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"Give it the old college try"
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NU-OU Merger
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Political cartoon by Barro for the Omaha World-Herald, depicting an enthusiastic man wearing a merger banner and an "O.U. + N.U." button, an "O.N." beanie, an "Omaha U" pennant in his right hand, and a "Nebraska U" pennant in his left hand. This is the original artwork, with pencil and black ink on white artboard, 13" x 15.75".
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1968
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Legislature of Nebraska; Seventy-Seventh Session; Legislative Bill 736
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NU-OU Merger
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A law allowing the transfer of the Municipal University of Omaha to the State of Nebraska.
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�The Man in the Middle of t!Je Merger
~ITlli ~®~®~~ IBruJ@W\1@®~
good reason that that is what it is
called in the legislative bill which
set up the merger vote. Headline
w r i t e rs undoubtedly w i l 1 soon
change that to UNO.
Second, Dr. Naylor envisions-the
university as an arm of a developing statewide system of higher education .designated to serve specifically Metropolitan Omaha.
"Someday in the future we probably will need student housing," he
said. "When that will come about,
I don't know." Meanwhile it will
continue to be a commuter school,
but young people residing in Ralston, M i 11 a r d, Bellevue and the
communities of Eastern Nebraska
within easy d r i v i n g distance of
Omaha will be served at University
of Nebraska resident tuition rates.
This will be a reduction of approx-:
imately 20 per cent for residents of
Omaha, of nearly 50 per cent for
those outside Omaha.
Presently, tuition at the University df Omaha is 18 dollars a credit
hour for residents of the city, 28
dollars for non-residents of the
city. Resident tuition at the University of Nebraska is approximately 15 dollars an hour. In addition, Omaha taxpayers will be relieved of the two-mill levy. But
there is more to the idea of "service" than lower tuition and better
education.
In Dr. Naylor's opinion, the University of Omaha (or University of
Nebraska at Omaha) stands on the
threshhold of becoming of great
public service to the metropolitan
area through its fledgling Urban
Studies Center.
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UNIVERSI'IY assistance
Bg Hollis Limprecht
It has been, in the words of the
man who has had most to do with
this change of direction, "a tremendously busy, exciting, confusing and rewarding year."
QN THE morning of December 13,
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1966, friends and supporters of
the University of Omaha heard
THAT man is Dr. Kirk E.
some distressing news. Dr. Leland Naylor, 49, a one-time teacher in a
Traywick, president of the univer- one-room country school on the
sity, was resigning. Then, as more Kansas prairie, who has served as
facts were uncovered, it developed acting president and - since last
that he was being fired. The board June 5 - president of the Univerof regents was somewhat less than sity of Omaha during its most trycandid, the faculty was uneasy and ing and most rewarding year.
.
the public was puzzled.
The December 12 outcome is
The University of Omaha, which "iffy;" nothing is ever a sure thing
had had its share of hard times in an election. But there is no "if"
during its 57 years of existence, to Dr. Nay 1or. In his every day
was in trouble. Enrollment was be- conversation and in his p u b l i c
ginning to decline, costs were sky- speeches - and he will go anyrocketing and there was uncertain- where, anytime to sprea$f the gosty in the leadership.
pel of the University of Omaha This year, on December 12, Oma- tne word is "when" merger is apha voters will decide whether to proved.
merge the University of Omaha
Assuming the "when," why
and the University of Nebraska as should Dr. Naylor be for merger
the embryo of a statewide system and why has he worked so hard for
of higher education. Meanwhile, · its accomplishment? After all, isn't
enrollment has surged upward, fis- he, in effect, voting himself out of
cal stability is assured-with voter a jot>, dissolving a small empire,
approval-and the hand at the tiller relegating himself to a secondary
role?
is firm.
26
Sunday World-Herald Magazine of the Midlands, November 26, 1967
in solving the problems of urban
living is inevitable. In rural America, the college of agriculture has
been a vital part of state universities. Now, in urban centers, the
universities are turning their attenIf so, he doesn't care. Son of a - tion~ their t a 1 e n t s and their re.
m i n i s t e r in the Church of the sources to urban affairs.
Brethren and himself an active
Omaha U.'s Urban Studies Cen~
Methodist lay leader, Dr. Naylor ter was recently relocated in the
has shown an almost missionary graduate college under the college
zeal as he has worked for merger.
dean, Dr. Elton Carter, and its pur"I am dedicated to an expanding pose is to help solve community
future for the University of Oma- problems - problems of education,
ha," he said. "When I first sat in housing, parks and recreation, race
the president's chair (the day after relations, transportation and housDr. Traywick left), I immediately ing.
"We should be in the forefront
saw the need for fiscal stability to maintain high standards at a of studies and analyses of Omaha,"
reasonable cost to the students, said Dr. Na v 1 or. "We hone the
and to provide for appropriate de- agencies of Omaha - public and
private - will use us."
velopment in the years ahead."
An Urban Studies Center is exHe gave no thought to pulling
back and creatin_g a small univer- pensive: it takes qualified personsity - either municipally support- nel and facilities.
"The merger will give us the fied or private -=- for the sole benenancial stability to go and get the
fit ·of Omaha residents.
we need," he
"We had long outgrown those peoole there is more. added. is not
And
Merger
bounds," he said. "This great unijust something to serve Omaha and
versity (a term that slips easily and environs. Merger could benefit the
frequently from his lips) must
state
serve the entire metropolitan area." entire higherthrough co-ordination
of all
education, public as
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well as private.
THIS b r i n g s into focus
This may take some doing. When
just what will become of the Uni- merger is accomplished next July
versity of Omaha. First, its name: 1, the University of Omaha board
It will be called the University of of regents w i 11 be dissolved and
Nebraska at Omaha, for the very the school will come under the
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"The Man in the Middle of the Merger: Kirk Naylor's Busy Year"
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NU-OU Merger
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Article by Hollis Limprecht, which appeared in the Magazine of the Midlands on November 26, 1967, pages 26-27.
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LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
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BALLOT NUMBER 3
BALLOT NUMBER 5
OFFICIAL BALLOT·
CITY OF OMAHA
SPECIAL ELECTION
DECEMBER 12, 1967
OFFICIAL .BALLOT
CI1'Y OF OMAHA
SPECIAL ELECTION
DECEMBER 12, 1967
BALLOT NUMBER 1
K, OFFICIAL .BALLOT
UNIVERSITY OF
OMAHA
SPECIAL ELECTION
DECEMBER 12, 1967
Omaha University Nebraska University
MERGER
.
"SHALL THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF
THE i\IUNICIPAL
UKIVERSITY OF
OMAHA TRANSFER AND CONVEY ALL
THE CAMPUS PROPERTY BELONGING
TO THE MUNICIPAL UNIVERSITY OF
OMAHA TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A
UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA,
AND TO BE UNDER THE CONTROL AND
MANAGEMENT 01<' THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, ALL AS PROVIDED BY LEGISLATIVE BILL 736 OF THE SEVENTYSEVENTH SESSIOX, NEBRASKA S".rATE
LEGISLATURE, 19G7'?"
Charter Amendment Providing for
Police Personnel and Equipment and
Raising the Tax levy Millage limit.
SHA.LL THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF OMAHA, 1956, AS AMENDED, BE AMENDED BY ADDING THERETO
ARTICLE XI AUTHORIZING THE OMAHA
CITY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL l\fEMBERS AXD EQUIPMENT FOR
THE POLICE FORCE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION D OLLARS
($1000 000.00) ANNUALLY TO BE PAID
l<~ROM' THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX
LEVY OF THE CITY OF 01\.IAHA AND
TO INCREASE THE TAX LEVY MILLAGE
LIMIT BY ONE AND ONE-HALF (1~)
).IlLLS AS PROPOSED IN THE NOTICE OF
ELECTION?
DYES
ONO
DYES
ONO
BALLOT NUMBER 4
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$2;650,000 Park and
Recreational Bonds
SHALL THE CITY OF OMAHA BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL BONDS IN ·~
THE AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION SIX
,,.
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/
100 DOLLARS ($2,650,000) FOR THE PUR•
POSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE
PAYMENT OF THE COST OF PARK AND
~
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
FIELDS NEW PARK LAND, REDEVELOPJ\IENT 'oF EXISTING PARKS, GREENHOUSES, ICE SKATING RINK, TENNIS
, ,
COURTS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SWIMMING POOLS, GOLF -COURSES, PLAYGROUNDS OR ANY COMBINATION OF
SAID
IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING
EQUIPMENT FOR S.AJvIE, THE APPROX!- - ~
MATE COST TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE . ,.
CITY OF OMAHA IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ..,
APPROVED TO BE APPROXIMATELY
_
TWO MILLIOK SIX HUNDRED FIFTY .-:
THOUSAND AND NO/ 100 DOLLARS
($2,650,000)PLUS I~TEREST PAYABLE ON ~-,
SAID BONDS TO BE PAID FROM THE . "
FUND FOR PRIKCIPAL AND INTEREST :'.:.
PAYMENTS ON THE INDEBTEDNESS OF ,..
THE CITY OF OMAHA AS PROPOSED IN
THE NOTICE OF ELECTION?
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DYES
OFFICIAL BALLOT
..
ONO
BALLOT NUMBER 2
CITY OF OMAHA .
BALLOT NUMBER 6
OFFICIAL BALLOT SPECIAL ELECTION
OFFICIAL BALLOT ,-~.
CITY OF OMAHA DECEMBER 12,1967
CITY ·F. Mil A .
SPECIAL ELECTION
$4,500,000 Street and
Highway Bonds
SPECIAL ELECTION J
DECEMBER 12, 1967
DECEMBER 12, 1967 ,.~
$4,000,000 Police and Fire
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Training Bonds
SHALL THE CITY OF OMAHA BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL BONDS IN
T HE AMOUNT OF FOUR MILLION AND
N0/100 DOLLARS ($4,000,000) FOR THE
P URPOSE 01<' PROVIDING FUNDS. FOR
'l' HE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND . NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR A POLICE HEADQUARTERS
AND POLICE AND FIRE TRAINING
FACILITIES TO · IMPROVE LAW ENl<'ORCEMENT CRIME DETECTION AND
l<'lRE· PROTECTION IN THE CITY OF
O::\fAHA, THE APPROXIMATE COST TO
·THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF
0 MAHA IF THIS PROPOSAL IS APPROVED
T O BE.APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILLION
AND N0/100 DOLLARS ($4,000,000) PLUS
INTEREST PAYABLE ON SAID BONDS TO
BE PAID FROM THE FUND FOR PRIN- CIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENTS ON
THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY OF
. OMAHA AS PROPOSED IN THE NOTICE
OF ELECTION?
DYES
SHALL THE CITY OF OMAHA BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL BONDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF FOUR MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND AND N0/100
DOLLARS ($4,500,000) FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE PAY1\IENT OF THE COST OF STREETS .AND
HIGHWAYS, THE- APPROXIMATE COST
TO THE TAXPAYERS. OF THE CITY OF
OMAHA IF THIS PROPOSAL IS APPROVED
TO BE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MI LLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND N0/100
DOLLARS ($4,500;000) PLUS I NTEREST
PAYABLE ON SAID BONDS TO BE PAID
FROM THE FUND FOR PRINCIPAL AND
INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY OF OMAHA- AS
PROPOSED IN THE NOTICE OF ELECTION?
DYES
ONO
The above are copies of the Official Ballots to be
vote d at t he University of Omaha Special Election and
City of Omaha Special E(ections to be held December
12 , 1967.
Da t ed this 7th day of De c e mber, 1967 .
ONO
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$1,500,000 Sewer Bonds
t!l.&
SHALL THE CITY OF 01\IAHA BE AUT HORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL BONDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND AND N0/100
DOLLARS ($1,500,000) FO~·THE PURPOSE
OF PROVIDING FUNDS 'FOR PAYMENT
OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTIKG, LVIPROVING, EXTENDING AND EQUIPPING OF STORM SEWERS,
COMBINED SEWERS, RELIEF SEWEllS,
OR A CO::\IBINATION THEREOF, OR A~Y
OTHER RELATED SEWER CONSTRUCTION, THE APPROXIMATE COST TO THE
TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF OMAHA IF
THIS PROPOSAL IS APPROVED TO BE
APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND AND N0/100
DOLLARS ($1,500,000) PLUS INTEREST
PAYABLE ON SAID BONDS TO BE PAID
FROM THE FUND FOR PRINCIPAL AND
INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY OF 01\ff.,HA AS
PROPOSED I)l" THE NOTICE OF ELECTIO::\''?
DYES
MONTE TAYLOR
Electi o n C o mmiss ioner
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of the Universities of Omaha and Nebraska.
-Bond issues totaling
12,650,000 that would p r ovide a new Police Department h e a d q u a rters and
street, freeway, sewer, park
and r e c r e a tion improvements.
-A City Charter amendment to raise the general
fund levy ceiling from 16
mjlls to l 7Yz mills to provide funds for hiring and
equipping one hundred additional policemen.
O.U. President Kirk E. Naylor collected money Monday
morning f o r the Salvation :
Army in downtown Omaha
and also plugged for approval of the merger.
O.U. students were t e 1 ephoning O m a h a n s, urging
them to vote and to approve
the merger. The phone campaign will continue Tuesday.
_ Omaha Junior Chamber of
Commerce members campaigned for the proposal on
d o w n t o w n street corners.
Their wives were to hand out
-World-Herald Photo.
brochures supporting the proTaylor prepares flags for polling places ... while Mrs. Ronald Vrbanac of his office checks
posals Monday evening at two
voting place for a caller.
shopping centers.
The Mayor and six citizens
were to appear on a five-minute program on WOW-TV at
6:25 p. m. Monday.
Mr. Taylor said the polls
will be open from 8 a. m. to 8
p. •1:1· and bars will be closed
Editorial, "For the Six Isabout 57 thousand Omahans can't expect private industry durmg those hours.
sues," Page 22.
will vote , about 40 per cent to continue at this rate unless the public supports it
The campaign for approval of those eligible.
Mr. Taylor said the election with p o l i c e protection, imof six proposals at Tuesday's
proved streets and sewers and
special election was winding will cost between 50 thousand parks."
dollars and 60 thousand dolup today.
lars. The City of Omaha will
The election, he said, "preThe weather was not ex- pay five-sixths of the cost and sents a rare opportunity for
pected to keep v<1ters from the University of Omaha one- the people of Omaha to imthe polls. The Weather Bu- sixth, he said.
prove public facilities withr e a u forecast considerable
Mayor Sorensen Monday out increasing taxes."
cloudiness Tuesday, with a urged Omaha!)s to vote "yes"
Mr. Sorensen's statements
high temperature of about 40 on the .six proposals _ a "gi- were among the closing shots
as
d e g r e e s. There is a slight ant step torward for Omaha." in the campaign for approvc ha n c e of precipitation by
He estimated that 265 mil- al of:
Tuesday night.
lion dolltl,rs worth of private
-The propos~d merger
Election C o m m i s s i o ner construction now is in progMonte Taylor predicted that ress in Omaha and added: "We
Turn to Page 2, Column 2
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57,000 to Decide fo_r City?-"""
Bonds, Merger Drive Endin. Today
g
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l.
The six issues in tomorrow's special
election are in a real sense special. The
problems of sewers, highways and
parks and of police protection and police and fire facilities crowd upon us.
The central problem is money.
It is unrealistic to try to raise all
the money needed by at>~crease in
the property tax levy. _
The sensible answer is an increase
in the city's bonded indebtedness, one
which will not strain the city's credit
or crowd the debt limit.
The problem of the University of
Omaha is · just as ungent. An underfinanced municipal university is in danger of going downhill swiftly. Merger
with the University of Nebraska is the
~ way to save it.
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We believe it should · be clearly
stated that ali six of the special issues
eventually will cost tax money. No
community gets something for nothing, nor should it expect to.
W,. herewith summarize the WorldHerald's position on the issues:
Ballot No. I. The transfer of property and management of the University of Omaha to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and the creation of the University of Nebraska at
Omaha would give the school a bright
future. It would settle uncertainties for
faculty and students, cut tuition, make
orderly growth possible, bring the advantages of interchange of faculty and
courses with the University of Nebraska, serve this area's needs in professional and technical fields as well as
in moderate-cost 1 i b e r a l arts education. We urge a "yes" vote.
Ballot No. 2. A strong police force
is necessary to keep life and property
reasonably secure. Omaha cannot hire
enough policemen to achieve this without more money. We believe an increase
of 1Yz mills in the property tax ceilin1g
is an acceptable price to pay. We advocate a "yes'' vote.
Ballot No. 3. The old police station
is outworn and outgrown. It no longer
can support adequately the functions
of a modern metropolitan department.
It is a handicap to effective- law enforcement. The Fire Department also
is handicapped by lack of a training
center for advanced and experimental
fire control and prevention techniques.
We strongly support a "ye1;," vote on
a four-million-dollar bond issue for a
new police station and Fire Department
training center.
Ballot No. 4. The $4,500,000 bond
package for streets and highways is
part of a continuing program to keep
abreast of needs, including Interstate
connections, acquisition of right of way,
viaducts and street widening. Every
one who uses Omaha's streets is aware
of these needs. We urge a "yes" vote.
Ballot No. 5. The proposed $2,650,000 of bond money would buy new
park land,· develop present parks, ballfields, golf courses. It would make possible a roller-ice rink, more swimming
schools and tennis courses and would
benefit all parts of the city. We recommend a "yes" vote.
Ballot No. 6, Omahans have been
steadfast in supporting sewer bond issues. City Hall has done a creditable
:ob on sewers with funds available. But
much needs doing, much is_in the emerigency category in areas where sewer
conditions range from antiquated to
intolerable. We urge a "yes" vote for
the $1,500,000 sewer bond proposal.
Finally, we urge all citizens to consider the six proposals carefully~ make
up their minds and go to the polls tomorrow.
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P AID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT I
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Mrs. Paul C.
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~~A eity is 1nade up of 111ore titan
people and houses and build·
ings. In 01.•der for the citizens
of a eonununity to lead a nor11Jal
and happy life, they must have
the advantages of good schools,
parks, streets and adequate
provisions for their health and
,velfare. The 6 proposals on the
ballot on Dee. 12th are vitally
necessary if Omaha is to continue to be a good plaee in whieh
to live. I ask that you join ,vith
me in voting ~~YES" on all 6 ballots on Dee. 12."
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l\Irs. George A. ll[enshik, Secy.
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Give It the Old College Try
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You are· paying a city tax, right now to
support the University of Omaha. A "yes"
v~te on the OU-NU Merger will eliminate
this tax.
A "_Yes" vote will also reduce tuition . Omaha
r~s1dents are paying $18.00 a credit hour
ng~t now. When the Merger passes the
tu1t1on rate will go to $15.00 a credit hour.
What could a "no" vote mean? Higher tuition
And eventually, higher city taxes.
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The ou·Nu
.Merger
'Let's Discuss
Befo~e Vote' ,
Pedersen Criticizes
Convocation Plan
State en at or
IPedersen,SJr., leading Henry F.
opponent
of the proposed merger of the
Universities of Omaha and Nebraska, said Friday the imp 1 i c a t i o n s of the merger
should be discussed before the
· election, not after.
His statement came after
O.U. President Kirk E. Naylor
announced a student-faculty
convocation next Wednesday
1 to discuss implications of the
election results. The election
will be Tuesday.
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Mr. Pedersen said a debate
on the merger with Dr. Naylor
on radio and television. "would /
have been a perfect opportun- 1
ity to discuss the implications
of the merger before the election."
Mr. Pedersen a s k e d Dr.
Naylor to join him in such a
debate, but Dr. Naylor refused.
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10 Douglas County I
State-Senators
say "yes"
Ten Douglas County State Senators who have
heard the debates and know the facts, will vote
"yes" for the proposed Omaha UniversityNebraska University Merger. The Senators'
names appear here:
Senator William Bloom
Senator Edward R. Danner
Senator Sam Klaver
Senator Eugene T. Mahoney
Senator C. F. (Pat) Moulton
Senator Harold T. Moylan
Senator Richard F. Proud
Senator Florence B. Reynolds
Senator William Skarda
Senator George Syas
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Campaigning Christmas Tree
These Senators have studied the facts. They
know a "yes" vote will eliminate the city tax you
are paying to support the University of ori:~ha.
They know a ""-," vote will reduce t~1t10~.
And they know
·es" vote will help maintain
a quality educa. . for students.
The Home E c o n o m i c s
Club at the University of
Omaha sponsored the annual "ffa n gin g of the
Greens" Su n day night.
About 50 students decorated
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the Administration Building.
Christine Gem bi ca, left,
3125 South One Hundred
Seventh Street, and Andrea
Cole, 600 South Seventysixth S t r e et, p l a c e d a
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"Merger Tree" on Dr. Kirk
Naylor's door. Voters will.
decide Tuesday whether the
University of Omaha and
the University of Nebraska
are to be merged.
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ymvers!tY of _Nebraska. Twice Omaha voters have reJected . increasing the two-mill levy for the university
oper~tion. 1:0 depend upon contributions has proved uncertain and I?~ufficient. Therefore, the university had to
become mumc1pal.
. In order for the university to progress build up its
eqmpment, needed . buil<:Iings, and to maintain the high
standard of the umversity and the good faculty therevote yes.
. If the.student tuition is increased more, many students
will be priced out of their education. A large per cent of
the students now have part-time jobs.
Negroes Protest History Curri2UIU6i
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Main Loss: Two-Mill Levy
Omaha.
(?ne st_aten:ent that has been made is that O.U. is not in
any financial di!ficult.Y as it. has·;$2,500,000 on deposit in
ba?ks. _In check1?g with the information department at the
umver_s1ty one d1~covers that thig· money is either already
committed to proJ~cts such as the new science building, is
part of the operating budget, or is a reserve which is necessary because the university cannot legally go into debt.
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The recent favorable accreditation has also been mis. interpreted. While it is true that O.U.. has a fine faculty,
how ma_ny of these professors will stay if nothing is done
to alleviate the school's financial plight?
It has been intimated that the taxpayers will lose a
15-million-dollar investment. This statement fails to consider that:
-The main thing the Omaha taxpayers will
lo~e will be the two-mill levy and the burden for ,
financing will be spread throughout the state.
-;-The "taxpayers" have really never been a
significant factor in capital improvements. The
Adm)nistration Building was built by the WPA,
the library by the Eppley Foundation, the student
center with student activity and alumni funds,
and the Engineering Building by 50 per cent Federal matching funds.
Allegations have be,en made that "outstate" interests
will not support O.U. This statement fails to recognize that
four million dollars has already been appropriated by the
Legislature in addition to tacit commitments for capital improvements for the campus.
David J. Olson,
Some Negro students at the
University of Omaha staged a
protest Thursday against the
history curriculullJ. while other
Negro students were rallying
support for the 0. U. merger
with the University of Ne~
braska.
About 25 inen and women
held an hour-long teach-in in
the history department because the school does not offer courses in Negro history.
The protest was sponsored
by the Afro-American Council
for Action. James Dow, a
junior majoring in political
science, said he and Michael
Maroney, a freshman, were cochairmen.
Ernest Chambers, a barber
with militant views on civil
rights, joined the students for
part of the teach-in. He also
met with Dr. A. Stanley Trickett, chairman of the history
department.
Mr. Ch am be r.s said he
wants the 0. U. history curriculum to provide "fair and
adequate rep re sentation of
black people and their contribution to the world and
American civilization."
Dr. Trickett 'said it is O. U.ts
policy to treat all segments
of. American life fairly. He
sa1d changes in the curriculum
take time. All s ch e du 1 e s
through next faJI, he said, are
already made up.
Mr. Ch ambers said he
wants the school to start
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Chambers, left, and Trickett .•• "Fair representation."
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M e .m b e r s . said. another teachers "but not as many as
teach-m tentatively 1s sched- we would like to have."
uled for 10 a. m. Saturday in
He said 0. U. received only
front of the Douglas County one application last year from
a Negro with a doctor of phicourthouse.
The talks included charges losophy degree. "We made
?f "~i.scri~ination" by O.U. him a very attractive offer, but
m ,?1rmg. top e?helon peo- another school hired him,"'
pie and m 8:C?epting Negroes Dean Harper said.
Dr. Naylor said he fs "phil1~to fraternities and sororiosophically not opposed" to
ties.
O.U. ~resident Kirk E. Nay- adding Negro history courses.
"But you have to have the
lor demed the charges at a
rally_ called by the Negro- funds, facilities and the faculdommated Student Commit- ty for new courses," he said.
tee for the Organization of . "We hope it may be posPublic Effort to promote the sible after the merger to find
O.U. araduate assistant.
a specialist in Negro history
O.U.-N.U. merger.
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Should. Be Ashamed of Arguments
any discriminatory practices " University of Nebraska," Dr.
Omaha.
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said Dr. Naylor. "If I fi~d Naylor said.
We should be ashamed of the arguments offered for
The SCOPE meeting was
any, in fact, I will attack them
the merger.
with every ounce of strength conducted by Negro students
For example, the two-mill levy has been latched onto
Deforest R e e d, Archie GodI have."
to offset other increases. · Reduced tuition certainly means
frey, Malcolm Ad ams and
He said fraternity and so- Rudy Smith. They said they
more taxes.
rority "rushing actiwties" are have about one hundred NeIt will · be interesting to hear the explanations when
Maroney
Dow
"free and open to any one if gro and w h i t e students in
the new tax levy is announceq.
John 0. Roller.
teaching Negro history next they're voted in. That's a pre- their organization.
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semester, which starts Febru- rogative that belongs to the
Mr. Godfrey said his group
will distribute five-thotlsand
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organization."
Council of Parent Teacher As- .:
Mr. Dow said his group has
He said he has received cards promoting the merger
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Fifteen Negro business and
proposed mill levy increase to .'., courses "for three weeks." fraternity and sorority pracprofessional men were at the
hire one hundred additional i--. "All we've got so far are snow tices.
policement. It earlier had injobs."
Dean Robert D. Harper said SCOPE session. All indicated
dorsed the Omaha University- ~
Most of the teach-in was the College of Arts and Sci- they will support the merger
Nebraska University merger devot~d to dis·cussions of Ne- ences has had a few applica- at the polls Tuesday.
Sam Cornelius, director of
and the poffce and fire build- gro history.
tions from top level Negro
the State Technical Assistance
ing and parks bond issues.
(anti-poverty) Agency, asked
Dr. Naylor whether the university "will work with student leaders or permit any vocal outsider to say 'I'm the
A series of nine films
leader of the students'?"
on Negro history w i 11 be
"The students' recommendation will c a r r y far more
shown at the University of
~~ight,'..'._ r~plied Dr. .Nayl9r. 1
Omaha in February, off" . Is
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announced Wednesday.
Dates for the film festival have not been set.
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Omaha's voters will decide Tuesday
whether they will retain the University of
Omaha at a quasi-frozen financial level or
permit it to merge into a state university
system serving the entire state as well as
the city.
Twice Omaha has refused to finance
desperately needed expansion plans of the
University. But the school, like any institution of higher education, cannot remain
stagnant. It must move forward to keep
pace with the times.
It seems the only way to do so is to
merge with the University of Nebraska as
the first step toward an integrated statewide system of higher education.
Merger in itself may mean little, though
it is the necessary beginning point. What
will count most, in the long run, will be the
quality of education provided by the
merged universities to the youth of Nebraska. That in turn will depend on the
willingness of the taxpayers to support
quality education for their state.
Nebraska has been said to suffer from
"brain drain," meaning that its talented
youth seek other climes for education and
productive work. Perhaps this is because
Nebraskans have yet to conceive vf :1i:3hpr
education as the best investment they can
make in the state's future.
We can make a new beginning in higher education in Nebraska. We must. The
place to start is with the merged University of Nebraska at Omaha-after· a resounding YES vote to ballot No. 1 Tuesday.
Tony Sclineider
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take the time to read the eev ote
YES" booklet before Dec;e 12!~;
It explains the need for a YES
vote on all 6 ballots in order !O
keep 0111aha a good place 1n
,vhich to live and raise ou1• fant•
ilies It explains ho,v we can
hav; a better university, a . ~e,v
police 1teadquarte1•s and f •.re
trainin-' facility, bette1· police
protection, int proved streets
and se,vers and more parks a?Jd
recreation~I facilities-all with
no increase in taxes."
Lieut. Gov. John Everroad
Wednesday urged Omahans
to approve the merger of the
' Universities of Omaha and
Nebraska because it would
add a 20-million-dol_lar-a-year
· "industry" to the city.
"If you vote yes," Mr. Everroad told the Omaha Optimist
Club, "you're really going to
see an industry on top of that
hill."
The Lieutenant Governor,
who presides over the Legislature, said he "didn't thin~
to.9~ighly of the merger until
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Dec.12tl{ · Ballots 1 thru 6
Jj<, : ~ O I NCR EASE · IN TAXES
Paid fOf' by the Citizens Committee .
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The University of Omaha
has received a nine-thousanddollar Federal grant to hold
law enforcement seminars,
President Kirk E. Naylor announced Thursday.
In addition, the Nebraska
H i g h er Education Facilities
Commission has recommended to Federal officials that
0. U. be given $32,772 in Federal funds to buy television,
science, education and fine
arts equipment, Dr. Nay 1o r
said.
O. U. will have to match
the grants dollar for dollar.
Money is available in the current budget for this purpose,
he said.
Dr. Naylor also said that he
is "delighted" with the way
the merger campaign has been
going. The election is Tuesday.
A student-faculty-a 1 um n i
convocation has been sc;heduled for 8:30 a. m. Wednesday
to "discuss the implications
I saw what it could do for of the merger vote," he said.
Omaha and Nebraska."
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He s~i~ all o.u. needs 1s
mote hvmg quarters. Th~se 'Bids on Project
could be built, with no tax m- Weren't Required'
crease, through rev_ nue bonds
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A telephone· poll of 0. U.
which could be retired by stu- regents is not a proper way to
dent fees, he saicl.
formally approve a construction project, according to W.
Ross King, 0. U. attorney.
Regents vice-president
Samuel Greenberg said Wed- ,
nesday that the regents approved a $21,570 expenditure
for a new parking lot by telephone. He said the regents
agreed to the action by phone
after it was approved by the
board's resources and direction committee.
The project was started
swiftly w i th o u t bids and
without approval at a board
meeting, b e c a u s e regents
wanted it finished before the
we at he r turned bad, Mr.
Greenberg said. Mr. King said
the regents are not required
to call for competitive. bids
on such a project.
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Will Start 'Industry on Hill'
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0. U. Officials
Voters Will Decide Today
On University Issue .
U:niversity of Omaha officials Monday
evenmg strongly criticized an unsigned
letter being circulated which calls for a
vot~ against the proposed O.U.-University
of Nebraska menger.
Their criticism came as campaigning
slackened for today's spec i a 1 election at
Call 341-7555
Where do I vote? Are you asking
yourself that question today while other
Omahans go. to the polls to help decide
the future of the University of Omaha
and, to a large degree, of th~ city itself?
If you are, the answer is as close as your
telephone. Dial 341-7555 or 341-0300 and
ask for polling place information. A member of the staff of Doug 1 as County
Election Commissioner Monte Taylor will
tell you the location of your polling place.
The s er vi c e is available until eight
tonight.
which Omahans will decide the fate of four
bond issues, a City Charter amendment to
pe~mit ~he hiring of more policemen and the
umvers1ty merger.
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About 57 thousand Omahans - 40 per
cent of those eligible - will vote on the six
proposals, Election Commissioner Monte Tay. !or predicted.
The polls will be open from 8 a. m. to
8 p. m. and taverns will be closed during
those hours, Mr. Taylor said.
Each of the proposals will be on a separate
'Vicious'
Copieo( - the anti-merger letter were
of
mailed .Sunday, using envelopes sent through
an autom'a tic-addressing machine.
O.U. President Kirk Naylor said he is
sure Omahans will recognize the letter for
"just what it is - a vicious, unscrupulous
and irresponsible last-mipute attempt to sabotage honest consideration of a vital issue.
"The fact that the party or parties who
issued the letter did not sign it proves beyond
doubt the worthlessness of its contents," Dr.
Naylor said.
Election Commissioner Monte M. Taylor
said the letter was a definite violation of
Nebraska's Corrupt Campaign Practices Act,
passed by the Legi~lature in 1965.
, He said the letter was "an example of
exactly what it (the law) is intended to
control."
Mr. Taylor said there is a possibility
Federal laws were violated, since the campaign literature was circulated through the
mails.
Robert M. Spire, O.U. Board of Regents
president, said he regrets "that any anonymous and inaccurate report is beif!g_ sent
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Election - eve distribution through
the mail of an unsigned circular urging
Omahans to vote against the University of Omaha merger unquei;;tionably
was a violation of the state law requiring that political literature bear the
names of those responsible for it.
Its distribution was al) act of political cowardice. We hope that the pertinent authorities, county or Federal,
make a diligent investigation to find
those responsible. With the elections
coming up next year, an anest and conviction for this offense might have a
salutary effect.
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around. The actual facts are overwhelmingly
in favor of the merger as a great benefit for
Omaha."
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Calling the merger "absolutely necessary
for this community," Mr. Spire said "it is
not fair to voters to be confused by inaccurate statements" in the letter.
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The letter is full of inaccuracies, they said,
citing (1) its comment that the O.U. plant
and equipment is worth 30 million dollars
an d (2) its comment that if the merger is
approved, "students will have to commute
between Omaha and Lincoln."
Dr. Naylor said an engineering survey
has p\aced the value of O.U. buildings and
equipni'ent at 10 million dollars. He said he
did not know the value of 0.U.'s 52 acres
but a 30-million-dollar figure is a "gross
exaggeration."
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Dr. Naylor said it is "absolutely false" to
say students on the Omaha campus would
have to take any courses in Lincoln if the
merger is approved.
State Senator Henry F. Pedersen, Jr.,
leading opponent of the merger, said he did
not write the letter and had not seen one.
Mr. Pedersen estimated the value of 0.U.
buildings, equipment and land at "conservatively, 15 million dollars ."
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the University of Omaha has the initial
responsibility to file a complaint under
the corrupt campaign practices law
about the unsigned anti-merger letter
that was circulated on the eve of the
special election last week.
Douglas County Election Commissioner Monte Taylor says that he is
"strongly inclined" to file a complaint
himself if the university doesn't.
Some one should. Overlooking such
a flagrant violation now would invite
further abuses in the 1968 elections . .
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relations director, said the letter was the
second anonymous one he has seen.
More · than a month ago. one was distributed which called the proposed merger a
"swjndle" labeled merger leaders as "moral
and intellectual bankrupts" and offered similar comments, Mr. Bradley said.
Asked how much money the merger com·
mittee had s p e nt, Mr. Bradley sair the
amount was "less than 10 thousand dollars."
All was in the form of private donations, he
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W a s h i n g t on (AP) - A
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nation's 3,500,000 mi 11 i on
service men clearP.n C'.on!!ress
By Larry W ilson '
Omaha voting p I a c e s
were lonely Tuesday morning.
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But Douglas County Election Commissioner Monte
Taylor st ood by his t otal
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"I mi ght have been a littl~
high in my prediction," lie
said.
