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belittle UNLofold
by Mary Voboril
Racial and sexual discrimination and the rights of
children were discussed Tuesday at a news conference
for 16 UNL alumni on campus for Masters Week.
At least one master indicated his memories of
undergraduate days at UNL were less than hsppy.
"When I left here, I swore I would never set foot
on this campus again," said Charles F. McAfee. Class
of '5a
McAfee, who Is black, owns an architectural firm
in Wichita, Kan.
"I was told here I should learn to speak Spanish
and practice architecture in Puerto Rico," he said.
He said some oueitioked by students amused
him. One student he said, asked if black students had
tutorial help when McAfee attended UNL.
"When I was here, there were only five black
people on campus," he said. "I was the first black to
play basketball in the Big Eight."
He returned to Nebraska once before "because
students asked me, and I felt a responsibility." He
said he returned for Masters Week because he felt a
similar responsibility.
Many masters
discrimination.
offered their views on
Lucigrace Switzer, '57, editor-in-chief of a
McGraw-Hill publication, said she "does not
personally feel I have been discriminated against" in
her profession as a woman. However, she noted
McGraw-Hill employs 47 editors-in-chief and she is
the first woman.
She said she favors human, rather than women's
rights.
"All people should be given the opportunity to be
whatever they wish," she said.
William A. McConnell, '39, Ford Motor Co.
director of product test operation, said his company
does not discriminate.
"If we have few women it is because we have so
few that apply. There no quota or restriction" on
how many women a company can hire," he said.
"Women are measured on merit."
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" McAfee said so many generations of; blacks have
been controlled by the black woman that "we have
been trying to establish the supremacy of the man."
He said a factor contributing to the domination of
women was that not enough black men are being
educated at universities. Lois Broady, '24, an author
and former faculty member at two black colleges,
said the ratio of women to men at her schools was
three to one.
McAfee said women's rights did not directly apply
to blacks because "women's rights in black society
have far outstripped men's for generations."
Richard R. Short, '50, a superintendent of schools
in Chicago, brought up the right of children "to have
parents and attention."
"Dad has a career to support, so at least mom
should be (at home)," Short said. 'Taking care of
children is mom's role."
In other area's, Byron S. Miller, '39, a General Mills
executive, said he noticed an uncertainty on the part
of students concerning whether they were in the right
program. As a solution to this, Miller suggested
effecting a work-study program, with work done in
the field that the student may wish to enter.;
Another master, Daniel G. McPherson, '49,
another General Mills executive, said he had talked
with students who wanted to eliminate the language
requirement. He said he told the students It was good
for them to take a language.
"When I was In school, I was forced to take a very
broad program. As I look back, I wish I had been
forced to take a little broader curriculum. The Job
here is to educate the whole man. I would not like to
see the administration yield under pressures of what
is convenient," McPherson said.
Several masters ttrib!tJ their success to their
"excellent training at NU." Broady said that to be a
success "you have to want to be something and be
willing to put Into it whatever It takes without having
any regrets."
Some masters expressed wonder at changes that
have evolved at UNL over the years.
"Who would have thought that at Nebraska you
would get credit for building a harpsichord," said
Milton Wittman, '37, a social worker. He was
speaking of a Centennial Education Program project.
As a group, the masters generally praised present
UNL students for their sincerity, sophistication,
astuteness and the intelligence of questions asked
during classroom and living unit visits.
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Many women are not developing necessary skills for administrative positions . . .
according to Janet Macy, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota.
Panel discusses working women
by Dennis Onnen
"Women who are not qualified are now being
given positions simply because they are women,"
according to Janet Macy, a panel member
discussing professional women Monday afternoon
in the Nebraska Union.
Other panel members were Lois Broady,
Marjorie Knoll and Lucigrace Switzer. They were
at UN L as participants in Masters Week.
Macy, an assistant professor from the
University of Minnesota, said that more job
opportunities are available for women. She added,
however, that not enough women are rejecting
their old roles and developing the skills necessary
for administrative opportunities.
Knoll, who, as a faculty member at Penn State
University, .review jgb. jpplicatioqs, said;LThe
difficulty is in locatingthe very few women who
are qualified."
She said she believes women retain their roles as
homemakers because they "don't feel comfortable
doing something their husbands don't feel they
should be doing."
Many men are wrong in their attitude toward a
professional women, according to Broady, a
Lincoln educator. She said that a professional wife
is "great" for a man since it takes the pressure off
him as the breadwinner.
The panel also pointed to the difficulties for a
professional wife. Macy said that jobs for both
husband and wife are hard to find in the same
town. According to Broady, loneliness is one
factor while Switzer, a journalist stressed that
extensive travel may cause problems.
Some difficulties also arise when men try to
perform certain household duties, the panel said.
Switzer said her husband was uneasy about
washtng her lingerie at a laundromat.
"But thousands of women wash men's
underwear and nobody things anvthina of it." she
said. J
Insurers to cover
cost for abortions
If abortions may be performed legally
in Nebraska, will insurance companies
cover the cost of abortions?
For most Lincoln insurance
companies, the Supreme Court ruling
permitting abortions has been too recent
to allow time for policy changes.
According to the decision made by the
Supreme Court on Jan. 22, no state can
deny a woman the right to an abortion
within the first three months of
pregnancy. During the next three months,
the operation must be performed in a
licensed hospital or clinic.
The court also ruled that during the
last three months of pregnancy, an
abortion may be performed only if the
mother's life or health is endangered.
Two Lincoln hospitals, Lincoln
General and Bryan Memorial, already
have decided to perform abortions,
according to hospital spokesmen.
However, most local insurance companies
are leery about the amount that a woman
may claim benefits for an abortion
For example, the American Fidelity
Assurance Co. has a coverage plan for
pregnancies. According to old rulings, a
woman has to be married and under the
family plan to receive coverage for an
abortion. What the company will do now
is uncertain, but one representative said
that the cost of the surgery may be
considered as another hospital bill.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield officials,
which offer the University of Nebraska
Student Health coverage plan, said their
policies would probably cover a certain
portion of abortion costs. But it would
depend of course, on the type of coverage
one has under the company, they added.
Most companies speculated that
changes would be made In their policies
to deal with the changing abortion laws,
but how near or far in the future these
changes will be made remains unknown.
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