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By Georss &!sr
The NU Board of Regents will appoint an interim NU
president at their meeting Saturday.
Regent Chairman James Moylan of Omaha said the
regents probably will go into closed session to discuss who
will serve in place of outgoing President D. B, Varner.
Varner will become chairman of the board chief
executive officer of the NU Foundation of Jan. 1.
Moylan said the regents also will discuss whether to
continue considering six c&tuidates for the job, who were
presented to the regents for consideration by a 16
member starch committee last October.
He said if the regents decide not to consider the six
candidates, they probably would go back to the same
search committee for new candidates.
Among those mentioned as candidates for the job as
interim president are William Erskine, executive NU vice
president for administration, and Steven Sample, execu
tive NU vice president for academic affairs.
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Also mentioned as' possibilities are Ronald Roskens,
University of Nebraska at Omaha chancellor; Henry Mc
Fadden, interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska
Medical Center; Adam Breckenridge, outgoing UNL vice
chancellor for academic affairs; and Miles Tommeraasen,
UNL vice chancellor fur Business and Finance.
The regents will also consider a salary increase for UNL
football coaches Saturday.
Head coach Tom Osborne would receive $34,000
annually, instead of his present 530,918. Defensive
coordinator Monte Kiffin would receive $24,314 rather
than his present $22,938. Mike Corgan would receive
$24,314, up from his present 522J93S. Cletus Fischer
would receive $24,314, u? from $22,933.
George Darlington would receive $21,400, up from
in? Saturday
$20,000, John Melton would receive $24,314, up from
$22,933, William Myles would receive $21,400, up from
his present $20,000. Gerald Moore would receive
$22,592, up from $21,313, and Warren Powers would
receive $24,314, up from $22,938.
Rick Duval, Athletic Dept. recruiting coordinator,
would receive $22,592 annually, compared with his pre
sent $21,313 salary.
Salaries for the football coaching staff are made
effective on Jan, 1 rather than . July 1, when other uni
versity salaries become effective.
Garifyisj policy
The regents also will consider clarifying university
policy on outside employment of university personnel.
Currently, university policy requires approval by the
regents of any activity outside of the university which re
quires more than "two hours per month" during the
period of the staff member's a full-time university
employment.
Hie clarification of policy would change "two days per
month" to 'two days per month during the assignment
work week."
This would allow the chancellor of any of the three NU
campuses to approve outside work by university personnel
for more than two days per month, providing that no
more than an average of two days will occur durisg the
regular work week.
Approval by the regents still will be needed if more
than two days per week will be taken by the outside
activity or if the activity will incolve a retainer fee or
other remuneration, according to the proposal. The
regents must also approve outside work if it involves work
performed in university buildings and using university
equipment and materials, or if it involves professional
services for remuneration to state agencies.
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A need for new and better material prompts many pro
fessors to write textbooks, according to eight UNL pro
fessors who have had textbooks published. - .
The financial rewards can be significant or insignifi
cant,' said Mark Hammer, professor of civil engineering.
The main reason textbooks are written is because of die
fact that someone gets into teaching, is dissatisfied with
the available material and generates his own material to
use in the classroom."
Hammer co-authored Water Supply end Pollution
Control with John Clark and Warren Viessman in 1971. In
1975, Hammer published Water end Waste Water Tech
nology. Both books are used in civil engineering courses
at UNL, he said.
Henry Holtzclaw Jr., dean of the Graduate College,
sdd he wrote College Chemistry and General Chemistry as
a contribution of his years of teaching experience. Both
books are in their fifth edition and are used at more than
400 U.S. colleges and universities, he said.
Approached by pub!ien
Although he his taught for 15 years at three different
colleges, Joseph Julian said he had never thought of
writing a textbook until he was approached by publishers.
. I like to teach freshman through graduate level
courses and I had research material I had published in the
major technical journalism," he said.
"A professor who writes his own textbooks can do
exactly what he wants to do wich a course."
Julian, an associate professor of sociology, wrote Social
Problems in 1972 and a second edition of the book is
coming out in 1977, he said. Julian co-authored Soci
ology: Understanding SpecM Behavior in 1975 with Prof.
Alan Bates, also a UNL sociology professor.
Publisher interest also influenced English Prof. Derruce
Sole to write a series of three textbooks ia collaboration
with James M2er Jr., the English professor said.
We had an idea for a beck we wanted to use," she
sdi. "Book companies always want to know when pro
fessors want to publish."
Textbock bestseller
Slote's The Dimensions of Poetry, Trie Dimensions of
the Short Story end The Dimensions of Uterst-jre have
soli more than 100,000 copies, she said.
At least three journalism professors have written text
books, said iia.lt Copple, director of the UNL School of
Journalism. Ccpple's bock, Dcpih Reportt'2t putlsh
. eJ in 1954.
Journalism Associate Prof. Jim Weal wrote Kewswdg
crJ Reportttg wilh Suzanne Brown, former Union Pro
rr;m Director and now acting assistant to the seiiri vice
-eiller cf student affairs at UNL The bock, p;Iied
ia 1375, wax 'intended to relieve Kesl of covering the
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teacher. The high school textbook , also is used in a
journalism methods course at UNL, Patten said.
Patten said he believes the most successful textbook,
written by a UNL professor is Prof. Campbell McConnellV
Economics: Prmcfpks, Problems and Policies. First pub
lished in 1960, the book is in its sixth printing.
-" Jthough the writers receive royalties from the sale of
their books, writing a book is Ma lot of hard work and
expense," McConnell said.
' Copple said that because his book was written for high
level courses, the sales are "not astronomical, perhaps 20
a year at UNL and 00 to 900 a year worldwide "
Blue cars will join LPD fleet
By Mike Patten
The Lincoln Police Dept. (LPD) will be leaving a trail
of black and blue behind itself next year.
Starting around the first of the year, LPD will begin
using blue and white as well as black and white patrol
cars.
Dean Leitner, day watch commander of the uniform
division, said 34 of the 'department' s 67 police.cars will
be blue and white. The rernaining cars will stay black and
white. LPD currently has three green and white cars, too,
but according to Leitner, they will be phased out by
Jan. 1.'
Leitner said the Police Dept. received four green cars
from the Parks and Recreation Office 3 months ago when
control of the park rangers was switched from the Parks
and Recreation Dept. to LPD. One of the green cars has
been painted with the new blue and white design.
Along with the cars, LPD received all cf the park
rangers equipment. The rangers have become commission
ed officers in LPD. , , .
Leitner said a recently completed study showed blue
to be a better color than black for the cars. He said the
black cars get hotter inside in the summer and aren't as
visible as the blue cars.
The purpose of the patrol cars, as he defined it, is to be
conspicuous and act as a deterrent to crime. Eecauss black
isn't as visible from a distance as blue is, LPD is making
the switch, he said.
In addition to the new color scheme, the cars also will
be made by a new manufacturer. In the past, LPD has
used Plymouths and Dodges, but next year LPD will be
using Ford LTD's.
Leitner said the blue cars can be produced cheaper
than the black cars because they don't need to be re
painted to that color.
He said the black and white cars have to be painted,
but wich the blue and white cars, all LFD wi3 have to do
is skp the deed on 'em, and they're ready to be driven"
The new cars w21 have white doors with blue trunks
and hoods.
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