The poll s remain open urtt il 8 tonight. No returns wilt
be available until after that
hour.
Voter interest in the six
crucial issues up t o early this
- World-Herald Photo .
afternoon was as ccld as the
Sorensen, right, votes in favor of all six issues . .. Edward
wind that whistled through
L. Phelps, Jr., is election inspector at Brownell-Talbot School.
(, ,
the city under overcast skies.
Six Issues at Stake
/2 f(. .. t,,7
Up for .decision are the
four bond issues, the University of Omaha-University
of Nebraska merger and the
Charter amendment · to authorize a 1.5-mill levy hike t o
hire more policemen.
All polling places opened
on time despite a wave of
last-minute reports of illness
among election workers, Mr.
Taylor said, Flu and colds
Election Chief Inclined
were blamed.
"Many el ection boards w ere
TO F'I·Je CompIaint
hit pretty hard by ill nesses,"
Election Commissioner
Mr. Taylor said. "We had
Monte Taylor said Friday he
substitutes ready but not
will confer next wek with
enough." However, he said
enough were found to open all
University of Omaha officials
the polling places.
about a circular that is alA World-Herald spot check
leged to have violated state
at noon showed light voting
corrupt practices laws.
in all parts of the city.
The unsigned paper attack"It ls the lightest ·r ve ever
•
seen," said, an inspector at
ing the trlerger with Nebraska
Rockbrook Cleaning & LaunUniversity came out the day r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . 1 dry, 10810 Prairie Hi-11 Drive.
before the Tuesday special
"Only 52 had voted. Normally
election.
we have close to three hun"If the university doesn't
dred by this time."
In the same Westside area,
complain, I am strongly inPaddock School had recorded
clined to," Mr. Taylor said.
only 32 votes.
N o rm ally a corrupt cam'Pretty Light'
paign practices charge is filed
At St. Cecilia School, 3907
by a candidate who has been
Webster Street, a door closed
the victim, Mr. Taylor said,
and locked about 8:30 a. m.,
and usually orily if he loses.
creating a problem for several
The merger carried handily.
early voters. Eventually, the
However, Mr. Taylor said
faulty door wa~ discovered
the law involved is a new one,
when would-be voters rapped
passed by the Legislature in
on w i n d ow s. A custodian
1965.
made repairs.
"With an o the r election
Other early afternoon recoming in 1968, perhaps this
ports:
should be carried on through,
Mount O I i v e Lutheran
even though the merger won,"
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he said.
The law prov id e s that
pamphlets on a candidate or
issue should be published or
l""' 1
d i s t ributed without listing
the name and address of the
person or committee responsible.
County Attorney Donald L.
Knowles said he has received
no complaint. He s a i d he
thinks that the matter probably should be handled by the
Omaha legal staff since the
election was a city election
and the law is a misdemeanor.
Merger Note
Quiz Begins ;
Might Have Violated
Law on Campaigns·
An in~estigation b e g an
Mo_nday mto a mailed publicat10n that attacked the merger of the Universities of
Omaha and Nebraska.
County Attorney oDnald L.
Knowles said the probe wa·s
requested by S. L. Cate, president of the merger committee.
Mr. Knowles and Election
Commis~ioner Monte Taylor
have said t,hey believe that a
Jetter sent to many Omanhans
the ?ay before the Tuesday
election may have violated
state corrupt practices Jaws.
The law provides that an,'y
pamJ?hlet distributed about ·a
candidate or issue must bear
the name of the committee or
person distributing the message.
Mr. Ta ylor also said Monday that the official canvass
of the election has been com;;.
pleted. The total vote wa·s
51,217, with no changes in results.
The official results "yes"
, votes fir.st :
'
University of Omaha merger-40,207 to 10,782.
'
Police headquarters and
fire training tower-36,210
to 14,573.
Increased mill levy fot ..
1;1ore policemen-30,946 to
i9,620.
Street bonds-31 ,828 to
18,749.
Park bonds-29 040 to 21 ,649.
'
Sewer bonds-32,293 to
18,105.
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Vote Circular
Getting Study
Florida Identifies
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TUESDAY,
.¥inner
Woman
would be issued
ls would be tein~rilized by timecontraceptives.
Noman and her
vanted children,
I have the time
noved by a pubgency on turning
:heir certificates.
child was born,
1
ceptive capsule
:einserted.
:s not wishing
r wishing fewer
were entitled to
:heir surplus cer1 the open mar-
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Is Increased
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, "l'retty I i g ht. Forty-two
,have voted.'.'
Near North YMCA, 2311
N
r t h Twenty-second
Street - "Real, real slow.
Eleven have voted."
Z i o n Lutheran Church
4001 Q Street "Ver;
slow. The count is only 28."
Bethel Lutheran Church,
Forty-fifth Street a nd Woolworth A venue - "Pretty
slow at 30. We noticed sevSte
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eraI ·p e o P 1-e .have voted,
thotrgh, who didn't come in
for the 1966 general elec- 1'-·-·
tion."
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Sent to President
nonnlo.
Services Cover the Wo.rlc:1.
Flu Depletes Election 'Staffs,
But ~ubs Ge\7~~g~-1?n.· l~oad
Military Pay
system, Dr.
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W a s h i n g t on (AP) - A
three-stage pay raise for the
nation's 3,500,000 mi 11 ion
service men clearP.rl C'.one-ress
Merger Note ·
Quiz Begins ~
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Might Have Violated ......
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Law on Campaigns
An in:7estigation beg~ n
Mo?day mto a mailed publication that attacked the mer,,i,,J ••~ .
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ger of the Universities of ,·· , q11"' P•irnar
Omaha and Nebraska.
'Jatw0 •uo
NVa::r
County Attorney oDnald L..
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Knowles said the probe wa·s
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·svwnoa am
requested bY S . L. Cate, presiserirnaa sm ·ON·N::rsoir ·s59••,
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·s1eas 1a~onq
dent of the merger committee.
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Luther Memorial Luth-
eran Church, 6099 Western
Avenue - "Low. We have
50 now but usually one hundred by this .time."
.At the last city election in You
1965, the turnout for the primary was 88,861 . At the genf
,
era! election, 99,718 ballots
were marked.
Thi
The vote was 70 thousand M tlfor
th
on
e O mah a Plan in
·
1958. And 1·n 1963, about 36 said
tho. usand voted on whether to
M
raise the Un 1vers 1 of Oma- conf
·
·ty
ha mil] levy.
the
it~c
Monroe Junior High School spe
cfinducted a mock election and
a six iss~es carried by siz- mi
able margms. Principal Jack talk
Hallstrom said that i n prev1·- the
·
ous elections the vote h a s
Tl
been. generally accurate in re- t~e
flectmg citywide sentiment. licai
.The r e s u I t s, reported by Kel!
City Council President B i J J S }
Ballard and Shirley Lang, fac- · ·,
ulty s po n s o r-first figure a_nd
"yes" and second, "no:"
tm
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• Merger, 865-196; fou r-mil- sch
l(On·d<?llar bond issue for po- ma/
lice, firemen, 828-223; police whc
man power amendment, 814?39; $4,500,000 highway bond f Q J
81
po
issue, . 5-2 38; $2,650,000 park can
bond ISsue, 852-239: $1,500 _
000 sewer bond issue, 828-226'. prh
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Ill Vet Leaves Bed
SU~·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -
T o Vote for Merger
anc
Voting for the proposed tag
me~ger was Robert Wayne
1
~m1th, 22, who was serving tap
m the Army in Thailand until tioi
about three weeks ago.
reb
Ill with the flu, he got out da:1
of bed at vote.
anc
. Mr. ~mith, of 601 S o u th
~1xt~-e1ghth Street, said reg:
istermg to vote was one of
the first moves he made after returning home.
1
He already has registered be
for secoi:d-semester classes at dir
oy., which start in February. J .
brother Trry, 19, attends o.
wi
Mr. ~mith's polling place, tw
appropriately, was in the Jos- mi
lyn music annex on the o. u.
campus.
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���Merger Tasks Stiltt Today;
City Elated by Grand Slam:
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Mayor sa·y s
Result Shows
Confi_ ence
d
Long S t e p .Forward,
Says Drive Leader
Yes
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• • • • • • •
Six Times
University Merger
More Policemen
Park Bonds
301 of 301 Precincts
Yes •..............• 40,035
No ................ 10,753
301 of 301 Precincts
Yes ......... .. . .. .. 30,845
No .... . .... . . .. ... 19,544
301 of 301 Precincts
Yes ......•...••..•. 28,850
No . ..........•.... 21,563
Police * * *
Headquarters
* * *
Street-Freeway Bonds
301 of 301 Precincts
Yes ................ 35,975
No ................. 14,529
301 of 301 Precincts
Yes .......... . . . ... 31,625
No ......... . .. . ... 18,679
* Bonds
Sewer * *
301 of 301 Precincts
Yes ................ 32,189
No ............ . . . . 18,040
Elated city and campaign
officials hailed T. u e s d a y
. night the decisive approval
of the five city issues at the
special election as a vote
of confidence in Omaha and
its government.
"I know I speak for the
City Council, our administra- ·
tive staff and certainly myself
when I say we are very grateful for this v o t e of confidence," Mayor Sorensen said.
Richard W. Johnson, chairman of the Citizens Committee, called approval of the
Vote Falls Short
The total vote was 50,803,
more than six thousand short
of an estimate of 57 thousand
made by Douglas County Election Commissioner Monte Taylor before the election.
A spurt in the late afternoon
and early evening sent the total
past 50 thousand, Mr. Taylor
said. At one time during the day
he thought the turnout would
be only 45 thousand.
But the total, about 35 per
cent of voters registered, com-World-Herald Photos.
pared favorably with tl-\ose in
other special elections in which !hey'll be part of University of Nebraska at Omaha next year-Prof. James H. Brown and engineering students
no candidates w e r e running, ·, m class, photo at left ••• Naylor, left, Cate at O.U.-Hastings basket-ball game-0.U. won the bigger , game.
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··- - - - -- - =="'-'==--Mr. Taylor said. Only 28 per
cent turned out in a special
election in April, 1963, on a proposed increase in the O.U. levy,
he said.
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four bond issu~s,-totalirtg"$TZ:-,-650,000 and the proposition to
hire more policemen, a "long
step forward "n the .,Progress
of Omaha."
• ., '"
He said a p pr av a I of the ...
measures would help Omaha'
.:,.ttract industry. "This shQY/S:,
QUl' . people are . Qa.Ck Of' t h; · .
city;'' he said~ , -· ·
.·
.
•
The fj.ve proposals wer~_ap1 roved in 11 of the city's 14 ' J
>
wards.
-South Omaha Wards· 5 and -·
7 turned down the proposi- ·
tion to hire-more policemen
a n d bond issues for street,
park and s e w e r projeets.
Ward 6, also in South-Omaha, .·
rejected t h e police · measure ...
and the street and _ ark bonds: ·
p
Appro~l of t~ five meas- .
ures never seemed ·to be in·.''·
·
doubt from the time the first
returns were received shortly
after the polls closed at 8
p. m.
Early returns showed the
$2,650,000 park and re~reation bond issue was not doing
as well as the other issues.
But it q u i c k I y gained and
wound up with a 57 per cent
favorable vote, the smallest
margin of the five . issues.
The propos i t i«f) n to hire
more policemen · :am"' in the
form of a City
"~ndment.
Approval of f
'1.t
authorizing a 1 ~
•e
;
in the genera,! •
11
ing-from 16
Cr/
Turn to Page ,
4-1 Approval
BringsO.U~
Quick Action
Hardin Plans Meeting
To Lay Groundwork
The job of merging the
Universities of Omaha· and
Nebraska will begin today,
N.U. Chancellor Clifford M.
Hardin said Tuesday night.
First steps, he said, will be
to (1) examine programs on
both . campuses to see how
they dovetail and (2) get records in shape to conform to
state accounting procedures.
Dr. Hardin, ob v i o u s I y
pleased with the overwhelming v o t e r approval of the
merger, said he and 0. U. officials will begin planning today while he is here for an
8:30 a. m. student-faculty convocation in the Field House.
Voters approved the merger.
No n e of the 301 precincts
went against the merger. The
total vote was 40,035 in favor
10,753 opposed.
·
Twice Rejected
The vote contrasts with the
last two times O.U. officials
turned to voters. Proposals to
increase the O.U. mill levy in
1963 and 1966 were beaten
with more than 56 per cent of
the voters rejecting them each
time.
The merger, which takes effeet next July l, creates about
the twentieth largest univer~
sity in the nation. It brings together Nebraska's two largest
universities.
S ch o o I officials estimate
that the university next fall
will have more than 29 thousand students, w i t h almost
two-thirds on the L i il c o I n
campus and the rest at the
new University of Nebraska
at (Qmaha.
-~ · Committee N"'xt
Dr) Hardin, who will become top administrative offi .
cer of an institution valued
at 150 million dollars, said a
committee of faculty members of both campuses will be
appointed in about 10 days to
"supervise the mechanics of
the merger." This is the wish
of the six-member N.U. Board
of Regents, w h i c h will become governing body of both
campuses, he said. One of the
regents, business man Richard Herman, is an Omahan.
Chancellor Hardin said he
anticipated that O.U. President Kirk Naylor would be
named "chief executive officer" of the Omaha campus
sometime next April.
Dr. Hardin said he is unable to estimate when a "master plan" for the Omaha campus will be completed, but it
won't be before July 1.
'Counsel' Sought
He said the vote, "coupled
with LB 736, authorizing the
m e r g er, indicates that not
nly .the people of Omaha but
he entire state want to con-
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Omaha Wor.ld-Herald, Wed'nesday, Dec. 13, 1967
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OMAHA, WED., DEC. 13, 1967
; Bo!:~,ro!!~ues Okay _
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Keeps Victory String Intact
city levy would have been 271 ~:J/\!~~~g1:t~~th a 57 per dersen said Wednesday he I aimed at military men and .
mills. The two-mill levy for
A four-million-d~llar bond hopes ~t least 55 ney police· college students.
the ~~pport of 0. U. will be issue to finance construction men will be on the streets by
"A new military regulation
~~h!1;~d as a result of the of a new Polic~ ?epartment Decemb:r, 1~6~, as a re_sult of provides for an early dis·
Tl~ ·t ,
.
b . headquarters-trammg a cad· Tuesdays special election.
charge for personnel intending
1
25V, em1l1r Si 1968
1 d_m1 11the
IS em;r. and a Fire Department
"We 'will start as soon as to join local police depart•
mill~ for Unc u mg e wo trammg center received a 71 possible to recruit the best mei:it.s. This increases our reO·
.
per cent favorable vote. .
crmtmg range and it is going
1
Mr. ~ewitt said the. ~12,·
Public Safety Director L. K. pe?p; we can get," the chief to be explored," Chief Ander65~,000 m bonds automat1cal- Smith s aid he was "elated said. 'The most we can handle sen said.
1 ~~~~d hto the 1968 budg- just delighted" by approv~l of in ~ ye~r'~ time is three reA new police headquarters,
won't1 b g_ alldof the bonds thE: tw~ measures. P o l 1 c e crmt trammg classes of 25 to made possible by passage of
e bi esue ne;'{tt dyeahr, Chief Richard Andersen said: 30 men each "
s
a four-million-dollar bond isthey C n
comm1 te ' e "I th·m k th·is is g~eat. ,, .
said. a
_ ·
In addition· to the 55 police- sue, may be completed in the
Thus, he said, the 1968
~o.th said a1: mte~s1ve r~- men, 20 more patrolmen will ne;'{t y~ar. and a half, the
budget is a record high-$45,- cru1tmg campaign will begm be "added through natural at- chief said.
564,943. The budget was $32 - ~!~~ ~gnt~ atnhd they hope hto trition," the chief said
Preliminary plans have been .
914 943 before the b d'
'
o
e men on t e
Th f 1
.
made, "but they are pretty
we;e approved
on issues streets by . the end of next h
e u l co~pletment o{ one rough," he said. Planning
. .
·
year. Mr. ~mith said he hopes undred officers authorized should be completed in about
Off1cials saw the election the new headquarters will be by the voters should be on ·
h
outco~e as a vote o~ confi- completed early in 1969.
du_ty _in the next two years, six mqpt s, he added.
dence m Omaha and its govThe police bond issue was brmgmg . polic~, strength to ._:City officials have indicated
er1;;ment.
approved in every ward, but about 5§,0, Mr. And~rsen said.
favor building the sta. I know. I speak f_or: the the South Omaha wards votI_n trying to attract high- blockoi ~ree-fourths of the
~1ty Council, our ~dmm1stra- ed against the man power in- callber policemen, the chief H
d oFnded by Jackso_n,
t1ve staff and certamly myself crease.
said, recruiting mi ht be owar ' . ourteenth and F1fwhen I saY: we are very grateAnother happy m a n w~s
~
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..... ~pth _streets_ - =
.
ful for this vote of confi- Public Works Director WilT?· ·
den~e," Mayor Sorensen sai~. liam E. Kor:bitz. .
· ·, .
C1lgfl ·
Richard w. Johnson, chairMr. Korb1tz said he hopes
1
man of the Citizens Commit- construction will begin by
tee, called approval of the late next s u m m e r on · the •
,
.
four ~ond issues and the s t ~ e et, freeway arid sewer '
county government for lead- .·
~ropos1tion to hire more po- proJects. · .
, .,·
ing the way in establishing
~icemen, a "long ~tep forward
P~r~s D1rect?.r Charles M.
e comes e egates the- Metropolitan Area Planm the progress of Omaha."
Christiansen s~1d of approval To County Meetings ·nin·g Agency. He add~d:
He said a ppr O va I of the of th~ par~, ,and_ recreation·
.
.•
. "The bureaucrats in Wash- ·
measures would help Omaha bond 1Ss:1e: Im JU~t pleased
~ayor Sorensen, 111 h I g h mgto.n have now learned that
attract industry. "This shows and anx10us to get going on spmts over success of the the problems are going to be
our people are back of the some of th~se improvemezits .." , bond referendum Tuesday solved in our cities and in our
city," he said.
Mayor Sorense,n said tb:at . welcomed about 650 Nebras- counties, not in Washington.
The five proposals were ap- ""':e ,,are going to;: keep the· ka county offic!als ~o their A year ago, they thought they ·
proved in 11 of the city's 14 faith on pre-election state- annual convent10n m Omaha had all the answers."
wards.
ments that approval· of the Wednesday.
. He said the increased re·
i
7t. 1
iroel
Mayor r1n dS splfltS ·1u· p l
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Af ter B - EleCtlOfi v·}Ctory ,
. ·Ond
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South Omaha Wards 5 and
7 turned down the proposi·
1.ion to hire more policemen
and bond issues for street
park and sewer projects'.
Ward 6, also in South Omaha
· rejected th e police measur~
and the street and park bonds
Earl
·
$2
~ ~eturn: sh~wed the
ti ' 650 0 . par an recr~ab'
on nd issuhe was not_doing
as we 11 as t e other issue
°
merger and the other five issues would not increase local
property taxes.
. ,
The l 1h-mill increase · for
more policemen will be more
than offset by the elimination
of the two-mill levy f.or o. u.,
he has said.
'55 New Policemen
O S
n treet in Year'
Dl ·
M a Y o r Sorensen asked
greater co-operation of city
~~d county ~?vernments,,;ri_t·
1c1zed_ the bureaucrats m
Washmgton and called for a
talent hunt for local governm:nt.
.
_ e said . there now are
H
"fmer relat10ns between the
~ity and county governments
11:1, O~aha than at any other
time m my experience."
Ma or Sorensen
Ul?{d
Omaha Voters Score High ;;
Omaha voters looked at the facts Tuesday and came up with six very positive
decisions. All issues on the ballot, the Omaha University merger with the University
of Nebraska and five local improvement
programs, won the favor of the peopie of
Omaha.
It means a saving for Omahans to
approve the merger because the institution in their city will now come under the
financial umbrella of state government.
But more than that, it means a consolidation that will be an academic asset to both
Lincoln and Omaha.
Both schools will be strengthened as a
result of this development through greater
coordlination of administration, curriculum
and faculty. A few will lament this centralization of effort but it is the device
by which one state after another has found
and continues to fuld -qne of the last means
available to them for meet
stantly greater demands for
tity and quality in higher educ:
Omaha voters also apprn
new police and fire departn
plant facilities, for more p1
park improvements, for str
ments and for sewers. All of
more money but apparently
Omaha have wisely concluc
cannot build a city with an
sury.
The changes approved by
mean some sacrifice but th1
a better city in which to Ii
mean that there will be j
more opportunity in Omaln
and future generations to liv
life they want. The voters
largest city are to be con~
their discernment and determ
sponsibHity for local government points up a need to-' "develop the kind of talent that
can solve our problem at the
iocal level."
.
The _seventy-third . annual
conve1:1t1?n of the Nebrask~
Assoc1at1on of County omcials will end Friday. Headquarters for the various ·
groups are at the Castle, Sheraton-Fontenelle and Diplomat
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O.U. OffiCials
Never Doubted
Vote Outcome
\
Express Their Gratitude
To Omaha Elector~te
. University of Omaha officials Tuesday
mght took the election results with an air
of relaxed confidence . ·
About 50 university administrators, staff
members, regents and executive committee
members and their wives gathered in the
Milo Bail Student Center to await the results
of the 0 .U.-University of Nebraska merger .
The outcome brought no expressions of
surprise from the audience.
Sydney Cate, president of the university
merger committee, said the outcome "confirmed the confidence we had throughout the
campaign."
Mr. Cate said he had expected at leasl
a three-to-one victory.
0.U. President Kirk E. Naylor said he
never doubted that the issue would be
approved.
Robert M. Spire, president of the O.U.
Board of Regents, said the election result
was "a vote of confidence in the university
a nd a vote of confidence in the University
of Nebraska."
-.!•
.,.
Hardin at 0.U.
*
While the university officials were mee ling on the third floor of the student center,
a large group of fa cu 1 t y members and
.s tudents gathered on the second floor to
await the returns.
By 10 p. m., university spokesmen were
proclaiming victory.
The immediate result of the election was '
a convocation at 8:30 a. m. today in the
0 .U. Fieldhouse. Chancellor Clifford Hardin
of the University of Nebraska spoke.
Dr. Naylor said a complete roster of the
University of Omaha staff and personnel will
be submitted to the N.U. Board of Regents
before the merger takes effect July L
Dr. Naylor said the University of Nebraska regents will have the responsibility of re·
appointing all O.U. personnel. He said he
anticipates that this will be done routinely.
* * *
Ahead With Building
Dr. Naylor said he is hopeful that an
appropriate ceremony can be held t his
spring at O.U. to mark the "changing of the
guard."
He said O.U. will pwceed immediately
with plans to construct its three-milliondollar, five story science building, pending
completion of specifications and the unfreezing of Federal money. The Federal Government will provide one-third of the cost with
the university making up the remainder.
Dr. Naylor saiu O.'U. will not receive any
state money until the merger is effective in
July.
The money for the second semester has
already been budgeted.
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Omaha World-Herald, Wed'nesday, Dec. 13, 1967
Jd -:------~------,------.:....:..____.:__________________________
.
OMAHA, WED., DEC. 13, 1967
,- Bond Issues Okay Keeps Victory String Intact
·
I'
'.
O.U. Of fiCials
Continued from Page I.
But it wound up with a 57 per dersen said Wednesday he aimed at military men and ·
city levy would have been 27
hopes at least 55 ney police- 1 college students.
mills. The two-mill levy for cent favorable vote.
A four-million-dollar bond
·n b
the support of 0. U. will be issue to finance construction men w1
e on the streets by
"A new military regulation
abolished as a result of the of a new Police Department December, 1968, as a result of provides for an early dismerger.
headquarters-training a cad- Tuesday's special election.
charge for personnel intending
The city's 1968 mill leby is emy and a Fire Department
"We 'will start as soon as to join l~ca_l police depart,'
25-Yi mills, including the two training center received a 71
'bl
·
ments. This mcreases our remills for O.U.
poss1 e to recrmt,, the be.st cruiting range and 1t 1·s go1·ng
·
per cent favorable vote. ,
peop1 we can get, the chief to be explored," Chief Andere
Mr. Hewitt said the . $12,Public
650,000 in bonds automatical- Smith s aSafety Director L. K. said. ''The most we can handle sen said.
i d he was "elated,
\
ly is added to the 1968 budg- just delighted" by aJ)proval of in a year's time is three reA new police headquarters,
et. Although all of the bonds the two measures. p o I i c e cruit training classes of 25 to made possible by passage of
won't be issued next year, Chief Richard Andersen said: 30 men each."
a four-million-dollar bond isthey can be committed, he "I think this is great."
In addition to the 55 police- sue, may be completed in the
said.
Both said an intensive renext year and a half, the
men, 20 more patrolmen will chief said. ·
Thus, he said, the 1968
University of Omaha officials Tuesday
budget is a record high-$45,- cruiting campaign will begin be "added through natural atPreliminary plans have been
night took the election_ results with an air
next month and they hope to trition," the chief said.
564,943. The budget was $32,- have 50 of the men on the
made, · "but they are pretty
of relaxed confidence.
914,943 before the bondissues streets by . the end of next
The full completment of one rough," he said. Planning
About 50 university administrators, staff
were approved.
year. .Mr. Smith said he hopes hundred officers authorized should be completed in about
members, regents and executive committee
Officials saw the election the new headquarters will be by the voters should be ·on six mqpths, he· added.
members and their wives gathered in the
outcome as a vote of confi- completed early in 1969.
duty in the next two
Milo Bail Student Center to await the results
dence in Omaha and its govThe police bond issue was bringin
of the O.U.-University of Nebraska merger.
ernment.
approved in every ward, but about 55
The outcome brought no expressions of
"I know I speak for the the South Omaha wards votIn tIJ
surprise from the audience.
City Council, our administra- ed against the man power in- caliber
Sydney Cate, president of the university
tive staff and certainly myself crease.
said, n
merger committee, said the outcome "conwhen I say we are very grateAnother hji ppy m a n w~s
•
firmed the confidence we had throughout the
ful for this v o t e of confi- Public. Works Director Wilcampaign."
dence," Mayor Sorensen said. liatn E. Korbitz.
, . .,
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Mr. Cate said he had expected at least
Richard W. Johnson, chairMr. Korbitz said he hopes
.- a three-to-one victory.
man of the Citizens Commit- construction will beg i n by
0 .U. President Kirk E. Naylor said he
tee, called approval of the late next s u m m e r on · the "
never doubted that the is sue would be
mnA 8 .rndnS
s t r e et, freeway and sewer :
four bond issues and the
approved.
.' .
elco.
proposition to hire more po- projects.. .
Robert M . Spire, president of the O.U.
.IO
Parks Director Charles M.
licemen, a "long ~tep forward
. Board of Regents, said the election result
Christiansen s~ra of approval
in the progress of Omaha."
.1131ujja9. sas
·, was "a vote of confidence in the university
He said a p p r o v a I of the of the park and recreation· .
and a vote of confidence in the University
bond issue: "I'm, ju$t pleased
Mayor '
l. measures would help Omaha
n13-n(l
of Nebraska."
and anxious to get going on spirits o
attract industry. "This shows
* * :{:
our people are back of the some of th~se improve111eqts." bond refe
Mayor Sorensen said .that welcomec
Hardin at 0.U.
city," he said.
The five proposals were ap- "we are going to.: keep the · ka count,
While the university officials were meelproved in 11 of the city's 14 faith" on pre-election · state- annual cc
ing on the third floor of the student center,
ments that approval· of the Wednesd,
wards.
a large group of fa cu 1 t y members and
M a Y'
South Omaha Wards 5 and merger and the other five isstudents gathered on the second floor to
7 turned down the proposi- sues would not increase local greater c
·await the returns.
property taxes.
and count
tion to hire more policemen
By 10 p. m., university spokesmen were
. .
' icized th,
an d bond issues for street,
The lY2-m11] mcrease · for Washino-~
proclaiming victory.
.
,
park and s e we r projects. more police=on mm ho »• o •/ ;z I'-{ • (J I
The immediate result of the election was
, Ward 6, also in South Omaha, than offset 1Merger
a convocation at 8:30 a. m. today in the
.
-; . - rejected th e police measure of the twoO.U. Fieldh ouse. Chancellor Clifford Hardin
'
and the street and park bonds. he has said
·on
of the University of Nebraska spoke.
Early returns showed the
Dr. Naylor said a complete roster of t~e
• $2,650,000 park and recrea- '55New~o
. .
H
University of Omaha staff and personnel will
tion bond issue was not doing On Street !
be submitted to the N.U. Board of Regents
as well as the other issues.
llllllllllldftlbefore the merger takes effect July 1.
Police Cb Omaha ITJPD - br. ClifI Dr. Naylor said the Universitr ?~ Nebras/ ). -1 '-/- t '"(
ka regents will have the respons1b11Ity ?f re·
7
PB@f@e expansion and some of
appointi'ng all O.U. personnel. He ~aid he
anticipates that this will be done routinely.
d issues. The day of one-sided
Omaha voters looked at the facts Tues- available to them for meeting the con- )maha voting may be fading and
* * *
day and came up with six very positive stantly greater demands for more quan- 'e vent such voting is no longer as
Ahead With BuildiQg
decisions . All issues on the ballot, the Oma- tity and quality in higher education.
tial a factor as it used to be.
Dr. Naylor said he is hopeful that a_n
ha University merger with the University
Omaha voters also approved funds for
appropriate c e r e m o n y can be held this
~ heavy vote for the police isof Nebraska and five local improvement new police and £ire department physical
spring at O.U. to mark the "changing of the
programs, won the favor of the peopie of plant facilities , for more policemen, for ~xcepting in South Omaha, ~~
guard."
.
.
park improvements, for street improve- :he determination of Omaha c1tlOmaha.
He said O.U. will prnceed 1mmed1ately
. It means a saving for Omahans to ments and for sewers. All of this will cost o support their police force, to
with plans to construct its_ t?ree-milli?n·
approve the merger because the institu- more money but apparently the people of t its numbers, to provide its offidollar, five story science bmldmg, pendmg
tion in their city will now come under the Omaha have wisely concluded that you rith the facilities they need and
completion of specifications and the unfreezfinancial umbrella of state government. cannot build a city with an empty treaing of Federal money. The Federal Gove~nanything else which may be neeBut mor e than that, it means a consolida- sury.
ment will provide one-third of the cost with
to make the lives and property of
The changes approved by Omahans will
tion that will be an academic asset to both
the university making up the remainder.
Lincoln and Omaha .
mean some sacrifice but they will mean ms secure.
Dr. Naylor saia o.tJ. will not receive any
Both schools will be strengthened as a a better city in which to live. They will ove all, the election results were
state money until the merger is effective in
result of this development through greater mean that there will be just that much
July.
coordlination of administration , curriculum more opportunity in Omaha for present of con.ce in a rising city, ~
~·
not only "Can Do,
The money for the second semester has
and faculty. A few will lament this cen- and future generations to live the kind of
already been budgeted.
farrtilfar Jocal phrase 1
goes, b~t
tralization of effqrt but it is the device life they want. The voters of the state's
by which one sta~ after another has found largest city are to be congratulated for demonstrated on Tuesday that 1t
and continues to ifind-qne of the last means their discernment and determination.
Do."
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Never Doubted
Vote Outcome
Express Their ·G ratitude
To Omaha Electorate
Ma,
Af t,
I
w
TO Cc
Approval
Express1
Of
ptlm1sm- a_r d"in
Omaha Voters Score High
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Omaha Wor.l d-Herald, Wed'nesday, Dec. 13, 1967
, Bond Issues Okay Keeps
Continued from Paae J
·t
·
c1 .Y 1evy would have been 27
mills. The two-mill le'7 for
the ~~pport of 0. U. will be
ai:>ohsr1ed as a result of the
merger. . ,
2 }he <:1ty s. 1968 _mill leby is
~ Vz m1lls, mcludmg the two
mills for O.U.
Mr. ~ewitt said the· ~12,65~,000 m bonds automatically is added to the 1968 budget. ~lthou~h all of the bonds
;on t be JSsued ne~t year,
~y can be committed, he
But it wound up with a 57 per
.
.
cent favorable vote
A four-million-d~llar bond
issue to finance construction
of a new Police Department
headquarters-training a c a demy and a Fire Department
training center received a 71
per cent favorable vote. .
Public Safety Director L. K.
Smith said he was "elated
just delighted" by approval of
the two measures. P o I i c e
Chief Richard Andersen said:
"I think this is great "
dersen
h
opes
men w
Decem
Tuesda
"We
possibl•
people
said. "1
in a ye
cruit tr,
30 men
·
In ad,
Thus, he said, the 1968
~o.th said a1: inte~sive r~- men, 2(
budget is a record high-$45 - cru1tmg campaign will begm be "add
564,943. The budget was $32'- next month and they hope to trition,"
914,943 before the bondissu;s have 50 of the men on the
The fr
were approved
streets by . the end of next hundred
Off' ·
•
year. Mr. ~mith said he hopes
icia1 saw the election the new headquarters will be by the
s
outcorr:e as a vote of confi- completed early in 1969
duty in
dence m Omaha and its govThe police bond issue· was bringing
ernment.
·
"I
approve d m every ward but about 51
•
.
know. I speak f.01: the the South Omaha wards' votIn t11
~1ty Council, our ~dm1mstra- ed against the man power in- caliber
t1ve staff and certainly myself crease.
said, I"
when I sai'. we are very grateAnother happy m a n was --;r--ful for this vote of confi- Public Works Director Wilden~e," Mayor Sorensen said. liam t. Korbitz.
· ·1 "_
Richard W. Johnson, chairMr. Korbitz said he hopes
man of the Citizens Commit- construction will b e g i n by :
{1
tee, called approval of the late next s u m m e r on ' the
four bond issues and the s t r e et, freeway and sewer "
~roposition to hire more po- projects. ·
·..
W · lco
llceinen, a "long step forward
Parks Director Chatles M. · e
·
in the progress o{ Omaha."
Christiansen s~io of approval To C<!
He said a p p r O v a I of the of th~ par~, ,and. recreation·
measures would help Omaha bond 1ss_ue: I rn. JU~t pleased
~ ayor
attract industry. "This shows and anxious to get going on spmts o
our people are back of the some of th~se impr9veme1l'ts.'' , bond ref!!
city," he said.
" Mayor So~ense,n said· that welcomec
The five proposals were ap- ":e ,,are gomg to,.: keep the · ka coun ti
proved in 11 of the city's 14 faith on pre-elect10n state- annual cc
wards.
ments · th at approval· of the Wednesd,
South Omaha Wards 5 and merger and the other five isM a y •
7 turned down the proposi- sues would not increase local greater c
tion to hire more policemen property taxes.
. , '.1~d count
a n d bond issues for street,
The 1 ~ -mill increase · for 1·wzed. th,
,·
park and Se We r projects more pohc~m on mi]] bo - ~ - ~ h1p.e:b
Ward6,alsoinSouth0maha· thanoffset
l'-/ - !, l l
~ . rejected the police measur~ of the twoerg er pprova
'
and the street and park bonds. he has said
.
