TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1970
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
NO. 5
Exon "raps' with students
about education, taxes
Student dissent, taxes, school aid and
traffic safety were topics discussed by J.
J. Exon, Democratic candidate for
governor, Wednesday night in the Abel
Hall lounge.
In an informal question-answer session
the Lincoln businessman fielded ques
tions from an audience of about 50 sum
mer school students.
On student dissent Exon said: "Student
protests are an intrinsic part of America.
I defend the students' right to strike. But
I won't buy interference by students with
others' rights to do things whether it is
going to classes or entering buildings.
"The vast majority of students are here
to get an education."
Exon continued that he had been given
some trouble because he has defended
the students' right to strike but not the
faculty's, "because they are under con
tract to teach."
A member of the audience then asked
Exon if he would, as governor, call out
the National Guard to quell campus
disruptions.
"A governor should never use the Na
tional Guard without the request of the
Abel lounge open
to non-residents
A possible solution to the problem of
students having no place to meet on
campus during weekends has been of
fered after discussions between the
directors of the Nebraska Union and of
the Housing Office.
A petition signed by 300 students re
questing the Union be open on weekends
sparked the discussions. The petition had
been passed by two geography graduate
students, Dave Wishart and Edward
House.
Allen Bennett, director of the Union,
said that in past years the Union hag
been closed on weekends, and due to the
expense involved, "we couldn't reverse
the track this summer." He added,
however, that plans are being made to
open the Union on weekends in future
summers.
Ely Meyerson, director of housing,
issued a welcome to students to use the
facilities at the Abel-Sandoz dorm com
plex on weekends.
"Our facilities are limited," he said,
"but so long as the use of the facilities
does not limit our services to our own
residents, we are willing to try this out. I
would be pleased to welcome students to
use our facilities on weekends."
Among the facilities are a lounge in
Sandoz Hall and the north and south
lounges in Abel. Abel south lounge has a
television room. The snack bar in Abel is
open on weekends from 4-5 p.m. and from
7 to 11 p.m.
The Abel-Sandoz swimming pool is
open from 5 to 10:30. Students can buy a
daily swim ticket at the desk, Meyerson
said.
Set for 'Don Pasquale' result
of hours of listening, hard viork
How do you design a set for an opera?
First of all, according to Dean Tschet
ter "you listen to the opera a thousand
times."
Tschetter is the set designer of the
School of Music's upcoming opera, "Don
Pasquale," which will be presented July
29 and 31 and August 1.
So, he listened to the opera about a
thousand times, talked to the director
about his expectations and style, and
hoped thut an idea would come into his
head. Usually one does.
Anyway, he came up with something,
sketched his idea, made a smull model
and turned It over to a draftsman, who
made blueprints for the builders.
And now, he's at it again, this time,
working with lengths and lengths of mo
tion picture film, which will be projected
on the background of the opera stage.
Singers in the opera will be both on stage
and on film.
"Projections have been used In the
theatre for a long, lonjf time, but they are
relatively new In opera.Tschetter said.
He first saw projections used on stage
when he was in Germany. While there he
worked as a set designer for the National
Opera Company and attended classes in
theatre history and scene design at the
University In Munich.
He then returned to the University of
Nebraska and took courses in set design
while designing sets for various
University productions. Among them
were Kosmet Klub's "Camelot" and
"Cabaret." and Inter-Dormitory Coun
cil's "Hello Dolly" and "A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum."
He also designed sets fur the School of
Music's operas, including "The Masked
Ball" and "Cavuileria Rusticana."
After working with sets lit both theatre
and opera, which does he prefer?
First session
E.iroll.nent for the first summer
session, which ends Friday, was 7,873.
About 450 of these students, who will
complete their work toward bae
caluurtute and advanced degrees, will
receive diplomns at 7:30 p.m. Friday in
Teething Municipal Auditorium.
J-'cifiident Joseph Soshmk will preside
mayor, or, in this case, the Board of
Regents or the Chancellor," he replied.
"If they called on me to assist, yes, I
would call out the National Guard to quell
violence on any campus in Nebraska."
The shootings of four students at Kent
State College in May proved the need for
increased training of the National Guard,
Exon said.
