one of
the group's more liberal mefbers.
She supported Nixon in the 1W8 elec
tion as did many other YAFers.
Backers of California Gov. Ronald
Reagan are also prevalent In ( the
group. .
She stressed the group is in no way
connected with the John Birch Society
right and the crowd gave him a
resounding ovation after a solo stint.
Unfortunately the spotlight was cu
off immediately and dampened the
enthusiasm as the darkened audience
was made to realize that only the
star should receive the applause, ar
Is the custom of the performing arts
especially in small town U.S.A.
As far as the music goes, con
temporary pop songs done with the
bosa nova rhythm and the dual female
vocal touch seem to be the rule foi
Brasil 66.
Everything from "Love Sweet
Love" to "Norwegian Wood" and "D
ay Tripper entertained the crowd.
A rendition of "Wichita Linemen"
gave a haunting new angle to tht
song as did the encore number, "Easy
to be Hard."
A misty blue spotlight gave an
enchanting effect to the female
vocalists which was helpful in mood
setting for the warm vocal stylings
necessary in most of the numbers.
The spots were also turned down as
the songs approached an end and left
the audience In darkness to con
template for a brief moment.
The female vocalists gave a pleas
Ing performance in spite of the fac
that one of them had trouble during
the final number. Their stage nioxy
was accomplished by their
minidresses and long hair as well as
some of their moves.
The rest of the' group blendd in
and around the Mendes piano and tha
ncarty perfect technical way.
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Potential chancell
named for Regents
A list of eight men, one of whom
might be the next chancellor of t h e
University of Nebraska, was submit
ted to the Board of Regents late Fri
day by the Chancellor Search Com
mittee. Board of Regents President Richard
E. Adkins refused to speculate when
a final decision would be made. The
names of the eight will not be an
nounced. The ten-man search committee,
which began work in June, researched
approximately 170 names before nar
rowing the list this month. Nomina
tions were solicited from s tudents,
faculty and other interested
Nebraskans.
"I was really pleased with the
names we submitted," said John
Moseman, the search committee's
student representative from the Lin
coln campuses.
Last time
"The Regents can't go wrong in
choosing from the list," he continud.
"On Tuesday, when we narrowed the
list for the last time, each candidate
received a unanimous vote by the
committee."
A student and two faculty members
represented each of the three NU
campuses on the group which was
chaired by Dr. Cecil Wittson, presi
dent of the Medical Center. Besides
or former Alabama Gov. George
Wallace's Presidential campaign.
The members do agree on one ob
jective the only way to achieve
peace in Vietnam is to win the war.
"The war Is a personal thing for
everyone," Miss Green said. "It's
hard to get a general statement on
it. Basically we want to see the war
won and then leave."
People say the United States
shouldn't be there, Steinheider said.
The fact remains that the United
States is there.
"If the United States would pull out
now," Miss Green continued, "More
than 40,000 Americans would have
died for nothing."
YAF is also against the nationwide
antiVietnam Moratorium held last
Wednesday and scheduled again for
next month.
YAF believes the moratorium is
encouraged by certain politicians
whose basic aim is to "embarrass
the Nixon administration and by
newsmen who anticipate a bloody
report."
The YAF is also opposed to what
It calls the communist influence on
the moratorium. The group points out
that the rulers of North Vietnam sent
official, public encouragement to
lenders of the moratorium.
The group does not deny the right
of young people, or anyone else, to
protest peacefully. The YAF is con
sidering counter-demonstration o n
Veterans' Day, Nov. 11, in support
of the Nixon Administration's conduct
of the Vietnam War.
The YAF, however, takes a dim
view of student demonstrations on
campus against various university
administrations.
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Moseman, the Lincoln campuses were
represented by Dr. Paul A. Olson,
professor of English and Dr. Everett
E. Peterson, professor of agricultural
economics.
Moseman would not predict when
the Board of Regents will make the
final selection. No one will dawdle,
though, he said, because the Regents
are anxious to have a permanent
chancellor.