Early returns showed the
XpreSSIOn
$2,650,000 park and recrea- '55 New Q
• •
tion bond issue was not doing On Street
f.,.-~-,-----.---- .-..!·~=~ell as the o
· sues.
Police Ch Omaha (UPI) _ · b r . Clifken before the ing, it will be sold at public
ford M. Hardin , Universi,ty of
times before auction and the money used
Nebraska chancellor, told a
r al. School of- to furnish the new school
convocation at Omaha Univerribute that dif- building, officials said.
sity Wednesday voter approvf
lems resulting
The new building would alal of the merger of the two
ricting at that low fifth and sixth grade
institutions was a " firm exI
classes to be moved out of
pression of optimism of what
f Pres, dent Dr. the junior high building. It
i
can be accomplished through
veterinarian, would serve four out of five
a coordinated university sys,
sections of each grade three
tern."
Institute
through six.
He told the 2,500 s,tudents
1
· Hadley said a four mill levy ,
and faculty members the y
Hastings
can expect coordinated plans
en selected to
next fall between the Omaha
n-week nationU. campu_s and the NU medi\ation act instical Center campus in Omaha,
·e study in Enand a few more graduate
courses at Omaha U.
r e 10 to July
Hardin said they can also
~stitute will be
expect the start of a univer~ of English.
ers
sity wide graduate facility on
the Omaha U. campus.
The chancellor said m o r e
specific p l ,a n s 'will evolve
from meetings among officials of the two institutions.
said.
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M
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City on the Rise
Six issues out of six.
By decisive margins.
The "yes" votes Omahans piled up
in Tuesday's special ele,ction sang out
the news loudly and clearly: This city
,;
4E
1
is on the rise.
The Municipal University of Omaha
ends a proud chapter to become something the voters have reason to believe
will be better-the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
The four bond issues and the charter amendment mean a new police station, an expanded police force, improved parks, streets, highways and
sewers.
But all these mean something else.
They show that the new pride and new
s p i r i t in Omaha-manifested by the
steel of the 30-story Woodmen Tower,
by the Omaha Hilton and office tower
about to rise on the old Postoffice site,
by the decisions leading toward a citycounty building-are not confined to the
business community and political leaders.
All Omaha wants to share in the
drive to make this a bright, new modern city that will be a magnet to new
business and industry and a better place
in which to live. The p e o p l e have
shown this by their willingness to bond
themselves and tax themselves for improvements they are convinced are necessary.
*
case
*
.,.
,!,
In the
of the university, the
people wanted to rescue a good and
growing school which, like many another municipal university, had fallen
:nto financial difficulties. They listened
to O.U. regents, faculty and students, to
the speakers' bureau, to the hundreds of
volunteers who stormed the electorate
by doorbell and telephone. Then they
chose merger by a 4-to-1 margin.
In the case of the five city issues, the
vote was a strong show of confidence in
the programs and policies of Mayor Al
Sorensen and the City Council.
The Administration handled itself
admirably by devising bond packages
which included only the most urgently
needed improvements. Then it told the
story in full, including the financing
plans, and Omaha voters came through.
*
*
*
It was significant that the sweep
was almost citywide, with every prednct voting for the merger and with
only the South Omaha wards voting
against police expansion and some of
the bond issues. The day of one-sided
South Omaha voting may be fading and
in any event such voting is no longer as
influential a factor as it used to be.
The heavy vote for the police issues, ' excepting in South Omaha, reflects the deter mination of Omaha citizens to support their police force, to
expand its numbers, to provide its officers with the facilities they need and
to do anything else which may be necessary to make the lives and property of
Omahans secure.
Above all, the election results were
a vote of. confj.4'!Pce in a rising city, a
u ~ not only "Can Do,"
e farnf1far lqtal phrase igoes, but
h demonstrated on Tuesday that it
"Will Do."
@maha Wilorld:-l;e~d
Metropolitan News
OMAHA, WED., DEC. 13, 1967
O.U. OffiCials
Never Doubted
Vote Outcome
\
Express Their Gratitude
To Omaha Elector~te
. University of Omaha officials Tuesday
night took the election results with an air
of relaxed confidence. ·
About 50 university administrators, staff
members, regents and executive committee
members and their wives gathered in the
Milo Bail Student Center to await the results
of the O.U.-University of Nebraska merger.
The outcome brought no expressions of
surprise from the audience.
Sydney Cate, president of the university
merger committee, said the outcome "confirmed the confidence we had throughout the
campaign."
Mr. Cate said he had expected at least
a three-to-one victory.
0.U. President Kirk E. Naylor said he
never doubted that the issue would be
approved.
Robert M. Spire, president of the 0.U.
Board of Regents, said the election result
was "a vote of confidence in the university
and a vote of confidence in the University
of Nebraska."
* *
Hardin at 0. U.
*
While the university officials were meeting on the third floor of the student center,
a large group of f a c u 1 t y members and
students gathered on the second floor to
'await the returns.
By 10 p. m., university spokesmen were
proclaiming victory.
The immediate result of the election was '
a convocation at 8:30 a. m. today in the
0.U. Fieldhouse. Chancellor Clifford Hardin
of the University of Nebraska spoke.
Dr. Naylor said a complete roster of the
University of Omaha staff and personnel will
be submitted to the N.U. Board of Regents
before the merger takes effect July 1.
Dr. Naylor said the University of Nebraska regents will have the responsibility of reappointing all O.U. personnel. He said he
anticipates that this will be done routinely.
~: * *
Ahead With Building
Dr. Naylor said he is hopeful that an
appropriate ceremony can be held this
spring at O.U. to mark the "changing of the
guard."
He said O.U. will proceed immediately
with plans to construct its three-milliondollar, five story science building, pending
completion of specifications and the unfreezing of Federal money. The Federal Government will provide one-third of the cost with
the university making up the remainder.
Dr. Naylor saio. O.lJ. will not receive any
state money until the merger is effective in
July.
The money for the second semester has
already been budgeted.
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RANDOM MEMORIES
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PEOPLE AND EXPERIE:NUES
AT OU/UNO
By
John M. (Jack) Newton
December 2009
�run-off elections. They submitted a report but it was never made public. I was not on the committee, and have
searched unsuccessfully for a copy of its report. I even solicited help from Chancellor Del Weber and he could find
no trace of it in university records.
The ''reform" agenda started with a demand for openness in the faculty salary schedule and included suggested
reforms of the then current system. A committee was appointed headed by Carl Camp of the Political Science
Department. As I remember, members were Bill Petrowski (History Department), Frank Forbes (Business College),
and myself. It became widely known as "The Camp Committee." We obtained access to salary files and tried to
make some sense out of what had been a very private operation. One thing that stood out was that the College of
Business Administration faculty were by far the best remunerated. I recall that the highest paid professor was Marsh
Bull, a professor of marketing. In the lower echelons were departments like English. We met frequently and worked
hard. Carl wrote an excellent report that was widely circulated. It should be in the UNO archives. Many faculty
members were not happy about inequalities and perceived inequities.
In some sense, the Camp Report should not have been a big surprise. Dean John Lucas of the business college was a
very shrewd administrator. He worked diligently to maximize salaries in his college and shouldn't be blamed for the
fact that other deans had not the wit to use the same methods. But it did raise a stir, and led to more openness and a
salary schedule that gave other colleges a chance to catch up. It also led to the formation of a faculty senate designed
to increase the voice of the faculty in policy determination. Originally it was a "university senate" with both faculty
and administrators represented. This had some advantages in that it brought the two groups face-to-face, but the
faculty tended to be suspicious of the structure and it soon was changed to a true faculty senate.
I see President Traywick as a somewhat tragic character. He truly believed in the university's destiny of growth and
prosperity. For an example of this, see the discussion of Dr. William Walden in the section "Random Memories of
People." A major problem was that as a new president he did not have the backing of Omaha's "movers and
shakers" and neither did he have Dr. Bail's skill in balancing a difficult budget. The upshot of all this is that he was
fired in the first semester of his second year. He had a big faculty Christmas reception, a la Dr. Bail, and with tears
in his eyes and a breaking voice announced to the faculty that he had been dismissed by the Regents. Shortly
thereafter, it was announced that Dr. Kirk Naylor would be the interim president. A well-attended faculty meeting
followed. Stan Trickett took it upon himself to be the faculty spokesman and minced no words in castigating Dr.
Naylor. Stan accused Kirk of plotting with the OU Regents to have Traywick removed so that Naylor could take
over. It was a very dramatic scene, but Naylor handled himself well .. Traywick was not treated kindly by the
Regents. See additional information in the section "Random Memories of People." He disappeared from the scene,
never to be heard from again. He left for a professorial position, teaching economics, at a small but prestigious
eastern college (WilJiam and Mary).
A note of irony. Kirk Naylor was eventually named UNO's first CEO. There was another big and dramatic faculty
meeting. Stan Trickett made a public apology to Naylor and pledged his support. And just a few years later, Naylor
himself was fired by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents for not being a "team player!" He continued on
at the university as a professor of educational administration.
THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE "MERGER" WITH
THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Bill Jaynes left for Oklahoma State in 1966-67 and in 1967 I became chairman. In my commentary about Dean
Robert Harper, I provide a bit more information about this. At first it was business as usual. When we became part
of the state system, though, we had a huge (25%) increase in enrollment the first year. We needed more faculty and
with state funds we had the money for new hires. As an aside, we continued off-campus luncheon meetings even
after the department was larger. We all chipped in to pay for our secretary's lunch so that she could join us and take
minutes. Fran Hurst and I were at first the only full-time faculty and Fran involved himself little in departmental
issues. That left it pretty much exclusively to me to decide what sort of positions to fill. Initially we had a few new
people, most notably Richard Wikoff, Clemm (Chips) Kessler, and James Johnston. All departments were in the
same boat so the number of positions available was at least partially dependent on which could fill them most
quickly. I put experimental (because I needed someone to teach the courses I no longer had time for), industrial, and
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�school psychology as my top priorities. Since children were the focus of school psychology, and since I had long
had an interest in child/developmental psychology, I added it to the list also.
Allwine Hall was completed in 1968 as a home for Chemistry and Biology Departments. Up to that time these had
been located in the Administration Building (now Arts and Sciences Hall). Biology shared most of the third floor
with the Art Department, which quickly moved into the vacated space. Chemistry occupied all of the fourth floor,
and I saw this as an opportunity for better space for psychology laboratories. I invested about 40 or 50 dollars of
department funds in equipment for architectural drawing and taught myself enough about the techniques to make
some respectable floor plans. It also helped that I had friends in Physical Plant who provided me with building plans
to use as models and helped out with issues of practicality. Anyhow, I wrote an elaborate proposal for a complete
remodel of a fourth floor devoted to psychology instead of chemistry. Luckily, we already had faculty office space
(chemistry offices were all on the forth floor) so that gave us more apace than chemistry had. I submitted the
proposal to Dean Harper and it was accepted in toto. Since the fourth floor was laid out mostly as chemistry labs, it
had to be renovated to make it usable. State funds became available and my floor plans made the process easier.
This made a major change in the department, and helped with recruiting, as well. I was able to squeeze in an
undergraduate laboratory for operant conditioning, and then to persuade the department to require a sophomore-level
lab in Skinnerian behavior techniques for all psychology majors! Students had their "own" rats and were graded on
- their success in using the techniques. Most of them loved it-though a few hated to handle rats!
My biggest problem was recruiting faculty. I had to convince new Ph.D.s that a little known institution was getting
ready to go places and that they could get in on "the ground floor .. " I took every opportunity to familiarize myself
with current work in our areas of interest and to learn as much as I could about successful recruiting techniques. For
many years I had been a member of the Midwestern Psychological Association. I was their "Institutional
Representative" at OU/UNO and even served briefly on their membership committee. I also attended their meetings
regularly and now put to work their job placement services. Although I had been less involved in the American
Psychological Association I became a regular attendee at their meetings and used their placement services as well.
Since I figured that most people we might be recruiting would know little about Omaha, I began the practice of
sending each possible recruit a two-week (by mail) subscription to the daily Omaha World-Herald. This didn't cost
much and some people told me that they were impressed when they saw from housing advertisements that living
expenses were quite moderate.
I think that I was successful in my efforts. Within a couple of years, I recruited Ken Deffenbacher, Norm Hamm,
Joe LaVoie, Shelton Hendricks, Jim Thomas, and Ray Millimet among others. There were some, too, with whom I
was less successful. In particular, I brought Gordon Becker to the department. He was an old friend from Electric
Boat and had done interesting work in statistical decision theory. He was very bright and had published some
interesting papers-Le., he seemed to hold great promise. In particular, he was older and I thought he would add
some balance to the fairly young recent graduates that we had been hiring. I knew him well and understood that he
was something of a "prickly" personality, but thought that he could be helped to fit in. I was wrong. He became a
thorn in my side, and in that of succeeding chairmen. Even worse, his research ideas never materialized and he never
met his promise as a scholar. There were a couple of others who also didn't work out, either, but they (fortunately)
didn't stay around long. Just before he left UNO, Bill Jaynes had recruited a promising physiological psychologist
(Dave Schacter-not the one by that name at Harvard) who had done some unusual work with monkey brains.
Unfortunately he was extraordinarily egotistical and didn't get along well with others. I considered it a major
accomplishment when I was able to persuade him that UNO wasn't for him and that he might do better elsewhere.
PROBLEMS IN JOINING THE STATE SYSTEM
In the beginning, I wasn't sure that I wanted to be part of the University of Nebraska. I spent a good part of 1966-67
searching for another academic position. With encouragement from Bill Walden, I applied to New Mexico State for
chairmanship of their psychology department, but didn't make it to the "short list." Probably it was my lack of
administrative experience. I was offered a chairman's position at NY State College at Geneseo (near Rochester, NY)
but didn't think it held enough promise and turned it down. At that point, I decided to stay in Omaha and work hard
to make UNO succeed. A number of other faculty members held the same view as I did. But nearly all those that I
knew decided to stay in Omaha. At the time that the legislature was considering the Omaha University bill, there
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�were a number of political rallies and demonstrations. One that I now find amusing was when my ten-year-old
daughter showed up with a group after school to picket President Naylor's house on Farnam Street. Somehow I
heard about it and asked my wife to get her and bring her home. She protested strongly that "they promised us that
the TV people would be here and I'll be on the news!"
It is hard to do justice to a description of the confusion and chaos of the first few years of UNO's entry into the state
university system. First of all, there was no system. The university was what is now known as UNL, plus a semiautonomous medical campus in Omaha which came under the administrative supervision of the president in
Lincoln. The medical campus was run by the Dean of the College ofMedicine--at that time Cecil Wittson. In the
bill making OU part of the state university, the legislature provided little or no guidance as to how the university
should be organized or administrated-this was left for the regents to work out. This, of course, was appropriate
since the Board of Regents was an independently elected group charged in the state constitution with setting
university policies.
Anyone involved in university governance could predict what happened. The regents asked the university
administrators to come up with recommendations and, in turn, the administration established committees of faculty
and administrators to suggest what should be done. As a deeply concerned department chairman, I could not avoid
becoming involved in these committees, nor would I have wanted to. For a full year I traveled back and forth to
Lincoln once or twice a week to address the problems of system development. Those on the committee traveled
together to Lincoln. We got to know each other very well and always worked cooperatively. One mildly amusing
incident stands out in my memory. One ex officio committee member was the President of the UNO Faculty Senate.
Our group had been together for several months when a new president was elected-Barbara Brillhart, who was the
only woman on the committee. On arrival in Lincoln we piled out of the car. Knowing that we had a long meeting
ahead of us, we routinely headed for a restroom. Barbara was new to the process and just followed along. She was a
bit embarrassed to find herself in the men's room! She had a good sense of humor and I think it helped her rapport
with the committee when we learned that she could handle such a situation well.
What evolved was the structure that we have today-three semi-autonomous campuses (today four, since Kearney
was added later) supervised by a central administration in Lincoln. But initially it was different. The original
structure was a controlling center in Lincoln with a subsidiary medical campus in Omaha. Lacking anything else we
started out the same way-UNO being seen as yet another subsidiary campus, like the medical campus.
The university president, Clifford Hardin, was a very bright man with a vision. He saw the system as an
amalgamation of equal campuses. Departments in Lincoln and Omaha would join together and work to ensure that
their strengths were developed to the benefit of the university as a whole, regardless of physical location. This would
have been hard to sell politically, but a man of Hardin's prestige and popularity might have done it. Unfortunately at
that critical time he was called to Washington to become Secretary of Agriculture. Moreover, he left on a two-year
leave-of-absence, so his place for those critical years was taken by a person from UNL (Merk Hobson) on temporary
appointment, who had few of Hardin's strengths. Hardin never did return to the university. What happened?
Committees took over that had political axes to grind and that generally promoted their own agendas. The only thing
that saved the day was the Board of Regents which came up with a reasonable structure--though it wasn't Cliff
Hardin's. There was to be a structure of three autonomous campuses-UNL, UNO, and UNMC. UNL was
different from the others in that it had the Agriculture Campus which had its own special perquisites. Each campus
was to have a CEO called a chancellor who would be responsible for its administration and report to the president
who would head a central administration in Lincoln. UNL had degree programs leading to the Ph.D. so with its age
and size became the de facto "flagship" campus. This seemed a workable solution, and with some modifications it
has succeeded fairly well over the years. It has one major drawback in that Lincoln is physically closer to the seat of
power than Omaha and may be better able to get the ear of both the president and the state government ( also in
Lincoln). I doesn't hurt UNL, either, that Nebraska is obsessed with UNL football and regents, state senators, and
other policy makers get invited to preferred seating at games (e.g., skyboxes) where UNL people have their ears.
For a year or two there was no "central administration." or separate building for same. The UNL president continued
to be the chief executive, housed in the UNL Administration Building, though the UNO president and the UNMC
Dean of the College of Medicine operated pretty much as they always had. Finally, the Regents decided on the three
campus plan described above and mandated a central executive to tie them together. This structure was a President
(central administration) and three Vice Presidents: one for academic administration, one for fiscal administration,
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�and one for student affairs. The structure was duplicated on each campus. Former campus CEOs were renamed
chancellors, and there were vice chancellors for academics, finance, and students. The only exception was a special
vice chancellor for the agriculture campus in Lincoln, who had some super powers in view of the relationship
between agriculture and the state's economy. Campus chancellors also held the title of vice president, and thus were
equivalent in rank to the three vice presidents in the central administration. Meanwhile, a new building was
constructed for the central administration (now V amer Hall), a president and vice presidents were hired along with a
cohort of staff deemed necessary to operate effectively. Most amusing was the relationship between the UNL
Chancellor and the President when it came to representing the university at UNL football games. They fmally got it
worked out, but to this day there are some ambiguities since the general public often does not understand the
intricacies of the university administration!
The first university president was Durward (Woody) Varner-though I think Merk Hobson from UNL might have
held the title briefly on an interim basis. He was a Dean of Engineering at UNL and certainly acted the part of
president and assumed all the perquisites, whether he had the title or not. This included driving around in a big
Cadillac, courtesy of the NU Foundation. There was a frequently used bad joke that whenever a tough decision had
to be made, we had "Hobson's Choice!" Woody plunged right in and tried to establish some goals and a modicum
of order. He appointed a "blue ribbon" committee of presumably disinterested persons to study what UNO's mission
and role should be within the university. Their report was widely distributed and I had a copy but donated it to the
UNO archives. I makes interesting reading even today. I think that Woody (he was quite informal and most people
called him Woody in casual conversations) tried to be fair and separate himself from campus politics. However, the
Lincoln lobby was clearly the most powerful. In a couple of informal conversations that I had with some Nebraska
state senators at the time, they indicated that Woody had told them that if push came to shove, he would always back
UNL. Woody died about ten years ago after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS. One of the early problems was graduate education. UNL had a long history and had
particular problems with their Teachers College which had more lenient rules for granting graduate degrees. UNO
on the other hand, had its own graduate college before the merger. Truthfully, it too had very lax standards. One
only needed a doctoral degree to be a member of the graduate faculty, and even this didn't mean much since it was
routinely waived. UNL, on the other hand, required a modicum of research accomplishment for graduate faculty
membership. So, what did graduate faculty membership mean? In essence at UNL it meant that the member had the
right to supervise Ph.D. dissertations. Since UNO had no Ph.D. programs, membership meant the right to supervise
M.A. theses, anC to teach graduate level courses. UNL had a second level of membership which they called
"associate member." These had the right to teach graduate courses and to supervise M.A. theses, but not Ph.D.
dissertations. But Teachers College (TC} had what they called the "Advanced Professional Division" which
permitted faculty with only associate status to supervise candidates for the Ed.D. degree. This was considered by
many to be an end run because TC didn't have enough faculty who could qualify for full graduate college
membership. The argument was that, as the name Advanced Professional Division implied, candidates for the Ed.D.
were being prepared for professional jobs in school systems, not university academic or research positions.
Whatever was correct, they were generally looked down upon by other colleges and their Ed.D. tended to be held in
rather low regard. In fairness, TC's dean at the time recognized the problem and stated unequivocally that he would
not recommend any of his faculty for tenure unless they qualified for full graduate faculty membership.
UNO had long had its own graduate faculty and those who were members felt that they should be full members in
any amalgamation of programs resulting from merger of the two institutions. What to do? I was a member of the
merger committee, and greatly concerned with this problem. The merger committee appointed an informal subcommittee of two to consider the problem and make a recommendation. The two appointed were myself and Alan
Bates, chairman of the UNL sociology department. We met a few times and discussed the issues. I finally hit on an
idea and wrote it UJr-and Alan agreed.
I used the membership categories of the American Psychological Association as a rough model. They had two
categories: member and fellow. Essentially, members needed to have the Ph.D.; feJlows needed some recognition by
peers of their research accomplishments. This was essentially equivalent to the associate member/member
categories at UNL. What Alan and I proposed was that there be a common Graduate College for all university
campuses. All UNL associate members would be given the title of"member," but with no change in their teaching
or thesis supervision authorities. All UNO graduate faculty members at UNO would retain the title of "member"
and would have the same authority for students as the new "member'' category at UNL. All current UNL
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�"members" would become "fellows" and teaching of doctoral level classes and supervision of dissertations would be
the perquisites of Graduate Faculty Fellows only. There would be a common set of criteria for membership
categories on all campuses and as new faculty progressed in their careers, they could be recommended for
appropriate membership categories. This seemed to be the status quo ante and it was, save for one feature. All
persons with the title "member" would be allowed to vote on graduate faculty policies and on Graduate Council
membership-a right that they would not have had as associate members at UNL. This seemed a small compromise
and had no opposition-possibly because many felt that the vote didn't mean much anyhow. Further, UNO faculty
could become fellows if they met the criteria, which would permit them to do such things as supervise doctoral ·
dissertations at UNL. Doors were being opened!
In brief, the Regents approved this proposal and established a common Graduate College. To this day, all research
oriented doctoral degrees are awarded by the University of Nebraska-not UNL or UNMC or UNO or UNK. There
was a Graduate Council mandated for the new combined Graduate College. Up to that time the UNL Graduate
Council-being the one responsible for doctoral degrees-had been the de facto governing body. I had been given a
seat on this body as UNO's representative, and I was now elected to the new all-university body. The Regents also
specified a Dean of the Graduate College for the new amalgamated faculty, and I served on the search committee.
This person was to be part of the central administration. The chairman of the UNL Chemistry Department (arguably
the most distinguished graduate department at UNL) was finally named to the position. He had worked closely with
faculty at UNMC and was respected there and at UNO by those who knew him. He turned out to be a good choice
and established many of the guidelines that still exist. The position has now been assigned to the Vice President for
Academic Affairs as one of his responsibilities. The last incumbent that I remember was Dr. Henry Holtzclaw, also
of the UNL Chemistry Department. We traveled to a few meetings together and were on very friendly terms. The
individual campuses retained their graduate deans who were needed for local administration of programs. Their
titles now became "Dean for Graduate Studies" rather than "Dean of the Graduate College." At UNO the title and
duties have now been assigned to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs."
As soon as the rules were clear, I went to work on developing a doctoral program in psychology. First we had to
show that we had a qualified faculty. Everyone was encouraged to apply for status as a graduate faculty fellow. We
had excellent success and soon had more people with this designation than any other UNO department. Then I did
my homework on nationwide demand for doctoral level psychologists. This was about 1970, long before internet
searches were available, so it took a bit of effort. Fortunately, I had the Iowa State documentation from a few years
before, so I had a good head start and plenty of suggestions for follow-up research. My proposal should be in the
UNO archives. I had decided that our best strategy would be to emphasize disciplinary areas that were not available
at UNL. Industrial/Organizational Psychology was a natural. There was substantial demand, we had a strong
faculty, the Omaha area had many firms that could supply internships, and there were no other similar programs in
the state. A second specialty area would be child psychology where we had good faculty strength. However, this
would have duplicated part ofa UNL program. We already had some relationships with psychologists at UNMC in
Omaha, several of whom had strengths in the psychobiology of child development. So I worked to strengthen these
ties (we began having regular meetings together) and succeeded in getting their cooperation and support for a
program in "developmental psychobiology." This sounded enough different from child psychology that we could
argue that it wasn't duplicative of UNL programs. Besides, the clout of our UNMC coUeagues counted for a lot. A
third area of strength in the department was quite different. We had long had a very good program in school
psychology, dating back to our cooperation with the Omaha Public School System when we ran the Child Study
Service for them. This did, however, duplicate a doctoral program at UNL-but one in the Teachers College
educational psychology program rather than in the Psychology Department. At the time, this was not an especially
strong program at UNL. So, our approach was to seek their cooperation in offering a joint program where we could
combine or strengths. We ended up with an agreement to try this out for a few years and then re-evaluate it.
Our proposal was sent forward to the Graduate College in 1971 or 1972. By that time, the concept of a single
graduate college for Ph.D. work had been adopted and there was a graduate dean in place in the central
administration. As mentioned earlier, he was a fair and reasonable person, with considerable prestige at UNL. His
approach was to get together all the psychology faculty (UNL's two departments, UNO, and UNMC) to discuss the
issues. This culminated in his forming what he called the "University of Nebraska Graduate Faculty of
Psychology" which could then propose to him (and eventually the Regents) how we wanted to organize doctoral
programs. There was one fact that ended up playing a major role in our organization. UNO was not accredited at the
doctoral level by our national accrediting agency-the Higher Leaming Commission of the North Central
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�Association of Colleges and Schools. UNL, of course, did have this accreditation. It was determined that we could
"piggy-back" on this accreditation by establishing cooperative programs. This we did. It was not until many years
later that UNO obtained this accreditation on its own, but the relationship with UNL has continued unchanged.
There are many reasons for this-mostly political.
In summary, we were able to initiate the programs we proposed, including the school psychology program. In school
psychology, though, I perceived that we were something of a threat to the program in Teachers College. They began
strengthening their faculty (as they should have) and doing less and less with us. Finally, when it came time for
evaluation, they claimed that they didn't need us and that, indeed, we were dragging them down in their attempts to
earn accreditation from various professional associations. So, we no longer offered the doctorate in school
psychology. Meanwhile, though, I unearthed the possibility of another approach. UNO's Education College was
already authorized to offer an Educational Specialist degree (Ed.S.) which involved substantial course work beyond
the master's degree (essentially everything required by the Ph.D. except completion ofa dissertation). We were
already teaching most of the courses that would be required. So, I got together with their college dean and worked
out a plan whereby we could offer that degree, too. They seemed glad to have us aboard, if for no other reason than
that we had an extremely strong faculty which made them look good to their professional accrediting agency
(NCATE). The Ed.S. is sufficient for our students to be certified by the state as school psychologists and our
program is accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists, so it works out fairly well. This is
currently the way things stand today-though the psychology faculty would have an easier time procedurally if their
doctoral programs stood on their own completely. Currently students generally do all their work at UNO, but have to
jump through procedural hoops in registering through UNL, etc.
THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE. When UNO's graduate program was recognized as part of the University of
Nebraska we became eligible for various university programs. Actually, we followed the same model as was applied
to the College of Medicine. One of these was the ability to apply for research funds from the university research
committee. Much of the funding came from overhead funds that accrued from various grants and contracts. The
medical college generated many of these funds so there was no question as to their eligibility. Since UNO was
treated like the medical college we also became eligible-though our contribution to the funds was nil. I think that
we did obtain some small amounts initially, but the picture changed with the Regents' decision to set up semiautonomous campuses. At that point, each unit set up their own independent research committees. Actually, UNO's
research committee antedated this decision. Early on some funds had been appropriated to support faculty research
and Dr. Naylor appointed a small ad hoc committee to study the issue and make recommendations, Included were
myself, Vic Blackwell, Bill Walden, and Bob O'Reilly (from the College of Education). This committee finally
grew into the UNO Committee on Research. One interesting (and uncomfortable) part of the assignment was that Dr
Naylor had put into the pot of research monies a fund that Dr. Bail had originally set aside to support a special
project for Dr. Ed Clark of the Dramatic Arts Department. Ed would make an annual trip to New York for about a
week and attend every important production on Broadway-sometimes going to two per day. Then he would return
to Omaha and make himself available as a speaker to anyone who asked him-mostly women's organizations,
service clubs, etc. He was an excellent and entertaining speaker and was much in demand-Le., he earned the cost
of his trip. I heard his talks several times and can attest that they were well done. This was good publicity for
OU/UNO, but now he was competing with researchers for funds. There were many such on the faculty who saw his
trip as a "junket." We continued to support him, but with somewhat reduced funds and eventually he stopped
asking. When the committee organization was more structured everything became more formal; procedural rules
were established, etc. But at least the committee had something to build on.
ENGINEERING PROGRAMS. In my opinion, one of the most poorly handled programs resulting from the "merger''
was the College of Engineering. I don't know the full story, but I was close to many of the UNO engineering
faculty so I was somewhat familiar with their problems. As I saw it, most of the difficulties arose from an
uncooperative "dog in the manger'' attitude on the part of UNL engineering faculty and administration. I suspect that
there were two major aspects to this. First, the big engineering firms in Nebraska tended to be centered in Omaha
rather than Lincoln. Second, the quality of the engineering programs at UNL was not generally strong-at best they
were spotty. UNO had a college of engineering, but it was new and had only two real baccalaureate programs-civil
engineering and industrial engineering.. The UNL programs in these areas were not especially strong and it seemed
to me that the logical plan would be to keep engineering colleges on both campuses, but to move civil and industrial
completely to Omaha and let UNL have exclusive rights to electri.cal, mechanical, chemical, etc. Computer
engineering would have been another question, but it didn't really exist as such in the late 1960's. Anyhow, such a
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�solution was not to be, mainly because the dean and his associates seemed venal and self-serving. Instead, the
engineering college at UNO was abolished , the industrial engineering program was done away with, and the faculty
and programs were all made a part of the UNL engineering college. There were some two-year programs in Omaha
that also disappeared. Mostly they were gobbled up by Metro Tech (now Metropolitan Community College) which
claimed jurisdiction over non-baccalaureate programs. In short, it was a messy and unsatisfactory solution. It got
resolved in part some years later with the founding of the Peter Kiewit Institute. That is a story beyond the scope of
these memoirs and one that I knew much less about-though I do have some opinions. I do make a comment or two
in my discussion of Vice Chancellor Ernie Peck.
FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE CAMPUSES. For the most part interpersonal relationships among faculty
on the three campuses were cordial. For example, UNL faculty regularly scheduled lunches with members of the
state unicameral legislature, and they often invited UNO faculty to join in. There had been connections between
UNO and Medical College faculty even in OU days. For example, in the late 1960's I got a call from Dr. Denham
Harman who was doing seminal research on the effects of free radicals and antioxidants in the diet of laboratory
rats. He was looking for someone with a background in applied statistics and was refereed to me. We had a good
discussion and I put him in contact with one of our graduate students who helped with his analysis. There were also
close connections between UNO and UNMC faculties in fields such as biology and biochemistry.
When the UNO Psychology Department proposed doctoral work, relationships between psychology faculties
became much closer. As mentioned elsewhere, UNO made a deliberate effort not to pose a threat to UNL programs
by not proposing anything duplicative of UNL specialties ( except in school psychology which was detailed above).
In particular, we made it clear that UNO had no interest in the field of clinical psychology which was a mainstay of
the UNL program. We were invited to department meetings at UNL and made it a point to send representatives there
regularly. UNMC faculty was already connected with UNL in clinical psychology since most were affiliated with
the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute (NPI) which was a source of internships for many clinical psychology students
from UNL. We had a particularly close relationship with UNMC faculty in the field of developmental
psychobiology and we began holding regular meetings and research seminars with them. We even cooperated in the
area of faculty recruiting and they proved very helpful. Unfortunately, owing largely to funding problems I think,
NPI was eliminated after a few years and most of the psychologists on their staff went elsewhere.
When he became university president, Dr. Ronald Roskens made a concerted attempt to bring faculties together. He
took a three-pronged approach to the issue. First, he began having breakfast meetings for corresponding UNO and
UNL departments. These were held in a motel restaurant about midway between Omaha and Lincoln. There was
always a focus for the meetings, but the emphasis was heavily on getting acquainted with colleagues. Second, he
held regular meetings-about once a semester if I remember correctly--of academic deans and central
administration staff. These were held over lunch, often in an informal setting such as Schramm Park-again about
midway between the two cities. The luncheons were catered by one of the campus food service groups and the food
was always superb. There was an agenda and usually a speaker; but again, there was a strong emphasis on meeting
colleagues. Finally, there was an annual social occasion for deans and other administrators. My recollection is that
they were "black tie" dinner-dances, often at a country club. There was some sort of gift for attendees--! remember
that at one time it was a ham. President Roskens always did things with a flair. Most ofus enjoyed these occasions
immensely, but there were always a few who felt put upon. I recall sitting at one formal event with the dean of the
UNL School of Journalism who deliberately expressed his displeasure by wearing a light tan summer-weight suit.
EXPERIENCES AS DEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Initially I applied for the position of Dean of Arts and Sciences because of encouragement from Paul Beck and Bob
Harper, both of whom I held in high regard. I applied for the position twice. The first time was in 1970 upon Bob
Harper's returning to the full-time faculty. I recall that there were three ofus from the UNO faculty who were
applicants. One was J. Victor (Vic) Blackwell, chairman of the Art Department-then in the College of Arts and
Sciences. The second was a good friend of mine, John (Jack) Brillhart-Chairman of the Speech Department. And
then there was me. Vic Blackwell was the one chosen and I don't argue with that decision, especially since he had
the greatest administrative experience. I had worked with Vic Blackwell quite a bit in the mid-sixties, so we knew
each other well and were friends. There was never any antagonism among the three of us, nor any hard feelings
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"Random Memories of People and Experiences at OU/UNO" by John M. (Jack) Newton
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NU-OU Merger
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Unpublished memoir written by College of Arts and Sciences Dean Emeritus Jack Newton in December 2009. This excerpt of pages 13-19 covers the events surrounding the OU-NU merger in 1968.
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Newton, John Milton.
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Jack Newton Papers
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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2009
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AHA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
108 So. 18 St.
OMAHA 2, NEBRASKA
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PAID
PERMIT 2"
MR. KIRK NAYLOR
UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA
60TH & OO DGE ST.
