Political science seniors
view politics firsthand
Two University of Nebraska
seniors are shelving the books
for approximately 100 hours
this semester to study politics
In the day-to-day operations of
the major party organiza
tions. Jerry Loos and Jim Davies
are the first interns in a pro
gram initiated this fall by the
political science department.
The program's originator,
Carroll R. McKibbln, acting
chairman of the political
science department, said he
hopes the interns will be "ex
posed to the practical side of
politics and see as many facets
of political activity as possi
ble." McKibbln emphasized,
however, that the academic
side of politics is of primary
interest. "The aim of the pro
gram is a combination of the
theoretical and practical," he
said.
The interns will read books,
write reports and take an oral
exam for three hours of credit
in addition to the headquarters
work.
While the interns have only
worked at the Democratic and
Republican headquarters for
two weeks, Loos summed up
their feelings so far, "Things
are really working out
great."
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hospital and educational ex
penditures.
"This is no time to cut health
funds when eight million
American children will go to
bed hungry tonight," Bayh
said.
Before concluding his speech
and answering questions from
students, the senator offered
the words President Kennedy
used in his inaugural address:
"... God's work must truly be
our own, God's work must truly
be our own."
One student asked Bayh for
his views of the Scranton
Commission report on the
campus unrest following the
Cambodian invasion. The
senator replied that he thought
the report was "basically
sound."
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Davies and Loos agreed that
the combination of academic
work and practical experience
is beneficial.
"Many books on politics are
just an ego trip for the author,"
Loos said. "The pages might as
well be blank as far as telling
the 'how to' of politics."
Davies said he wants to see
how politics really work and to
clarify myths about it in his
mind.
"I want to learn about the
relationship between the local,
county and state party
organizations," he added. "Is it
a dictatorship-type thing or
what?"
He added that the
personalities who run the party
headquarters should get more
emphasis in political science
studies.
"It's these people that make
the party run smoothly. And
that takes a lot of compromise
on their part," he noted.
Loos said that he has
discovered politics is not
glamorous, but a lot of hard
work particularly when
money Is scarce. '
"I have no desire ever to run
for office," he said. "I've heard
people say that a candidate has
to be in love with himself and I
guess I'm not. But I could see
"I have little patience with
students who throw bombs. It
makes me doubly mad because
the few who do use violence
give credibility to the President
when he calls all college
students bums," Bayh said.
Also concerning the report,
"there's no excuse for what
happened at Jackson State in
the guise of law enforcement,"
Bayh said.
Other areas of Bayh's com
ments: the draft: "There are other
ways to help your country
besides wearing a military
uniform."
womens lib: "It Is irrecon
clablo with the concept of
equality that some of our in
stitutions of learning restrict
women from higher levels."
myself working behind the
scenes for a congressman or
senator."
Each of the parties is paying
their intern a $200 stipend. This
wage compares with tfre
amount earned by a senior
working for the University and
"protects the parties and the
University against a charge
that the University is supplying
manpower for political
parties,'? McKibbin explain
ed. Both the Democratic and
Republican leadership
responded affirmatively when
approached by McKibbin about
the program this summer.
"I've been wanting to do
something like this for three or
four years," Hess Dyas,
chairman of the Nebraska
Democratic Party said. "When
Carroll McKibbin suggested the
internship, I was alive to the
proposal."
"We want to offer the student
openness," he added. "I want
to give the Intern a true picture
of what goes on in this office
and not just a surface pic
ture." Republican executive
chairman Joe Edwards echoed
Dyas. "This office will provide
the intern with activity so that
he can see the political process
in action. He wasn't sent here
to do mechanical work."
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