The university has been without a
permanent chancellor since January,
1969, when Dr. Clifford M. Hardin
became U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Dr. Merk Hobson has been acting
chancellor In keeping with the Regents' desire
for secrecy, Moseman refused to
discuss details of the eight men.
It is a "wonderfully rounded" list
he noted. The committee did not limit '
itself to any one section of the coun
try, or to the academia. The list
represents diverse backgrounds.
The only generalization that can be
made about the eight is that none
are over 55. The committee rigidly
adhered to that maximum age rule,
Moseman said.
The names were submitted to the
Regents alphabetically Moseman said.
The search committee didn't want to
state a perferance because it would
put undue pressure on the Regents.
"And we just couldn't find the best
of the eight men," Moseman con
tinued. "It wouldn't be wise. The
Regents are fine men and they'll pick
the best man."
Another decision left up to the
Regents Is the availability of the pro
spective chancellors. The search
committee did not generally burden
itself with the candidates' availabili
ty. "There is always the question of
availability," Moseman said, "But
I'm confident that if the Regents will
work hard enough they will find at
least one man available."
The meeting with the Regents Fri
day culminated nearly four months
work by Moseman and his nine fellow
committeemen.
Work began soon after the com
mittee structure was approved on
June 23, About 10 meetings were held
and it is estimated that 500 hours
went into the soliciting and
researching of chancellor candidates.
Sludenlsto elect
lop professor
The 1970 "Outstanding Professor"
will be selected in an all-campus
election this year rather than by stu
dent representatives of campus living
units, according to Sue L u 1 1 o n ,
chairman of the Builders' student
professor committee.
Miss Lutton said that since the
students, contribute the $500-award
and it is presented in their name, it
Is important they do the actual selec
tion. This year, each living unit will
nominate three teaelieiis-at-large. The
nominations will be tallied with the
top three placed on aa all-campus
ballot.
group's female vocalist as she performed with the popular bosa
nova group Fr ida; evening.
Faculty members were particularly
helpful, Moseman noted. A list of
candidates for the chancellor position
at another university was also ob
tained and students were urged to
offer nominations.
Disappointed
"I was a little disappointed in the
number of student suggestions,"
Moseman commented. "Students did
seem to take more of an interest dur
ing the last two weeks of Sep
tember." Apparently, students in general
don't have that much knowledge about
the chancellorships of universities,
Moseman said. The number of
student-submitted nominations was
not great, but of those received were
termed "very good" and "well
researched" by Moseman, a first year
law student.
Nominations were closed October 1
and the final research was completed
during the first two weeks of tha
month.
Extensive biographers of each of
the 270 candidates nominated wer
prepared, Moseman remarked.
The Search Cotnmittee did not In
terview the candidates. All search
Committee work was done in con
fidence, and the eight men, at least
in theory, do not know they are being
considered for the job.
Talks will
feature two
speakers
A Hyde Park talk-in featuring
University President Joseph Soshnjk
and Dr. G. Robert Ross, dean of Stu
dent Affairs will-be-held Tuesday
afternoon at 3:30 in the Union lounge."
The talk-In Is sponsored by the In
nocents Society and will be open to
all students who have questions about
anything concerning the University.
"Part of our responsibility is to
communicate," Ross said Sunday.
He added that something like this
has been done before through panels,
but Soshnik pointed out that the dif
ference in Tuesday's talk-in will be
the setting and the idea that it will
be an unstructured conversation with
all students. "It's a two-way op
portunity for communication," said
Ross.
Ross said he expects questions to
range from problems like "trying to
fit into the scheme of things" to ques
tions that "relate to the operation of
the University."
Soshnik said subjects like currlculaf
development and housing might b
questioned by many students.
Indiana University held a similar
event last spring called a Bitch-In.
Soshnik hopes Tuesday's talk-in will
not become similar to the event at
Indiana. Soshnik said he doesn't want
to pit students against administrators.
"Nothing can be gained in a shouting
match," ho said.
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