OMAHA ,
NEBR.
68132
�VOTE
'I
Ballot No. I
Merger of Omaha University with the
University of Nebraska
Ballot No. 2
I!
Bonds for New Police Headquarters and
Fire Training Facilities
YES
Ballot No. 3
FOR ABETTER OMAHA
Ballot No. 4
On December 12th
Ballot No. 5
All Ballots 1 through 6
Ballot No. 6
1
1
When you vote "YES" on all ballots 1 through 6 on
December 12th you will be voting for progress for
Omaha-with no increase in taxes. Ballot No. 1,
proposing the merger of Omaha U. and the University of Nebraska, will result in a 2 mill tax
decrease for Omaha taxpayers. This will more than
offset the 1 Y2 mill increase to pay for the additional policemen proposed by Ballot No. 3. The
money to pay for the 4 bond issues will become
available, as needed, through the retirement of
existing bonds.
Charter Amendment to Provide Additional
Policemen and Equipment for Public Safety
Bonds for Street and Highway Construction
and Improvements to Meet Critical Needs
Bonds for Pork and Recreational Focilities1968 Program
Bonds for Sewer Construction and Improvements-1968 Pr6grom
NO INCREASE
IN TAXES
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"Vote Yes for a Better Omaha" postcard
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NU-OU Merger
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Postcard from the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, addressed to Kirk Naylor, sent to all Omaha voters encouraging them to "Vote Yes for a Better Omaha on December 12," supporting six ballot issues, including the OU-NU merger.
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Omaha Chamber of Commerce
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Kirk Naylor Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1967
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postcards
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UNO0086_Postcard
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Resolution
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NU-OU Merger
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Municipal University of Omaha Resolution 4465 providing for an election to determine whether Omaha voters approve transfer of OU to the University of Nebraska.
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The Board of Regents of the Municipal University of Omaha
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University of Nebraska Board of Regents Records
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1967
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resolutions (administrative records)
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OU-NU_Merger_OU_Regent_Res_4465_1967
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Receipt
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NU-OU Merger
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A detailed receipt acknowledging transfer of Municipal University of Omaha property to the University of Nebraska.
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The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
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University of Nebraska Board of Regents Records
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968
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OU-UNO_Receipt_7-1-1968
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"O.U. MERGER - YES!" bumper sticker
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NU-OU Merger
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15" x 3" bumber sticker featuring the slogan "O.U. MERGER - YES!" in bright orange-red letters on a black background. The bumper sticker was manufactured by Allied Printing of Omaha, Nebraska.
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University Merger Committee
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UNO Artifact Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968
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bumper stickers
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UNO0132_OU_Merger_Yes_001
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<p>UNO Artifact Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/379" title="Finding Aid: UNO Artifact Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/379</a></p>
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NU-OU Merger
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"Vote YES MERGER OU-NU" sign
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NU-OU Merger
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22" x 14" sign on white cardstock featuring the slogan "Vote YES MERGER OU-NU." The word "merger" is in red ink, and the rest of the text is in black. In small text in the lower left corner is a statement of responsibility for the University Merger Committee, Chairman S. L. Cate and Treasurer Ray F. Slizewski. The poster was manufactured by Allied Printing of Omaha, Nebraska.
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University Merger Committee
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UNO Artifact Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968
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signs (declatory or advertising artifacts)
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UNO0132_Vote_Yes_Sign_001
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Full episode: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-kirk-naylor.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Kirk Naylor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-kirk-naylor.html</a>
Excerpt 1: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Kirk-Naylor-excerpt1.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Kirk Naylor, excerpt 1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Kirk-Naylor-excerpt1.html</a>
Excerpt 2: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Kirk-Naylor-excerpt2.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Kirk Naylor, excerpt 2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Kirk-Naylor-excerpt2.html</a>
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Reflections in Time: Kirk Naylor
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NU Merger
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<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-kirk-naylor.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Kirk Naylor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.</a>
Interview with Dr. Kirk E. Naylor, President of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1967-1971. Producer/host, Paul Borge. Produced in cooperation with the UNO Alumni Association, College of Arts and Sciences, University Television.
<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Kirk-Naylor-excerpt1.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Kirk Naylor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of First Excerpt.</a>
The first excerpt from Kirk Naylor's interview, which can be found at timestamp 07:43:11-8:10:00 in the full episode of Reflections in Time, features a key passage from Dr. Naylor, "We had a choice at that point, of remaining a good, strong four-year liberal arts institution, with perhaps programs in some of the other areas--business administration, education, engineering--but really, not really going heavily into graduate work and expanding programs. So we had a decision. Either to do that, or to find some other way to finance the university." This didn't immediately lead to the merger, but circa 1966-1968 it did lead to the first state aid that OU ever had, in the form of some funds the legislature approved for the state's junior colleges, including OU. This bought OU some time to evaluate other options, namely, the merger.
<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Kirk-Naylor-excerpt2.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Kirk Naylor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Second Excerpt.</a>
The second excerpt from Kirk Naylor's interview, which can be found at timestamp 10:08:14-25:08:05 in the full episode of Reflections in Time, features Dr. Naylor's extended account of how the merger took place, from the first meeting between Dr. Naylor, Regent Bob Spire, and Nebraska Senator Terry Carpenter, through the legislative bill and ratification by the voters of Omaha, through post-merger growth at UNO, and through creation of a Central Administration not located on any of the campuses. Dr. Naylor also touches on the creation of UNMC, describing it as a "spin-off" of the OU-NU merger and commenting on his conversations with then UNMC President Cecil Wittson.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Media Collection
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1981
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streaming video
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rfit-kirk-naylor
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<p>UNO Media Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/216" title="Finding Aid: UNO Media Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/216</a></p>
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Full Episode: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-robert-spire.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Robert Spire" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-robert-spire.html</a>
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Reflections in Time: Robert Spire
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NU Merger
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<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-robert-spire.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Robert Spire" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.</a>
Interview with Attorney General of Nebraska, Robert Spire, former student, night school faculty member in the College of Education (1955-1963), and member (1963-1968) of the Board of Regents of the University of Omaha. Producer/host, Paul Borge. Produced in cooperation with the UNO Alumni Association, College of Arts and Sciences, University Television.
<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-robert-spire-excerpt.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Robert Spire, excerpt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Excerpt.</a>
In this excerpt, which can be found at timestamp 43:30:09-56:52:26 in the full episode of Reflections in Time, Robert Spire, then president of the OU Board of Regents, provides considerable detail on the Regents' role in the merger. Unanimously in fall 1966, the Regents decided that mission of the university was to serve students in Omaha who couldn't afford to go to school elsewhere. With the failure of both mil levy elections, the Regents felt that OU simply could not finance their mission. OU income came only from student fees and the mil levy; by law, OU could not borrow money. Fear of pricing their students out of their education drove the Regents to the State for funds. Nebraska was just then in the process of creating its first sales and income tax, so it seemed like a prudent move to have OU become a state institution, so some state tax money from Omaha residents would come back to Omaha. The Regents driving force through the process was a desire to ensure that students continued to have quality instructors at convenient times and affordable prices.
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1985
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NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
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NU-OU Merger
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Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. Standing under umbrella at center, Margaret Naylor; standing under umbrella at left facing right, A. Stanley Trickett, Omaha University (OU) History Department Chair; facing left just to the left of Dr. Trickett, Professor George Rachford, OU Vice-President. [ID: Merger_Lawn_Party_01]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 June 30
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NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
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NU-OU Merger
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Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. Refreshment table, Dean of Students Don Pflasterer at center. [ID: Merger_Lawn_Party_03]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
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NU-OU Merger
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Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. L-R: Clifford Hardin, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska; Robert Spire President, University of Omaha Board of Regents; Richard Adkins UN Regent; Kirk Naylor, OU President; William Utley, Dean OU College of Continuing Studies; B.N. Greenberg President UN Regents; Richard Herman, UN Regent; Edward Schwartzkopf, UN Regent. [ID: Merger_Lawn_Party_08]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 June 30
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NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
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NU-OU Merger
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Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. View of the north side of Arts & Sciences Hall from Dodge Street. New "University of Nebraska at Omaha" designation covered with a banner and awaiting the official unveiling the following morning. [ID: Merger_Lawn_Party_09]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 June 30
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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NU-OU Merger Lawn Party
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NU-OU Merger
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Lawn party north of Arts & Sciences Hall prior to the ceremony symbolically transferring the University of Omaha to the state of Nebraska. L-R: B.N. Greenberg, Chair University of Nebraska Regents, and Kirk Naylor, President of the University of Omaha, sit under an umbrella. [ID: Merger_Lawn_Party_14]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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Merger_Lawn_Party_14
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OU-NU Merger Public Affairs Luncheon
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NU-OU Merger
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Public Affairs Luncheon at Peony Park following the Merger Convocation, sponsored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Nebraska Governor Norbert Tiemann speaking. [ID: Merger_Public_Affairs_Luncheon_01]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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Merger_Public_Affairs_Luncheon_01
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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OU-NU Merger Public Affairs Luncheon
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NU-OU Merger
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Public Affairs Luncheon at Peony Park following the Merger Convocation, sponsored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. University of Nebraska Chancellor Clifford Hardin speaking. [ID: Merger_Public_Affairs_Luncheon_02]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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OU-NU Merger Cartoon
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NU-OU Merger
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Political cartoon celebrating the camaraderie and spirit of equality expected to result from the merger of the University of Omaha and the University of Nebraska. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Cartoon]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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OU-NU_Merger_Cartoon
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Front row L-R: Randall Owens (partially hidden by flag), President of the UNO Student Senate; Nick Caporale, President of the UNO Alumni Association; Kirk Naylor, UNO Chancellor; Norbert Tiemann, Governor of Nebraska; Robert Spire, President of the University of Omaha Board of Regents; Clifford Hardin (speaking), Chancellor of the University of Nebraska; John V. Blackwell, President ofthe UNO Faculty Senate; Leonard Barry, UNO Campus Minister. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_010 ]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_010
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Convocation guests and speakers watch as the banner is lowered revealing the "University of Nebraska at Omaha" name. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_012]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_012
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Convocation guests and speakers watch as the banner is lowered revealing the "University of Nebraska at Omaha" name. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_013]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_013
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Randall Owens, President of the UNO Student Senate speaking to the convocation audience. Seated behind Randall Owens L-R: Norbert Tiemann, Governor of Nebraska; Kirk Naylor, UNO Chancellor; Nick Caporale, President of the UNO Alumni Association. In foreground at left: Milo Bail, retired President (1947-1965) of the University of Omaha. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_024]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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English
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_024
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_029]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_029
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Seated L-R: Kirk Naylor, UNO Chancellor; Norbert Tiemann, Governor of Nebraska; Robert Spire (speaking), President of the University of Omaha Board of Regents; Clifford Hardin (speaking), Chancellor of the University of Nebraska. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_030]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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English
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_030
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Randall Owens, President of the UNO Student Senate, displaying UNO flag with new logo. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_034]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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English
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photographs
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_034
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Banner is lowered unveiling new "University of Nebraska at Omaha" name. Photo taken from the roof of the northwest wing of the Arts & Sciences Hall. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_039]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_039
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. OU-NU Merger Convocation opened with an invocation from Leonard Barry, UNO Campus Minister. Photo taken from the roof of the northeast wing of the Arts & Sciences Hall. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_040]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_040
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Nebraska Governor Norbert Tiemann speaking to the convocation. Photo taken from the middle of the audience. Nebraska Educational Television camera broadcasting the event at center right. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_041]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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OU-NU Merger - First UNO Convocation
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NU-OU Merger
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The first official UNO convocation on the portico north of the Arts & Sciences Hall included unveiling the University of Nebraska at Omaha name. Kirk Naylor, UNO Chancellor, speaking to the Convocation. Photo taken from the roof of the northwest wing of the Arts & Sciences Hall. [ID: OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_042]
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968 July 1
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English
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photographs
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremony_1968_042
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O.U. + N.U. Merger YES sticker
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NU-OU Merger
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Round campaign sticker, 3" in diameter, printed with black and red ink on white, with the text, "O.U.-N.U. Merger YES, Dec. 12."
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records), UNIVERSITY HISTORY--Merger--Election Information
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1967
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English
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stickers
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UNO0005_OUNU_Sticker_001
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<p>University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records) finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/200" title="Finding Aid: University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/200</a></p>
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Sixty years a foundation, Welcome to Ceremonies Marking the Formation of the University of Nebraska at Omaha from the Municipal University of Omaha June 30-July 1, 1968
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NU-OU Merger
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A guide to the festivities surrounding the OU-NE merger.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records), UNIVERSITY HISTORY--Merger--Miscellaneous Information (S-Z)
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1968
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PDF
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English
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programs (documents)
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OU-NU_Merger_Ceremonies_1968
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<p>University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records) finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/200" title="Finding Aid: University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/200</a></p>
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the campus ch~1st1an ~ellowsh1p o~ omaha
124 south 24th - Room 203
omaha, nesRaska 68102
UNO
ARCH\\JES
Invocation offered at Merger Ceremonies
Al mighty and Eternal
who hast granted us place
versity, hallow to us now
anew to the life and work
God, Source 9f all Truth and Knowledge,
and part in the life of this great unithis hour when we dedicate ourselves
to which thou hast here called us.
We give Thee thanks for the memorable past life of this institution, for its leaders, faculty, and the countless students
whose lives have met in its halls and classrooms of learning-.
We give thee thanks also for the visionary leadership and wisdom
of educators and administrators who have labored to fulfill dreams
made possible in our time.
In a day in which higher education is making great and lasting
impact on o u r common communities, grant us a willingness to continue to dream and to plan in the strength that comes through our
common endeavor.
Vouchsafe to prosper with thy blessing this new life
University of Nebraska at Omaha, that they who serve Thee
administrators, faculty, and students--may be led to even
paths of service to Thee and to their fellow man, that in
may gain stat u re as sons of God. Amen.
of the
therein-higher
Thee we
Benediction
Vouchsafe to bless, 0 Lord, the labors of this day; and grant unto
Thy servants grace and strength necessary for tomorrow ' s tasks and
challenges in the rising generation. Amen.
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Campus Christian Fellowship of Omaha invocation offered at merger ceremony
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NU-OU Merger
Description
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Single typescript sheet on Campus Christian Fellowship of Omaha letterhead, with the text of the invocation and benediction offered at the merger ceremonies, June 30-July 1, 1968.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records), UNIVERSITY HISTORY--Merger--Miscellaneous Information (A-R)
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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circa 1967-1968
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PDF
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English
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UNO0005_Christian_Fellowship
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<p>University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records) finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/200" title="Finding Aid: University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/200</a></p>
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UNO
ARCHIVES
REDUCE
• PROPERTY TAX LEVY
• STUDENT TUITION
VOTE
YES
OMAHA u N. u.
..
MERGER
BALLOT NUMBER 1
DEC. 12
University Merger Committee
S. L. Cate, Chairman
Ray f. Slizewski, Treasurer
527 North Elmwood Rd.
2509 So. 24th St,
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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"Vote Yes - Omaha U. - N.U. Merger Ballot Number 1, Dec. 12" door hanger
Subject
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NU-OU Merger
Description
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4" x 9" single sheet door hanger produced by the University Merger Committee. Red and black text on white paper, with a circle cutout at the top of the sheet to allow the paper to be attached to a doorknob.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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University Archives File Cabinet Collection (University of Nebraska at Omaha Records), UNIVERSITY HISTORY--Merger--Election Information
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1967
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PDF
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English
Type
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signs (declatory or advertising artifacts)
text
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I
U NO - FOUR YEARS AFTER MERGER
by
D. B. Varner
President, University of Nebraska
A statement presented to the Faculty and Staff of the
University of Nebraska at Omaha
April 13, 1972
Eppley Auditorium
We are approaching the fourth anniversary of that date when the Municipal
University of Omaha became the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
I was not a
participant in that decision nor the events which led to the decision.
many of you in this room today - perhaps most of you.
Neither were
Based on the observation of
my 2 6 months, I can say with certainty that these have been hectic, eventful, and
sometimes frustrating early years in this new partnership.
Those experienced in
this kind of undertaking assure me that such occurrences are always fraught with
frustration, and this merger has suffered unusual pains because of at least two
factors:
(1) There was little advance planning and less general understanding
prior to the merger, and (2) shortly after the merger had been achieved, one of
the chief architects of the idea - Chancellor Clifford Hardin - resigned his
position before he had an opportunity to provide the leadership of which he was
so capable.
For more than a year the leadership for the merger was, of necessity,
in a tentative situation - and this, even under the most ideal arrangements, was
destined to create difficulties.
We must credit the talent and patience and good
will of all those involved that so much was achieved during those difficult early
months.
I am personally pleased to have this opportunity to meet with you today for the
primary purpose of reviewing these four years.
It seems appropriate to do so not
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only in order to make an assessment of those first years after merger, but so that
I may comment directly on some of the matters of concern to you and others on this
campus about the operations of the University of Nebraska as a system.
In the
course of the comments I shall try to speak as candidly as I know how on some
of the specific subjects which, I understand, are causes of anxiety with some on
this campus.
Before turning to more specific topics, let me make two general observations.
The first has to do with my personal background and experience - which relate quite
directly to some of the concerns which exist on the UNO campus today.
In 1959 I moved from the stability and security of a vice presidency at Michigan State University to the chancellorship of a non-existent university on a nonexistent campus.
During the ensuing ten years I enjoyed the pleasures and endured
the pains of creating a ne w institution.
For better or for worse Oakland University
was a satellite campus of Michigan State University - an institution with 104 years
of history as a pioneer land-grant college, with a large graduate and professional
school, and a distinguished football team.
Michigan State University could be charged,
in the judgment of many, with being paternalistic toward Oakland University.
The new
campus, in turn, could have been charged with brashness bordering on the bravado.
No intercollegiate athletics, no fraternities or sororities - none of the usual adornments of the ivy laden campus.
These views were loudly proclaimed.
Oakland Uni-
versity sometimes assumed the posture of a precocious child in the academic community - oftentimes to the displeasure of the parent campus.
For a full decade I lived
in an environment of low-level hostility between sizable segments of the two campuses.
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I was identified - both physically and emotionally - with the small campus, the
satellite, the affiliate.
You can fully appreciate the moments of anguish which were
mine during those ten years.
It was from that environment that I came to my present position.
My purpose in recalling this background is to say to you very simply and very
directly that I have a deeper feeling for the frustration of this campus in this system
than most of you apparently believe to be possible.
I have been there.
I have lived
through the moments of accommodation which were painfully necessary.
I have won-
dered who really cared about the lonely satellite - who would divert attention from
the admittedly pressing problems of the mother campus to those problems which were
relatively just as pres sing for the younger and smaller campus.
They were just as
real - more so because they were ~problems.
In summary, I am neither unaware of your anxieties nor callous toward your
genuine need for support and understanding.
I came from a similar environment.
The second general observation has to do with the role and function of a system
office.
Before accepting the invitation to come to my current position, I visited with
some experienced and trusted friends who were serving as presidents of systems.
I
received a great deal of advice and warning - and it has all been borne out by my experience of 2 6 months.
Without exception my counselors made it clear that the chief
executive officer of a system will not be loved by the campus components - it simply
is not in the cards.
The very nature of the position makes it subject always to charges
of favoritism, of arbitrary action, of meddling in campus affairs on the one hand and of
�-4ignoring the campus on the other hand, of absentee landlordism, of duplicity, of lack
of support for this or that campus, for always being at the other campuses - wherever
they may be.
In general, the position - by assumption - is Machiavellian in character.
Let me assure you here today that those broad charges are indeed part and parcel of
each campus in this system, although UNO - if my information is correct - may well
be the system leader in this category at the moment.
However, your lofty position
is not unchallenged by the other campuses.
Like most members of the human race I would enjoy being loved by my fellow
man.
However, I do not have that as first on my list of personal priorities - other-
wise I would not have accepted this assignment.
What I do have as my highest per-
sonal priority is to do my job as President of the University of Nebraska to the very
best of my ability - utilizing all the vigor and imagination and competence that I can
muster and all the courage necessary.
If, in the process, this earns the love and
respect and admiration of my colleagues on the campuses, then that is a welcome
bonus - and I shall be grateful.
What is the major role of my office? This is a fair question and I shall answer it.
My job is to provide the leadership, in every way possible, to help make the
University of Nebraska - as a system - the finest educational enterprise which can
be developed with the resources available.
This means that difficult decisions must be made - decisions which in many
instances will be unpopular in some quarters.
some one I those decisions must be made.
But at some point I at some time, by
That happens to be my job.
With the best
advice I can get, with careful consideration of the alternatives available and the
�-5likely consequences of each of those alternatives, I shall make the decision in each
case based on the single criterion of what best serves the goals of the total University and, through the University, the best interests of the State of Nebraska.
From
that point the matter rests with the judgment of the Board of Regents.
Enough of the general observations.
cerns which are of interest to you.
Let us turn to some of the specific con-
I am told that there are deeply held feelings by
many on this campus that UNO has not fared well - that it is a stepchild of the system.
Other frequently reported charges are that the system office is merely an extension of
the Lincoln campus - that no one there really cares about the development of UNO or
about its role.
I am told that in its most extreme form it is held by some that there is
a kind of grand conspiracy designed to keep UNO from emerging, from developing,
from becoming what it can and should become.
Let me be direct in responding to these concerns.
I do so not in a spirit of
defensiveness, but rather in the spirit of reviewing the facts as they exist from my
vantage point. Admittedly I may view these facts with a bias.
The one salient point
which must be made is that neither I, nor my office, has communicated effectively
with the UNO campus - and I propose that we begin today to close that communications gap.
While I do not suggest that we can in this session discuss in depth all
the grievances - real and imagined - which I am told currently exist on this campus,
we can deal with some of the continuing and major concerns prevailing.
I. A Major Concern:
The system staff is basically a UN-L staff and, therefore,
has a built-in bias in favor of UN-L.
�-6The Facts: The system staff has seven principal officers: the president, the
assistant to the president for equal opportunity, the administrative assistant
to the president, the executive vice president for administration, the executive
vice president for academic affairs, the secretary to the Board of Regents, and
the director of public affairs.
These positions are currently held - or will be
shortly - by these persons, listed with their previous educational affiliation:
President: D. B. Varner, Oakland University.
Assistant to the President for Equal Opportunity: Barbara Coffey,
University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Administrative Assistant to the President: Pete Boughn, University of
Nebraska Medical Center.
Executive Vice President for Administration: Howard Neville, Claremont
College.
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs:
Merk Hobson, University
of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Secretary to the Board of Regents: Ralph Bradley, University of Nebraska
at Omaha.
Director of Public Affairs: Anne Campbell, Lincoln Public Schools.
In addition to these principal officers, the Vice President for Graduate
Education is Dr. Norman Cromwell from the Lincoln campus, selected by a
University-Wide search committee,; and Dr. G. Robert Ross, formerly from the
Lincoln campus, is coordinating a special statewide project.
It may be worth
noting, in responding to this expressed concern, that of the six principal positions on my staff, five have been appointed during my tenure - two came from
�-7UNO, one from the Medical Center, and two from outside the system.
I
believe that even the most critical observer will confess that the evidence
hardly supports the charge.
It should be observed further that one of the most persistent and, in my
judgment, legitimate concerns has been the physical location of the system
office - located precisely where the former Chancellor of the Lincoln campus
historically had his office.
From my first day in this position the Regents
have been dedicated to relocating this office off the Lincoln campus as soon as
finances permitted. At last this is being accomplished. A new building to house
the system staff and the Board of Regents is scheduled for occupany in September
of this year - off the Lincoln campus .
My Conclusion:
There is no substance to the charge that the system staff is
dominated by the UN-L personnel thereby carrying a built-in bias in favor of
the Lincoln campus .
IL A Major Concern: All the promises - real and implied - that UNO would be
substantially advantaged through the merger have proven to be empty promises.
The Facts: My response to this frequently heard assertion comes in several parts:
1) The enrollment at UNO in the last year prior to merger was 5, 766
full-time equivalent students.
In the fall of 1971 the enrollment was 8,750
full-time equivalent students.
This represents a growth of 52% in four years.
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2) The number of full-time equivalent faculty has grown from 2 6 7 in the
fall of 1967 - the last full academic year prior to merger - to 449 in the fall of
1971, an increase of 68%.
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�-83) The campus contained, for all practical purposes, two buildings which
were primarily academic at the time of the merger.
Since the merger the All wine
Science Building has been completed, the Kayser building has been completed ,
a new Fine Arts building is nearing completion, funding for a new $ 3 . 5 million
classroom-office building was appropriated last week, and planning money for
a major new library has been provided.
There is a real possibility that this
new library will be under construction within 15 months.
Beyond this, $1 million
has been provided for land acquisition since the merger.
4) The student credit-hour load per full-time equivalent faculty member
has moved from 348 in the fall of 1968 to 287 in the fall of 1971, a reduction
of 17. 5%.
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This was occurring at a time when teaching loads were increasing
on the Lincoln campus and generally throughout higher education.
While the
student credit hour load per FTE faculty member at UNO was 28 7 in 1971, the
comparable figure for UN-L was 253. As you know, the substantial graduate
and professional programs at UN-L require a heavier input of teaching resources.
It is quite clear that this teaching load will be reduced again in the fall of 1972
on the UNO campus, while it will grow again on the Lincoln campus.
5) A final bit of data on this subject.
In the fall of 1967 the budget
available in support of each full-time equivalent student was $1,023 - the
operating budget from all sources for education and general operating expenses.
In the fall of 1972 this same figure will grow to $1,347 per full-time equivalent
student - an increase of 32 % over the five-year period.
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My conclusion: Contrary to the suggestion that UNO has not benefited from the
merger, this campus has achieved dramatic improvements in the level of support provided during those five years.
This is all the more noteworthy when we
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recognize that this was a period of relative austerity in higher education, both
in Nebraska and nationally.
derstood.
funded.
Let me be sure that this conclusion is not misun-
There is no implied notion from my standpoint that UNO is adequately
My point is simply that progress has indeed been substantial during
these years of merger.
III. A Major Concern:
UNO is relatively disadvantaged by the system office when
the budget requests are submitted and, hence, when they are finalized.
The Facts:
The system office recommended to the Board of Regents in September,
1971, that a special operating budget supplement of $100 per full-time equivalent student be recommended for UNO in an effort to improve the relative budget
position of UNO.
The Board unanimously approved this recommendation.
It
should be noted that this recommendation originated in the system office - not
on the UNO campus.
The final operating budget request approved by the Board
of Regents called for an increase in general fund appropriations for UNO of
34.3%, while the increase requested for UN-L was 8.8 %.
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I am persuaded that
reasonable and informed people would agree that this did not represent budgetary discrimination against UNO.
The final action of the Legislature, after considering Governor Exon' s
recommendation, was reasonably parallel to the Regents' recommendation.
It
deviated only in further widening the gap between the increase for UNO compared to the increase for UN-L.
The final figure gave a general fund increase
of 31. 4% for UNO compared to 3. 5% for the Lincoln campus.
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The current appropriation comparison may be put another way.
When con-
sideration is given to new dollars appropriated for general operating purposes,
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UNO received an increase of $796,753, about ten times
$80,110.
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great
3.§.
UN-L's
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My Conclusion: The allegation that the system office is unconcerned about the
relative budgetary support for UNO, or that UNO is chronically disadvantaged
in budget treatment, or that the UNO budget "is made in Lincoln, therefore
naturally short-changed," simply has no basis in fact.
Those who persist in
these charges are either uninformed or deliberately building a divisive issue.
The real tragedy is that these persons have not bothered to examine the facts.
IV, A Major Concern: The UNO faculty is substantially disadvantaged in terms of
compensation when compared with the UN-L faculty.
The Facts: From my earliest days in this position I have stated repeatedly that
as a matter of policy the faculty of the University of Nebraska at Omaha should
be paid salaries as nearly comparable to those paid at the Lincoln campus as
possible, taking into account the qualifications, the experience, and the responsibilities of the persons involved.
In the spirit of furthering this objective,
I appointed an inter-campus committee to study the comparability of faculty
salaries.
This committee was established last May and has worked with some
diligence to bring to me the best possible data on the inequities which currently
exist.
This campus was represented on the committee by Professor Camp in
political science, Professor Hess in sociology, Professor Lane in English, and
Professor Prestwich in marketing.
The Lincoln campus representatives were
Professor Dudek in psychology, Professor Gradwohl in law, Professor Roesler
in economics, and Professor Voss in home economics.
Vice President Neville
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served as committee chairman.
The committee s ubmitted it s report to the f3oard of Regent s la s t Su.turday
and I suspect most of you here are generally familiar with the findings.
Ac-
cording to their report they confined their comparability measures to 1) the
level of formal education (terminal vs. non-terminal degree) and 2) the number of years of full-time collegiate teaching experience.
The raw data used
in the study was verified by the deans of the appropriate colleges on the two
campuses.
The study was limited to those three colleges on each campus where
there is direct comparability: the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, the Colleges
of Business Administration, and the Colleges of Education.
In order to simplify
the comparison, any added responsibilities because of graduate level instruction
were ignored. Admittedly these broad measures of comparability were somewhat
crude, but the committee felt they were workable.
The committee submitted five findings, but the crucial part of the report
is contained in Finding No. 1:
"1.
There is no compelling evidence that there is a consistent pattern
of salary differentials favoring either UNO or UN-Lover the other campus.
Rather, the study reve aled a number of differentials, some of which favor segments of faculty on each campus.
Further, the study indicated that within e ach
campus there exist unexplained salary differentials between segments of the
faculty."
This statement came as a surprise to me, as I suspect it did to you.
I
had concluded, bas e d strictly on superficial evidence and rumors, that there
was a fairly substantial salary differential between the two campuses.
The
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report points out that the Lincoln campus tends to be advantaged salarywise
at the higher ranks and th e Omaha cumpus udwrntv.god v.t the lower ranks.
Based on the framework used in this study where a position-by-position comparison of the full-time, 9-month faculty involved in these three colleges was
used, it would require no more than $20,000 to correct those inequities uncovered by this committee in the three colleges combined.
It is interesting to
observe also that this study covered approximately 84% of the total UNO full-time
9-month faculty and approximately 69% of the total UN-L 9-month full-time faculty.
The study does underscore the fact that there are intra-campus inequities
but this comes as news to no one in the academic community here or elsewhere,
and these inequities are a matter of local campus consideration.
My Conclusion:
Based on the results of the study of this intercampus faculty com-
mittee, I can only conclude that the frequently stated and emotionally charged
issue of gross inequities in salary treatment between the two faculties is not
founded in fact.
It would be my hope that each member of this faculty would
secure a copy of the committee report and study it in some detail.
I am quite
certain that many members of the faculties both here and at Lincoln will quarrel
with the methodology used in this study and with some of the definitions of
terms.
Even so, the plain and hard truth, based on the best evidence available,
tells us in the words of the committee report that "there is no compelling evidence that there is a consistent pattern of salary differentials favoring either
UNO or UN-Lover the other campus."
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V.
A Major Concern:
The reorganization of the Colle ge of Engi neering is but a
forerunner of additional
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stepchild relationships between t he Omaha and the
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Lincoln campuses.
The Facts:
In order to intelligently discuss the reorganization of t h e College of
Engineering, it is necessary to consider the context in which this decision has
been made.
Let me remind you that my office has the responsibility for coordination
where such coordination holds promise for improving the educational program,
and that my office ha s the responsibility for making broad policy decisions
which affect the educational well-being of the entire University . We are a
new system and, as I indicated earlier, a system established with a minimum
of pre-planning.
In establishing this system t~e hope was that it would permit
a more efficient and effective allocation of those resources available to serve
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the educational needs of Nebraska.
It was in the light of this overriding re-
sponsibility that I spent the first 18 months trying to get some sense of program
identification and organization. After this overview it was my conclusion that
the University can serve its purposes more effectively by making certain program adjustments.
In October of last year I asked the Regents to authorize my office t o t ake
a look at four specific programs with the view of some rearra ngement of admin istrative alignr:nents and, in some cases, physical locations.
The first of these
was the Graduate School of Social Work, which has historically been an integral
part of the Lincoln campus. With the merger in effect and with the Omaha c ampus clearly designated as the urban campus of the System , it seemed only
�-14logical that the Graduate School of Social Work have this campus as it s ba se
of operations rather than the Lincoln campus.
It was my recommendation that
w e physically move and administratively reassign the Graduate School of So cial Work to the UNO campus. This decision was made , although it require d a
great show of educational statesmanship on the part of the faculty, the students,
and the Director of that School to accept the decision gracefully.
because it made better educational sense.
They agreed
That decision is now finalized.
The
Graduate School of Social Work will be a part of the University of Nebraska at
Omaha.
A second area which called for another look was the School of Nursing
which operates exclusively at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Be-
cause there is a shortage of trained nurses and because there is a promising
source of talent in the collegiate population, I proposed that we consider an
extension of the nursing education program to the Lincoln campus with the hope
that the clinical facilities of the several Lincoln hospitals could reinforce the
the academic programs available on the campus.
It was my recommendation
that this extension of the program be offered at the earliest possible date but
with the clear understanding that the Lincoln-based program would be administratively responsible to the Dean of Nursing on the Medical Center campus
and would be considered a part of a unified School of Nursing of the Universit y
of Nebraska. This' recommendation has been approved.
The d e cision has been
finalized, and the plans are under way.
The third area to be studied was the program in pharmacy, again historically located on the Lincoln campus.
It was my judgment that pharmacy
�-15is an integral part of the health care profession and that it made good sense
to have the College of Pharmacy physically and administratively identified
with the program in human medicine.
It was mi recommendation that this
program be physically and administratively moved from the Lincoln campus ,
and assigned to the Medical Center. This location was approved, the action
was finalized, and the physical move will begin this fall.
This decision was
not viewed with cries of joy from either the faculty or the students in the pharmacy program, but they, too, accepted the decision gracefully because they
believed it to be consistent with our efforts to allocate our resources wisely.
This brings us to the College of Engineering at UNO. There is much
history which some of you know and which I shall not retrace today.
I shall
simply point out that the program in engineering education on the Lincoln campus, while substantial in size and in history, is still far from distinguished.
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The engineering program at UNO in its entirety has averaged fewer than 40
graduates annually over the course of the past five years.
There are currently
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14 full-time faculty members in the UNO College of Engineering, excluding
the Engineering Technology program.
None of the engineering programs at
UNO are accredited.
From where I viewed the situation in engineering education within the
System, these facts seemed clear:
1.
The engineering education responsibility in this State falls to the
University of Nebraska.
2.
education.
We do not now have even one distinguished program in engineering
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3.
The people of Nebraska will not support and probably should not
support two major colleges of engineering.
4.
Engineeri~g enrollments are declining nationally, which strongly sug-
gests that we should exercise a good deal of care to avoid overcommitting
our internal resources to programs in engineering which are costly and, for
which there may not be sufficient student demand.
These are dollars which
could be available to strengthen other programs.
