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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1969
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
VOL. 93, NO. 41
You are just another number
to me says the new draft system
A new space is needed on job applica
tion forms now. "What is your draft
number?" prospective employers should
now ask.
As if society was not deluged with
numbers as it is, healthy males between
the ages of 19 and 26 must now
remember their draft number, in addi
tion to their social security, room, phone,
locker and all other numbers.
Judging from discussions around
campus Tuesday and Wednesday, not
many boys will have difficulty
remembering their draft number.
"They're playing a game of roulette
with our lives," noted Bill Sieffert, a .
sophomore. "The men stood there and
decided our future while we sat there
in front of the TV. You're so totally
helpless in the most important aspect
of your life, whether you live or die."
Another University junior refused to
be quoted by name. "I'm number 92
and I'm not going in, that's for sure,"
he said. "Anybody with any intelligence
can beat the draft somehow, and I'm
going to find a way."
Committee to recommend
Arts and Sciences dean
by John Dvorak
Nebraskan Staff Writer
A special search committee will
recommend that a University of Missouri
mathematics professor, Dr. Melvin D.
George, be named permanent dean of
the University of Nebraska College of
Arts and Sciences, according to a
reliable source.
The Board of Regents must approve
any recommendation of a University
seurch committee. A committee can only
suggest or recommend a name to the
Regcuts. Only the Regents has the
authority to make an appointment.
The Arts and Sciences search com
mittee has been looking for a man to
suggest to the Regents for permanent
dean since March.
ASUN urges profs
to dismiss Dec. 19
The ASUN Senate Wednesday passed a resolution asking the
faculty senate to encourage professors to either dismiss their classes
or not require class attendance on Dec. 19.
Sen. Doug Kluender explained that this action was necessary to
allow students time to travel to the Sun Bowl game in El Paso, Texas.
This is too long a trip to be made safely in one day, he said.
Senator Nancy Ryan argued that dismissing classes because of
the bowl game is "a farce." She added that since the Senate did not
request classes be called off for the Time-Out program or the Vietnam
Moratorium, it should not do so for a bowl game.
"It is possible that we should have requested classes be dismissed
for these activities," commented Senator Bruce Cochrane. "However,
that is no reason to spite ourselves now."
Senator Bob Brandt reported to the senate on recommendations re
cently made by the University Housing Policy Committee.
The committee recommended the policy that any student over
twenty years of age should not be told where to live by the, University,
Brandt said.
Another recommendation provides that students whose landlords
refuse to sign the University non-discrimination pledge be required
to attempt getting the landlords to sign. If the landlord still refuses to
sign the pledge, the student would be required to move out of his
housing by the end of the semester.
Brandt said that a student refusing to move would be penalized
by having his registration held. This would "put teeth" in the non
discrimination pledge, he continued.
Further committee recommendations call for the University to re
move from the approved list the name of anyone who has signed a
pledge but Is not abiding by it. The landlord would also be forwarded
to the State Equal Opportunities Commission, he said.
The committee also sent a request to the Lincoln City Council
that it pass a city open housing ordinance as soon as possible.
Commenting on the committee proposals, Miss Ryan said that it
is wrong to punish a student because his landlord discriminates. Sho
added that the means to further the anti-discrimination pledge should
be education rather than punitive.
Sen. Randy Prier said that the senate should approve the recom
mendations of stricter enforcement of the anti-discrimination pledge.
However, it is really irrelevant to discuss Uie anti discrimination pledge
until the Council on Student life has acted on the resolution on student
self-determination, he added.
In other business the senate gave temporary approval to the Con
stitutional Revisionist Union. Senator Alan Gless explained that this is
a group of students studying possible improvements of the ASUN con
stitution. It will also attempt to change the constitution through student
referendums, he said.
ASUN President Bill Chaloupka announced that there is still a
senate scat vacant in the Graduate and Professional college. Anyone
interested in running for this seat should apply in the ASUN office
before next Wednesday, he added.
Matter of opinion
Don Stenberg, a senior from Tekamah,
pointed out that a student's attitude
depends on his draft number. If a person
has a high draft number, like 331, he
would be less inclined to knock the
system.
