Exon attacks 5 NU arms for budget battle
The University budget battle
has just begun.
Gov. J. J. Exon Friday in
Columbus charged that Univer
sity officials had responded
with "temper tantrums" to
his budget recommendations.
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MONDAY, MARCH
Hubbard jobless
Teacher promises court action
by GARY SEACREST
Staff Writer
Another untenured faculty
member who has been
dismissed by the Board of
Regents said he plans to go to
court to save his faculty job at
the University.
Duke B. Hubbard, assistant
professor of educational
administration, said Sunday
the Regents violated their own
rules by failing to notify him
by Dec. 15 that he would not
he reappointed. In a meeting in
Omaha Saturday, the Regents
voted unanimously not to
repoint Hubbard, who has
act.- 'y sought reform in his
depai mcnt.
Last December in a
statement. Regent President
Robert Rann noted "the
long-standing obligation of the
Board of Regents to notify by
December 15 any non-tenured
faculty member that he was
not to be reappointed."
Hubbard said he will contest
in court the Regents'1 failure to
notify him by the Dec. 15th
deadline. However, Hubbard
said he has not thought about
suing the Board for actual
damages.
1 think the Regents have
made another mistake,1
Hubbard said of the Regents'
decision. "I don't think they
give a damn about due
process."
The Regents in February
voted not to reappoint Stephen
L Rozman, assistant professor
Regents answer critics
of Elks memberships
Membership in a private
organization like the Elks Club.
which has a "White only"
stipulation in its by-laws does
not mean individuals in the
organization are racists, three
members of the Board of
Regents who are Elks said
Sunday.
Tra not going to resign
because of that clause," vd
Regent Robert Koefoot of
Grand Island, who joined the
Elks Club 25 years ago.
Koefoot joined in the first
place because "individuals I
associated with mete
members," He said. "I desired
to fratemalize with them."
CUT KOEFOOT SAID be
did not agree with the "white
only" clause.
Regent Edward
Schwartzkopf of Lincoln
doesn't agree with it either, but
said he joined the Elks Club
'Despite the waitings of
despair from the University,"
he said, "We have provided
more funds fo 1971-72 than
they have in the current year."
Exon's total fund recommenda
tions for the University are 8.5
per cent higher than current
8, 1971
of political science, because of
his involvement in last May's
occupation of the ROTC
Building. Rozman later filed
suit against the Regents asking
for his job back and $100,000
damages.
Rozman was also notified
that he would not be
reappointed after Dec. 15th.
However, Rozman agreed to
postpone a final decision until
February to feive a special
fact-finding committee time to
investigate his case.
Hubbard charged that the
Regents were "'duped into
believing my past behavior
warrants non- reappointment."
On Feb. 9th the tenured
faculty of the educational
administration department
unanimously recommended
that Hubbard not be rehired.
Claiming there have not
been any charges against his
professional capacity as a
teacher and researcher,
Hubbard charged that his
department chairman. Dak K.
Hayes, has "sacrified the
Department in order to
personally get even" with him
for questioning Hayes' role and
function.
When asked Sunday to
answer Hubbard's charge,
Hayes replied "no comment."
Hayes also declinded comment
on the Regents' decision not to
rehire Hubbard or the reasons
behind the dismissal.
Hubbard said he has never
received a list of written
reasons for non-reappointment.
"mainly because of its youth
programs."
Schwartzkopf is on the
board of directors of the
Cedars Home for Children, a
home which cares temporarily
for children from broken
families.
IF IT WASN'T for
contributions from the Elks
Orb couldn't have started
Cedars Home, Schwartzkopf
said. "I challenge those
protesters to show me one
thing they have done to help
rninorities that measures up to
the Elks Club's scholarship and
youth programs."
Schwartzkopf was rel'ernng
to three students from U's
Lincoln campus who picketed
the Regents' meeting in Omaha
Saturday. Tom Headley ,
Dennis Sporven and Lary
Mathine. members of the
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appropriations.
"THIS IS A figure that
consistently is not mentioned
and certainly not emphasized
by those who seem to enjoy
spreading false - and
irresponsible charges of our
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but noted that Hayes has
verbally mentioned "certain
areas of concern."