In view of these factors, and in keeping with my responsibility to make
each dollar available work to its maximum, I recommended after a series of
consultations with Dean Dennehy, Chancellor Blackwell and Dean Gaines
from UNO, and Chancellor Magrath and Dean Hanna from UN-L that the two
programs in engineering be consolidated administratively into a single College
of Engineering located at Lincoln but serving both campuses, both communities,
and the State. We have made it clear then, as we do now, that no student currently enrolled shall be disadvantaged.
We have made it clear that no faculty
member will be asked to physically move from Omaha to Lincoln. We have emphasized that a quality engineering education opportunity must be provided for
students attending the Omaha campus. We have repeatedly underscored the
fact that graduate engineering programs should be made available on this campus by the combined faculty to meet the engineering needs of this Greater Omaha
community.
This recommendation has been approved and finalized, and we are moving
toward its implementation.
�-17Finally, let me point out that there has been no thought given to any
further such consolidations or reassignments and none are under consideration.
My Conclusion:
The decisions made in each of these four cases were made for
sound educational and economic reasons.
I am in total support of each of
them even though in each case there was a notable lack of enthusiasm on
the part of the persons involved in the programs.
This is both understandable
and inevitable, but again my respon3ibility is to recommend those actions
which appear to be in the best interests of the students, the University, and
the State of Nebraska. This I did and this I shall continue to do.
I have observed, interestingly, that the anguish expressed on the Omaha
campus is at least matched on the Lincoln campus.
There are recurrent rumors
that the next programs to be moved from Lincoln to Omaha are Law and Dentistry.
These rumors are totally unfounded, as are the rumors on this campus that Business Administration and Education are next in line for consolidation. While
these kinds of rumors are great fun at cocktail parties, they have no basis in
fact and I think it is fair to say that they contribute little to the growth and development of the University of Nebraska.
VI. A Major Concern:
The Search Committee for the Chancellor of this campus was
somehow controlled and manipulated by the System office.
The Facts:
I am sure you know that for a combination of reasons we have faced
the necessity in the past twelve months of seeking new Chancellors on each of
the three campuses. In each case we established a search committee based on
generally accepted procedures and in each case we have followed to the best of
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our ability the recommendations made by these committees. You might be
interested to know that the procedure followed has been e ssentially identical
on each of the campuses.
The committee on the Lincoln campus consisted of five members of the
faculty designated by the faculty itself, three members of the student body
designated by the student government, three members of the administrative
staff designated by the Council of Deans, a representative from the System
office designated by the President, a representative of the Alumni Association,
and a representative of the UNO and Medical Center campuses designated by
those campuses.
The Medical Center committee consisted of five members of the faculty,
two members of the staff, two private practitioners (the President of the Douglas
County Medical Society and the President of the Nebraska State Medical Associa tion), a student, a representative of the System office, and representatives
from the Omaha and Lincoln campuses.
The committee at UNO was composed of five faculty members chosen by
the faculty, three students chosen by the student government, three staff members designated by the Council of Deans and the Acting Chancellor, a representative of the System office, a representative of the alumni, a representative of
the Regents Study Commission, and representatives from the Medical Center
and the Lincoln campus.
The instructions to each committee were essentially the same.
They
were asked to submit no fewer than five nor more than ten names to the Board
of Regents, names representing the most able persons whom they believed
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They were each advised of the procedure
established by the Board of Regents some time ago that it would be preferred
that the committees not engage in personal interviews.
It is the judgment of
the Board that interviews in many cases cause a likely prospect to withdraw
rather than run the risk of personal embarrassment.
Each committee was in-
structed that its function would be concluded when it submitted the list of
'
nominees - the Board of Regents would make the determination from the list
submitted.
Further, each committee was given my personal assurance that ·..
if
for any reason the choice could not be made from the list submitted, I would
urge the Regents to return to the committee and ask for a supplemental list.
This procedure has been followed with no exceptions.
One may argue, as many have, with the procedure adopted by the Board
of Regents.
There are obviously other methods followed by other universities.
Yet this is a prerogative reserved for the Board of Regents and it is the judgment of the Board that this procedure has been effective for this institution a judgment with which I concur.
The procedure followed at UNO was in no way
different from the procedure followed on the other campuses.
From the first
list submitted, three nominees seemed to have the qualities which all of us
were seeking.
the position.
In order, each of the three declined to give consideration to
It was the Regents' judgn:ient and one which I shared, that we
should ask the committee to reconvene and submit additional names.
In re-
sponse to a direct question from a member of the committee I did, for the first
time in any of the three search procedures, offer the names of two possible
candidates - one in Wisconsin and one in California.
I did so reluctantly and
�-20tried to make it clear that neither of those persons was a personal candidate.
In fact, I had never met either of the gentlemen.
I was simply passing on
recommendations from persons whose judgment I trust.
In making those sug-
gestions I pointed out that there was a growing sense of urgency about getting
this position filled since the budget-making season was approaching rapidly
and since three of the six deanships were interim appointments.
I believe that most reasonable people would have shared my personal resentment at the rather strong implication from some members of the committee
that I was trying to push a personal candidate on the committee - trying to
manipulate the procedure.
That allegation was unfounded, untrue, and unfair.
The committee proceeded with its work and submitted an additional eight names,
none of whom were suggested by me.
As you know, Dr. Ronald W. Ros kens, Executive Vice President of Kent
State University, was approved by the Board of Regents as the new Chancellor.
For your information let me point out that none of the eight candidates on the
list submitted received more votes than did Dr. Ros kens, according to the report by Professor Camp.
He seemed to be quite universally acceptable to the
members of the committee based on the evidence which they were able to acquire.
My own inquiries substantiated the judgment of the committee and I recommended
Dr. Ros kens to the Board of Regents. After a personal visit with the full Board,
the Regents unanimously concurred.
inee.
The position was offered to no other nom-
He was the first choice of those available from my standpoint and from
the standpoint of the Board of Regents, and I am personally delighted that he
had accepted the Chancellorship.
�-21-
My Conclusions:
The unfortunate and unhappy rumors about manipulation of the
Search Committee for the UNO Chancellor simply are not true.
The committee
may not agree with the general guidelines established for their operation, but
it must be recognized that the guidelines for the UNO Search Committee were
the same as those prescribed for the Medical Center and the Lincoln Campus
Search Committees.
I do believe they are workable and that they have worked.
In this very candid and straightforward statement to you today I have attempted
to do what perhaps should have been done months ago.
I have tried to lay before you
as honestly as I know how specific answers to specific rumors which have from time
to time been brought to my attention.
I am sure that others need to be addressed and
they will be in the days and weeks which follow.
are not satisfactory to some of you in this room.
lieve them to be.
I am equally sure that many answers
Yet these are the answers as I be-
I have confidence in the fundamental fairness and integrity of the
great majority of those of you assembled, and I urge you to work as diligently as
have I to uncover the truth in response to rumor.
The record is abundantly clear that this campus, far from being neglected and
ignored by the System office, has indeed fared extraordinarily well in the course of
these past two years.
I do not believe there is any evidence which any of you in this
room can submit to substantiate the explicit or implicit allegation that UNO has been
deliberately disadvantaged in its treatment - budgetary or otherwise.
I have elected to make this direct commentary on the concerns prevailing on
this campus for two reasons.
�-22-
First, it is imperative thut facts be the basis for judgments rather than emotion
and rumor.
Second, I am convinced that UNO is now poised for a major period of development as an urban university.
On more occasions than I would want to recount,
both within this State and outside this State, I have contended that the Omaha campus
has an extraordinary opportunity to emerge as a model urban university.
The timing is right, the setting is right, and now with the relative budgetary
advantage which UNO enjoys, we have an opportunity to move boldly to a new plateau of achievement on this campus.
There are many excellent teachers and scholars on this faculty.
I have been
especially impressed with the enthusiasm and the imagination and the quality of
many of the young faculty members who have been assembled during these past two
or three years.
The physical facilities are unfolding to permit breathing room for both man and
vehicle.
I am totally convinced that the leadership in the Omaha community stands ready
to be mobilized in support of this new era at UNO.
There is growing evidence of a
readiness to join hands in building distinction on this campus.
The report of the
Regents Commission involving more than 100 leading citizens of the community serves
as evidence of the eagerness to help in the joining of the University and its constituency.
The fiv e-year plan, even in its approximate form, points out some exciting
areas for growth and development on this campus and it is my hope that you are
�-23approaching with enthusiasm and imagination the refinement of this first approximation.
Beyond all these factors which point to a new era at UNO, let me underscore my
personal enthusiasm for your new Chancellor.
came up with his name.
these past few weeks.
I did not know him until your committee
I have made it my business to learn a great deal about him in
The qualities which stand out above all others , in my judgment,
are that Ron Roskens brings to this campus a surprisingly broad base of administrative
experience, a keen understanding of scholarship and of the educational process, a
love for this part of the world, a professionalism which will serve the University well,
and a lovely and gracious wife.
ing to the man.
Equally important are the personal qualities belong-
From e v ery bit of evidence I have been able to acquire - and this has
been reinforced from numberous sources - he brings those invaluable and crucial qualities of enthusiasm, energy, imagination, courage, integrity, and aggressiveness.
knows what a university is about.
He knows quality.
He has been through a baptism
under fire in terms of administrative frustrations and complications.
ordinarily experienced for his 39 years.
covered Ron Ros kens.
He is extra-
I commend the committee for its having dis-
I give you my unqualified commitment that he comes with my
full confidence and my full sup port.
The mission which you face and I face - and the mission which Chancellor
Roskens faces - is not to be concerned with the real or imagined grievances of
yesterday, but rather to recognize the opportunity which is ours today, and to harness the unique potential belonging to this University in this community at this
moment in history.
He
To do this will require the best and most productive attitudes
�-24and efforts of those able professionals on this faculty and staff.
It is to this ob-
jective that Ronald Roskens has made a personal commitment, and it is this objective that I personally, publicly, and enthusiastically endorse .
I urge you - each of you - to join in this promising new era - this new
beginning - for the University of Nebraska at Omaha. It promises great excitement.
�FOOTNOTES
1
Municipal University of Omaha, Enrollment Statistics First Semester
1967-68 As of September li, 1967; and University of Nebraska at Omaha, Enrollment Statistics First Semester 1971-72 As of September IT, 1971. For both
terms, full-time equivalent student is defined as either 15 undergraduate student credit hours or 12 graduate student credit hours.
2
Data obtained from 1967-68 Municipal University of Omaha Budget, and
1971-72 University of Nebraska at Omaha Budget as revised. Full-time equivalent faculty is the sum of FTE, of those with academic rank or graduate assistant
appointment, budgeted in teaching departments.
3
The student credit-hour load per full-time equivalent faculty member is
simply total SCH for the fall term divided by budgeted faculty:
Fall
1968
1971
4 see Table:
Year
1967-68
1972-73
Fall
SCH
109,439
129,137
Fall Budgeted
FTE Faculty
314.68
449.08
SCH Per
FTE Faculty
347.8
287.6
REGULAR SESSIONS EDUCATION
AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES
OR BUDGET, UNO: 1967-68 and 1972-73a
Expenditures
or Budget
$ 5,896,386b
12,224,008
Fall FTE
Students
5,766
9,074c
Expenditures or
Budget Per FTE Student
$1,023
1,347
a "Regular Sessions Education and General Operating Expenditures or Budget"
is defined as all Education and General programs minus the following: Extension
and Public Service, Summer Sessions, Computer Center, Data Processing, Public
Accounting Audit, and Special Legal Fees. The deletion of the latter four accounts
in 1967-68 was necessary to allow comparison to 1972-73 where these activities
were appropriated to University-Wide.
bThe 1967-68 OU fiscal year was only ten months due to entry into the University of Nebraska on July 1, 1968. Thus, the ten-month 1967-68 data have been capitalized by 0.833.
cEstimated for Fall 1972.
�Footnotes (continued)
5 Final budget request for General Fund operating appropriations, for UNO
and UN-L, for the 1972-73 fiscal year, compared to actual 1971-72 appropriations,
was:
1971-72
1972-73
$ 7,319,713
UNO
$ 5,449,376
UN-La
30,760,675
28,271,089
aThe UN-L data includes all programs in the UN-L organizational structure.
6
Final appropriations from LB 1476, and the actual 1971-72 data, were:
UNO
UN-L
1971-72
$ 4,899,538
27,033,253
1972-73
$ 6,439,661
I
27,984,922
NOTE: Computer Services, Legal Fees, and Public Accounting Audit were deducted
from the 1971-72 data to make the comparison to actu!l 1972-73 appropriations.
I
7 "New dollars" are available after formula continuation budget requirements
are met. The UN-L data include all operations except the University of Nebraska
School of Technical Agriculture (Curtis). The formula continuation requirements were:
For Personal Services, 2-1/2% of the 1971-72 s ~lary base, plus $200
per 1. 00 FTE, the total not to exceed $600 for any one position on
a 1. 00 FTE basis
For Nonpersonal Services, 3-1/2% of the 1971-72 base
1
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Typical Problems, Triumphs Mark OU History
OF
OMAHA
Campus Student Unrest
Hit OU Decades Ago
ateway
SPECIAL ISSUE
JUNE 30, 1968
Page I
". . . the student body held two mass
meetings. A student committee was appointed
to investigate an alleged spy system. On May
29 another mass meeting was held by the students. At this assembly the existence of a spy
system was confirmed by the President of the
University."
Sound like a story out of yesterday's paper doesn't it? Actually this was taken from
the front page of a Gateway dated Friday
September 3, 1935.
The history ,o f this University is as interesting and eventful as that of any other
growing unit of education. Names change and
people are shuffled, but the institution remains
and its heritage remains.
This institution is now on the brink of
another great step. On this occasion it might
be interesting to glance back at yesterday's
papers and see how far we've come and if
things have really changed that much.
This fall's first Gateway will undoubtedly
carry a story about enrollment crossing the
I 0,000 mark. It is interesting to note that the
first fall Gateway in 1938 ·c arried a lead story
with the headline "Record Enrollment Expectri ed to reach Thousand Mark".
Gateway workers were shocked to find
that in 1938 for an entire semester the Gateway printed the slogan "We use the news
that's news to youse" on the front page of
each edition.
Nine Presidents Have Led OU
Since its beginning in 1908, the University of Omaha has had nine presidents, all of
whom have contributed to the growth and
advancement of the University.
The founder and first president was Dr.
Daniel E. Jenkins who served without salary
for the first I I years. The Board of Directors
voted him an annual salary of $4,000 in 1919.
Jenkins had many good offers to leave
for better positions, but he turned them down.
He found happiness here, serving where it was
reeded, even with "odds against him", wrote
the Rev. Charles Herron, a member of the
first faculty.
Dr. Karl F. Wettstone had a short term
as president from 1927 to 1928. He left after
a year because the school was not standardized in accordance with the requirements of
in North Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools, due to financial difficulties. OU was not accredited until 1939.
The third president, Dr. Ernest Wesley
Emery, served from 1928 to 1930. Wesley
believed in a strong, agqressive athletic program and more funds for buildings, equipment and endowments.
Dr. W. Gilbert James served as acting
president at three different times. While Dr.
Jenkins was on leave of absence in 1926 and
1927, and again in 1928 and 1930-31. James,
whose f;elds were English and speech, came
to the University in 1919 as dean of the
college.
Dr. William E. Sealock, president from
1932 to 1936, was the first president of the
municipal university and is credited with rais-
ing a medi.o cre faculty staff to a superior
status.
His refusal to condone an alleged campus
spy ring to report possible communist activity
of faculty members resulted in his ouster by
Regents, Regent and f acuity resignations,
student protests and calls for investigation.
The sixth president of the University,
Rowland Haynes, served from 1936 to 1948.
He was responsible for the expansion of the
School of Adult Education, and the creation
of the College of Applied Arts and Sciences.
He also introduced accreditation by the
North Central Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools.
Dr. Milo Bail, seventh president of the
University, served from 1948 to 1964. At
this time enrollment increased by two-thirds,
the Fieldhouse, Gene Eppley Library, Applied
Arts Building, and Student Center were completed, and the Colleges of Business Administration Education and Adult . Education were
established.
Dr. Leland Traywick became president
followinq Bail but left in 1966. Traywick
fought hard to win a 2 mill increase for OU
which was denied in a city election.
The ninth and current president of OU,
Dr. Kirk Naylor, fac ed with University financial problems, began and successfully accomplished the merger between OU and the University of Nebraska giving OU the chance to
grow and expand. Working closely with
Chancellor Hardin, Dr. Naylor will continue
to supervise progress for the good of Nebraska University students.
On November 4, 1938 the Administration
Building was officially dedicated and OU was
tagged the "million dollar university".
In 1939 the athletic teams of OU
dropped the title Cardinals for the Indians. The
following year there was a great deal of discussion concerning the dropping of football
at OU. Rowland Haynes, then OU President
had commended Chicago University for dropping football. The Gateway ran a poll involving about half the students of the University.
The students voted 6 to I in favor of football.
In 1940 when OU basketball star Don
Pflasterer was asked his secret of success he replied, "Practice and you won't need Wheaties". Now the Dean of Student Personnel, he
then had racked up an abundance of athletic
achievements and planned a career as an
athletic coach.
On the more sensational side, the March
15, 1940 Gateway lead headline read . . .
"Karen Andre Faces Murder Rap". 'I loved
him' says prisoner." The whole thing was a
piece of promotion for Ayn Rand's play "The
Night of January 16" which was to start at
OU that week.
In more recent times, the Gateway noted
expansion in its May 9, 1960 issue. The Applied
Arts, now Engineering, and Student Center
buildings were dedicated.
The OUampi Room first opened its doors
on Monday, May 9, 1960.
Undoubtedly other headlines on new
buildings, new people, and new situations will
fill the Gateway in years to come.
Some will be colorful, some will be repetitous. But all will reflect what this institution
is and where it is going.
�160 Years Of Combined Growth-Progress
President Naylor speaks Omaha
University's case before the Nebraska legislature.
The path · to the merger began in early
January, 1967. Plans were revealed by thenacting-President Kirk Naylor for a proposed
OU-NU merger. The merger bill, LB 736, was
drawn up and passed its first reading in March.
In April the Unicameral passed the OUNU merger bill 31-18. The bill was slated to
take effect July I, 1968, when signed by Governor Norbert Tiemann and after being approved by a vote of the people of Omaha.
In October former Nebraska Governor
Frank Morrison sparked opposition to the
merger when he suggested that OU expand
into Elmwood Park. The "Friend of the Parks"
Committee took up arms over the proposal
which was Morrison's alone. No organized opposition to the merger ever appeared, but
State Senator Henry Pedersen of Omaha was
considered the most,outspoken opponent.
In late October the OU Regents set the
date for the merger election for December 12
to coincide with the city bond election. OU
students began taking an active part in campaigning in November. Students helped by
passing out yard signs and doornob hangers
and by manning the polls on election day.
When election day came, all the work
was rewarded as Omahans said yes to the
merger by a vote of almost four to one. On
the day after election day, NU Chancellor
Clifford Hardin came to Omaha to address
OU Faculty and students who, together with
students in Lincoln, will make Nebraska University the twentieth largest in the nation.
One of Omaha University's most ardent supporters in the Legislature was Scottsbluff
Senator Terry Carpenter, left.
�Make Nebraska S Future Appear Bright
The merger campaign was supported enthusiastically by the students who manned the
polling places, passed out literature and distributed signs.
President Kirk Naylor of Omaha University and Chancellor Clifford
Hardin of Nebraska University met to discuss future plans after the merger election.
�Merger Makes NU 20th Largest University
UNO's Metro-Role
lends Campus Identity
OF NEBRASKA
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JULY I , 1968
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A Brand New Era Beckons
Nebraska UAthletic Teams
Omaha athletic teams have enjoyed reasonable success under the label Omaha University. Football squads have played in and
won two bowl games. In 1954 Don Cardwell's
Indians defeated Eastern Kentucky. The 1962
CIC champions downed East Central Oklahoma in the All-Sports Bowl in, Oklahoma
City.
On the diamond, the Indians under coach
Virg Yel kin have not seen too many famines or
failures. In 1959 and 1965, Yelkin guided his
charges to the runner-up spot in the NAIA
national tournament.
This past spring, the baseball Indians were
beaten in the Area tourney by William Jewell,
the eventual NAIA champ.
Wrestling is now enjoying a fast-born
success. Don Benning, present coach, has
guided the mat forf:unes to a runner-up spot in
the NAIA national tourney.
Next season, under the new banner, the
campus will host the NAIA national tournament. Perhaps then the Indians will achieve
the long-awaited national title.
were defeated by Chadron State in the Area
NAIA playoffs in 1967. A victory would have
sent the Indians to the national tourney.
The certain rush of new outstate students
to this campus can only help the athletic program.
Enrollment, according to school officials,
is expected to jump to the point where, in a
few years, the Omaha campus' students will
outnumber those on the Lincoln campus. The
quality of athletes should rise along with the
quantity.
The improvements needed for so long
will be possible with more money available for
building purposes. Stadium lights and permanent stands on the east side could be in the
near future. An addition to the Fieldhouse
has been in the planning stages for years.
As ,o ne looks at the past, it is hard to
imagine that the athletic program of a school
this size could improve, but as one looks ahead
it is hard to envision anything but improvement.
Track fans have cheered record-setting
performances by Ken Gould , Roger Sayers
and Terry Williams.
There are factors that have already been
seen that will improve athletics and certainly
there are other fact.ors which will take place
to add to this improvement.
Basketball, golf and tennis squads, though
not deficient in championships, have not journeyed to national tournaments . The cagers
For sports, initramural or intercollegiate,
the merger must be looked at as an era of
advance.
"The future only, is our goal. We are
never living, but only hoping to live; and looking forward always to being happy, it is inevitable that we never are so."
So said Blaise Pascal, 17th century French
religious philosopher. And yet with the merger of the University of Nebraska and the
Municipal University of Omaha the people
must look forward t.o the future while developing the present.
Dr. Kirk Naylor, president of the Omaha
campus, stated this aptly when he remarked
"We will expand our services and offerings
in the future but never at the cost of maintaining academic excellence."
"We will continue all of our present programs" he continued," and I believe we will
remain largely a metropolitan university."
But the university, in this age of challenge and fear, progress and disappointment,
advancement and reversal, will play and increasingly more important role in the lives of
the members of the community.
Omaha University in its past has spoken
well for this aspect of its curriculum. The
night coures offered on the Omaha campus
are the envy of many other universities. Every
year a large number of citizens attend school
to aid them in their professional ,pursuits.
But the merger will not only usher in a
new era for UNO it will see the passing of
the municipal university in Nebraska.
.
The merger will , in a sense, end the self
imposed isolation which t he university has
placed upon itelf.
The Univerity of Nebraska will be divided
· into three areas. The Linicoln campus, the
Omaha campus, and the Medical school in
Omaha.
Run by the University of Nebraska Board
of Regents, the OU Board of Regents will be
abolished.
The three campuses wi ll place the University of Nebraska twentieth in overall enrollment for universities in the nation.
UNO, located in a large metropolitan
area will experience growth perhaps surpassing the Lincoln campus in the future . The
physical growth of the university will be
forced to keep pace with the increasing enrollment.
The campus this year saw the addition
of a new group of temporary buildings to
house the increased enrollment and f acuity
members who will relieve the pressure of the
booming student increase.
A new science building, sponsored by
UNO and the federal government, is on the
drawing board. The campus is on the move.
In co-ordination with the Lincoln campus
UNO will begin to offer more graduate
courses and open up some fields ,o f doctorate
work.
But the universities of the future, especitlly one located in a large metropolitan area,
will have more responsibilities than the education of the youth. They wil play an important role in the developing of the community.
Already UNO has joined forces with
Creighton University in forming the InterInstitutional Task Force with the purpose of
bringing resources common to both universities to bear on the problem of race relations
in Omaha.
"The university should become an integral part of the community ," Dr. Naylor said,
"We are now beginning to come down out
of our ivory towers and accomplish this."
"The university in the future," said Dr.
Naylor, "will play a role in activities which
we cannot even now begin t o imagine. "
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Voters Face Important Issues:
Special Election December 12
The Proposals
Conser Serves On Citizens
Committee To Inform Electorate
To My Fellow Employees:
I am serving on a citizens committee which
is endeavoring to bring some facts to the attention of the voters about propositions to be
voted on Dacember 12. All of them have something to do with the quality of life in our city.
Some of them will affect your pocketbook and
some will not.
On December 12, 1967, in a special election, the citizens of Omaha will be
asked to vote on proposals which will appear on six separate ballots, as follows:
Ballot 1 Merger of the University of Omaha with the University of Nebraska.
Ballot 2 $4,000,000 Police and Fire Training Bonds.
Ballot 3 Charter Amendment Authorizing an Increase in the Tax Levy Millage
to Pay for Additional Police Personnel and Equipment.
Ballot 4 $4,500,000 Street and Highway Bonds.
Ballot 5 $2,650,000 Parks and Recreation Bonds.
Ballot 6 $1,500,000 Sewer Bonds.
The chairman of the Citizen's Committee to inform the public about the issues has made the following statements: "Each of the improvements included in
these proposals is vital to the future and prosperity of the citizens of Omaha.
To obtain a favorable vote, the voter must mark the YES box on each ballot.
The results are based on a simple majority of those voting on the particular
proposal.''
The Effect on Your Taxes
I hope that bringing this information to you
through a special section of the Westerner will
be helpful to you in deciding how to vote on
December 12. ·
It is important to note the effect on your taxes as follows:
1. Ballots 2, 4, 5, and 6, will not result in any increase in taxation. The rea-
The information in this section tells you
exactly where the money will be spent and
what it will buy.
I'm sure you'll find it
interesting.
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son is that the Bonds to be issued for these ballots will be issued when an
approximately equal value of bonds already issued are retired. The city is
currently retiring $3 to $3.5 million in bonds each year. The issue of the bonds
will therefore be distributed over the next three years. Yes, this means we
will keep spending our tax money at the same rate we have in recent years.
2. Ballots 1 ana 3 are off setting thus causing a net decrease in taxation by approximately one-half mill. The reason for this is that Ballot 1 will decrease
taxation by two mills and Ballot 3 will increase taxation one and one-half
mills.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT EACH BALLOT
Merger of the University of Omaha with the
University of Nebraska (BALLOT 1)
1. If approved, the University of Nebraska at Omaha will be effective July 1,
1968.
2. Lower tuition - All Nebraska residents would pay a $15 per credit hour fee.
City residents now pay $18 and non-city residents paying $28 per credit hour.
3. The tax levy on property within the Omaha city limits will decrease two
mills.
4. The Nebraska Legislature has provided that existing programs at the University of Omaha will be maintained and appropriately developed to meet
our growing needs.
5. The State Legislature has already appropriated over $4 million for the University in the 1968-1969 fiscal year, in event the merger is approved by
your vote. This amount would equate to about six mills of taxes for Omaha
property owners if they were to provide the funds . $1 million is for a much
needed classroom and office building.
6. The University will receive $625,000 in Federal funds to add three stories
to a new science building.
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�Police and Fire Training Bcfnds
(BALLOT 2)
$2,650,000 Parks y Recreation Bonds
and
(BALLOT 5)
1. Police Headquarters to replace old building at 11th and Dodge streets. Built
in 1921 for a 264 man police department serving a population of 192,000;
the same building today houses a 500 man force and serves a population of
365,000. The building is entirely inadequate for todays law enforcement requirements. Visit it at 101 South 11th street and see for yourself.
2. Fire training facilities - The only training facilities available are a small
drill tower at 30th and Hanover built in 1931 now in a residential area with
insufficient space to maneuver modern equipment now a part of the force,
and a small two-story smoke building on unpaved ground at 13th and Boyd.
With these facilities, training can only be done in summer months, weather permitting. Poor dra inage at both locations prevents use of large volumes
of water. Our fire problems today are more complex because of the use of
plastics, exotic chemicals, windowless buildings, etc., and modern fire equipment used to combat these fires.
3. How well firemen are trained has a partial effect on your fire insurance rates.
The proposed training school facilities and year round training will enable the
Fire Division to comply with the specifications for a modern fire department
laid down by the American Insurance Association.
This bond issue provides for more recreation facilities for all areas of Omaha.
It anticipates acquisition and development of parks and recreational facilities
to benefit Omahans in 100 locations throughout the City.
Charter Amendment Additional Police Personnel
and Equipment (BALLOT 3)
1. A majority YES vote will amend Omaha's Home Rule Charter to authorize
the City Council to increase the appropriation for police personnel and equipment approximately $1 million annually and to change the tax mill levy limit
from sixteen mills to seventeen and one-half mills.
2. 2. The 1966 F.B.I. Uniform Crime Report indicated that in cities over 250,000 population there were 2.7 police department employees per 1,000 population. In Omaha there were 1.4 police department employees per 1,000 population in 1966. Adding 100 policemen to the force would bring the force
size to 630; a ratio of 1.7 police department employees per 1,000 population.
The police department estimates that 100 men is the maximum number that
could be recruited and effectively trained in 1968. The records of the Omaha Police Division for 1966 show a 66 % increase in serious crimes - over
1960.
The following comments of the Omaha Public Safety Director, Mr. L. K. Smith,
are pertinent to the subject:
"An incomprehensible picture has emerged of more and more crime in ever
lc,rger - cities; police- forces, insufficient in- s iz-e;-over-exterrd~u- and spread thirr;- attempting to cope with a multitude of serious problems, with little, if any,
proportionate increase of police personnel over the past seven years.
"When this coupled with the fact of greater sophistication in techniques of the
criminal and the necessity of achieving a balance between individual rights of
the citizens and the right of society to safety, peace, and order, it is abundantly
clear why police professionalization and suh,tantially larger numbers of police
officers are essential.
"New laws are enacted and existing laws reinterpreted, and the police must
constantly adjust to the changing needs of a changing society.
"An inevitable result of manpower deficiency is the lack of crime and accident
prevention through a preventive patrol and a continuing in-service training
program. Police assignments accumulate and priorities must be assigned on
the emergency nature of the occurrence. The response to calls for assistance
is slowed and public confidence and support of the police force deteriorates."
Street and Highway Bonds (BALLOT 4)
Passage of this ballot will enable Omaha to obtain substantial State and Federal matching funds to provide for street and freeway construction programs
in all parts of the City.
The planned projects are:
Abbot Drive - from Florence Boulevard and Read Street to 20th Street East
and Carter Boulevard.
Ames A venue - from 52nd to 40th Street construction to four lanes. This will
extend the recently completed 72nd to 52nd Street projects on to 40th
which will provide four lanes all the way to Florence Boulevard.
Jackson - from 15th to 17th Street.
Paciffo - from 74th to 96th right-of-way acquisition for four lane construction.
A sanitary and improvement district is now preparing to construct a
four lane roadway from 96th Street to Interstate 680 in 1969.
60th construction from North West Radial to Ames Avenue.
84th - construction from Interstate 80 to West Center Road for four lane
roadway.
28th and Dodge - interchange to provide for construction of the connection
of Interstate 480 interchange with the North Freeway and West Freeway.
North Freeway - construction from California Street to Hamilton Street.
West Freeway - construction from 30th to 31st Streets.
Miscellaneous Street Improvements - include intersection widening, pedestrian overpasses and a variety of small constructions on major streets
to provide temporary improvement in traffic movement and traffic safety until major construction projects can be completed.
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These funds will give the people of Omaha $2 of purchasing power for every
dollar invested because the Federal Government will add a dollar for every
dollar obtained from this bond issue.
The proposed park and recreational improvements provided by these Bond
Funds are:
1. A major softball field in Benson Park.
2. Lighted baseball field in Fontenelle Park.
3. Development of recreation facilities on school grounds at 30 schools.
4. Acquisition and development of 50th and "C" park and playground m
South Omaha (50 % matching funds).
5. Development of Dodge Park - North Omaha, including construction of
roads, installation of utilities, excavation of a 25 acre lake, development of
picnic grounds, ball field development and bridle trail development. This
is a major step in the development of a family park and recreation area.
6. Rebuilding of Hanscom Park Greenhouse of major improvements.
Present greenhouse is in need
7. Purchase of park lands throughout the City with Federal-State matching
funds.
8. Construction of pavilion-type outdoor artificial ice skating rink Omaha - A community-wide facility.
9. Construction of Community Centers at 37th and "P" and one other site to be selected.
West
Christie Heights
10. Tennis court construction at Spring Lake Park, Roberts Park, Kountze
Park, Pipal Park, and resurfacing of concrete courts at Dewey and Hanscom Parks.
11. Development of new parks at - 84th and Grover (Conoco Park), 95th
and Center (West Center Park) and 105th and Hascall (Prairie Lane Park);
and improvements for family use at approximately 25 of our present parks
- t h roughout t he City.- -- 12. 3 new swimming pools - A 50 meter pool at Hitchcock Park in South Omaha, and pools in the Near North Area and in West Omaha.
13. Golf course improvements at Miller, Elmwood, Fontenelle and Spring Lake
Parks. Includes water system and improved tees and greens at Elmwood,
new greens and general improvements at Miller, Fontenelle and Spring Lake
Park. Improving parking facilities at Benson Park.
14. Construction of City-wide Garden Center available to all citizens at a location to be selected.
This is the first major park acquisition, improvement and development program for Omaha in many years.
$1,500,000 Sewer Bonds (BALLOT 6)
These bonds will finance storm and flood relief sewer programs which were classified as urgent as long ago as 1952.
The 1968 sewer program would benefit all areas of the city, eliminating chronic
backup problems, and basement and street flooding. These sewer projects are
included in the $1,500,000 1968 program:
17th and Ames A venue - flood relief sewer for an area generally bounded by
16th Street, 20th Street, Ames Avenue, and Fort Street.
26th and "Y" Street Fort Street -
to 30th Street and Upland Parkway flood relief sewer.
flood relief sewer, 24th to 27th Streets.
Storm sewer east of 90th Street - between Blondo and Cass. Without sewers,
streets in this area cannot be paved.
Deer Park Boulevard - I 80 area sewers. A sanitary and storm sewer has been
constructed from Deer Park Boulevard to the Missouri River, and will be
connected to existing sanitary sewers as well · as new sanitary sewers
after the storm and sanitary sewers are separated. This will be the first
major sewer separation completed in Omaha. The city share is estimated
at less than 50 % of the cost.
Storm sewers - for paving and flood control. For work in advance of special
assessment street construction.
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17" x 11.25" double-sided sheet, printed with black text and grayscale images on glossy white paper. The masthead reads, "Voters Face Important Issues: Special Election December 12." The broadside was produced by the Citizens Committee and includes information about all six ballot issues: the merger of the University of Omaha with the University of Nebraska (ballot 1), and police and fire training bonds (ballot 2), charter amendment additional police personnel and equipment (ballot 3), street and highway bonds (ballot 4), parks and recreation bonds (ballot 5), and sewer bonds (ballot 6).
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THE MEANING
OF "MERGER"
The University of Omaha
�The University of Omaha
FACT SHEET FOR A
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The Board of Regents of the University of Omaha and the Board of Regents
of the University of Nebraska have jointly agreed in principle on a "merger"
of the two institutions.
WHY?
