Scientist: purpose
of city is education
By John Kalkowski
A city is really a university, according to Athelstan Spilhaus. a
nationally-known scientist and expert on the future.
Spilhaus spoke at the Future World Symposium at UNO
Wednesday on the future of the city.
The purpose of the modern city, he said, is to expose its citizens
to new experiences and people. Most education is done ouside the
classroom and the city's duty is to provide that education, Spilhaus
said.
Spilhaus has been involved in experimental designing of new
cities. cy'
The cities have a global problem - too many people and too few
cities, he said.
Three cities
In the United States, Spilhaus said, there are three major cities.
Bosnewash, Chitsburg and Sansan. Bosnewash extends from Boston
to Washington D.CV. Chitsburg ranges from Chicago to Pittsburg;
and Sansan from San Francisco to San Diego, he said.
Cities with eight to 10 million persons are disastrous Jic said.
But, Spilhaus said, the city with the 20.000 population is too small
to fulfill all the needs of its people.
According to Spilhaus, the optimum size oj' the future city will
be about 250,000 to one and one-half million persons.
Human services, which are the essence of the city, can be readily
supplied by a city of this size, he said.
Grown without planning
But the cities have grown without planning, Spilhaus said.
Human services, such as streets and sewers, were usually put in
after the population grew up in a certain area.
The answer, he said, is to plan human services first, and then
limit the maximum number of people in the city..
"Cities face no real problems," Spilhaus said. "They face
challenges which humanity will one day meet."
The nuclear wastes which most persons consider a problem are
really no problem at all, he said. The United States has the
technology to launch the nuclear wastes toward the sun where they
would do no more than "keep it going for a millisecond,"
according to Spilhaus.
Potential resource
Pollution, he said", is just a potential resource which has not
been tapped.
The difference between the city planning currently being done
and Spilhaus' experiments is that his don't impose a "so-called
Utopia" upon people, he said.
Spilhaus added that cities are so much alike today, the only way
he can tell what city he is in is by looking at the hotel stationery.
The future city should have all of its services underground in
tunnels, according to Spilhaus, Then, he said, there would be no
"screaming sirens and traffic noises." In such cities, no land should
be privately owned by plots, Spilhaus said. It is ridiculous to own a
"chunk of land because the buildings then are built straight up," he
added.
lie said the future city should "be like a tree," large with
covered walkways.
New vice chancellor
search to begin soon
By Susie Reitz
A committee to select a new vice chancellor of the Institute of
Agriculture and Natural Resources will be appointed in the next
two or three weeks, according to Chancellor James Zumberge.
'The committee will look for a replacement for Duane Acker,
who resigned effective July I to become president of Kansas State
University.
Faculty members, students, administration and the agriculture
industry will be represented on the cormiittce, Zumberge said.
"Nineteen members were on the committee which selected
Acker last year-10 faculty members, three students, two
administrators and four agriculture industry representatives,"
Zumberge said. "I would like to keep a similar ratioon the
committee this time, but cut the number to about a dozen."
According to John KJosterman of David City, a leader in the
establishment of the institute last year, the committee was looking
for someone who could work well with students, faculty members
and people throughout the state.
"Dr. Acker made tremendous strides in his year at the
university," Klosterman said. "He had the confidence of faculty
and staff and worked well with people in the state."
During the year, Acker contacted agriculture groups in Nebraska
and spoke to various urban and rural organizations throughout the
state, said Howard Ottoson, director of the agriculture experiment
station.
Acker was instrumental in developing separate forestry and
horticulture departments and bringing professional horticulturists
to the state for consultation, Ottoson said.
The result was more identification for the forestry program in
Nebraska, he noted. , .
D.B. Varner, NU president, called Ackers resignation a severe
jolt to the university."
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