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October 16, 1986
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 86 No. 38
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Andrea HoyDaily Nebraskan
Archecloglst Peter Bleed, left, explains about the antique pottery found in
Lincoln at 1st and H streets, while Don Schultz, antique pottery collector
examines the findings. Bleed spoke about 'he site at the St. Marks on the
Campus Church, Wednesday.
Liincolri pottery excavation
UNL anthropologists, students
recover crocks, jugs, bowls
from former local business
By Kip Fry
Staff Reporter
A story of everyday Nebraska in the late
19th century has been uncovered right here
in Lincoln literally.
The Lincoln Pottery Works was excavated
this summer by a crew of two UNL anthropol
ogists and 33 students.
Anthropology professor Peter Bleed and
research associate Christopher Schoen led a
seminar Wednesday afternoon describing the
recovery of crocks, jugs, bowls and other pot
tery from the site, which is in the way of
projected highway construction.
The works operated from 1 88flf to approxiJ
matfrly 19ffl2:at:th c&rhef 'of Firstand
streets in southwest iRCOht,! Bleed 'said!
employed as many as 25 people at one time. '
Of the ceramics uncovered, "virtually all
were discards for some reason or another,"
Schoen said, "which says that they made a
very fine kind of ceramics."
"Every family in Lincoln needed this kind
of thing for storing things like pickles and
sauerkraut in this kind of crockery," Bleed
said.
The company was started in 1880 by Webs
ter and two brothers from upstate New York,
Webster and O.V. Eaton, Bleed said. O.V. was
the potter of the family, while the other
brother was initially a newspaperman.
Historical documents show that the outfit
progressively got bigger through the years.
More kilns were added while new buildings
wee constructed on the grounds. The house
that O.V. Webster lived in was enlarged, Bleed
said.
A few years after its founding, the name
was changed to the Lincoln Pottery Company,
and the company went through refinancing.
Then hard times struck the community.
"The 1890s were anything but gay in Lin
coln," Bleed said. Lincoln's population
dropped during that decade from 55,000 to
40,000, and at the turn of the century, there
were 200 houses for sale in town, he said.
"It was a tough time for the ceramics
industry," he added. In 1901, a local bank
foreclosed on a mortgage the company took
out the year before, probably for a new smo
kestack. Several years later, O.V. was struck
by a train while walking home from downtown
Lincoln. There are some, Bleed jsaid, who
believe thai he committed, suicida ij u
; 1 1 Much of the history1 of the complnjj jean be
" se thVough the excavations, vhich itookN
place primarily between May 19 and Aug. 22
this summer. The anthropologists still are
doing some excavating in their spare time,
Schoen said.
The anthropologists were able to excavate
various features of the building, including
the foundation, kilns and fireboxes.
"We could see where the damper system
would have gone next to the flue and chim
ney," Schoen said. There was also a drain
system that was made out of the remains of
their own crocks, he added.
But a lot of what the anthropologists found
was unable to withstand the atmosphere
after being protected for so long.
" It's saddening to see the rate cf deterio
ration," Schoen said.
Alcohol group established
By Eric Paulak
Staff Reporter
The ASUN Senate established a committee to
investigate the UNL's alcohol policy and suggest
changes in the policy if deemed necessary last
night.
The Ad-hoc Committee on Alcohol Policy
(ACAP) will investigate UNL's present alcohol
policy and report back to ASUN on any recom
mended changes.
Richard Burke of the Teachers College pro
posed the original bill to ASUN last week,
because he said the use of alcohol on campus
was out of control. He also said that he thought
alcohol should be legalized on campus.
First Vice President Dan Hofmeister moved
the bill to the Campus Life Committee last week
because he said it dealt with a serious issue and
should not be rushed through.
ACAP will consist of six ASUN senators, the
IFC and Panhellenic presidents or their desig
nees, two RHA members, Director of Housing
Douglas Zatechka, Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs James Griesen, a UNL Health Center
representative and a UNL law enforcement
officer.