Why is the University of Omaha, after 59 years as an "independent" institu tion of higher e ducation, a party to such action? There are three reasons:
1. The future of the University of Omaha faces serious financial difficulties.
A survey of the avenues of fiscal relief shows these possibilities:
a. State aid for operational funds and capital improvements
b. Private foundation grants and gifts
c. Additional increases in student tuition and fees
State aid appears to be the only feasible solution. The establishment of
a foundation is a long-range operation and time is of the essence for the
Univers ity. An increase in tuition (now $18 per credit hour for residents
and $28 per credit hour for non-residents) will continue to price more
students out of an opportunity for a college education - -600 were lost
following an increase in 1966- -and further, a tuition increase would
negate the basic purpose of the University which is to provide a quality
education at a reasonable cost.
2. The patrons of the University of Omaha in two recent elections have
strongly indicated that they believe they cannot afford increased tax sup port for the University. A recent survey indicated that almost 80 per
cent voted against the mill levy increase because taxes were too high,
and 70 per cent in the same survey indicated that Omaha University
should be state supported.
3. There is a need for coordinated cooperation in higher education in
Nebraska. Such a move between the two large universities in the state
can be the keystone of such cooperation and lead to statewide coordina tion in many other areas.
Before committing the University of Omaha to a course of "merger" with
the University of Nebraska, the Omaha Board of Regents investigated
several possible "types" of state aid:
1. The formation of a State University of Omaha. This would require a
constitutional amendment which could be voted upon, at the earliest,
in 1968, and such a plan would probably not be in operation before
1971. The Regents feel the University cannot sustain its quality programs that long while waiting for financial help.
2. The inclusion of the University of Omaha in a bill which \\Ould provide aid to junior colleges and municipal universities on a per student
basis - -plus direct legislative appropriations to the University of
operating and improvement funds. The latter part of this proposal is
thought to be illegal. The first part would provide the University
between $500,000 and 750,000 in each of the next two years. This would
m eet the normal growth needs of the first year, but the need is com pounded and such a provision would be only a "halfway" measure in the
!3econd year. And the present problem would still exist.
3. The "merger" with the University of Nebraska.
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MERGER PROVIDE:
1. Re asonable academic and administrative autonomy for the University
of Omaha.
2. The present college and departmental structure of the University of
Omaha will be retained.
3. The members of the University of Omaha faculty will hold the rank,
tenure and benefits held at the time the "merger" is official.
4. The faculties of both universities will be accorded the same rights
and privileges.
5. A common governing board will be the umbrella of both universities.
6. Approval must be given by the voters of the City of Omaha.
THE BENEFITS OF THE "MERGER" ARE MANY:
1. Financial - - Funds for the operation and capital expansion of the
University of Omaha would be appropriated by the State Legislature.
2. Student - - Reduced tuition for all Nebraska students. The tuition
rates for both universities would be the same. At the present time,
a resident student who carries 15 hours at the University of Omaha
is charged $270 plus fees while the student at the University of
Nebraska who is a Nebraska resident and who is carrying 12 or
more hours pays a blanket fee of $167 a semester. A Nebraska
student who doe s not live in Omaha and who carries 15 hours at
the University of Omaha is charged $420 per semester.
3. Taxpayer - -Such an agreement will prevent costly duplication and
competition in expensive higher education. The taxpayer will be
able to provide more education for more Nebraskans through his
tax dollar.
4. The Universities - -The two universities will be able to use facilities pooled on both campuses and to share knowledge and spe cialties and will be able to use fully the communities in which they
are located as "classrooms".
5. Nebraska - - The state will have an expanded educational horizon
through coordinated cooperation of educational programs. More
Nebraskans will be able to pursue a college education - -a benefit of
financial, cultural, and environmental import to the state.
�Twomthirds of Bills Stumble
On Long Trail to Governor
How does a bill become a the Legisl~ture, it is . read ichecks the general language,
law in Nebraska?
aloud by title only. I~ 1s then spelling, .punctuation and the
That question is asked referred to a committee by J'k
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alize their 49 slate legislators Speaker and chairman of th~
The committee then reports
wit! be faced with the task of Committee on Committees the bill to select file where
ruling on perhaps one thou- \Vorking as a team.
it is debated. If it survives
sand bills before the 1967
The standing committee again, it is returned to the
Legislature adjourns.
conducts a p u b 1i c hearing, Enrollment and R~v_iew ComIf the experience of past then votes in executive ses- mittee for final ed1t111g.
sessions can be used as a sion on whether to report the
Th.e n it is placed on final
guide, Jess than one-third of bill to general file, actually reading - where the vote is
the bills will become law.
the floor of the Legislature, taken which d e term in es
Those that do will have or . to indefinitely postpone whether it will actually be-i
traversed a long, tortuous action, tantamount to killing come law.
course. At the end of the ~he bill_. Only a majority vote
Twenty-five votes are needprocess SQme will have been is require_d to p!ace the bill on ed to become law. The measamended to the point of hav- general file.
ure, if s i g n e d by the Goving little resemblance to the
Reporters _m a Y be present ernor, takes effect 90 d a y s
original proposal.
but are confrned by the rules after the Legislature adDuring the first 20 work- ?f the Legislature to publish- journs.
ing days of the session a bill mg only_ the vote count.
If the Governor vetoes the
may be introduced by any
Occasion~lly, a se:iator will bill, the Legislature may by f
senator. After the deadline, it announc~ his committee vote three-fifths vote pass it over
is necessary for a standing for publication.
his objections.
committee to place a piece of . The· bil.l may be a1.nended
Th at process can be has- ·
proposed legislation before the I bm committee or dunng de- tened by attachina the "enier
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s~na te. An a It erna t·1ve 1s f or I ate on the floor.
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When a new bill reaches vanced to the Enrollment and become law as soon as the
Hugo Srb, veteran clerk of Rev j·e w Committee which Governor signs it.
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Reprinted from the
Omaha World Herald
�Nebraska Legislators
Your support of the merger proposal. Write your state senators
of your endorsement of the merger of the University of Omaha
and the University of Nebraska. c/o State Legislature, State Capitol
Building, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
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Rick Budd
Dale L. Payne
Henry F. Pedersen, Jr.
Eugene T. Mahoney
Harold T. Moylan
William R. Skarda, Jr.
C. F. (Pat) Moulton
Sam Klaver
Clifton B. Batchelder
Edward R. Danner
Richard F. Proud
George Syas
Miss Florence Reynolds
Ross H. Rasmussen
C. W. Holmquist
Elmer Wallwey
W.H. Hasebroock
J. W. Burbach
Bill K. Bloom
S.H. Brauer, Sr.
Herb Nore
Harold B. Stryker
Stanley A. Matzke
Jerome Warner
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Fred W. Carstens
Arnold Ruhnke
Eric Rasmussen
Richard D. Marvel
Maurice A. Kremer
Donald Elrod
Leslie Robinson
Richard L. Ely
Lester Harsh
Albert A. Kjar
William Wylie
Rudolf C. Kokes
J. James Waldron
Elvin Adamson
Ramey C. Whitney
Glenn Viehmeyer
Harold D. Simpson
George H. Fleming
Terry Carpenter
George C. Gerdes
Members of the Legislature's Education Committee: Senators
Lester Harsh, chairman; Arnold Ruhnke, William F. Swanson,
Donald Elrod, Miss Florence Reynolds, Ros::; H. Rasmussen,
George Syas, Rudolf C. Kokes.
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The Meaning of 'Merger' brochure
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NU-OU Merger
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Trifold brochure from the University of Omaha on "The Meaning of 'Merger,'" printed and distributed in advance of the O.U. merger with the Unviersity of Nebraska system. The front of the brochure features the image of the O.U. Arts and Sciences Building, the back features a list of Nebraska state legislators, and the interior flap reprints a January 29, 1967, article from the Omaha World-Herald, "Two-thirds of Bills Stumble On Long Trail to Governor." When unfolded, the interior of the brochure presents a long "fact sheet for a 'merger,'" outlining the reasons, principles, and benefits of the merger. This brochure was originally printed on many different colors of paper.
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THE MERGER FUND IS JUST OVER THE HALF-WAY MARK.
WAIT FOR JOHN DOE TO MAKE A DONATION.
CONTRIBUTION.
PLEASE DON'T
HE MADE HIS VOLUNTARY
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Flier produced by the University Senate Executive Committee, inviting members of the Municipal University of Omaha community to "Dust off those cobwebs, write a check today" for the O.U. Merger Fund. 8.5" x 11" sheet, black print on yellow paper.
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UNO
ARCHIVES
BALLOT NUMBER 1
SAMPLE BALLOT
UNIVERSITY OF
OMAHA
SPECIAL ELECTION
DECEMBER 12, 1967
Omaha UnivenityNebraska University
MERGER
"SHALL THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF
THE MUNICIPAL
UNIVERSITY
OF
OMAHA TRANSFER AND CONVEY ALL
THE CAMPUS PROPERTY BELONGING
TO THE MUNICIPAL UNIVERSITY OF
OMAHA TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A
UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE
UN IVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA,
AND TO BE UNDER THE CONTROL AND
MANAGEMENT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, ALL AS PROVIDED BY LEGISLATIVE BILL 736 OF THE SEVENTYSEVENTH SESSION, NEBRASKA STATE
LEGISLATURE, 1967?"
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4" x 9" single sheet sample ballot with the exact wording of the measure that the residents of Omaha were to vote upon on Decmber 12, 1967. "Shall the Board of Regents of the Municipal University of Omaha transfer and convey all the campus property belonging to the Municipal University of Omaha to the Board of Regents of the Uniersity of Nebraska, for the purpose of establishing a university to be known as the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and to be under the control and management of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, all as provided by Legislative Bill 736 of teh Seventy-Seventh Session, Nebraska State Legislature, 1967?" Boxes to check "Yes" or "No" were printed at the bottom of the sample ballot.
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Virtually Building a New University . • •
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YOU CAN'T stand the heat, you·d better
get out of the ·kitchen," says University of Nebraska at Omaha President Kirk Naylor as he anticipates a hectic future with obvious enjoyment.
Naylor predicts Omahans hardly will recog.
nize the venerable institution that once was Omaha 's Municipal University, as the changes wrought
by conver sion to state university status become
manifest in a few short years.
Some changes already are apparent. Summer
session enrollment leaped 23 per cent this season,
an indication that previous enrollment predictions
may have to be revised upward.
Administrators at the West Dodge institution
attribute the quick jump in enrollment to lower
tuiti.on and new state university status for credit
hours earned.
"Students are aware of the changes and have
taken much more interest in the future of the
school," Naylor says. His development officials,
in charge of making calculated guesses as to the
extent of future enrollment, say now they may
have to take previous "maximum'' estimates of
enrollment quite seriously, instead of considering
them outside possibilities.
If that does indeed turn out to be the case,
UNO may crack the 20,000-student barrier by
1977, less than a decade from now. Already, the
school expects to be pushing 12,000 by 1970 and
passing 16,500 by 1975.
Such figures necessarily imply that UNO's already strained physical plant will be utterly
swamped in the near future, and that the size
of the faculty must be doubled in less than 10
years to carry the load.
With such a rapid pace of growth, s~dom
equalled by any institution anywhere, will come
acute growing pains. The school will be tackling
so many new frontiers at once that only the
bravest of administrators might be expected t
tolerate their anticipated w or k in g conditions,
much Jess revel in them.
But Kfrk Naylor and his crew of · nteran administrators at UNO look forward to the next
decade with unbounded enthusiasm, arising in
large 1mrt from the realization that they will be
the foster parents in the birth of a totaQy new uni·
versity.
·
Rare experience though the creation of a new
institution from the ashes of the old may be, Naylor and associates aren't satisfied with that. They
want to build a completely new KIND of university as well.
The essence of their dissatisfaction with the
old pattern of municipal universities and their decision to seek something different is to be found
in the crisis of the times.
President Naylor .and bis team of educators
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DR. NAYLOR .•• men on scaffolding are changing the name of the institution he heads.
Is a Challenge and Opportunity'
find it somehow incongruous that America's major urban universities. amopg many of the most
famous institutions of the land, should be surrounded by seething urban unrest-what has come
to be known as the ··Crisis of the Cities·' in network television jargon.
UNO's administrative team and faculty mem-
Believing the development of
higher education is essential
to the future of a greater: Omaha, tl!is section is sponsored as
a public ervice by:
The
Omaha National Bank
and
Mutual of Omaha
United of Omaha
lJers feel the day is long past-if there ever was
such a day-when universities can insulate themselve from the struggle raging all 2.round them.
To remain aloof from the pressing problems of
racial tension, urban blight, underemplo ·ment and
po erty, is to negate the very · conception · of what
a university is all about, Dr. Naylor feels.
Instead, the urban public-supported university
of today should focus its efforts and attempt to
rnarshal its resources to contribute meaningfully
to resolution of the urban crisis, DI'. Naylor says.
"We're virtually building a new university,"
Naylor is fond of repeating. "It is a great challenge and a great opportunity. We are changing
the image of the university to that of a great urban institution. We hope to have the same relationship to the city that land grant universities
have had historically to the agricultural areas."
UNO is not alone in the effort. Other institutions throughout the country are beginning to find
themselves in similar situations and are groping
for answer along the same Jines.
UNO hopes to take the lead locally through
€oncentration on its Urban Studies Center, ~ relatively new campus jnstitution set up for the explicit purpose of cutting ac-ross disciplinary linea
· to get at the root ef urbaMi problems, prope~e
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solutions and involve th university In the community in the process of change.
"Jf we're imaginative enough and creative
enough. we can become one of the greatest urban
institutions of the country," Dr. Naylor hopes.
But significantly, Naylor and his staff do not
plan to measure the success of their ''urban institution'' in terms of the number of papers published or the total of doctorates in mob psychology. Rather, the men charting UNO's future hope
to have a substantiai, measurable and obvious impact on the course of events in the communitythe greater Omaha area.
"Omaha and Lincoln will continue to grow as
the rest of this part of the c o u n t r y declines i_
n
population," Dr. George Rachlord, director of development. predicted. "As they grow, their problems will become more acute. Thi is where the
w rk of the university is cut out for it."
Dr. Naylor is aware that America's institutions
&f higher learning have little in the way of accomplishment in urban affairs to point to. But in
ll. way, the Jack . of past performance encourages
r ather than discourages him, for it leaves the way
«:>pen for UNO to chart new directions.
lnevitably, charting new directions, much less
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having an "impact" in the community, is going to
make some people mad.
Naylor and his staff have no illusions about the
depth of public wrath. "We've talked it over at
great length, we have agreed that it must be done,
and we have agreed to stand behind each other,"
Naylor says of his administrators and fr.culty.
"We may have to break with precedent and
tradition in many areas. For instance , we may
find it necessary to move to take up the slack in
vocational education in Omaha, if no one else wlll
do it. It is against all tradition for a major uni·
versity to get involved in non-degree industrial
ski1ls training. It violates the ivory tower concept.
But if it is necessary, we should do it.
"Perhaps one thing we will do within a short .
time is move toward adding two-year training to
our present program of courses. That is, offer
what amounts to a junior college degree as an
adjunct to our regular courses of instruction. It
seems most persons will need two years of training beyond high school at a minimum within a
few years~ and Omaha has no junior college."
members of minority groups enrolled. But that
number is far from enough to really get the job
done. Drastic measures may be necessary to reach
large numbers of people.
I F UNO does not itself move to fill the gap in
vocational and technical education in th Omaha
area, it may take the lead in pressing for creation
of a new technical-vocation institute for the metr6
area, Nay1or indicated.
"The time has passed when we can sim11ly issue a report on something so pressing. What is
necessary now· is to make definite decisions about
what has to be done, and push for the changes. In
Dther words, the university has to cease always
pm-claiming neutrality, and, once in awhile, taud
ap to say 'this is right, and it should be done.' "
Economists and sociologists on UNO's faculty
already have pointed out the damage done to
Omaha's rate of economic growth and the di.£ficul. ·
ty of the city's underemployment problem without
some sort of facility for higher skill-level training
in technical fiel<;ls .
If Omaha wants to attract space-age industry,
it will have to train its labor pool accordingly, say
UNO's new leaders, thinking that the school may
ihave to move to take up the slack in technological
training in the metro area, particularly in electron·
ics and similar highly skilled fields.
It has even been suggested that UNO develop
a ;petroleum geology program, seemingly an u.n.
mmal field for a school in Nebraska. But Omaha,
as headquarters of Northern Natural Gas, has a
demand for specialists in the field, and with a
supply of skilled workers could become even
more important in that multi-million dollar indus·
"We're going to have to change our admission
standards," Dr. Naylor feels. "We will have to find
ways to bring undereducated children of poverty
into the school and develop educational programs
to suit their needs.
"We may have to work with the public schools
to develop remedial programs at the high school
senior level. We will have to develop our own re·
medial courses to bring them up to university
level after they get here. But it is our responsi·
bility to find a way to educate the children of the
institutional focus on the problems of the city, it
cannot lose sight of its primary role as a teaching
university, Dr. Naylor warns. "Our primary rola
is to teach. Research and community involvement
are second in priority."
In order to fulfill all these functions adequately, Dr. Naylor feels the school must hire substantially more faculty members-soon. "The only
way we will be able to free more faculty members
to research city problems and spend more time
working in and with the community is to have
more faculty m e m b e rs to share the teaching
load," Naylor predicts.
And involvement of the faculty in the community will not be taken lightly. "We are specifically
ghetto ."
and emphatically encouraging members to get in-
Dr. Naylor feels "no child of the city should be
turned down" in his quest for higher education.
volved,'' Dr. Naylor relates.
"When we are interviewing a prospective new
faculty member these days, that's one of the fin&
questions we ask him-Does he want to get involved in community problems and_ is he willing
to take the time to help the university in its goaA
of addressing itself to urban problems?"
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E can also affect the quality of lower
level education through our department of educa..
tion at the university," Dr. Naylor feels. "Our Col-•
lege of Education must develop special, specifie
programs and education.''
Dt·. Naylor fe. ls UNO's experience with tb.e
e
Teacher 'Corps, though ·s mall in numbers, has been
verv fruitful in showing the way toward improving · problem area education at the grade school
IJ.evel. The Teacher Corps aims specifically at preparing teachers to do an effective job in the most
difficult circumstances,
This year UNO graduated five members of mi•
nority groups with masters degrees in education.
It is hoped that figure can be increased .substantially in the near future, as more and more of the
school's energies are directed toward SGlution of
pressing urban problems.
Though the UNO of the future will center itJ
try.
Dr. Naylor also recognizes, as do educators
thrnughout the country, that something must b6
-done to extend university-level education to the
poor of the inner city. Again, getting the jCtb dona
may require some radical departures from the
past.
UNO already prides itself n the number of
m------About This Seetion-----.
The birth of a "new" university in Omaha
through merger of the University of Omaha
and the University of Nebraska has provided
editors of the SUN with a distinctive opportun
ity to explore @ne of the most critical elements of the futLrre we hope to build in Omaha-higher education in an urban nviron·
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ment.
It quickly became apparent that the new
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) will
become an urban university in the truest
sense of involv~ment. The SUN's editors, believing the task difficult-but necessary-set .
out in this section to focus on the future, not
to report the past.
We hope you will travel these uncharted
avenues with us and that new vistas appear
to you as they do to our editors, reporters
and tG the UNO administrators.
The section was conceived in discussion~
l,etween Publisher Stanford Lipsey, Managing
Editor Charles Hein and News Editor Robert
Guthrie.
Writing was handled by Warren. T. Frati·
eke, former SUN staffer now on the journalism faculty at UNO, and Mark Acuff, free·
lance writer and also a former staff member.
Photography and special art was in the pr@V·
ince of Chief Photographer Dwayne Brown.
Overall direction, including design, layout aad
coordination of :materials, was e:Mecuted by
Guthrie.
The cover is by Nellie Sudavicius, a Uni·
versity of Omaha graduate, who expressed the
idea that "as life depends upon vital element
to survive, the life string of an urban com·
munity must be linked to the university."
We believe it is true that the past is prologue and that the future is not an open hook
to be read at will. But it is always worth in·
quiring into and so we believEt Nellie Suda·
vicius has supplied a fitting cover by showing
"the future as a combination of edooat-ioo., Bf
the city and of man."
If the "new" university on West Dodge succeeds in hiring several hundred new faculty mem.
hers in the next few years, all of them committed
to participation in community affairs, this development in itself could have a substantial, even
revolutionary impact on Omaha in a very short
time.
'Also to be considered is the quality of the students these new faculty members may attract.
Naylor .hopes students interested in working with
faculty members concerned · with urban problems
also will make their way to UNO, and hopes in
general to see a substantial uplifting of the quality of the student body in a short time, due to the
new state university status and the excitement of
be.ing in on the building of a new kind of universiW,
I NEVITABLY, a faculty and student body committed to change in the community is going to
develop more than a little heat. It is, by definition,
impossible to agitate for change without makin~
someone, often a lot of someones, quite angry.
"Sure, we'll draw a lot of fire," Naylor says.
"But it's necessary. We just can't sit by the sidelines anymore. The faculty cannot be afraid to
speak out for fear the president won't back them
up.
. "All of my professional life, I've been told that
an institution without research is dead. I'd say·
that in these times, the urban university without
involvement in the community is dead."
Besides researching the city's problems and
agitating for improvements on the basis of tha
research, Dr. Naylor hopes UNO will be able to
contract with state, federal, and local agencies to
develop better systems and programs in welfare,
education, health services, or whatever.
"This has to be a total commitment of the en. tire university, not just the Urban Studies Center,"
Naylor emphasizes. "The center will work with all
~mlleges and departments in the process of urban
mv@lvement. A great many people are involved al.
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ready-Wayne Wheeler, bead of the USC has been
pumping them all."
When he steps back a bit from the clamor of
putting together a new kind of univ er sity on what
a mounts to a crash basis, Dr. Naylor is sometimes
almost overwhelmed by what he sees.
"When I came here eight year ago, I would
never have dreamed that any of this could come
about."
lhl!t the crush of the times bas forced it to
priated more for higher education than at any
previou s time in history.
"There is always tremendous opposition to
prog ress in education. But suppor t of education is
most essential to the functioning of a dem ocracy.
Bond issues an d mill levies always attract m ajor
opposition. A democracy exists on divergence of
op}nion. But the climate of public opinion has
come to support necessary expenditures for educ ation. We will work hard to r epresent these needs
Dr. Naylor feels profoundly that a "university
must have internal democracy to fulfill its proper
function." That is, a university is not, and cannot
be, simply an economic unit designed to sell a
service for a fee. By definition, it is a community
united in search of truth through the learning p:rocess. Since 110 one has a monopoly on truth , systems for dissent must be built in.
"I will not tolerate civil disobedience on campus," Dr. Naylor asserts. "But I will uphold and
'Get Everyone Involved...
t o the Legislature, and we are confident about the
future ."
Similarly, Naylor professes himself not bothered in the least by recent reports of student tu,rmojl on many campuses in this c o u n try and
abroad. If anything he sympathizes with student
demands for a greater role in the educational process and in the system of decision making at the
institutions they attend.
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come about, and Naylor and bis crew are trying
to respond in the most imaginative way possible.
As are schools all over the country.
State after state has moved in the past few
years to set up integrated state university systems, bringing independent "fiefdoms" under
control of unifying state boards. California js the
model, Texas the most recent example of statewide integration of all schools receiving state
funds under "superboards" of one sort or another.
Administrators at UNO and th r o u g bout the
state have little doubt that Nebraska is moving in
the same direction. The mechanism is already set
up through a state commission designated by Gov.
Norbert Tiemann to study plans to improve higher
education in the state.
It is expected that the commission on hi gher
education will lead ultimately to a perma n e n t
board supervising a state system bringing all public supported colleges and universities under· one
financial "roof."
Dr. Naylor has few fear for the finandal future of Nebraska higher education, though recognizing the state has not been what one might call
· a leader in spending for education.
"Our r apport with the Jegislature has been excelJent," Naylor . reports. "The Legislature seems
to have caught the spirit. They see us serving
what they recognize as the needs of the Omaha
metro area, and they want us to be as good as
possible. The last session of the Legislature .appro-
Significantly, Naylor and his administrative associates feel they have been spared many of the
student-faculty-administrative problems inherent
in the structures of older institutions. Since UNO
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r eady, the faculty senate has designated a representative to sit in on all Regents meetings and
speak the faculty's collective mind. In the near
fu ture, a student representative m ay be added,
with voice-thoug~ without vote- in all Regents
m eetings.
Naylor also believes in complete freedom of
the student press , and expresses interest in new
systems of supervision of the campus newspaper
to further insulate it from interference. Besides,
he notes, astute university administrators s oon
learn that much more can be done with student
newspapers through careful d i p 1 o m a c y than
through bans and censures.
One of the most promising prospects in the immediate future is the new relationship available
with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine across town. Some facilities already are bejng shared, and the two hope to cooperate on such
projects as operation of a major health center in
the city's ghetto area.
Naylor said he was tickled pink when the fac•
ulty, of its own accord, picked as the slogan for
the first year as a state university the "Improvement of Instruction."
Ultimately, that is the key to what it is all
about, "Naylor feels. "When we have learned to
instruct in the best poss'ible way, we'll be cl~e to
doing our jobs."
J1 U
niversity Must
Have Internal
ISUN
In fact, Naylor says, he feels the day may well
come when student_ and faculty bodies should be
r epresented on the school's Board of Regents. Al-
"The best way to avoid faculty and student un1
·est and trouble is to get everyone involved in ·the
educational process-in the excitement of building
a great university," Naylor feels.
"My tenure as President rises or falls on m y
a bility to communicate with the faculty and student groups."
The best way to involve the faculty an d stu.
dents in the process is through formal organizat ional channels, Naylor stresses. Faculty members now elect 21 of their number (by college) to
t he senate, meeting with five appointed by the
President, three of the five having academic rank.
"The university must simulate the real world
as much as possible," Naylor stresses. "We are in
the business of preparing people for a decisionmaking role in the world about them. To learn
how to do that, they must take part in a similar
process in the university. They must have responsibility while here jn order t o learn how to use it
wisely."
Naylor finds the pr ocess of creating his new
school "exciting and thrilling because there is
competency in abundance here."
Naylor feels the role of the administrator In
stimulating quality is to act as a catalyst, and
"managing to understand and protect the interests
of 1,000 employes."
..
.,
Naylor reports that the new faculty senate already is playing a major role in the decision-making process. Recommendations from the senate
come to his desk with regularity. He also sees the
student senate playing an increasingly greater
r ole in the process as well. Eventually, he hopes,
the two senates might be combined into one ·'university senate" with major voice in what goes on.
In the Excitement'
bas not been sadd]ed with the now-obsolete decision-rnakfng processes handed down by cumbersome tradition at so many state universities, the
s chool can approach the problem with virtually a
clean slate.
For instance, the school has set up a faculty.
senate and student senate for the first tim e this
year. The fond hope of the administrators is that
they will be able to head off and prepare for student-faculty-administration relation problems before th-ey become acute, by designing proper systems into the structure of their "new" school.
.
def end all sorts of protest and dissent expressed
in peaceful form. "
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�Computer -
, h_ Cop
T e
and
Computer
the
THE "OLD SCHOOL" COP knew how to get
ahead and it wasn't by going to school.
He breathed cigar smoke, not chalk dust or th&
faint, fresh musk of new books. He polished apples, but not for teacher.
"The only way to get ahead was through poli•
tics," said Gay1on Kuchel, head of the department
of law enforcement and correction.
But the "new school" policeman can follow
a
different path. He can make promotion points in
the classroom.
A city ruling earlier tbis month should send
.about 200 Omaha policemen to the. University of
Nebraska at Omaha for higher education. Police
Chief Richard Andersen announced the plan for
<!onverting college credit into promotion points.
Only 30 members of the Omaha force took part
in the O.U. law enforcement program last spring.
Not that the new point system was needed to
make education a way to get ahead in police
work. "Our people definitely come out on top in
promotion exams," Kuchel noted.
And Omaha policemen didn't have to look
around for evidence; they had to look up-right to
the top.
Chief Andersen was graduated from the 0.U.
program. Now he teaches such courses as police
patrol and administration.
Inspector Al Pattavina, another O.U. product1
handles classes in report writing, criminal and
traffic investigation, and police-community relations. Judge John Burke and Arthur O'Leary,
chief deputy Douglas County attorney, also lend
their professional --knowledge to the classroom.
"One of the toughest problems in tblg wbole
field is faculty," Kuchel explained. "You're not
likely to find the proper people outside of the
metropolitan areas.
"Here, all types of cases come up regularly
0
•
Computer
offered to "take everyone you send out at starting
pay in excess of $700 a month."
Competition, of course, doesn't prove Omaha's
need for "college cops." But installation of computers this summer more than hints at the changing climate at police headquarters.
And even the fiercest "get tough" philosophers
recognize advantages of crime prevention over
after-the-fact head-beating.
"Here's where the primary importance of education really lies," Kuchel said. "Much of police
work is really-I don't like to use the word-a
kind of social work.
"Most of the policeman's work is with people
with problems. By handling situations properly
they can prevent an awful lot of the problems creating the urban crisis."
Race relations improve when policemen study
ethnic groups and psychology, for example.
Kuchel consistently hears students admitting
''enlightenment" in matters where they were once
misguided by myths.
These students, their professor believes, may
make the difference between peace and riot some
summer day. And that's why Kuchel looks forward to great growth in the fall.
"Without the merger," he suggested, "we would
have been hamstrung.''
The O.U. law enforcement ·and correction program began in 1963 as one of a handful across the
nation. In 1966, there were 26 programs and there
are still only 40 four-year degree programs, with
few in the Midwest.
"They have no int~ntion of starting their own
program in Lincoln," Kuchel said.
But he believes that the UNO department will
be strengthened by developing some ties with thfi
Nebraska Law School in Lincoln. And he expects
to expand the department's services more widely
through the state, "perhaps through the university
extension division."
Graduate education, allowing work toward
· KUCHEL ••• "enlightenment" admitted.
de-
. ·D is Job Is to Prevent Problems
That Cause the Urban Crisis
and police officers receive extensive professional
experience."
Education in law enforcement and correction,
a department in the College of Continuing Studies,
will "turn more and more away from 'nuts and
bolts' courses," which will be left to. the police
agencies. "Our emphasis will be on a broadly educated law enforcement generalist," · the department head said.
Rapid technological changes in police work
demand well-rounded flexible men who can ad·
just to new ways, Kuchel emphasized.
And demand is already, literally, the right
word in some cases. Many California cities, for
e-xample, demand a minimum of two years college.
"Within a few years," Kuchel predicted, "all
· major metropolitan areas will require completion
of two years in college befo1·e promotion."
Ona California community wrota to O.U. and
grees in either law enforcement or correction,
should be considered in the future, Kuchel con·
tends. Only 15 such graduate programs now- exist.
"We must continue building our library from
scratch," he added, "due to tremendous changes
every few years."
And UNO, with federal and local cooperation,
could develop a crime laboratory.
"There is no crime lab within 500 miles of
here," Kuchel said. "If we can establish one, hlr8
a qualified man to operate it and teach, we can
serve a wide area in Nebraska, Iowa and South
Dakota plus using it for teaching purposes."
Lab services would aid in investigation ·and SO·
lution of crimes, of course.
So Kuchel expects Congressional action to
make funds available for the laboratory. This field.
of education wlll probably benefit, in a sense,
from .the nation's misfortune.
Computers and college degrees may character~
ize modern law enforcement, but some of the old
ways seem to hang on.
Law enforcement and correction is the only
academic depart~ent at the university listing a.
physical requirement for students. It's there because most jobs set similar requirements.
But current trends indicate that size rules may
be removed as more specialized jobs open.
"The biggest prdblem the Amer:i.can people ~e
before them today is the problem . of crime," tll<t
UNO professor reminded.
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ith Stronger Base for Action
1
THE
training and to prepare young men and women
for upper management positions in government."
But about two-thirds of all teaching will continue to be done by the faculty of the College of
.Arts and Sciences. And liberal arts colleges stand
~teeped in tradition.
GEOGRAPHY: The department's contributions
to urban studies research will continue and geographers will play the leading role in studies de-
University of Nebraska at Omaha includes six colleges.
What role will a traditional college play in a
changing urban university?
A strong role, according to Dean Robert D.
Harper. And a vari,ed role, according to diverse
plans projected by-chairmen of the college's 17
departments.
Generally, Dean Harper believes, "The merger
will give more depth, breadth and strength to the
collEge. We'll be on a stronger base."
He expects new trends to arise without destroying sound traditions. '·T11ere will be a tendency
l'@r the faculty to become more involved in urban
Jm:tlolcms," the .D ean said.
''But pragmatic problem-solving is not in confHct with the liberal arts tradition; it's a new dire· Uon."
Faculty members from the big college have
dominated Urban Studies Center activities.
They seed the community's cultural skies by
teaching, exhibiting and performing in the music,
art and drama departments.
And, while the college carries the university's
most basic teaching load, it still provides an array
c.f specific services to meet immediate needs.
When President Naylor put UNO to work this summer on the College Bound program, the English
department's re adi1 clinic went into action.
1g
The clinic's primary job is to .correct reading
tkffoiencies which could hurt academic progress.
Directed by John Query, the clinic first tests
~tudents, then designs individual programs to impr ,ve their skills. 'We also help develop good
itudy habits," Query added.
But the bulk of the college's resources will
c011tinue to . bolster academic programs .. Departmental plans include these projections by a nwnber of the chairmen:
*
*
*
ECONOMICS: Studies · in the urban economy,
3Jready under way in two major areas, will re·
ceive added emphasis. The first area involves
study of all aspects of metropolitan Omaha with
participation by graduate students seeking the
new M.A. and M.S, degrees in economics.
*
*
*
fining the "Omaha Area of Influence."
They'll conduct specific ·studies, draw maps and
build up tabular material on the core area of in•
fluence. "Our cartography people · wiU continue to
add a lot to the city with base maps and other
work," a department spokesman said.
More graduate theses in geography are also
expected to add to the sum of community knowledge. The department curriculmn allows empha·
sis in economic geography with several courses
focusing on urban life.
* *
*
HISTORY: A large, active history faculty will
add an Urban Historian by 1969. New course of·
ferings this fall will include Russian history and
ethnic groups in America.
History, the only department which insists on
a thesis for its M.A., expects larger numbers of
graduate students producing theses relating to
area history. About 20 theses dealing with Omaha
history have resulted in the past decade.
The department will continue inv igorath1g
Omaha intellectual life by bringing hundreds of
l1istorians i~to the city.
The Missouri Valley Conferenee of Collegiate
Teachers of History, about 400 strong, will meet
here in March, 1969, for the 12th straight year.
More than 1,400 historians and western history
buffs will gather here in October, 1969, for the
9th a nnu al Conference on Western Historv.
The state system "will provide us w·ith evergrowing opportunities for community service,"
Dr. A. Stanley Trickett said, and we welcome
these opportunities."
*
*
*
SPEECH AND DRAMA: Developing the attitudes and skills of effective oral communication
is the department's basic concern, but this effort
and community involvement will take a variety
of new forms.