It is not customary in
non-reappointment cases to
give the untenured faculty
member a list of reasons for his
dismissal, according to Hayes.
Hubbard also objected to
not being given a structured
hearing of his case. The
assistant professor was invited
to attend two meetings of his
department to discuss his case.
However, Hubbard declined to
attend the meetings because his
attorneys advised it would be
against bis interests since there
were no ground rules for the
hearings.
At the end of Saturday's
meeting Hubbard stood up and
demanded to speak, saying he
wanted clarification of the
reasons for the Board's action
in his case. When he was
gaveled down, Hubbard
charged, "What kind of board
if this?" and added,
"Runaway" as the Board
quickly adjourned.
"Injustice is a word foreign
to the present Regents of the
University," Hubbard charged.
"Their constant insensitivity
insults the citizens of
Nebraska. When Stephen
Rozman and I, through the
courts w in our right to remain
members of the University
staff, I trust that the Regents
will apologize for their
authoritarian and unjust
decisions and immediately
resign."
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total University funds." the
governor said.
Although Exon proposed an
increase in total funds, he cut
state aid to the University.
"Isnt it possible for us to
accomplish our goals by
traveling the road to excellence
in higher education in a Ford
station wagon with more room
for all than in a luxurious
Cadillac complete with stereo
music?" Exon asked.
IN HIS REMARKS, Exon
charged the University refuses
to eliminate its inefficiencies
and had management problems.
Replying to Exon's remakrs,
Chancellor D. B. Varner said he
will seek a meeting with the
governor early this week "to
explore some of the details" of
Exon's speech at Columbus.
"It is my belief that
Governor Exon has not been
given adequate information in
the budget case of the
University of Nebraska. There
are a number of critical points
that need to be reviewed. I am
very confident that such a
meeting will be beneficial to all
concerned. I have found the
governor to be a man who will
listen to all points of view."
EXON SAID Friday that he
had avoided answering
"irresponsible statements"
from University officials "in
the sincere hope that the
anticipated initial reaction
would subside.."However, the
governor said he could wait no
longer.
"I assure you that it is with
no enthusiasm that I find it
necessary at this time to
respond forcibly to the millions
Goodell here March 22
Charles E. Goodeli. former U. S. Senator from New York
who filled out the late Sen. Robert Kennedy's terms, will speak
Mar. 22. at 10:30 a.m. as part of the World in Revolution
Conference.
Goodell. a Republican, was defeated in his bid for
re-election by Sen. James Buckley of the Conservative Party.
In departure f-om political tradition. President Richard M.
Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Aenew campaigned
extensively for Buckley instead
candidate.
An all-unsversity convocation (professors will be asked to
dismiss class) will be in the Centennial Room of the Nebraska
Union, World in Revolution chairman Robert Perm said.
The annual Conference, to run March 22, 23, and 24, has
provided a chance for students to discuss contemporary issues
with national experts since 1968. Seven speakers this year will
speak and lead discussions on "technological alienation."
The Union Program Office, A SUN and the Faculty Senate
Convocations Committee are sponsoring the conference.
GoodeU's topic is the alienation of individuals as a result of
the nonresponsive systems in a complex society.
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Members of the Human Relations Insight League
protest Regent's Elks membership.
of false impressions that have
been generated and
regenerated, warmed over and
brought to a boil over and over
again by official spokesmen for
the University of Nebraska and
their uninformed fellow
travelers."
Higher education is
threatening to "destroy itself
with spending." Exon said.
HE REPEATED HIS
insistence that the University
officials, not the governor, had
suggested an enrollment limit
for the Lincoln campus. "If
one Nebraska student is turned
aside," he said, "it is the
responsibility of the University
administration and the Board
of Regents, because as of now
they have rejected our detailed
suggestions for increased
efficiency and more dedication
from all."
The tuition increase
included in his budget
proposal, Exon said, would
leave the students' share of the
costs of their education in the
upper middle of the Big Eight,
assuming no other school raises
its tuition.
"Nebraskans and students of
the University of Nebraska
have been misled by
information fed to news
sources by handsomely paid
employes of the University to
the effect that Nebraska
students will be forced to pay
twice the average cost carried
by students elsewhere in the
United States.
The plain fact is that this
just is not true," he said.
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