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Bill Korbus, NETV art director, designed the station's first logo. NBC introduced a similar one Jan. 1 to
commerate it's fiftieth anniversary.
"But he that filches from me my logo robs me of
that which enriches him, and makes me poor indeed."
These words spoken by Shylock in Shakespeare's
Othello are slightly changed to apply to the position
taken by Nebraska Educational Television (NETV)
when the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) introduc
ed a similar logo Jan. 1 to commemorate its 50th
birthday. .
Discussion over the controversy will resume this
week in Washington D.C., according to Pat Connolly,
NETV attorney. Connally is with the Washington law
firm of Dow, Lohnes and Albertson, which is
representing NETV.
NETV has been using the logo of the questioned
letter N since June 10, 1975. NETV Art Director
Bill Korbus developed it, the station's first logo.
Despite previous statements to the press by NETV
spokesmen, Korbus said the price of the logo was not
less than $ 1 00, and did cost more .
The release of the $100 figure was "good for a
grin," he said.
Both Korbus and NETV Network Program
Manager Ron Hull refused to comment on the
possibility of a court case.
"Everything is in our attorneys' hands," Hull said.
'They have forbidden us to say one word."
Connally said that since neither station had
registered the logo as a trademark, ownership depends
largely on "who used it first."
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By Kim Shepherd
Conversion to the metric system will be a slow process,
according to Steve Malone, chief of the state department
of weights and measures.
Malone said people will have to grow accustomed to
the system gradually and that no one can predict how
long the education process will take.
Nebraska's first venture into the metric world took
place last December when the Mid-Continent Bottling
Company, which bottles 7-UP, began to bottle their
product in liter, or 33.8-ounce, containers.
Malone said the consumer will begin to see more and
more packaging done in the metric system with expanding
trade, but that the English system of measurement usually
will be listed also.
When Pres. Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion
Act, he pointed out that "90 per cent of the world's
people use metric measurements in their everyday lives."
Although conversion to the metric system is not manda
tory by this law, many United States industries have
begun to use it.
$700 million increase
Urging farmers to use the system, the Iowa Agriculture
Dept. said the United States could increase trade by $700
million if it adopted the metric system.
Farming will be one of the first areas hit by the con
version to metric, Malone sdd. He said the responsibility
of informing the farmer and answering his questions will
fall upon the county extension offices.
Malone said there are no plans now to educate the
farmer about the metric system. He said he is concen
trating with the people in his own department.
Malone said his office will continue to use. the English
system equipment they now have and convert it to the
metric system because it would be too costly to buy
new equipment.
Malone said the metric system is very easy but it's new
ness confuses people.
Teaching the metric system can be confusing, he said,
because conversion charts differ. He said numbers become
transposed and decimal points sometimes are deleted.
"I don't like to teach conversion, or even talk about
it," Malone said. "It makes the system three times
harder." ,
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t Harley Schrader, director of the UNL Physical Plant,
said his department does not plan any formal education in
the metric system.
He said each individual should educate himself.
"I don't think it's necessary because our people are of
the caliber and work with numbers so much that it won't
be any challenge," Schrader said.
The elementary education department is planning a
week-long class on the metric system in May. The class,
Metrics for Teachers, will be offered the week of May 17.
RHA secretary Buchman resigns job
By Betsie Ammons
The resignation of Residence Hall Association (RHA)
secretary Robin Buchman Thursday night was the group's
second officer resignation since the beginning of the 1975
1976 school year.
Former vice-president Karen Lundquist resigned her
position Oct. 9 because of schedule conflicts. A new vice
president, Tom Bradley from Kearney, was appointed
November 7.
Buchman, a junior from Lincoln, told the group her de
cision to resign was not result of dissatisfaction with RHA
or personality conflicts with representatives. She com
mended the representatives for "their hard work and
dedication."
"I felt the job had no chance for personal expansion,"
Buchman explained after the meeting. She said the po
sition did not allow her to use what she called her "inter
personal skills."
Buchman said she will continue working with RHA,
The university budget will continue to be a primary
concern of the NU Board of Regents this year, Omaha
Regent James Moy!n, newly elected board chairman,
said.
fey stressing a policy of high performance, from staff
and faculty members, regents also are trying to improve
NU's academic quality to rank in the upper portion of the
Big 8 schools, Moylan said.
"NU ranks fairly high now " he said, but added that
he did not know its exact status.
Moylan said h also hopes the board will xamm
equality in fundi, teaching work loads and academic
saying she felt her participation was important because of
the large turnover of representatives in RHA and other
campus decision-mailing groups.
A new secretary will be appointed Jan. 29, according
to RHA President Sue Ihne, a junior from Amarillo,
Texas. She said she wanted to avoid the delay that
occured when vice-president Karen Lundquist resigned.
Ihrc told representatives to submit suggestions for
secretary to her before the RHA executive committee
meeting next week.
In other business, Ihne announced a Jan. 29 retreat
for council members to discuss revision of the RHA
constitution. The Constitutional Revision Committee has
almost completed their work, committee chairman Doug
Nelson said.
Judi Siminoe, chairman of the Food and Housing
committee, said 100 students participated in a sack lunch
program for those who remained in the dorm because of
math finals. Residence halls do not offer an evening meal
on the Friday of finals week, she said.
piriiiifiHsry issue
standards between UNL, the University of Nebraska at
Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
He said he would like to see increased cooperation and
information exchange in joint programs between the three
campuses.
"I have ho set plan at this time," he said. "The board
just sets the policies. Administrators are responsible for
day-to-day procedures."
Moylan, a lawyer, has served on the board five years
He is replacing Regent Kermit Wagner of Schuyler as
chairman.
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