WITH MAX
How to Prevent Students
The chief reason why today's college students are so restless is of
course tight pants.
But other factors also contribute, and one of them, I fear, is bore
dom. All too often, I fear, students find their classes dull beyond en
durance. Let's face it: the modern undergraduate, caught in the grip
of history and his zipper, is far too impatient to sit through old-fashioned
lectures delivered in the old-fashioned way.
Novelty, excitement, stimulation that's what it takes to grab a
student's attention these days. And wise teachers know it. On cam
puses everywhere they are trying bold new techniques to pique and
engross their classes. Take, for example, Ralph Waldo Sigafoos, the
distinguished professor of economics at the University of Florida, who
now delivers his lectures nude.
Or let's take E. Fluribus Ewbank, the distinguished professor of
English literature at the. University of Minnesota where it's too eold
to lecture in your butT. Here's what Professor Ewbank does: when he's
teaching, for instance, Shelley's immortal To u Skylark, he pauses
after each stanza and does 2.' y minutes of bird calls. Believe me, he
gets a terrific hand every time, but of course the biggest hand comes
at the end of the poem when he eats a worm. The kids sometimes ap
plaud till nightfall.
Another innovation by the same resourceful Professor Ewbank U
to make poetry more relevant to his students by taking them to the
actual locale of each poem. Last month, for example, while lecturing
on Wordsworth's immortal Linen ( .Wiyxwii a few Allien Above Tinier it
Abbey, he rented a Zeppelin, Hew his entire class to England, and
moored on the same moor where Wordsworth wrote his immortal
lines. Then everyone deblimped and hail a jolly good picnic, complete
with Morris dancing, three-legged races, pie-eating contests, and of
course that without which you'd never call a picnic complete. I refer
of course to Miller High Life Beer.
If there are still some of you haven't tried Miller High Life
you're laughing, but it's possible let me tell you what you're missing.
You're missing flavor, pleasure, refreshment, comfort, satisfaction,
felicity, truth, beauty, malt and hops. There is no other beer like Miller.
How can there be? Miller's marvelous brewing formula has been a
closely guarded secret for generations. In fact, it's known today to
only one man in the w hole world Miller's chief brewmaster anil he
has been trained to cat himself if ever taken alive.
So if you haven't tried Miller yet you're laughing, but it's pos
sible - get a bottle or can right away. The bottles are beautifully made
of transparent glass. The cans aren't bad-looking either; they are,
however, opaque.
But I digress. He were talking about the new breed of teacher
u lo doesn't just stand in front of his class and drone. No, sir! He cw
on . He illnntruten. He drtimut Take, for e.aniple, (ilchc of
IMI.L.A.. professor of marine biology. He doesn't just tell the kids
tihout the strange life-forms benetith the sea. Instead he brings u live
M " !: to class so they can see it. Similarly, (Iraitsmire of North Caro
lina Shite, profesnor of textile engineering, brings a live washcloth.
Then there's Williams of Amherst, professor of library science,
who beings a live Dewey Decimal. And of course there's Schumann
Fieink of Kardin-Simmons, professor of Indo-European, who brings it
liw: hyolioii. nd Champert of Utah A & M, professor of Hebrew
philology, who brings a nice Jewish girl.
And no to thoso who despair of ever winning back our alienated
si mien's, l Fuivc only this to say: ntucniLer that America did not be
come the world's greatest producer of butterfat and milk solids by
running, a .fay from a fight! Right on!
HV, th brewers oMilhr High Life Peer and ponnori of thin column,
hare made, what nftma to un a very stumble urrangemtnl with Max Mini
mail. H ' ibm'l U ll him how to write ad he doesn't tell hi how to bn w.
PAGE 10
SHULMAN
NU harriers hopetul
by STEVE KADEL
Ncbraskan Staff Writer
If tliere's one problem
Nebraska's cross country team
won't have in Saturday's Big
Eight Conference meet in
Stillwater, Okla., it's overcon
fidence. After finishing in the runner
up slot last year, the Huskers
have experienced a frustrating
early season losing to Missouri,
Kansas State and Colorado.
But things are tough
everywhere. Defending cham
pion Kansas has been beaten
by Oklahoma State and Kansas
State. This should leave Kansas
State as the favorite, except for
the fact that Missouri downed
the Wildcats two weeks ago in .
a dual.
