Monday, September 20, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
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Chambers defends
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in 1974 but he said the race for attorney general is closer
to his heart because of his lack of regard for the legal
system.
The legal system should try to uplift and elevate
society, Chambers said. Instead, he said, the legal pro
fession fails at these tasks.
"The legal system in Nebraska is a closed shop. It's
a clubby little brotherhood. The system is designed to
protect the inept, the incompetent and the stupid in their
profession," Chambers said. "They consider me their
biggest enemy because I have contempt for them and I
know more about the law then they do."
Chambers will be campaigning extensively. The Rotar
ians in Grand Island and the city of Beatrice have invited
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him to speak. Chambers said he will speak to any group
that invites him. However, lack of money may be a prob
lem for his campaign.
"People like me never have much money when they
run for office. I'm sure Paul Douglas will have plenty of
money. The reason that we have the people we have in
office is that they are successful at raising money," Cham
bers said.
Politics has traditionally been an area that attracts law
yers, he said.
But, there are more important goals for Chambers than
legal and political ones.
"The Legislature, being a lawyer, or if I win the Attor
ney' General's race isn't my life or my wife. They are just
arrows in my quiver - a means to an end to achieve
freedom and justice," Chambers said.
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A new emphasis on economic education is being
used by William B. Walstad, the new director of the Ne
braska Council on Economic Education.
This effort to improve economic knowledge will be
made at the high school and even the elementary school
level, with the Council on Economic Education providing
resources and workshops for teachers at those levels.
"For too long, economics has been seen as a dry
subject matter. Just look at the headlines every day -interest
rates, inflation, unemployment. All of these areas .
have a large effect on the way . we live," Walstad said.
High school graduates do not have a firm grasp' of
economics, he said. The students shouldn't be blamed
because the teachers haven't been comfortable with the
subject.
"It's a lot easier to educate when the students are
young because by the time they get to college they have
already formed their opinions - sometimes without
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Constantin Apostol
Romanian scholar
joins UNL staff
One of the leading mathematicians in the field of
operator theory has joined the UNL math department
as a visiting professor.
Constantin Apostol has been appointed to teach
for both fall and spring semesters. He is from Romania,
where he is a research scientist at the National Institute
of Scientific and Technical Creation in Budapest.
William J. Lewis, vice chairman of the mathematics
and statistics department, said Apostol will be a valuable
addition to the staff.
Apostol was teaching at the University of Michigan
this past summer when he decided to extend his stay
in the United States to a year, Lewis said.
UNL math professor Frank Gilfeather said Apostol
visited about a dozen universities across the country
last year, including UNL. In addition, Gilfeather and
David Larson, another UNL math professor, visited
Apostol in Romania.
Gilfeather said there is quite a bit of correspondence
between scientists and mathematicians from Eastern
Europe and the United States.
Apostal will teach subjects such as differential equa
tions and calculus at the university, Gilfeather said.
knowing the facts," Walstad said.
The Nebraska Council on Economic Education was
formed in 1963. The state headquarters is in the College
of Business Administration with branches at UNO and
Hastings College. The non-partisan council has a purpose
of providing objective economic information. Council
officers include members of the business community,
agriculture representatives and labor groups.
The post of executive director was vacant for more
than a year until Walstad was appointed. He held a similar
post at the University of Missouri at St. Louis.
" Walstad predicts that within five years Nebraska will
be nationally recognized as a leader in economic educa
tion; !? "Economic illiteracy is a major problem in this
country. People need to understand the trade-offs that
they make in everyday decisions. You should be able to
work out career opportunities, for instance, as a kind of
a cost-benefit analysis," Walstad said.
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