At least a guy can plan for the future
now, added Stenberg, who is number
315. If a person has a low number,
he can volunteer, go into ROTC or do
something else.
On the other hand, if you have a
high number, you can go to graduate
school or go to work, Stenberg said.
Junior Don Tremain stated that he
has never worried about the draft and
he's not starting now.
"I still don't plan on going to the
military," Tremain added. "I'm against
not only the war, but the idea that
a country should have the right to take
two years of a persons' life."
John Hastings, an NU senior was in
the minority by saying that while he
may not like the war, he will go without
The next regular meeting of the Board
of Regents is scheduled Dec. 15.
George, 33, has been on the University
of Missouri faculty for nine years. He
became associate dean of tlic Missouri
graduate college in 1967, but returned
to full-time teaching this fall.
If George is selected as dean, he will
become the youngest dean on the Lincoln
campus. Dr. C. Peter Magrath, dean
of faculties, is now the youngest at 36.
George and his wife visited the
University of Nebraska for three days
in late October. At the time, he met
with University administrators, faculty,
the Arts and Sciences Advisory Board
and other students, the source said.
The Arts and Sciences College, which
encompasses 21 departments, two
complaining. It's not too much to ask,
and after all life in America isn't so
bad, he added.
"There's not really a lot you can do,"
noted Dave Heumann. a junior. "You
see what's wrong, but there are no im
mediate ways to get around it. The
complexity of modern living has pro
duced a way of life that is not capable
of allowing an individual to do exactly
what he wants to do all the time,"
Heumann continued.
Students are nearly unanimous in the
solution to their draft worries. But
abolishing the draft is hardly an original
suggestion.
Nor is applying for conscientious ob
jector status original either, as Steve
Tiwald is doing.
"I decided to apply for CO status
even before the lottery," commented
Tiwald. "The Vietnam War doesn't
really have a lot to do with it either.
I'm against all wars."
Tiwald is number five in the draft
lottery, but the attitudes of those with
above 300 are understandably different.
schools and 4,354 undergraduate
students, has had four deans In the
last two years.
Dr. Walter K. Militzer. now a pro
fessor of chemistry at NU, asked to
be relieved as Arts and Sciences dean
in September 1967. Dr. James Olson
then head of the graduate college,
became acting dean of Arts and
Sciences. In September 1968. Dr. C.
Peter Magrath was appointed permanent
dean. Last April he became Dean of
Faculties and was replaced by Dr.
Robert L. Hough.
Hough is a professor of English and
a University staff member since 1956.
Although Hough does not have the title
of acting-dean or temporary-dean, his
appointment ends In September 1970, or
when a permanent dean is found,
whichever comes first.
George received his bachelors degree
in mathematics from Northwestern
University in 1956. He earned his Ph.D.
three years later at Princeton and was
a research associate at the University
of Maryland in 1959 and 1960, before
going to Missouri.
In 1964, George was promoted from
assistant to associate professor at the
University of Missouri. In the fall of
1967 he became a full professor. He
was born in Washington, D.C.
'Rose and Ring'
readings open
Jazz and Java
The new Jaz2 and Java opened
Wednesday with readings from the
Howell Theatre production "The Rose
and the Ring."
Jazz and Java is being remolded this
year by the Union Prorams Office In
order to attract better entertainment and
audiences than it has In the past.
The program began as purely musical
entertainment for students in the Crib
on Friday afternoons. It was discon
tinued last year because of construction
on the South Crib.
This year the Programs Office Is
planning Innovations in the Jazz and
Java program. It will now be more than
music on Fridays In the South Crib.
Jim Gordon, coordinator of the new
program, is working with Howell
Theatre, which will present parts of
major theatre productions, one act plavs,
and lab plays. The lab play "Viet Rock",
for example, Is tentatively scheduled to
be shown In the Centennial Room.
Thus, the program is no longer
restricted to the South Crib or to music.