Sen. Mark Otten of the Engineering College
attempted to add an amendment to the bill that
said students ignore the current alcohol policy
and the policy is ineffective, but it failed to pass.
Sen. Erin Brisben of the College of Public
Affairs said the proposed amendment would
have given ACAP a preconceived idea the senate
wanted the present policy. She said it should be
up to ACAP members to decide if changes should
be made on their own.
The bill was passed unanimously by the
senate and was co-signed by 26 out of the 30
senators present at the meeting. .
Class dropping charges
costs students big bucks
By Kevin Freadhoff
Staff Reporter
The last day to drop classes is Friday, but
don't expect to receive a refund.
Students had until Sept. 3 to receive a full
refund; after that date a 25 percent, 50 percent
or 75 percent charge was added depending on
the drop date. After Sept. 19, a 100 percent
charge was assessed. There is also a $5 dropadd
fee that must be paid to get a class dropped after
Sept. 19.
Anthony Schkade, assistant director of regis
tration, explained how the university policy
works.
"When you register with the university for
classes, the courts have held in the past, when
you sign the registration form you have commit
ted yourself to those classes, and that institution
can anticipate that revenue," Schkade said.
Schkade said there are always special cir
cumstances when students feel they should not
have to pay the fees. Administrators are always
willing to listen to the situation, he said. If it
falls into what they consider special circum
stances, they work out something that is fair to
the university and to the individual, he said.
Schkade said that based on the cost to run the
university, student tuition covers one-third of
the expenses.
Robert Clark, director of student accounts,
said students drop classes for many reasons. In
many cases, students drop classes that are just
not working out for them, he said. The class may
conflict with a work schedule, it may not be what
they thought the class would belike, or they
, aren't' doing' as ?wellt in theiass M ithey hl,
hoped.
Schkade said one of the biggest reasons st
'. ; dfeiidro'ptfMsses is the wide rang! olUekcnirig
styles. The students expect a class to be differ
ent from what it is.
"Right now, you could walk into one sociology
class, take it, return the next semester to take
the same class with a different instructor and
never realize it's the same course, because the
concepts are taught so differently," Schkade
said.
Clark said the administration keeps track of
the number of hours dropped and transactions,
$5 drop fees, but not of the number of individuals
who drop courses. Last year, the university
received $137,000 in $5 drop fees. The amount of
money students lose from dropping classes late
varies from $41.75 per hour to $141.75 per hour,
depending on the student's status with the
university.
Clark said the university sets its fees and
deadlines within the recommendations of the
National Association of Colleges and University
Business Offices. Clark said the fees and rates
set at UNL are right in line with those of other
institutions across the country.
How much money have students lost so far
this year?
"Courses dropped between Sept 3 and Oct. 6
at partial charges, we're talking a little over
one-quarter of a million dollars for charges to
students," Clark said.
A student can still drop classes after the Oct.
17 deadline as long as the instructor indicates to
administration that the student is doing accep
table work. He or she still will get a grade of W
(withdrawal) for the course, but it does not
the student's grade point average, Clark said
If the instructor will not give the student
notice of acceptable work, the student cannot
drop the course.
, , "They can either ride it out and try to raise the
grade or accept the fact that they are going tq mt
t an, F ip the course." Clark said. (j i L )
A Students can tirdp7add a class at Room ItAIit
the Administration Building between 8:30 a.m.
and 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Registration packets available
Students planning to register for the spring
semester 1987 can pick up registration packets
at Administration Building 112 or at the
Nebraska Union front desk among other sites.
Students also can pick up registration packets
on East Campus at their college's respective
dean's offices.
Monday is the first day packets can be
turned in for early registration and can be
delivered to the Administration.Building ser
vice counter, 111G (formerly Window 105).
Priority period to obtain classes is Monday
through Wednesday for seniors and graduate
students; Monday through Friday for juniors;
Monday through Oct. 31 for freshmen and
sophomores. Between Nov. 3 and Nov. 14
classes will be granted to students on a first
come, first-serve basis, according to Tony
Schkade, assistant director of the registra
tion office.
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