For example, '·When resources become available,'' Dr. Jack Brilhart said, "we want to study
(Continued on Page 7-B)
"We know a great deal about the economy of
the nation," Dr. E. J. Steele said, "but very little of
how the economy 'under our very noses' operates.
"It is our goal to have someone capable of eco-
nomic" anaylsis in every ma.ior business and gov•
e:n:nnental unit in this area."
Reading clmic's
primary job is correct
reading deficiencies which
could hurt aeademic
prng:ress.
The second area · involves educating young
people, through metropolitan schools, to an understaning of the economy. "We are woefully
ignorant as a public and this ignorance serves
only to handicap us in our development as a great
urban complex," according to Dr. Steele.
·
"Everyone must be made to understand that
their welfare comes from production, and that the
Jatter is taking many new and intriguing forms
fo metropolitan development."
* * *
POLITICAL SCIENCE: The new university
a]jgnment will ·allow the department, as it moves
into graduate ·work, to concentrate on public ad·
ministration, and state and local government.
Perhaps as early as next year, a B.S. in public
administration n1ay be offered. "One of the crying
.eeds today is trained young people who can fill
the personnel needs of our local and state governm~nts as well as the needs of our national government," Dr. David Scott noted.
The future success
city and state go ern.:ments "depends upon having availabl a pool of
talent to help fill the void that presently exists."'
Ar1 M.A. program, planned · within several
years! "wi.H be geared to satisfy the demands of
thoo.e alre~dy in governmental 'ervice for further
of
ELARPER .... ''we'll be stronger ,,,
�FroDt '"Nothing~ to Everything
0
Grad
College
To Grow
F all the departments, schools and colleges
of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, n on e an-
ticipates the percentage growth rate of the institution's Graduate School.
Dean Carter, chief 01 the Graduate School's
burgeoning troops, says present trends indicate
the school will be the fastest growing section of
the university in the near future-at least on a
percentage basis.
The reason is simple: As a municipal university. the school had only limited graduate facilities and programs. Though perhaps a surprising
number of graduate degrees have been offer ed at
the West Dodge campus in past ye ars , the fact
has been that most serious graduate work, pa rticularly at the doctoral level. has required residency at Lincoln at the state university.
Now that UNO is a part of the state university
system, residency at Omaha will qualify fo r master's_ and doctor's programs. Additionally, the
Omaha campus will be able to share in many
graduate p,rograms offered at Lincoln.
it hopes to attract considerably more state, federal
and local money for research projects, especially
those related to the urban environment and its
problems.
"But I want to emphasize that we are not seeking research projects at the expense of our func~
tion as a t e aching institution," Dean Carter
stress ed. ewe want the research to be related to
the teaching load and to relevant community prob~
lems."
Within the near future , it is hoped UNO can be
undertaking as much research work as does the
main university campus at Lincoln, Dean Cartel.:'
said.
Along with greater funds for research and
more graduate level teaching should come a sub,•
stantial increase in the numbe-r of graduate as~
sistantships available, hence a huge jump in graduate enrollment. Every college and department of
the university has put in requests for many new
graduate assistants in the next few years.
Officials of both schools are still in the process
of discussing the details of arranging a combined
program designed to produce maximum gradua te
work for the money and facilities available at
both schools.
But there is no doubt, Dean Carter reiterates,
that the major expansion will come about in Omaha. In fact , many students seeking graduate degrees at Lincoln are from Omaha. the state's
l argest concentration of people.
First on the list of priorities of gradLi'ate personnel of both branches of the university will be
streamlining and combining facilities and work·
ing out faculty assignment plans to develop tha
most efficient system.
The goal of the planning is, ultimately, to maka
ft possible for the citizenry of Nebraska to pur sue
graduate work and tesea:rch in the most sophisticated fashion , with the least duplication and
wastage.
Thus it can· be expected that the most popular
graduate programs, such as the M.A. in education,
will be offered at both campuses. Generally, fa.
cHities for more unusual programs will be concentrated in one place or the other, or move from
£ampus to campus in rotation.
Since student~ will be able to migrate from
campus to campus without leaving the University
of Nebraska or experiencing any difficulty in
transferring credits, the system evolved should
be able to accommodate a maximum numbe r of
students with a maximum .n umber of programs
requiring minimum outlays for equipment and related facilities.
"
Dean Carter also notes that this means many
m ore faculty members at UNO will be involved in
• • •
CARTER ... money for research.
graduate work, both as teachers and students.
In keeping with the emphasis placed by ·the
entire UNO administration of resolution of urban
problems as the aim of the "new" university,
UNO's graduate school wjll encourage work at the
graduate level in related fields. and hopes to foster research in urban problems.
A major factor in the Graduate School's future ,
Dean Carter noted. will be the University of Ne~
braska College of Medicine, also located in Omaha
and now a ·"sister" of UNO in the sfate university
s ystem.
'
Many combined programs may be worked out
between the two institutions in related health, adJninistrative, and technological fields, Dean Car ter
points out.
"In conjunction with the merger, we hope to
see a substantial increase in the amount of money
available for research," Dean Carter said.
Not very much research has been undertaken
at UNO in the past. It hasn' been that sort of institution. But with new status as a state univer.sity,
Looking forward to the projected growth in en·
rollment, Dean Carter and his staff already ant
moving to attempt to get the mechanism for in··
volvem ent of graduate students in the university's
decision-making process set up b€fore the deluge.
Acute ly aware of dissatisfaction expressed by
grad students on many campuses about workirtg
conditions as assistants and about the curricula
they are forced to pursue in order to get a
"license'' to teach, UNO graduate school administrators hope to see a functioning grad student
association by this fall .
Dean Carter also said he expects to see grad
student representation on the academic standarda
and c urriculum committee, the advisory council,
and the senate research committee, as well as
other areas directly affecting the lives and wel~
fare of grad students. Eventually it is hoped that
grad students will play a much larger role in the
o~
l student community as well, lending more
direction and leadership to the undergraduates, as
they do at other campuses.
Graduate students are represented i11 th0
campus student government structure this year
for the first time.
"I'm very hopeful that grad students will h3
able to play a very constructive role in building
a l:,etter learning environment on the campus/
Dean Carter emphasizes.
City Is logical Culture Center of State.;,..New Resources to Help
,,,..
(Continued from Page 6-m
the semantic olimates of the poor and of the black
community."
He envisions an on-going _research progr am
for behavioral study of o.ral communication in bhs
metropolis.
A new M.A. program in speech and drama
starts in the fall. Another M.A. in broadcasting
is planned in several years.
The department's wide-ranging activities in·
elude bringing the first national workshop for college debate coaches and debaters to Omaha this
summer.
And its cultural contributions could expand
quickly with a campus-operated fine arts FM radio
station due on the air next year and new theatee
facilities being urged.
* * *
MUSIC: The University of Nebraska at Omaha
· ls "on the threshold of a period of tremendous
opportunities," Dr. J,a mes B. Peterson believes.
''Omaha is the logical cultural center of our
state. With the resources of the city and the Unid
versity, we can develop the finest performing arts
center in the Midwest."
Citing his present faculty .as "an outstanding
nucleus," Dr. Peterson predicted one of the na-
tion's great music departments "in a remarkably
short time" if "given the facilities with which to
work."
• • •
ART: The art department expects an upswing
In e:iroibits and public lectures with the anticipated
development of a new fine arts complex on the
UNO campus.
"New and expanded pr ograms," Dr. J .V. Blackwell said, "should include an M.A. in art history
· nd studio, and a master of fine arts in studio."
a
An M.A. in art education and a terminal degree
"in commercial art are also being considered.
"Our greater emphasis in art history and appreciation should have a marked influence on tha
community."
* * *
OTHER DEPARTMENTS in t he College of Art.11
and Sciences gave comparable indications of
growth and new directions.
The natural science departments generally exm
pect gains from cooperation with the N.U. Medical Center, as well as the advantages of a pro,.
posed new building.
The foreign language department, headed b!
Dr. W. L. Most, looks forward to eventually adopt•
fog new self-instructional equipment, and adding
new degree programs, for example.
Several departments await either the r eturn
ol department chairman on leave or the arrival ol
new ch2 irmen before consolidating future plans. .J
Two-Thirds of Faculty in Arts, Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences ranRs as the
University's largest with an equivalent of 200 faca
ulty members or nearly two-thirds of the uo.ivm_•...
sity total.
" And its department.s are- as varied as th.e college is large. The 17 depart ments and their chairmen for 1968-69 include:
Art, Dr. J. V. Blackwell.
Biology, Dr. Karl Busch.
Chemistry, Dr. D. N. Marquardt.
Economics, Dr. E . J . Steele.
English, Dr. Ralph Wardle.
Foreign Languages, Dr. Woodrow Most..
Geography, Dr. Gordon Schilz.
History. Dr. A. Stanley Trickett.
Journalism, Dr. Hugh Cowdin.
Mathematics, Dr. Paul Haeder.
Music, Dr. James Peterson.
Philosophy and Religion, Dr. Clifford Ander..
berg.
Physics, John G. McMillan.
Political Science, Dr. David Scott.
fsychology, Dr. John M. Newton.
$ociology, Dr. George Helling.
Speech and Drama, Dr. John Brilhart.
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Fo~nses
On
I
Woes
THINK
Omaha's a good place to live?
Prove it.
Does the city have an adequate supply of
"brains"?
Find out.
If the UNO Urban Studies Center pursues two
recent suggestions, researchers might compile
statistical proof of "the good life" in Omaha; they
might produce an inventory of the city's "brain
supply."
And, chances are, the answers to these and
other questions will come through cooperation
between scholars from wide-ranging fields of
study.
Growing recognition that "no one field has all
the answers" helps bring geographers and · sociologists, economists and engineers, political
scientists and others together.
'
Dr. Wayne Wheeler, director of urban studies,
explained the center's role:
"We're frying to locate problems for study and
research, and then focus attention on them. Every discipline· has its contribution to make."
He emphasizes voluntary cooperation as one
key to the center's success. "Our strength comes
from the colleges and their departments," Dr.
Wheeler explained.
"But we can't build on top of faculty and departments that are already overworked."
Since O.U. faculty work-loads are heavily dom·
inated by teaching, "a lot of urban research has
been. on an overtime basis. We've tried to help
free faculty time," the center director said.
Urban studies could provide improved support,
Dr. Wheeler indicated, with a stronger financia l
base.
Research currently depends predominantly on
financing from the Omaha Economic Development Council and other sources outside the university.
"Outside grants are only the dressing," Dr.
Wheeler said. "You can't go from one crash proj·
ect to another."
He hopes any tendency toward "projectitis''
can be replaced by greater continuity. "If urban
studies is to be a goal of the university, and if
it's a legitimate geal, then we have as much claim
on the resources of the university as others."
Eight reports have been published under Center auspices. A half-dozen more are in progress
and. other projects have been proposed.
Two geography professors, Dr. Harold Re·
tallick and Charles Gildersleeve, teamed up fol'
several contributions to a "data bank" of informa·
tion on the metropolitan area. They conducted a
license plate survey of two major shopping points,
for example.
Dr. George Barger, a sociologist, has been ex..
amining "community cohesion" in Omaha, and
he'll study recreation needs of senior citizens fol"
the City Parks, Recreation and Public Property
Department.
But past and current efforts only hint at the
potential in urban studies. The center's research
advisory committee met recently and made the e
suggestions for future inquiry:
- The Good Life in Omaha: Not enough firm
evidence of "the goodness or the quality of lifethe amenities" is available. An extensive inven·
tory and in-depth analysis of social and cultural
resources "would aid the search for new and more
sophisticated industry ."
- The Brain Supply: A study of the "output"
of area colleges and universities would determine
the kind of training and talent available in the
metropolitan area.
- Living Cost Index: No adequate cost-of-living index for the Omaha area presently exists.
If one is developed from historical data, it could
indicate relative stability of prices here.
- New Hiring Goals: Some industries now hire
"less efficient personnel in order to achieve goals
other than those related to financial profit.'' A
bibliographic study of such practices " would be
useful and could well serve a~ the basis for some
pioneering practical research here in Omaha."
-Use of Experts : Some preliminary programs
should be developed to begin making greate.r use
of experts from business and industry · in the in·
stitutions of higher education.
Suggestions for study of vocational training
needs. the "brain drain" and other problems were
made at the meeting.
These general proposals can follow varie~
paths toward becoming projects supported by the
Center. In many cases, the financial support of
the Economic Development Council is a prerequisite.
But the scholarly cooperation could fit this
pattern:
An economist, for example, conceives a rough
research idea. If it wins sup1>ort, his department
might release him from three hours of a 12-how:
Task Force ·for Omahas Problems
O
·MAHA'S NEW University of Nebraska at
Omaha, dedicated to concentrating its energies on
solution of today's urban problems, plans to seek
out all the similarly inclined allies it can find.
•
One of the first and most important steps
toward a cooperative attack on urban blight was
the coming together of representatives of both
UNO and Creighton University, the city's Jesuit
college, to organize a "Joint Task Force" to at·
tack problems of the Omaha area.
To be called the Inter-University Task Force,
the team is headed up by the institutions' presi·
dents, Dr. Kirk Naylor of UNO and the Very Rev.
Henry W. Linn, S.J., of Creighton.
Interim co-chairmen in charge of getting the
effort off the ground and into action at an early
date are UNO's Philip Vogt, professor of sociology,
and Dr. Jack Angus, chairman of Creighton's de·
partment of sociology.
The team will aim at action in the community
on the basis of decisions reached after r esearch·
ing urban problems. The action orientation arise~
from the conclusion that enough meetings have
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been held and enough reports issued to wallpaper
most of Omaha.
Naylor and Linn, announcing· formation of thtt
task force, emphasized "there must be accomplishment."
Father Linn said past efforts of the two schools
have been uncoordinated, and as a result to some
extent wasteful.
One facet of the new approach will be to concentrate on development of more adequate · programs in minority group history, · culture and
. sociology at the two schools.
Dr. Paul L. Beck will teach a year-long UNO
course in "Ethnic Groups in American History,"
divided into pre and post Civil War periods, beginning this fall. He is spending the summer researching the subject, mostly at the University of
Chicago, leader in the Negro history field.
Action orientation will come in the form of
task force recommendations on specific city problems, and agitation for speeific changes based on
decisions as to what is best for greater Omaha.
Vogt and Angus both will be relieved of son11t
of their teaching duties to devote more time to the
task force.
semester· teaching load. Or the Urban Studie~
Center could "buy" the man' time from t.he department.
In any case, the center would provide som(t
mechanical services and materials. It might pro,.
vide a problem committee to consider approachefJ
to the research project.
This kind of inter-disciplinary action causell
no conflic_t, according to Dr. Wheeler.
"The only problems likely to occur are those
that stem from trying to develop a common language or conceptual framework. But every dis,.
cipline has its contribution to make," he added,
placing a premium on teamwork.
"If one department were weak, the other9
would lose their perspective.··
The center's work with the academic departments flows two ways and goes beyond the co,.
operation on specific projects. Committees on thi,
WHEELER , .. continuity, not "projectitis."
census and on the environment, for · example,
maintain a continuing effort to gather information.
In fact, the census committee is already gear•
Ing up "to make the fullest and most rapid use of
data fro m the 1970 census."
The center's on-going activities include linking
the university's talent pool with the city's diverse
pool of pra.ctitioners and laymen who share insight into urban problems.
Since Omaha should be the .l ocus of urban.
studies for the University of Nebraska sy tern,
Lincoln resources mav also share in activitie,I
'
here.
·
"Our first task will be to find out what talent
and interests and capabilities are available in Lin.coln," Dr. Wheeler said, "and then invite them
along."
The urban studies director, a sociologist, has
a habit of emphasizing the voluntary nature
or
cooperation in the center.
But he makes no bones about his personal belief that it's, an effort where every able-minded
man would want to step forward. Noting that thi$
country developed "instant cities" a relatively few
years ago and that the "dramatic events" in urbau.
life started after World War II, Dr. Wheeler
summed up the significance of urban studies:
"A university must be attuned to its social,
physical and economic environment.
"And to the extent that it is attuned to the environment, the university will be permeated byurhan studies efforts, and the university wm hrinti
the weight of its expertise to the community."
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THE
Kennedy who captained a recent Cornhusker football team played rugged defense.
His father, Dean Paul Kennedy, and the faculty of the College of Education appear to prefer
offense at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
They're attacking the future with varied plans
tmd special attention to the problems of urban
education.
Under the leadership of Dean Kennedy, who
t;ports.a sock-it-to-'em Jimmy Cagney style. there's
flnything but a "Hold that Line " climate about
College of Education goals.
"We want to make our programs as relevant
ils possible to what is happening in the world today," the dean said. He called for greater flexibility in the college and cited many new directions
that give meaning to his call. For example:
-Plans for a graduate ·major in m·ban educa·
tion, "with emphasis on the inner city and how
to teach kids with cultural backgrounds differing
from the teacher's."
-An active urban education committee "focusfog attention on the role to be played by the college as ... an integral part of a university in an
urban setting."
-A program -now being discussed with Creigh•
ton University designed to bring out-state teachers and students into Omaha for short te rms.
- New ties with non-school educational agencies, ranging from the Women's Job Corps to
private businesses.
-Middle school programs to train teachers
for departmentalized education in grades 5-9.
-Early chi.ldhood programs to prepare student for work in pre-school education.
-New requirements for student teachers aimed
at creating more direct contact with youngsters
in urban education laboratories.
-Proposals for cooperation with the N.U.
Medical School in such areas as mental retardation and general health education.
And that's only part of the complicated planning picture in the College of Education. "If we
can get our program geared up," Dean Kennedy
said, "we hope to turn out more people to teach
vocational education.·,
While Omaha public schools will have cbarg
of area vocational education, UNO will pro~·ide
teacher preparation at the post-secondary level.
Doctoral and post-doctoral programs can also
be justified here. "And we also need to work more
·wiih the junior colleges and the state colleges,"
tbe Dean added.
Kennedy, whose college includes 11 departments offering bachelor's degrees and several
1\]~NNI!;DY ... "people to teach."
with master's degrees, sees growing urban needs
jn areas like recreation education.
"As the urban community continues to become
more crowded," he observed, "there has to be
more regimentation. You can't just send aJI the
kids to Millet· Park like you could in the old days.
"With limited facilities, "you need better administration to properly distribute use."
Still further efforts by the college may take
the form of short courses for parents-·'experiences in how to help their kids be successful in
s h ol."
But Dean Kennedy and his colleagues, espite
bvious dedication to the goal of being "relevant
as po8$ible," don't pose as avant-garde innovators.
Early childhood education was advocated at
the University of Nebraska 30 years ago, the dean
•
noted. The federal-supported ''Head Start" program put the idea in action.
"The roma ntic idea of a child being with the
mother is less important now that a high percentage of mothers work and the ldds are farmed out
anyway."
District 66 has already developed a pre-school
plan. and the college expects other early childhood programs to increase the demand for teacher preparation.
The master's degree in urban education can
also claim close kinship to a federal program, the
Teacher Corps. But the differences do more to
point up the role of an urban university.
The National Teacher Corps trains only 50
teachers through its UNO '·base." About .500 graduate students can take part in UNO course offerings.
General trends in education prompt other new
activities projected by the college. What the dean
views as a movement toward compulsory free
14-year education, for example. encourages stronger ties with other state schools.
·'We're going to have more and more kids in
community colleges," Kennedy explained.
An urban trend toward earlier departmentalization of education involves UNO in preparing teachers for the 5-9 middle schools.
And the larger social picture that finds the
population shifting more rapidly from .rural to urban centers prods the college in its cooperative
effort to bring out-staters here for a taste of the
life they may everitually live.
·'You take a youngster going to school in Alliance and then on to Chadron State." Dr. Kennedy said. "His experiences are limited."
"He may not expect to ever live in the city. but,
realistically, he has to face the fact that this is
where the action is.
"If we can bring these kids in for eight weeks,
they'll be better prepared to conic into an urban
commun11.y later, when their husbands get jobs
here and so on."
other new directions may send UNO students
out. not out-state but to the N.U. Medical School
cam.pus, for example. "We're hoping to work out
opportunities for our students to work with mentally retarded children."
Students of educational administration and
supervision, on the other hand, may receive "sensitivity training'' from Omaha businesses.
Summing up, Dean Kennedy feels his college
''can do more as a state institution. "We can
look on ourselves ·as serving the whole state while
still giving greater attention to the particular
protlHD of urban education."
i
veloping new program always requires financial
.._;\_ LL SYSTEM~ are g
for a great leap forward in special education in the Omaha area, if
only somebody would provide the fuel.
The "fuel" for development of special teacher
training to overcome problems of minority group
and poverty area children is plain old money. In
large quantities.
So says Prof. Floyd Waterman, head of the
University of Nebraska at Omaha Teacher Corp
group. Nineteen teachers have been graduated
from- the UNO Teacher Corps program to date,
]5 with master's degrees backed up by special
Etudies and concentrated practice in teaching the
"problem·' child.
But the program has been plaqued by funding
illiliiculties since its inception two years ago. En·
tirely federally financed, the prngram has been
the victim of the vagaries of congressional inde~ision and recent budget cuts.
From Waterman's point of view, nothing js
qujte so important as e<t,\Jcating the current gener;,tion of slum dwellers, rural poor and Indians to
enable them to lift themselves out of pove1iy and
ignorance.
"We've learned that there is a definite need
for special preparation of teachers for problem
llrea education. The two years of experience have
taught us many lessons about what -'Sort of trainfog and preparation is needed. We are still learn-
ing."
Waterman has no objection t~ federal funds,
t>ut feels the people of Nebraska have a certain
:responsibility in the area, which should be reflected in the state Legislature through ·substantial
funding of necessary teacher training prog1·ams.
"We hope we will be able to offer a specialization field in the College of Education in problem
education. But agaim the_problem is money. De-
O'llltlay."
Waterman would hire several more staffers in
the field tomorrow if he could. :'But we come
right up against the same old brick wall-lack of
funds."
Teacher Corps experience has definitely slrn,wn
that substantial improvements can be made in the
education of minority group and poor children
through new approaches and new teaching methods, Waterman reports.
From the financial angle, the argument usually most telling is that only one generation will
require the special techniques. Once lifted from
poverty and ignorance, they will educate their
own children to "standard'' levels. Then the need
for funds for "special" education will disappear.
One of the most important results indicated by
the Teacher Corps experiment, Waterman said,
has been tangible improvement in teacher attitudes.
Research has led to the conclusion some und.erprivileged students in slum schools are subject
to a vicious cycle where teachers who consider
them inherently stupid make little effort to teach
them, whereupon they do in fact remain "stupid."
But Teacher Corps experience and other research has shown properly motivated and trained
teachers can develop empathy with such children,
often discovering a vibrant hidden native intelligence. But the task requires infinite patience and
a great deal of hard work, not to mention dedication.
Waterman hopes to be able to focus future
training 1n the expanded university on specific
1eaming difficulties, applying the fruits of the
J.atest and current research into such problems. ·
1/Vaterman feels the university has a great retl'p0l1Sibility to address itself specifically to urban.
prdble~is at ~11 levels: ' 'We must brim~ to bear
all that we know - before, not after the cr ises
come to a head."
The Teacher Corps chief also thinks the university should be able to move out into the public
schools to offer "on-site" training help to teachers
in hard-core depressed areas.
"We must be able to get additional staff members concerned with urban pr o b 1 e ms. If the
Legislature is really serious about ur-ban cducati&n, it must appropriate the funds necessary to
do the job."
Waterman recently treked to Northern Arizona
University at Flagstaff to help set up a Teacher
Corps program designed to work with Navajo
Indians and their unique education problems. He
returned to Omaha more convinced than ever that
UNO should also waste no time in doing something
about the quality of Indian education in the Oma- ha area.
There is no longer any dispute that Indians repond better to educational systems designed to
meet their specific needs. Arizona State University
now ha-s a department of Indian education, and
other institutions in states with large Indi an popula tions are following suit.
"The board 01 education at Macy , Neb. , has
asked us to increase Teacher Corps involvement
on their reservation. We feel Indian education ' in
this area is just as critical as the inner city problem. But we come back to the same problem: We
have no funds whatever to attempt such a thing."
Nevertheless, Waterman is confident concret.e
results will be available from the Teach er C&rps
prngram in Omaha, limited in scope as it is, "in
a-bout fi.ve years."
He reports most of his graduates are remainfog in the Omaha area to make careers of spe«.:iali:z.ation jn problem area education, and a few
years shou.1-i begin to make the results of their
wo,ik evideJ.Jt.
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�•community Servi~e Is Almost
Ex~lusive Beason
For Our Existen~e~
EACHING, research and community servicl!
form the triune basis for the existence of a university.
T
Critics chide many schools for over-emphasi,
of the research role. The colleges composing Omaha University leaned heavily toward ·the teaching
leg of the tripod.
With one exception, according to Dean William
Utley_
"Community service has always held first place
in the interest of the College of Continuing Studies.
It is almost the exclusive reason for our existence."
And he expects the college to reach even furthea into the community in serving the Univei·sity
·
o.f Nebraska at Omaha's goal of becoming a great
urban university.
Dean utley forecasts the fastest CCS growth
in the non-credit programs. "Our academic program will grow, too," he added, "but the greatest
explosi<'n will occur in the non-credit area."
Wide-ranging non-credit programs served more
than 25 ,000 participants this school year . The number could double or triple in a few years, according to some estimates.
Why? Because, Dean Utley explained, "many
people who already have degrees, but are not
after g raduate degrees, will be trying to keep up
with the exploding knowledge in their own fields
and others.
"They will want information, not college credits."
The CCS community services division, host to
clergymen and policemen, secretaries and executives , volunteer workers and almost any group
under the sun. "can take pride in past programs,''
the Dean said.
according to its d i re c t o r, Thomas E. (Tuck)
Moore.
The division was "characterized by reaction to
crises, requests and stated concerns."
It hopes to provide "continuous leadership•• in
finding "pockets of concern and develo1>ment.''
The first step, Moore said, will be a survey of th@
"market place."
And the goals are identification of and solutions
to urban problems.
·
While the dean predicts more dramatic growth
for these non-credit programs, only the already
"high saturation" of the college's credit program
prevents its keeping pace.
This program includes the typical adult "night''
student. Any new student over 21 can enroll · in
CCS; 2.500 such s tu de n ts were enrolled this
spring.
But that's only counting the civilians.
The College of Continuing Studies provides an
academic home for the bootstrappers, those mili
tary officers who complete the final year of their
degree and graduate here. "Boots" and civilian
enrollees give CCS the largest g raduating c1asse3
of any Omaha college.
4
Bootstrapper enrollment is expected to return
to the 1964-65 peak of 1,200 students if the Viet
Nam War declines.
•
New student elements may be reached if ghet;..
to out-reach ideas advance beyond talking stages.
"Store-front operations" have been discussed.
But, while CCS puts the accent on "urban" in
the concept of an urban university, Dean Utley
expects the future to keep raising one difficult
question:
"How far does the responsibility of higher education reach?"
"But we've merely picked up the apples that
have fallen off the tree up to now."
The merger was an important first step, he
said. "We had to go state to be able to do the
things we need to do.
~~wE'RE
already at the point where we
need a residential conference center."
~Boots~
A re Large
Grad Class
The c urrent conference center occupies a corner of the Eppley Library. It includes an auditorium, lounge, meeting rooms and offices.
But no housing or specialized facilities. "Now
can only bring people here in a very limited
way," Utley noted.
we
With a residential center, "We can bring more
people to Omaha, and bring more intellectual
vigor to the city."
If the dean's dreams are realized, the West
Dodge campus would have its first housing of any
kind. No student dormitories now exist.
It is conceivable, howeve1·, that some student
residents would be admitted to the conference
center housing in orde1 to maintain higher occu·
pancy rates during its developmental stage.
Added manpower should also improve the
"outreach" ot the CCS non-credit progr ams.
Dean Utley wants a community contact specialist " who can equate the competence of thit
University with the needs of the conmrnnity." He
hopes to restore the position; it existed briefly
three years ago.
Without a man to confer regularly with business and other urban groups, the community
services division has been merely "responsive,"
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UTLEY • •• "explosion to occur.''
�Without Solid Engineering Education,
Omaha Eco ·my Would Be Damaged'
1
UTSIDE EXPERTS will survey engineer ing
education at the University of Nebraska campuses
this summer and chart the future for Omaha and
Lincoln.
The College of Engineering in Om aha could
fade into a two-year program; it could grow, adding new under graduate and gr aduate degrees.
Anything could ha ppen; the future's in doubt.
But ther e's no doi.1bt what should happen. Not
in the m ind of Col. Anson Day Marston.
With the kind of engineedng education he envisions, metropolitan Omaha "should continue to
grow and to expand industrially. Without such a
program, its economic health would be damaged."
Strong words. High stakes. Or just loose talk?
Not likely the latter . Dean Marston, the son of
an Iowa State dean of engineering, owns a reputat ion for walking softly and carrying a big surveyor's rod.
Oratory didn't win the Legion of Merit, the
Bronze Star, the French Legion of Honor and the
Croix de Guerr e, the Korean Ulchi Distinguished
Service Medal and the Order of the British Empire.
And speechmaking serves little purpose in his
present post as chairman of the City Planning
Board, wher e tangles of zoning, sidewalks and
sewers must be unsnarled at ever y sitting.
O
R
RHAP S it's the planning job that makes the
College of Engineering plans press urgently for
Dean Marston. He can't retreat to the ivory tower
view of urban problems.
He sees a special urban need for environmental
engineers, m en who know streets and highways,
sanitation, waste disposal, pollution control and
other aspects of city systems.
"Engineers have always been very important
in urban growth," the dean noted. Now , in a more
complicated planning situation:
"We're going to have to .. . we're trying t develop an engineer who considers the people problem .. . a man who will, when he runs an expressway through a city, consider the people and bend
the highway around the community."
In the past, engineers solved problems. Environmental engineers still will solve problems,
but they'll identify them and prevent them, too.
If such an "urban systems" program develops
at UNO, it would' be contained in the civil engineering department, headed by J. Q. Hossack.
Dean Marston and Hossack also urge creation
of an applied research cente1 to solve problems
·
for local industry and government. They would
,eek private and federal funds.
Problem-solving at the center might r ange from
"How to get the paint to stick" on new materials
to coping with Omaha's sewer situation.
"We'r e facing a major problem with the combined sanitary and storm sewers in older parts of
the city. These sewers are falling apart," Dean
Marston said.
"Steps must be taken to separ ate storm and
s anitary as the new sewers go in. In some places,
they put one pipe inside the other .
"In any .case, there's room for research on how
it can best be done here."
THE
College of Engineer ing, according to the
dean, can also enlarge its contribution to Omaha
by:
- Cooperating with the University Medical Center in areas like bio-engineering.
- Aiding the joint UNO-Creighton urban effort
by supplying the engineering-know how in planning new industry in and near ghetto areas.
- Expanding the Technical Institute to provide
more vocational tr aining.
- Generally working to overcome the shortage
of engineers and providing more continuing education for graduate engineers.
The engineer shortage would become more
severe here without the undergraduate progr ams
and industrial recruiting would suffer without cont inuing engineering educati on in Omaha, Dean
Marston explained.
Why can't Lincoln take up the sl ack?
Because about half of the UNO engineer ing
students hold jobs and attend classes par t-time,
m ostly in the evening. And most of them are subsidized in part by their employers.
"Very few could or would transfer to Lincoln if
our programs were cancelled," the dean claimed.
Full -time students might find the Lincoln r oute
equally forbidding. Studies show that students generally have substantial reasons, often financial
ones, for choosing to attend school near home.
Cuuently, these students work toward degrees
in civil, general and industrial engineering, as well
as jndustrial technology. Two-yeat· associate program offer certificates in constru ction, drafting
and design, electronics and industrial engineering
technology.
A side benefit of commuter education at O.U.
shows up emphatically in engineering-well over
half the graduates stay in the community instead
of going down the brain drain.
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Marston makes an even stronger case
from Omaha's importance in continuing edocation
"Engineer s are beginning to realize the necessity of continuing education," he explained. "Some
engineers 10 years out of college are semi-obs~
lete.
'No Field for
Abstract Th eory'
Some schools inculcate a strong orientation t~
ward pure research, Dean Anson Marston ob,;erved.
"The country neetls that sort of thing, but we
don't need it in Oniaha." He thinks Omaha needs,
among others, "true urban planners" with training
in many fields:
Environmental engineering, sociology, economics, business management and political science,
"to name only a few."
"This is no field for abstract theory without
practical experience," he added. "Students should
spend time in welfare agencies, in civic offices
struggling with traffic and pollution problems, and
in close contact with local political leaders and industrial executives. They should work in local fund
drives.
"In short, they should receive a multi-discipline
education of more than four years, and this education should include intimate contact with real
urban lile."
MARSTON ••• "knowledge explosion."
·
"The 'knowledge explosion' puts us in the same
:position as doctors ; nobody wants to be operated
on by a doctor who doesn't keep up with his pr ofession."
More than one-third of the engineers with bachelor's degrees now go on for master's degrees.
So the firms who hire young engineers have a
real recruiting problem if their community can't
offer continuing education. Men with bachelor's degrees, as well as technicians with engineer poten•
tial, aren't apt to take regular classes :more than
a few miles from job and home, the dean suggest~d.
And most Nebraslca engineering jobs and
homes are here in Omaha.
In fact, only the field of agricultural engineerfog counts more out-state professionals than Omahans.
Engineering's status in Omaha surpasses most
cities in its size range, thanks to several large
fi rms.
Qmaha claims two of the 30 largest engineering consultant firms in 'the Leo A. Daly Company
and Henningson, Durham and Richardson; Peter
Kiewit and Sons ranks with the world's largest
construction outfits, and the Army Corps of Engineers maintains headquarters here.
These organizations and many others, accor d,.
ing to Marston, provided the pressure for O.U .'s
development of a four-year engineering program
1111960.
And they'd have good reason to protest vigorously if current programs disappear.
But the whole city's the loser, Dean Marston
believes, if urban engin,e ering fails to develop in
'Trying to Develop
an Engineer Who
Considers the
People Problem'
.,
Omaha.
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�Exe~s Can Return to Grad College
JOHN
W. LUCAS , dean of UNO's College of
Business Administration , expects his section of the
university to undergo tremendous expansion in the
immediate future . but expects his staff to be able
to cope with it.
In the long run. though. the college's contribution to the economic growth of the Omaha area
will depend on the hiring of additional faculty
m embers and adding facilities to expand programs
in fields such as marketing. management, finance,
• accounting and statistics.
Lucas hopes to see the day when more of his
faculty will have time to do necessary research
in their specialized fields, and he would like to
see lighter class loads and lower pupil / teacher
ratios to stimulate more effective teaching performance.
Acquisition of more and better mechanical/
electronic equipment is fundamental to progr ss in
business education as well, Lucas points out, since
quantitative analysis and computer techniques are
bound to become larger concerns in the stndy prn·
grams of business administration students.
Grad'l.late programs also promise to occupy a
growing share of the college's aLtention in future
years. including full-time graduate students pursuing regular day-time course loads, involving
mor,~ of the faculty in work at the graduate level.