The new Jazz and Java will also In
clude puppet shows and poetry readings
and many other forms of entertainment
In addition to these changes, Gordon
hopes that entertainment other than
music will be scheduled for any day'
of the week, not just Friday. Friday
will hopefully be reserved for musical
entertainment.
Jazz piano Is on the agenda for this
Friday afternoon. Allen Moscly, a stu
dent, will play many of his own ar
rangements In the South Crib at 3:30.
John Walker, the head of the
philosophy department at Nebraska
Wesleyan University, will appear In the
South Crib December 12 at 3:30. Walker,
a guitarist, appeared for Jaza and Java
earlier this fall.
The Programs Office Is currently
trying to find people who are Interested
In performing far Jazt and Java. They
will accept anything from experimental
student films to rock group
One person with number 61 offered
a remarkably realistic approach,
opinion, even though he is almost cer
tain to be called.
Equal chance
"Everybody had an equal chance and
I don't hold anything against anybody
with a high number," he said. "But
if President Nixon thinks he is curing
all the problems of the draft with this
lottery, he better think again."
It's hard to be nonemotional about
the draft and ultimately about Vietnam.
Often the attitudes of people are of
frustration, a feeling of futility about
a system that seemingly cannot be
changed.
"I don't like the war, I don't like
the draft and I don't like the lottery,"
he said. "We've demonstrated, we've
talked and we've done everything we
can. Nothing works. There's no way
out."
Many feel
lottery will
hit ROTC
by Bill Smltherman
Nebraskan Staff Writer
Though opinions vary, almost everyone
connected with UOTC foels that the new
lottery draft system will have some af
fect on the reserve officer training pro
grams. One student who received a low draft
number subsequently cut his hair and
went to the ROTC departments to ask
about their advanced programs. Another,
with a high number and already in ad
vanced ROTC, considered ways of leav
ing the program.
Col. Norman B. Hemingway, Professor
of Aerospace Studies with the Air Force
program, said that three men scheduled
to take physicals for the program chose
not to and Indicated they were leaving
the program.
He continued that two of the students
will finish the semester and receive
credit for the courses they are taking.
The third student is dropping the pro
gram Immediately in order to have time
for other studies, Col. Hemingway said.
"About half a dozen men have come
In and asked about joining the program
in the past few days", he continued.
"Not all of them have really low
numbers and some have talked to us
before", he said.
"However," he continued, "more of
the men have low numbers and have
not been in before."
Hemingway said that it is quite an
effort to drop the program during the
Junior and Senior years. The participant
has enlisted In the Air Force reserves
and may theoretically be called up for
active duty If he voluntarily leaves the
program, he added.
Usually though, the man's name is
only returned to his draft board as re
quired by law and further action is
taken at that level.
One student, at least, In advanced
ROTC Is seeing what may be done to
break his contract.
"I will soon talk to my draft board
and my attorney", he said. "It will
be necessary to find out exactly where
I stand before making any move to
leave the program."
He added that many advanced ROTC
students with high numbers are "rending
their contracts closely."
Col. William W. Gist III, professor
of military science, said that there have
been some inquiries to his office about
joining the Army program. However,
no one has talked to him about dropping,
he said.
Next semester
"We really won't know what Impact
the lottery system will have on the pro
gram until next semester", he said.
"The lottery will probably affect us in
both directions."
Gist explained that those who Join
the program because of low numbers
will probably make up for those who
leave It because of high numbers.
Juniors and Seniors In the Army pro
gram are under the same obligation
as those In the Air Force program,
he said.
He emphasized that all contracts are
considered on an Individual basis.
"It Is possible for an individual to
break a contract If he has a good
reason," Gist continued. "However,
having a high draft number alone Is
not a good reason."
Commander Norman T. Hansen,
associate professor of Naval Science,
said that It was ' really too early to
tell how the lottery would affect the
Navy program.
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Captain Terence O'Neill
'Irish religious strife
is blown up by press'
by (iary Seucrest
Nebraskan Stuff Writer
The mass media has not given a fair
picture of the actual extent of the
Free concert
for Christmas
The annual Christmas Carol Concert
by the University Singers, under the di
rection of Professor Earl F. Jenkins,
will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. in the
Kimball Hall.