On taxes, Exon said his goal is "to
make them more fair" by elimination of
sales tax on food. "Income tax is the
fairest form of taxation," he added.
The biggest problem Nebraska faces is
restoring confidence in the government,
Exon said. "Education is in perilous
position, as shown by defeats of school
bond issues in Omaha and North Platte.
It is time to have taxes meet the real
needs of the state and eliminate the frills.
"I don't consider aid to education a
frill."
As for using public funds for non-public
schools, Exon said, "I will leave that up
to the vote of the people."
He would "hold the line" on taxes, he
said, by rearrangeing priorities. A
substantial amount of money could be
saved by decreasing the number of state
employes, he commented.
For example, he said, the Office of
Economic Development "hasn't done
anything meaningful in bringing industry
to the state, yet they, are getting more
money." He would insist on more pro
ductivity for more money, he added.
On the subject of traffic safety, Exon
said that the sight of patrol cars on
highways would slow people down more
than patrolmen hiding behind billboards,
and that he would recommend more
visual sight of patrolmen and policemen.
Another member of the audience asked
Exon what he would do to attract in
dustry to Nebraska.
"First," he replied, "we must realize
that we are an agricultural state. We
don't have the mountains, the lakes, the
seashores to attract industries. We should
be realistic and consider industry that
will fit in with agriculture."
He suggested that Nebraska should
raise and feed its own cattle, using all of
its corn and milo to feed the cattle,
rather than shipping grain out. Then the
state should develop more food process
ing industries to send cattle out of state
as quarters of beef and hamburger.
By attracting food processing in
dustries, maybe Nebraska could keep
some of its youth In the state, he said.
"A governor should b able to do a
good job of selling the potential of the
state. Too many Nebraska residents
haven't done a very good selling job for
their state."
Exon said he felt that he is fiscally
more moderate than Governor Norbert
Tiemann, against whom he is running,
yet in some issues he is more liberal than
Tiemann.
"For example, I do not endorse the
president's policy in Vietnam or the in
vasion of Cambodia, both of which
Tiemann has supported," he said.
"Opera," he said. "In opera the
primary element is music; in theatre, it's
literature. Opera is more abstract,
because of its music; It is already once
removed from reality.
"Therefore In opera I have more
freedom. The sets don't have to be literal,
they can be interpretive, just a sugges
tion of what they are supposed to be so
thut the audience can interpret, use their
Imagination. This makes it more fun for
the audience."
For example, he said, if the set is a
wall with a window, In one scene it can
be a chamber, then a church, a castle, or
a prison, and can be used in different
scenes for different purposes simply by
changing the light.
Whut is the best set he ever designed?
"I liked the sets to "Camelot" because
they were nice, big, colorful, spectacular
and somber. For Ingenuity and originali
ty, I would select "Cavellerla
Rusticana."
He explained that the problem In that
opera was to design a peasant town that
was still an exciting set, and to try to
make a long overture less boring. He
solved both problems by having the
singers literally put together parts of the
set which Included a cross on a wagon for
an Easter celebration while singing the
overture.
"The set of 'Don Pasquale is In
teresting to me because it will be done in
art nouveau style, which Is something
I've always wanted to do," he said. The
set includes ornate filigreed frames and
other decorations In early 20th century
style.
In the future, Tschetter wants to con
tinue working is a set designer,
preferably in opera or lyric theatre, he
said.
to end Friday
over the commencement ceremonies ond
Chancellor D. B. Varner will confer
degrees on the graduates. Dean of
Faculties C. Peter Magrath will be
master of ceremonies.
General registration for second sum
mer session will be held Saturday In the
Union.
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Nebraska Prairie.
Inquiry teaching workshops
stress 'pupil-centered1 class
By Sister M. Helen Frances Widham
(Editor's Note: Sister Helen is a
teacher at St. Francis Central High
School In Humphrey and wrote this story
for an assignment in the Journalism
Teachers Workshop.)
Inquiry teaching, which moves from
teacher-to-pupil-centered classroom
situations, is the subject of a University
of Nebraska workshop this summer.
"Inquiry teaching is a brand new type
of developmental teaching not used by
many," said Dr. John Lux, professor of
secondary education. "The vast majority
of teachers are teaching as they were
taught. They are afraid of inquiry
teaching."
