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thursday, October 4, 1973
lincoln, nebraska-vol. 97 no. 21
Policy coordination needed
in state education
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WU President D.B. Varner
By Charles Wieser
The need for Nebraska universities to
coordinate educational policies, the
importance of continuing education and
Criticism rA r,.: 1
w, u nauuiidi report calling for
increased tuition charges for public colleges and
universities were voiced Wednesday by DB
Vainer, NU president.
Varner was speaking to 52 Nebraska school
superintendents who were representing Class A
and B schools at the President's Conference for
Nebraska School Superintendents.
"This belief that kindergarten to the 12
grade ,$ In one world, while the university
belongs to another one is foolish," he said
He said that learning is a life long process
and that education is a continuing program
We (the universities, public and privato
schools)(have to start working together Scans'"
now we re competing for dollars, while working
tforn the same pool of money," Varner said '
I he common objective of Nebraska schools
sold, is to develop the state's n,-,.,
resources.
"We have a financial and human
responsibhty to Nebraska residents to provide a
properly managed educational system " Vnrn, r
said. ' Vt"
He warned that problems and values in
society are constantly changing. This has (d
n-m, he said, to be apprehensive toward the
iece;nt enthusiasm for career education
Education is much more than training
Px-'ople to be electricians, plumbers or auto
mechan.es. What's a skilled engineer or
y'nnnT t0 lie doin9 in th V
UUUr' Varner asked.
"We need to help students shape a syst.-n. of
values that will help them to cope with this
dynamically changing world. We can't four
them to learn a given system of values. Imd
we must lay out all possible options and H
People decide their own set of values," he said
Varner said that nearly 50 per cent of
Nebraska high school students fail to enter i
university, technical or vocational college
'This means that many young p. upi,.
not taking advantage of their chances to obtain
a higher level of education," he said.
Studies are being planned on the subject
by knowing the reason why students aren't
i " 'J Mi-niyn scnooi institutions we'll
have a weapon that will better our chances of
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persuadmg more people to attend college "
Varner said. J ''
He said tku to increase the percentage of
students reeuving higher education from 50 per
to 0 W nt would be a sigr.ificar.t
improvement.
Varner also said he disapproved of a
national report that said public university ;jnd
colleges should more than double their
undergraduate tuition charges.
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,U!t';,'! . &tud,,U bodies," Varner said
,; r:Ki 'porfV. rcr.o'nmr-i.fl.jti.Ki';
''u" W'- , deiinife advantage
i-lv-.-rr.fly ..ff..cn',yj the- middle c!;.,''
iden t.
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Varner s;nd iror,. inter-e...,
cooprah.);-, between administrators ..t
'"rl(Jt: '.;.x.or.iiTj by a group of
pUola; sI'.OLild !;uV
univer-ay and the publu:: nrin
vvou'
(.) I, . I,.
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Ij . havo ;1 wea that will better our chances of JZXl
Hiram Scott acquisition debate to c
By Steve Arvanct te c ,
ti. ochwartkonf s.iiH M aa l ...
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, , ,,n,!'(,Vi' l,;ai:!'"-' ir.liiiipt, by iM lif" 'he
'-"n -school:. I I! N U ;rnv lo l-!ier r r:,; . p-,i(M-i
''K.-h-r, II, .,1 c.irti.'.'u'.ii m;!:
H e- ..peei.il study !ec;MS from NU ,n m
school, utiil study sfi-cific pp;!)!,.in.; n u
each school.
Send surn.? of NU's fjeulty jIi(o lh )U,jr
or l,r,v", M:l'"'1 to work for a ,rnu,,ur
'' Y''i,r- lv,)il"' M '.,i,ne ,in,e .licking
!""nl,'r ul ,l()h -'eool teoetiers instruct , i ,,,.s
on lhr university level.
SeitiiKj ,,p j regulatory system wh, ie .,,,.
h'equ mi! ,Me,-p,Hr; conM i ,Ln ,.i ...
"'"'v-fsilv anrl public-priv.lte s.ho'ol
$ i
wtinue
I hr.im
;','ear'. to
governor's
.aid he
."its to
'port of ti),;
lent
The- rtjiilrmi I ,y ,, noiondlru, th,
University's y..-;,- ;)tteuipt to
i-o.'ae; a rum,,
Scot t Co;,....;,
continue oesp
committee ,oe , ()!! e e, ;, i.-1(J ll(jam;),
acquisitioi r
Hegent Hoi;ert k,,.So! u nii.-inlji.T
' 'he sneci.,1 i mwnuti
expects NU's Ro,,:d (Jf
a!):(ll' .y
coinm 1 1 . t . "
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tcivv'',l ''' s,.;( ,e thmks
the issue ,;n ,,pn, ot discussion
despite th '.oi::.n(!lee's division.