Soloists are soprano Jennie Dietrich,
a senior from Lincoln, and baritone
John Brnndstctter, a junior from Wayne.
Terri Hietbrink. a sophomore from
Adams will be the accompanist.
All of the 850 free admission tickets
to the concert were claimed within a
48-hour period last week. Space will be
reserved for ticket holders until 15 min
utes before the start of the concert. At
that time those without tickets will bo
admitted.
The program will be taped by KUON
TV and will be telecast at 7 p.m. on
Sunday, Dec. 14.
YD's to sponsor
Union teach-in
The teach-in on Midwest Economics,
sponsored by the Young Democrats, will
be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Ne
braska Union.
The format for the panel discussion on
"The Flight of the Rural American" will
be short speeches followed by a question
and answer session. Panel members in
clude: Elton Berck, President of the
Farmers Union of Nebraska; Albert Kb
ers, Master of Nebraska State Grange;
Wayne Ziebarth, State Senator of the
37th legislative district; and George
"Bill" Burrows.
Architects
study ghetto
Architecture students working for min
ority students will hold a special meet
ing Friday afternoon at 4:00 In the Gal
lery at Architectural Hall.
The students plan to proscnt to the
convention of the American Institute of
Architects this weekend a program of
slides showing housing problems in the
ghettos of Omaha.
They will attempt to persuade the
A1A to recognize and then do something
about these problems. They will also
attempt to obtain Black architectural
scholarship money from the A1A. In or
der to Interest more members of min
ority groups to take Architecture.
These students, who are now design
ing a park and playground in the Ma
lone area of Lincoln, want to encourage
all Interested students to attend the
meeting Friday afternoon.
religious trouble in Northern Ireland,
according to a former prime minister
of that country.
Captain Terence O'Neill, addressing a
small audience at the East Campus
Union Tuesday afternoon, said, "The
press tends to give the impression that
the religious dispute is more widespread
than it actually is. What is happening
in our country has not affected the
average businessman, investor, worker
or tourist."
O'Neill pointed out that tandonberry,
where much of the religious warfare
has taken place, Is only a city of 60,000
people. He said much of the trouble
in Londonborry steins from Inadequate
housing and unemployment in the city.
Before his resignation in April 1969,
O'Neill had initiated a crash program
to relieve the problems In Londonderry.
Real grievances
The former prime minister said the
Catholic minority in Northern Ireland
has real grievances. "Because we were
trvlng to end the grievances, we got
the Protestant backlash." O'Neill claims
he was expelled from his party for br
inging reforms to aid the Catholic
minority along too fast.
There are other causes for the
religious trouble that Is currently rack
ing Northern Ireland, according to
O'Neill. He said, "Improvements and
reform create an Impatience for more
improvement and reform."
O'Neill said that extremists from both
sides and a worldwide increase of
militancy and protest are other factors
Increasing the religious strife in his
country.
"I'm afraid the British troops will
have to stav for a long time in Northern
Ireland," O'Neill said. But he added
that he hopes the two political parties
In Britain do not use the Issue of
Northern Ireland for political reasons.
Catholic minority
"The Catholic minority will have con
fidence in the reforms because they are
being dictated from tondon now. If
Northern Ireland had been ruled since
its beginning from London, maybe many
of the present problems would not have
happened."
Northern Ireland now enjoys local
autonomy, but is still part of the United
Kingdom. More Catholics now do not
want to Join Northern Ireland with
Catholic Southern Ireland because the
welfare state of Northern Ireland has
many advantages, he said.
The former prime minister stressed
that the policy of his country's govern
ment in past years has been to create
harmony between the two religious
groups. To accomplish this, the govern
ment has been giving financial aid to
Catholic schools and has created an om
budsman to investigate Injustices of the
national and local governments.
O'Neill said that Northern Ireland's
Constitution states that there slwuld be
no discrimination because of religion and
provides for one-man, one-vote
representation In Its parliament.
Despite his resignation, O'Neill still
remains a member of the Northern
Ireland House of Commons He has
served In the government for over 2(1
years.
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