The workshop on Staff Development
from July 20 to Aug. 25 will orient and
train selected school leaders who are in
terested in implementing inquiry
teaching during the 1970-71 school year,
Lux said.
University of Nebraska MH-Continent
Regional Educational Laboratory (NU
McREL), which is involved in the pro
gram, operates through McRel in Kansas
City and is funded through the United
States Office of Education.
"McRel, a research project, has
operated here for two years. Teachers
were Invited to help in this project," said
Dr. Ronald Joekel, assistant professor of
lab experiences and secondary education.
"The Lincoln Public Schools have
cooperated with various classroom
teachers in biology and social studies.
Other schools participating in the project
are Waverly, Gretna, Omaha Westside,
Kearney Public Schools and Deshler
Public Schools." Joekel said.
The NU-McREL workshop will consist
of 12 to 15 administrators, principals and
classroom teachers, some of whom have
attended a previous McREL workshop.
These Individuals will implement or con
tinue the inquiry method in their
classrooms.
"The purpose of the workshop is to
train trainers who will help teachers in
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the system to promote the inquiry in the
classroom," Joekel said.
"The workshop will cover the first
three components of inquiry teaching:
inquiry in the classroom, planning, and
implementation of inquiry in one's own
school," he said.
"The areas will be orientation to in
quiry, inquiry influence, and inquiry
behavior. Emphasis will be placed on
teaching patterns moving from teacher
centered inquiry to pupil-centered in
quiry, teaching skills, micro-teaching,
behavioral objectives and analysis
systems," he added.
"The teachers will have experience in
practice teaching, role playing, how to
teach others and planning how to imple
ment inquiry teaching in the classroom,"
Lux said.
"The outcomes of this summer session
will be training manuals in inquiry
teaching which will be disseminated
through McREL in Kansas City," said
Joekel. "The next step in inquiry
teaching will be in the areas of English
and foreign language."
Use of McREL or inquiry teaching will
hopefully change patterns of teaching.
Teachers will solicit ideas from students
and will then serve as analyzes Joekel
said.
"The pattern of the classroom will
change, " he continues. "Leadership
roles will emerge from the class.
Students will be proposing the hypothesis
and checking it before making the data.
"It will be a moving to an effective
area from the cognitive area. Students
will become aware of each other. There
will be more Involvement,
responsiveness, and interaction between
students."
"It works with all types of students,"
Lux said. "With the poor student the
behavior would need modification, it
would motivate him to dig into the pro
blem. He would need more direction. The
poor student would gain more from this
than a lecture."
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that will be projected on the background of the
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vice chcoirQcellor
The Board of Regents Friday named
Dr. Howard R. Neville, vice chancellor
for business and finance at the Universi
ty. Dr. Neville, 44, currently president of
Claremont Men's College in Claremont,
Calif., will assume his post at Nebraska
on Sept. 1. The position has been open
since Dr. Joseph Soshnik, formerly Vice
Chancellor for Administration, was
named president of the Lincoln Campus
and Outstate Activities on Nov. 1, 1968.
Dr. Neville will receive a salary of
$35,000 a year.
Born in Kankakee, 111., he earned a
Bachelor of Science Degree from the
University of Illinois in 1948, a Master of
Business Administration from Louisiana
State University in 1952 and a Ph.D. from
Michigan State University in 1956.
Prior to becoming the president of
Claremont in 1969, he was Provost and
Chief Academic Officer of Michigan State
Hobson to vjork and travel
during six-month leave
By Jo Blackledge
(Editor's Note: Mrs. Blackledge, a
teacher at Gothenburg Public Schools,
completed this assignment for a
Journalism Teachers Workshop.)
After six major administrative
assignments in five years, Dr. Merit
Hobson, executive vice chancellor at NU,
will take a six-month leave of absence.
However, it won't all be rest and
relaxation.
In November and December Hobson
will visit 12 universities in the United
States to study their structure. He said
this is a continuation of his work to im
prove university programs, especially
from within the university structure.
Among situations he will observe on the
tour, he said, are various types of
government In universities; relationships
between faculty, regents, and ad-
Campus
Calendar
Tuesday, July 14
Repertory Theatre, "Indians," 8:30 p.m.,
Howell Theatre
Wednesday, July 15
Administrators' Luncheon Robert
Gilberts, "Metropolitan Education,"
11:45 a.m. Union.