' 7 the committee
approved e ste-.e-:,.,-,t Ct(in(J t)(,
University', ;,i....s of scope and
significance ' to w;fr;ie; d; n.'iupinent.
The Univetsity h id hoper! to use the
Scottsbluff aaupre, for program, m
rural health, agiiculture and
continuing education.
Gov. J J. I xon jpnoiMted th-.
Commit le,; ,i: the U 'gents' ..()..-St .rut
folloW'IK) IliS '. to of ,, h;! p,-;sed h"
thi; 1(J.M ! m i s: li'i . ,.!, h , ,,ile,! I,,'
aerjuisi Ie h , ,.,1 ile.an Si;o:t hy i.
Univei si l y -jj .,, , it f ost
"I dun'' !,;,,;. Ihr;, ,n
facts," !;- Iv. ..! .,, (,. liHl h,,
Will itS I.O MM, . I .' ' l : , 1 , ' I . , 1 ! ' - ' , ( I- I ili ll '( !
repoi t !! i ,'.,;! i . . "hi.; h ;:.
Hiram Scott ..odu!.! i. -ii()pp.,t
"I would i jo I s,,y it e a d :,,;( is;r."
Schwartkopf said. Hp ;HHnH th3
w v-. Ill U I C
does not know why a majority of the
committee voted against acquiring the
defunct campus.
SclHAMltkopf ,;,jfj h(,ar(J lh(,
presenta::-),, of the University's
l,,u",:wl ilSi; 'or Scottsbluff when it
w',s lo the committee "I
'nough! i! had lot of merit," he said.
Both Schw.rtkopf and Koefoot
said the hoard would delay any final
decision until the committee's final
cpun is TorwarcJed by the governor.
Koefoot, one of three commit t,
members to vote against the motion
was less optimistic about the future
useof Hiram Scott by the University.
"My feeling is since the committee
turned down the proposl, the leoent
will concur with that d, risem
Koefoot said,
The regents have previously gone
on recoid unanimously supporting
acquisition of Hi.am Scott by the
University. Thi? board could accept tl
property without approval of -h,-.
oovemur or action by the Legislaoue.
oel"o said in vie.'. ,e tin
ronimit tee's il-n isiou it is "my h - ling
("'(I'M! Is! V. CM.Id on i ii ,loVI' " 1 !.'
' lir ijC'. Ol I'ei.eivi'i! ,l finel i oj , ,
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fcducators focus on race, teaching issues
Coordination between i nm- ,'tw
,:H public p: ivate school
'"'"'1'isn-aioi:.. oeveloping new
("'"''io'jI proiii.nn, and solvin-j racial
'nleg-'al.ou p.rol,: ne. .,; difficulties
Vvlluh conbont N.:)i;,sk,i :1()1)
siipi'iiiit,';,,!,:,,! s ar- -,rding to j ,)anel
' !,,,l'"M..r i h uts Wednesday
',"J'""I '"'.'dent's Conlerence
'"' N! '"'!"' - h,,oi Swp-iiuiend-Mits.
(' ' " ! 1 " ' 1 '" 'on, assistant
;"M:mi' "drni h, i.he Omaha Public
''''' ,liueh,ial seiviees, said
tl''u' ""d loi ( o-ap-. ration
1 "' r! ! Oiiaiellllou between
!!'" v"' '' ' V '"!,i public sehool
Ii .ana .1 1 ; t . i r
'"'"!' ' 'hat all people
''M,l;:,, '"d w.lb il.. educational .ystein
',! " !! '' C!-MpO: (), the
public what is needed to h-lp imp,,,.,,.
our schools," he said.
Fullorton said that the Omaha
public school's are one of a few
districts now working to solve racial
integration problems. He ji-.o said
Umanas schools were less segreg.ite.l
than other Nebraska public schools
that have few or no minority students
He also said that a new appio,,, l, ,
'"mg used in teaching with p,esr
children
"We're moviiwj away horn n.
"l"l",on 12 year acadee,!,
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