"It's pretty well wide open
this year," says Husker coach
Frank Sevigne. "Anyone of six
teams could' win it, 'but at this
point I'd have to go with
Kansas State."
Any way for Nebraska to
McGhee member
of Husker hubbys
by ROGER RIFE
Associate Sports Editor
Donnie McGhee, Nebraska's
offensive right guard, has
something in common with nine
other members of Nebraska's
football team. He and nine
other players are the married
men on the Cornhusker squad.
McGhee. a senior majoring in
elementary education has been
married for four years and has
a 34 year old daughter named
Donna.
"My wife is really enthused
about .mc playing fcotball,"
McGhee said. "She goes to ai!
the home football games,
although she hasn't gone to any
away games yet. But she plans
to be in Ames Saturday."
McGhee believes that having
a wife and child in the stands
makes hi n play harder. "You
play a lot better when you
know that you have at least one
fan in the stands, and in my
ease, I have two.
Ruby, McGhee's wife, is used
to having Donnie play football.
"Doiinie'st been playing football
ever since I've known him,"
she suid. "He takes his football
seriously and if he has a bud
day, I cum usually tell it. He
always wunts to look good on
the football field und he works
hard to keep himself in top
physical condition."
.VcGhee does feel tliat
playing football, going to school
and leim,' married creates a
slight problem, "I'm gono every
Friday night and most of the
day Saturday with the football
team," I)..unie said. "During
the week following football
practice, I get home and I'm
all worn tni."
A major problem which he
and ull the other married
players have In common is
money. An NCAA ruling states
Nebraska's ,' freshman will
play Iowa State at 2:30 p.m.
today in Ames. Dick Perry
w ill provide a taped report
of the game on his early eve
ning sports program on KFOR
radio.
THE NEBRASKAN
repeat or surpass last year's
second place finish?
"It's possible," Sevigne said.
"But we'll have to have excep
tional performances from all
seven of our runners."
One exceptional performance
that Sevigne is counting heavily
upon should come from Greg
Carlberg. The senior from
Omaha Benson finished seventh
in the loop chase as a
sophomore before sliding to
15th last year.
"I took two sleeping pills the
night before last year's race
and was still groggy on the
starting line," said Carlberg.
"I'm not saying that was com
pletely responsible but it did
have some affect."
But after a summer of logig
ing up to 110 miles a week,
Carlberg is running better than
ever and has the confidence to
match. He sees the race for the
individual gold medal as a
showdown between himself and
defending champion Jerome
that any football player on a
scholarship can not be allowed
to hold a job. Which means that
the only income a player has is
his monthly scholarship checks
which don't amount to very
much.
"Since its impossible for a
player to work, its almost
necessary that your wife
work," McGhee said.
McGhee advises students who
are contemplating getting
married while in school to wait
until they are financially set.
"But if you feel you can do it
despite the financial burden,
then go ahead." McGhee said.
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Howe of Kansas State.
- "He beat me in the dual
earlier this year but I know
I've improved since then. It
just depends on how much he's
improved," said Carlberg. "As
far as I'm concerned it's just
me and him."
Also running for the
Cornhuskers will be Jim Lang,
Jim Hawkins, and freshmen
Dan Speck, Lynn Hall, Mike
Fertig and Bob linger.
The Big Eight seems to be
full of confident runners this
fall. Take Rich Hitchcock of
Kansas State for example.
Although he hasn't won a
race this season, the K-Stater
has said, "I'm looking forward
to the 1972 Olympics in either
the 5,000 or 10,000 meters. I'm
planning on being a world class
runner."
His plans for this weekend
include ". . . finishing 1-2 with
Jerome."
Despite all the optimism
floating around Purple Pride
country, one thing is certain
Greg Carlberg won't be taking
any sleeping pills this time.
Ordiina, Kinney
may set records
Nebraska I-backs Joe Or
duna and Jeff Kinney should
both make jumps in the Bob
Devaney era rushing chart
Saturday.
Orduna is only eight yards
off Harry Wilson's leading
rushing figure under Devaney.
Wilson holds the record with
1.736 career yards while Or
duna has 1.728.
Kinney is seventh on the list,
but needs only six yards to
take over the number six po
sition now held bv Frank So
lich. NOVEMBER 6, 1970