Repertory Theatre, "Twelfth Night," 8:30
p.m., Howell Theatre.
Thursday, July 16
Latin American Lecture Series, Keith
Prichard, "Urbanization and Education,"
10:30 a.m., Union.
Repertory Theatre, "Oh, What a Lovely
War," 8:30 p.m., Union.
Friday, July 17
Final examinations.
Commencement, 7:30 p.m., Perhsing
Auditorium.
Repertory Theatre, "Indians," 8:30 p.m.,
Howell Theatre.
Saturday, July 18
General Registration for sessions and In
tersessions, Union.
Repertory Theatre. "Twelfth Night," 8:30
p.m., Howell Theatre.
Monday, July 20
Second session classes begin.
Repertory Theatre. "Twelfth Night," 8:30
p.m., Howell Theatre.
Tuesday, July 21
Paul Newman Film Series, "The Hunter,
7:30 p.m., Union.
Repertory Theatre, "Indians," 8:30 p.m.,
Howell Theatre.
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from 1963 to 1969. Joining the Michigan
State staff in 1952, he moved from
graduate assistant in economics to in
structor in business in 1954, Director of
the Multi-dimensional Continuing
Education Service in 1956, and Assistant
Provost in 1962. He worked in sales and
advertising for Proctor and Gamble from
1948 to 1951 and was a teaching assistant
in marketing at Louisana State in 1951-52.
Dr. Neville is a member of the Science
Development Advisory Panel of the Na
tional Science Foundation. He has been
on the executivecommitteeoftheCouncil
for Academic Affairs of the National
Association of State Universities and
Land-Grant Colleges, chairman of the
Extension Division of the American
Association of Land-Grant Colleges and
State Universities, president and director
of the National University Extension
Association and active in many other
academic organizations.
ministrators; how administrations cope
with student problems; graduate educa.
tion and implications of federal fund
policies in this area; projections of need
for university faculty; and financial pro
blems and university relationships with
state governments.
The itinerary for his trip has not been
completed, but it will include several
public universities. He said he is
especially interested in those having
multiple campuses, similar to the
University of Nebraska at Omaha and the
NU campus in Lincoln.
Hobson
Before the beginning of his tour in
November, Hobson will travel to
Wisconsin and then take a trip abroad
with emphasis on Scandinavian countries.
Both trips, he said, will take him buck to
his Norwegian heritage.
In Wisconsin, he will help his father, 80,
manage an outdoor Norwegian Museum.
It is a family enterprise, to preserve the
site of an immigrant home and was
started by an uncle and continued by
Hobson's parents.
The trip abroad will take place after
most summer tourists return home and,
while it will include various parts of
Europe, Dr. and Mrs. Hobson will con
centrate on the Scandinavian countries,
he suid.
Dr. Hobson recently finished a year as
acting chancellor following the departure
of Clifford Hardin In January, 1969, to
become Secretary of Agriculture. Hobson
served in that capacity until the hiring In
February of Durwood B. "Woody"
Varner.
NU frat house
is firebomhed
twice in 3 days
The Beta Sigma Psi fraternity house
under construction at 2244 U, was fire
bombed twice last week.
The first fire was discovered early
Wednesday morning after a motorist saw
smoke pouring from the building, ac
cording to fire officials. It was confined
to a small area, but damage was "con
siderable," fire Chief John Gabarron
said.
A soft-drink bottle containing gasoline
and a wick was found near the blaze.
The second fire, early Friday, started
when someone threw a molotov cocktail
at the building, according to fire Chief
Dallas Johnson. This time a champagne
bottle was used, and damage was nunor,
Johnson said.
This is the third case of arson of
University property this year, according
to police and Fire Dept. reports.
On May 13, two firebombs were tossed
tlirough a window of the Nebraska
Union, causing an estimated damage of
$3,500. One arrest was made in that
case.
On June 10, unknown persons broke
Into the University Military and Naval
Science Building and set five fires in
the pit area of the building, causing an
estimated $15,000 damage. No arrests
have beea made in that incidcut.
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