Expanded graduate programs also would allow
the college to serve the Omaha business community in a much more effective fashion, allowing
executives to return to the university for advanced
graduate level course work and research projects.
The school now offers a master's in business
administration on a part-time student basis, which
has met the needs of the institution to date. But
soon a program leading to a master of science de·
gree with specialization in such fields as accm.mt·
ing will be under way.
Lucas also reports that the College of Business
Administration is discusssing with the University
of Nebi·aska Medical School a possible cooperate
program in the future leading toward a -degree in
hospital/ health administration.
The College of Business Administration faculty
will become involved in Bureau of Business Research activities in the future. emphasizing local
research projects carried out in cooperation with
the U. of N. Bureau of Business Research.
By 1975. Lucas expects to see the college's faculty grow to number at least 50 persons, with double the present enrollment and a much heavier
service load expected of the college by other colleges and departments of the university.
A new building slated for the college in the
near future will be constructed perhaps just barely in time to keep pace with anticipated enraUment
increases.
LUCAS ••• growing faculty.
T s a Social life for the Alumni
here
HAT WILL the merger meaa to tJhe University of Omaha Alumni Association. a separate
non-profit corporation?
Basically it will remain the same. Even the
name will remain unchanged for the present.
During the summer months. the Alumni Association's board of directors will be taking the necessary legal steps to amend the articles o!f incor·
poration so graduates of the University of Nebraska at Omaha will automatically become members
as have graduates of the University of Oma.."'1.i.
Warren 0. Wittekind. executive secretary of
the University of Omaha Alumni Association, and
George Bastian, executive director of the Un~ver-
sity { Nebraska Alumni Association, ?@inte<l out
mie immediate result of the merger.
They have joined forces to offer a cruise of th<.t
South Pacific for their alumni and friends.
Each school will send a representative to carry on a series of non-credit lectures, a continuing
education program aboard ship.
The University of Omaha's representative will
be Dr. Milo Bail, president emeritus of the .;.chool.
He'll be talking about "Vital Issues in Contemporary Thought."
Joining the tour in Australia for the University
of Nebraska will be head football coach Bob
Devaney. Since he will coach the East-West Shrine
game in San Francisco on New Year' s Day, and
the cruise leaves the night before, he can't join
the cruise until it reaches Australia.
The two Association directors also have discussed the possibi:lity @f holding joint meetings in
sections of the country where both have large
concentrations of alumni.
Since 1953, the University of Omaha Alumni
Assoei.ation has been carrying on an annual fund
drive m ainly to support some scholarships, student loans and alumni programs, including a bimonthly newspaper. This drive will continue in
order that more scholarships and loans will he
avsilable and alS<!) to offer increased. service/I
to the al llllmi.
Besides the many casual get-together between
University of Nebraska and UNO staffers and
families on the upcoming weekend, a numher of
more formal events are scheduled in the changeover.
SATURDAY:
6:39 p_m.-Regents Appreciation Dinner, spoilsored by the university senate: faculty, staff and
spouses invited: Student Center Ballroom.
SUNDAY:
5 to 7 p.m.-Lawn party for city-wide friends of
the university; Chancellor and Mrs. Clifford Hardin as guests of honor; lawn in front of the Administration Building.
MONDAY:
10 a.m.-Ceremony of transfer of conveyance~
and unveiling of new lettering on Administration
Building: government and education dignitaries to
be present; in front of Administration Building.
Noon-Public Affairs Luncheon arranged by
Chamber of Commerce; Chancellor Hardin and
Gov. Norbert Tiemann to be featured speakers;
public invited; tickets available at Chamber of
Commerce for $3.50 each; Peony Park. '
UNO Team Still ~
Indians'
~~uNIVERSITY
.
of Nebraska at Omaha"
won't be the oply new name on sports schedule/I
at UNO in the future. The Rocky Mot:nrt.·n Athletic Conference, @f which UNO wiH i!!,ee<Jm.e a
member, has designated. official school names for
the competing teams.
(
WITTEKIND ••• South Pacific cruise.
Harry B. Kn.iseley, RMAC commissioner, said
that the school names will remove ti\e "town
.ti!-am" labela use<i in. tiha old Central Intercollegiate C@nfer~.
Official names in the conference'• N ·na Di-
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vision are UNO, "Indians"; Colorado State Col eg<J,
"Bears"; Southern Colorado Stati! College, "Indians"; Kansas State College, "Gorillas"; Kansaa
,State Teachers College, "Hornets," and F rt Hay11
State College, "Tigers:'
Mountain Division teams are Adams State College, "Indians"; College of Southern Utah., "Thunderbirds"; Colorado School of Mines, "Orediggers"r
Western State College, "Mountaineers"; Fort Lew•
ti Callege; "Raiders"; New Me.lQico Flii;hlands Uni•
versity, "Cowboys''; Regis College, "Rang~rs";
Westminster College, "Parsons," and Westera. New
Mexico University, "Mustangs."
�SPACE FOi{ 1,500 .•• ChanceUor Ha,i-clin in front of :residence hall construction on Lincoln campus.
ent Will Mean ...
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1
ence in the field are quick to note that a college
Jvresident must be at le·ast three-fourths expei,t
lofabyist if he hopes to realize the aspirations of
the one-fourth academician le£.t over.
HANCELLOR Clifford Hardin, now chief ad-
ministrator of a system soon to become one of the
Midwest's largest universities, thinks the Univeri;ity of Nebraska at Omaha can serve a dual role
in the future- developing into an integrated arm of
the state university system as well as evolving to
6€r ve the un-ique interests of the Omaha metropolitan area.
But th most encouraging note in tile State of
Nebrnsl,a for the future of higher educaii&n., Hardin asserts, has been a ma.vked upsmge in vublic
interest in and support for higher education.
"Citizen interest is at its highest point e,·er,"
Hardin said. "This is the best omen for the
future."
Within a few years, combined enrollment of the
two campuses should pass the 30 ,000 mark, placing the university in the same ''big league" with
gi ant institutions like the University of Minnesota.
And it is definitely possible that other state
supported schools in Nebraska wm come under
the U of N "umbrella" in the years to come.
Reporting to the Legislature next ses ion will
be the ne-w commission on higl1er education organized at the mging of Gov. Norbert Tiemann, a
believer in integration of the state higher educatiol'l network.
It is expected that the commission's first reii!q:immendation will deal with o• ganization of a
r
Jiiermanent coo_i-dinating agency for all institutions
c-f higher learning in Nebraska, b0tln. public and
J!}rivate. Evolution of a new and, different system
wiJl :p:•l'obably begin with this embryonic agency.
Dr. Kirk Naylor, on the Omaha campus, and
Ch:mceUor Hardin refuse io speculate on the
chances for evolution of a state-wide system Jike
C3JifoFnia's, encompassing a multi-camµus state
u ·versity, a puliferatfog state college ndw@rli
•••
ml r @ne admrni 'irntive agency, and a system of
junior ·ollege ..feeder" schools.
Educational administrators and education··OFi·
ented legislators throughout Nebraska are €OB·
vinced some such system will evolve in the neaF
future, though it is too early to predict just what
form it will take.
Several bills promoting integrated state higher
education systems were introduced in the last
session of the Legislature, Chaucellor Hardin
notes, but none was passed.
"I just can't say what the Legislature will do,"
Hardin said. "At the moment we are not worrying
tllz,out that. We are eornpletely occupied with the
details fJlf merging the University ef Omaha with
th~ lJniversity."
Hardin stresses that a goed educational ad,.
ii,ir,iistrater is "always worried about the Legislature" and what it might decide to appropriate for
higher education in Nebraska. Those with experl-
tee representing both campuses. A single de- tora1
level faculty is being organized for the two-campus university.
1
A Ph. D . candidate will be able to fulfill residency requirements at either or both campuses,
H.u;din said. Some programs may be conducted
at Of,JE campus or the other or on both campuses,
depeEtiling on locathm and availability of facilities
and personnel.
The administrators of both campuses expect to
see increased flow of students ba·c k and forth between the two campuses in search of the right
program or courses, since it will be relatively
simple for any shLdent to transfer, and all credits
earned at eitl1er campus are University of Nebraska creuits.
Hardin also expects to see considerable growth
in th.e undergraduate enrollment at O m ah a:
"Stu.dies show that Omaha has ve ry low rate of
high Sfhool graduates going on to college. With
the nf!w status of the university and the lower
Big League For N.U.-UNO
Hardin agrees with Naylor that UNO can ..become one of the great contributors to the study
of urban affairs" in the country. He 11as piedged,
suprort of the Lincoln campus £or UNO's efforts
to establish a reputation in uroam scbolairship, re1;earch, and problem soJcving.
Among the- most salie-nt and immediately visible results of the- merger will be cooperation between UN.O and the Colle-ge of Medicine, since
b@th are located in Omaha, Hardin said.
''We have already airranged to combine the
nursing programs of both schools, resulting in an
jmpro-ved all-around program. Medical technology
instrt.111tien also will be combined, and joint projeds in health will be undertaken."
Graduate programs also will feel the influence
1Df the merger strongly in the first year, Hardin
:reported. Doctoral programs of the two schools
nre being totally integrated.
Future Ph.D.'s wm be granted by the combined.
tlniversity system, cJireded by a faculty commit-
tuition, we expect a healthy increas€ in the number who decide to attend college."
Hardin also noted that summer enrollments
this year are above expectations at both campuses. With statistics running significantly above
predicted levels, it may turn out that all predictions of future growth rates for the two .campuses
have been low.
The Chancellor will have ultiinate responsibil·
iiy to the Board of Regents (an elected body) for
both campuses of the university, though he is in
effect the president of the Lincoln campus as well,
Dr. Naylor continues as president of the Omaha campus, responsible to Hardin, the regents and
the Legislature, but effectively much on his own
to guide the direction of the "new" institution.
Hardin says he has complete faith in the abiliity of Naylor and his staff to cope with the prerdictably J:iectic-future of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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'U~Q ~£,SURVEY OF OMAHA VOTERS
"~C
~y
Merger of Omaha University
and
Nebraska University
November 25 through 27, 1967
Central Surveys, Inc.
Shenandoah, Iowa
�INTRODUCTION
This survey is based on a total of 481 personal interviews with Omaha
adults who indicate they a r e registered and qualified to vote.
Interviews were
in selected precincts, wi th all 14 wards p r oportionately represented according
to their voting strength "
The interviews include 401 that are classified as a
city-wide cross section, and an additional 80 interviews in the western part of
the city intended to give greater reliability for separate tabulation of the areas
described in the report as "North," "South," and "West," Omaha.
The interviewing was on Saturday, November 25, and on Monday, November 27.
�1.
SURVEY RESULTS
Omaha voters indicate strong support fo r the merger, with 55 percent
saying they favor i t and only 8 percent that they oppose.
The other 37 percent
are undecided.
Four different reasons a r e given quite frequently in support of the
merger.
Tax advantages and the idea of lower tuition or less expense for students
attending Omaha University are each mentioned by 27 percent of those favoring the
merger, while the idea of an improved financial position for Omaha U, and of a
stronger academic position, are each mentioned by 25 percent.
Other ideas mentioned less frequently are that it will lead to the
growth of Omaha U, that it wil l make for a more efficient or more economical ad-
ministration of the University, t hat it will generally benefit the city, etc.
Examples of all of t hese types of reasons are quoted beginning on Page 9.
The only two reasons mentioned very often for opposing the merger are
the fear of increased taxes and desire to continue the status quo, for reasons
of sentiment or otherwise.
It appears that the other measures that will be on the December 12th
ballot also have an excellent chance of success.
While individual questions were
not asked regarding these, survey respondents were asked a more general question
as to whether they favor or oppose the other measures dealing with police, firemen, parks, streets, and sewers.
�2.
All five of the other measures have at least plurality support, with the
police and firemen receiving the mos t s upport.
Slightly over half support the
police and firemen measur es, whi l e only 8 percen t and 9 per cent respectively say
they oppose these.
The other three measures a r e supported ~y 41 percent or 42 per-
cent, with 11 percent or 12 percent opposing.
Nearly half do not indicate any opin-
ion either way regarding par ks , str eets, and sewers.
A big majority apparently do not differentiate too thoroughly between
the other measures, at this time .
The survey includes 38 percent who say they
generally favor all five of the others, only 7 percent who express general opposition to the various other measures, and 39 percent who say they have not made up
their minds .
Only 16 percent volunteer tha t they favor certain measures and oppose
others, usually that they support the police and firemen, but not the others.
A total of 82 percent claim that they "definitely plan to vote", which
would appear t o suggest a large turnout,
However, experience has indicated that
answers of this type are of l ittle value as a predictor of total turn-out, since
the socially accepted answer is t o say that one plans to vote.
The real purpose
of this question was simply to pr ovide a basis f or identifying "likely voters".
If those a re excluded who either admit t hey wi ll not vote or say they are not certain, the replies divide 62 percent to 9 percent, in favor of the merger, with only
29 percent undecided ,
This is r oughly t he same r atio as found in the total survey.
The analysis on Page 8
shows t he division of opinions among various
geographic and demographic subgroups of voters .
�3.
This indicates that the strongest support for the measure will be found
in West Omaha, where 73 perc ent favo r and only 9 percent oppose.
The least sup-
port is in South Omaha, where 45 percent favor and 10 percent oppose .
The main
difference is that only 18 percent are undecided in West Omaha, but nearly half
in South Omaha.
Answers in North Omaha divide very similar to the city-wide fig-
ures given previously .
The mo r e education an individual has had, the more likely he is to express support for the merger of the two univer sities, but there is no significant
variation in the amount of oppos i tion by differen t levels of education .
The dif-
ference is simply that those with less education are also less certain as to how
(or whether) they will vote .
The top income gr oup in t he community gives the measure the greatest
support, with 83 percent exp r essing suppor t and only 3 percent opposed.
In the
lowest economic group, 41 percent f avor the merger and 12 percent oppose it .
There is good suppor t by all age groups, with the least support found
among persons over 60 .
But even i n t his gr oup, 45 percent favor and only 12 per-
cent say they oppose the merger .
Relatively more men t han women express opinions, but the ratio of support is about the same i n either group .
By occupations, by far the s trongest support for the merger (by 72% to
6%) is found among white c ollar per sons other than business owners or professionals.
This is the lar ges t s i ng le occupa tional group in the survey .
There is also
very strong support by t he o ther ma j or oc cupational group, including skilled, semiskilled and industrial worke r s .
I n thi s gr oup there is 58 percent support.
�4.
The least support is found among the group comprising elderly, retired,
widows, divorcees, et c., which largely overlaps the "over 60" group mentioned .
In
this group, which would have t he least interest in education, there is nevertheless
a ratio of about 3 to 1 favoring the merger .
A very high proportion are undecided
in this group, which may simp ly indicate lack of interest .
Only a very small number of business owners or professional people (or
their wives) were included in the interviews, and they may not be entirely typical •
•
At any rate, this group does not show as much support as would be expected, only
45 percent to 14 percent .
Since there is such a strong evidence of maximum support
by both top income and top educational groups, answers by this small group of "business owners and professional" would seem to be no cause for concern.
Conclusion
There is every reason for optimism about the merger carrying by a healthy
majority, although the present ratio of 55 percent to 8 percent is hardly realistic
for any election ,
Those undecided probably will tend to be negative if they bother
to vote, but there is nothing at this time to suggest any motivation for them to
even show up on election day .
A large and representative vote, especially in West and North Omaha, is
probably the best insurance of a favorable end result.
Present support for the merger is solidly based in terms of both geographic and demographic components, and it is based on sound reasons of finance
and civic progress .
The scattered opposition does not appear to have found a
rallying point on any one reason or slogan, nor any one population group that would
function as a cadre for carrying on an organized campaign .
�SURVEY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NOTE:
All percentages are based on 401 respondents in Omaha sample, unless otherwise designated ,
Q. 1:
Are you a registere d voter ? *
Q. 2:
How long have you lived at this address?*
Q. 2a: (If less than 1 year on Q. 2)
Have you re-registered since you moved?*
*Replies to these questions were not tabulated, as they were asked solely to qualify
respondents. · All respondents are registered and qualified to vote December 12.
Q. 3:
There will be an election December 12 on merging Omaha University and the
University of Nebraska. Do you favor or oppose the merger?
Favor . merger
Oppose merger
55%
8
37
Undecided
Q. 3a: Why do you favo r the merger ?
Number favoring
(221)
Tax advantages
27%
Lower tuition or expense for
students
27
Financial improvement for
Omaha U
25
Academic improvements
25
Will aid growth of Omaha U
6
Efficient or economical
administration
5
Generally of benefi t to ci ty
4
Greater educational fa ci lities
in Omaha
1
Miscellaneous other reasons
1
Nonspec i fic
6
No reason
4
�6.
Q. 3a: Why do you oppose the merger ?
Number opposing
(33)
Fear of tax increase
30%
Status quo, sentimental type
reasons
30
Fear "Lincoln" administration
6
Miscellaneous other r easons
No reason
Q, 4:
18
16
There will be 5 other measures to vote on, dealing with the police and
firemen, parks, streets, and sewers o In general, do you favor these
or oppose them?
Police:
Favor
53%
Oppose
8
Undeci ded
39
Firemen:
Favor
Oppose
Unde cided
52%
9
39
Par ks :
Favor
41%
Oppose
12
Undecided
47
Streets:
Favor
42%
Oppose
11
Undecided
47
Sewers:
Favor
41%
Oppose
12
Undeci ded
47
�7.
Q. 5:
As of now would you say that you will definitely vote in the December 12
election, will definitely not vote, or that you aren't sure yet?
Definitely will vote
Definitely will not vote
Undecided
82%
2
16
�8.
Q. 3:
There will be an election December 12 on merging Omaha University and the
University of Nebraska , Do you favor or oppose the merger?
Number of
Respondents
Favor
Oppose
Undecided
(Percentages read across)
9
34
83%
3
72%
6
52%
41%
10
12
14
22
38
47
481
57%
35
106
276
64
57
123
82
122
61%
67%
60%
56%
45%
12
30
26
31
37
43
Men
228
71%
11
18
Women
253
45%
7
48
22
183
156
36
84
45%
14
72%
6
58%
44%
32%
10
12
11
41
22
32
44
57
North Omaha
176
55%
7
38
South Omaha
155
45%
10
45
West Omaha
150
73%
9
18
169
196
45
61
66%
58%
33%
41%
10
8
24
33
58
51
398
62%
9
29
83
34%
11
55
Survey Total
Income:
Well-to-do
Upper middle
Lower middle
Poor
Age:
21
30
40
50
60
to 29
to 39
to 49
to 59
and over
97
9
7
9
7
Occupation of Head of Household:
Business owners and professional
Other white collar workers
Skilled - industrial
Miscellaneous others
Retired and widows
Education:
College graduate and some college
High school graduate
Some high school
8th grade or less
Q, 5:
Will vote
Will not vote or undecided
9
9
..
�9.
Attitudes Toward the Omaha University and
The Unive r sity of Nebraska Merger
Q.3:
"There will be an ele ct ion De cember 12 on merging Omaha University and
the University of Neb raska. Do you favor or oppose the merger ?"
Q. 3a: "Why do you (f avor) (oppose) the merger?"
(4 81 total respondents)
275
FAVOR THE PROPOSED MERGER o
79
mention academi c imp rovementso
37
"The standards of the school wi l l be better - higher s cholastically,"
"Better education," "It will improve the school and credits," "It
should give us better education and make a bet t er s chool out of it,"
"I think it wi ll provide a better education and universally acc epted
credits," e tc •
.24
"They will offer more subjects, such as engineering," "More subjects
will be offered," "It will improve Omaha Univ ersity's academic standing - right now t hey offer no engineering," "They would probably be
able to offer more s ubjec ts," "I feel it will strengthen the academi c
structur e . The Univ ersity of Nebraska is stronger and offers more
courses than Omah a University and Omaha Un ive rsi t y students on campus
will have these courses too," etc .
18
"It would prob ably do for better education; pay the teachers more and
more courses of s tudy," "They will be able to retain good instructors,"
"So they can keep qualified teachers and attract more teachers," "Better teache rs," "Better utilization of professors - may be able to
trade them back and forth," et c.
79
refer to tax decrease : "It will make it less costly to the public should help out on our taxes," "It's supposed to cut the property tax
down," "Taxes would be cheape r ," "It could cut down on taxes here in
Omaha," "The taxes wouldn't be so high," "It will be . good - spreads
taxes throughout the state and not just the city of Omaha," "It will
be better for Omaha as far as taxes are concerned," etc.
65
refer to lower tui tion or less e xpense for students: "Tuition would be
lower and more students could afford t o attend college," "Lower tuition
rates," "St uden ts will benef it be cause of lower tuition," "By merging,
tuition would be less ," " It would cut down on tuition c osts," "I think
it will help the students e conomically," "Tui ti on will be cheaper," "It
will lower the cost per student," et c o
�10 .
64
mention finan ci a l advantages for Omaha University: "It will save Omaha
University f rom clos i n g - t hey wi l l get t ax money from the whole state,"
"Omaha Unive r s ity i s low on money s o it wil l help for the two to go together," "I t will i mprove Omaha Universi t y as fa r as money to work with,"
"I think they wi ll ge t be tte r finan ci al help by merging," "With the financial problems Omaha Univ e r s i ty has, maybe they wouldn't have the fi~
nancial problems if they merged," "We should save Omaha University and
this is the only way to do i t; they apparently don't have the resources
to expand withou t s tate ai d and if it doesn ' t expand, it will fold - the
city can't supp ort it ," "I t would be a financ ial he l p for Omaha University," e tc.
16
believe it will help Omaha Uni versity grow: "Omaha Univers i ty is very
overcrowded and i t wou ld help to correct this," "It will become larger
and more students c an attend," "I t would be come a larger college," "It's
the only answer t o t he growth of Omaha University - it c an't grow like
it stands now," " It wi ll res u l t in a .bigger school," "I t will make it a
larger school," et c.
15
mention mo r e e conomical or effic ient operations: "Easier to control as
one instead of t wo s choo l s - one group c an take' care of all the business
instead of havi ng two groups doi ng t he same work," "I think they will
have better manageme n t under t he Board of Regents," "I think they could
operate the two on l ess money t han by operating them separately," "More
economi c al," "It wi l l i mp r ove the efficiency of both schools," et c.
9
believe Omaha will bene f it general l y: "I t would be best for the community - a lo t of men work in Omaha whi l e a t tending s chool here," "It will
be good for the city - it will put us on the map and we ' ll be more recognized," "It's an i mpr ovement for the future of the city," "With a campus in Omaha it wi ll benefi t t he city," etc .
3
believe it will provi de i ncreased educational fa c ili t ies in Omaha: "I
think it will provide bet t er educ ation for our local s chools," "It will
make more educ ational oppo r tunities available for t his area," or "It
will expand our educ ation he r e in Omaha . "
5
give miscellaneou s r easons ,
2
"My husband at tend s t he University and believes it's the right thing"
or "My husband s aid i t wou l d be g ood for Omaha University so I will
go along with h i s dec is i ons . "
1
"I'm fo r pub lic educ at i on and anything to improve it , "
1
"It wou l d b e an adv antage to the Omaha students , "
1
"Omaha s tuden t s could a t tend a state uni versity . "
�11.
17
10
43
are nonspecific: "It's a valuable college that the state should have,"
"I just think it would be better all the way around," "I just think it
would be a good idea," "Mainly because I went there and feel it would
be best," "Be c ause Omaha Uni ve r sity favors it," etc ,
can give no reason fo r f avoring the merger: "I don't know," "No reason
right now," "I don' t know - I don't know enough about it yet," etc,
OPPOSE THE MERGER ,
13
refer to taxes or be l i eve taxes will be increased: "For tax reasons
mostly, I guess , I t seems to me a larger university will raise taxes,"
"I'd oppose it because there would be more taxes," "We've spent our local
money here and I think we should keep it here - it will just cost us more
tax money," "I th ink i t will mean the taxes go up again," "I just think
it's another way t o get our taxes," "I have a feeling it would make the
taxes go up," "I think t he merger would cause our taxes to be raised
again," etc ,
13
give sentimental. stubborn, or status guo types of reasons ,
6
5
"I think they are O. K, the way they are now," "I think it's all r i ght .
the way it is now - my son gr adua t ed from Omaha University and I like
it the way it is," "I would rather see Omaha University stay independent. I've been here since 1931 and they have turned out some good
scholars," etc.
1
"I am a graduate of Omaha and I guess for sentimental reasons I would
rather Omaha keep it for their own . "
1
2
"I would rather see Omaha keep its own uni versity - there are so few
municipal ly suppor t ed universities , I think it's a good school,"
"Omaha University was fo unded by Omaha and should remain the property
of the city," "Taxpayers paid for Omaha University and therefore it
should belong to the city," e t c .
"The school is for Omaha childr en . "
oppose dictation from Lincoln ,
1
"Basically, be c ause Omaha University will not get the money f r om the
legislature . The budget c ommittee has ten out of state and two city
members , "
1
"I feel it might be run by people in Lincoln and Omaha won't have
anything to say about i t, "
�12 .
8
give miscellaneous other reasons .
1
1
"I don't believe in helping educate other people's kids . "
1
"I just believe you get less done in grouping things together . "
1
"I don't have any use for the young people these days. They want
everything for nothing and this would be helping them too much . "
1
"They tell me we wil l l ose Elmwood Park, and we need parks and that
is a n i c e par k and I c an 't s ee losing it . "
1
"I think I will go along with the majority and I feel the majority
opposes it . "
1
"I doubt if the r e wi ll be a t ax decrease . Also, I wonder if the
quality of teaching will be as high in Omaha if there is a merger."
1
7
"I just don' t see a purpose for this at all; I'm in favor of small
colleges . "
"We live in Di strict 66 and have no voice in Omaha University." (si c )
can give no reason fo r opposing the merger .
5
2
163
"I don't know," "I have no reason at all," "No reason - I just oppose
it," etc .
"I won't answer that" or "It's none of your business . "
ARE UNDECIDED ON THE MERGER.
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Survey of Omaha voters: merger of Omaha University and Nebraska University, November 25 through 27, 1967
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NU-OU Merger
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Public opinion survey of Omaha voters regarding the merger of the Municipal University of Omaha with the University of Nebraska. The survey was conducted by Central Surveys, Inc., of Shenandoah, Iowa, November 25-27, 1967, and includes detailed information, such as reasons for favoring or opposing the merger and levels of public support by income level, age, sex, occupation, and education. Selected comments by survey respondents are reprinted verbatim.
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1967
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UNO0005_Survey_Omaha
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For A Better Omaha
on
Dec. 12th
All Ballots 1 thru 6
~
1
NO INCREASE
IN TAXES
�Ballot No. I
Merger of Omaha
University with the
University of Nebraska
A ''Yes'' Vote Will:
• Reduce the .
~
by!~
levy
2!!
property
.!!!
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• Assure the financial future of Omaha U.
• Reduce tuition for Omaha students.
• Provide for the growth of Omaha U. to meet
the growing needs of Omaha's and Nebraska's young people.
• Create an improved educational atmosphere
so necessary for attracting new industries to
Omaha.
NO INCREASE
�Ballot No. 2
Bonds for New Police
Headquarters and
Fire Training Facilities
A ''Yes'' Vote Will:
• Provide for a new Police Headquarters
to replace the old building at 11th and
Dodge.
The old building, built in 1921, is in dangerous condition-has actually been condemned-and cannot be renovated. It is
too small to handle today's needs.
• Provide facilities for more effective law
enforcement.
• • • •
• Save lives and property thru adequate
training of firemen.
• Result in fire insurance rate benefits
for Omaha citizens.
�Ballot No. 3
Charter Amendment to
Provide Additional Policemen
& Equipment for Public Safety
A ''Yes''
----- Vote
Will:
• Provide for 100 additional policemen
necessary for public safety.
• Bring Omaha's ratio of policemen closer to the national average.
Present ratio:
Omaha-1.4 police per 1000 population.
National Average-2.7 police per 1000
population.
• Help reduce the alarming increase in
serious crime in Omaha - 66% increase over 1960.
• Make Omaha more attractive to new
industry which is needed to provide
jobs.
• Make Omaha's streets safer for our
families and children.
NO INCREASE
�Ballot No. 4
Bonds for Street & Highway
Construction & Improvements
to Meet Critical Needs
A ''Yes'' Vote Will:
• Provide for many construction and improvement programs, including:
Abbott Drive from Florence Boulevard and Read
to 20th Street and Carter Boulevard
Ames Avenue from 52nd to 40th
Jackson from 15th to 17th
Pacific from 74th to 90th
60th from Northwest Radial to Ames Avenue
84th from 1-80 to West Center Road
28th and Dodge Interchange
North Freeway from California to Cuming
North Freeway from Cuming to Hamilton
West Freeway from 30th to 31st Street
Miscellaneous street improvements
• Permit the city to take advantage of Federal
matching funds which are becoming available. Otherwise Omaha taxpayers will eventually pay the entire cost.
• Reduce traffic congestion and make driving
safer.
�Ballot No. 5
Bonds for Park and
Recreational Facilities 1968 Program
A ''Yes'' Vote Will:
• Provide for acquisition and development of
parks and recreational facilities to benefit
Omahans in 100 different locations throughout the city.
• Make available substantial State and Federal
money, on a matching basis.
• Provide for acquisitions and improvements in
these locations:
Benson Park, Fontenelle Park, 30 different
schools, 50th and "C", South Omaha, Dodge
Park-North Omaha, Hanscom Park, West Omaha, 37th and "P", Christie Heights, Spring Lake
Park, Roberts Park, Kountze Park, Pipal Park,
Dewey Park, 84th and Grover, 105th and Hascall,
Miller, Elmwood, and Forrtenelle Parks, improvements for family use at approximately 25 of our
present parks throughout the city.
• Provide 3 new swimming pools-Hitchcock
Park in South Omaha, Near North area and
West Omaha.
• Provide for construction of a City-Wide Garden Center available to all citizens.
• Provide for family park and recreation area
in Dodge Park in North Omaha.
NO INCREASE
�Ballot No. 6
Bonds for Sewer Construction
and Improvements 1968 Program
A
-
''Yes'' Vote Will:
• Provide storm and flood relief sewer programs classified "urgent" for a long time.
• Eliminate chronic basement and street flooding.
• Benefit all areas of the city-
(
I
17th and Ames Avenue flood relief sewer
26th and "Y" Street to 30th Street and Upland
Parknay flood relief sewer
Fort Street flood relief sewer, 24th to 27th
29th Street flood relief sewer, Fort to 440 feet
north
Fort Street flood relief sewer, 29th to alley west
Storm sewer east of 90th Street between Biondo
and Cass
Deer Park Boulevard-I-SO area sewers
Storm sewers for paving and flood control
• Prevent more costly construction and repair
in the future.
�How Can We Do AH
'
This With No lncreas;
e
in Taxes?
When you vote "YES" on all ballots 1 thru
6 on December 12th, you will be voting
for progress for Omaha - with no increase in taxes. Ballot No. l, proposing
the merger of Omaha U. and the University of Nebraska, will result in a 2 mill tax
decrease for Omaha taxpayers. This will
more than offset the 1112 mill increase to .
pay for the additional policemen pro- ,
posed by Ballot No. 3. The money to pay
for the 4 bond issues will become available, as needed, thru the retirement of
existing bonds.
--
---
- -.
VOTE "YES"
For A Better Omaha
on Dec. 12th
All Ballots 1 thru 6
This Fact Sheet Paid for by the Citizens Committee
Richard W. Johnson, Chmn.
216 Aquila Court Bldg.
Mrs. George A. Menshik, Secy.
5431 South 24th St.
�
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Vote Yes for a better Omaha brochure
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NU-OU Merger
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Eight-page booklet, 4" x 7.5", printed with blue text on white paper, detailing all six measures which were to be decided in the December 12, 1967, special election in the City of Omaha. The six ballot issues, in order, were merger of Omaha University with the University of Nebraska, bonds for new police headquarters and fire training facilities, charter amendment to provide additional policemen and equipment, bonds for street and highway construction and improvements, bonds for park and recreational facilities, and bonds for sewer construction and improvement. The brochure encourages a "yes" vote on all six measures, suggesting that collectively, the net result would not increase taxes. The brochure argues that the O.U.-N.U. merger would result in enough tax savings to completely offset the cost of the additional police officers and equipment. The brochure was funded by the Citizens Committee.
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1967
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Prednct
1-Train School, 6th & Hickory Sts.
2-Grace Baptist Church (10th St. Ent.),
2440 So. 10th St.
3---Santa Lucia Hall, 725 Pierce St.
4-Lincoln School, 11th & Center Sts.
5-Castelar School, 18th & Martha Sts.
&--Bohemian Brethren Presbyterian Church (No. Ent.),
15th & Hickory Sts.
7-Bancroft Jr. High, 2727 Riverview Blvd.
8-Christ Child Center Gymnasium, 1248 So. 10th St.
9-Immaculate Conception Church Hall,
24th & Bancroft Sts.
10-St. Joseph's Church Basement (17th St. Ent.),
1722 So. 16th St.
11-Castelar Presbyterian Church Basement (No. Ent.),
2410 So. 16th St.
12-St. Patrick's School Gym, 1416 Castelar Sts.
13---Vinton School, 21st St. & Deer Park Blvd.
14-Fire Engine House, 20th & Spring Sts.
SIXTH WARD
Precinct
1-C.Y.O. Building, 4206 So. 13th St.
2--First United Church of Christ,
23rd St. & Deer Park Blvd.
3---Madison School ( Basement - South Side),
17th & Madison Sts.
4-South High School (South Ent.), 24th & "J" Sts.
5~South Side Christian Church, 4401 So. 23rd St.
6---South Branch Library, 23rd & "M" Sts.
7-Hawthorne School, 18th St. & Missouri Ave.
s~Gene Eppley South Omaha Boy's Club,
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22nd & "P" Sts.
9--So. Omaha Sokol, 21st & "U" Sts.
10--Marrs School, 19th & "U" Sts.
11-Madison School (Basemenlt - East Side),
17th & Madison Sts.
12-Edward Rosewater School (South Ent.),
13th & Phelps Sts.
SEVENTH WARD
Precinct
1-South Lincoln School, 27th & "F" Sts.
2-St. Bridget's School, 4118 So. 26th St.
3---Knights of Columbus Hall, 25th & "J" Sts.
4-Robbins School (SW Ent.), 39th Ave. & Hillsdale Ave.
5-Zion Lutheran Church, (West Entrance), 4001 "Q" St.
6-Indian Hill School, 32nd & "U" Sts.
7-Highland School, 27th & Adams Sts.
8-Morton Park Pavilion, 41st & "W" Sts.
9-Robbins School (SW Ent.), (Aud),
39th Ave. & Hillsdale Ave.
10--Pilgrim Congregational Church Basement,
39th & "R" Sts.
11-St. Francis Church Basement, 32nd & "K" Sts.
12-Karen Street Baptist Church, 6100 Karen St.
13-St. Mary's School Auditorium, 5225 So. 36th St.
14-St. Peter & Paul School (North End), 3619 "X" St.
15-South Side Terrace Homes Basement,
5639 So. 29th Ave.
*16---McKinley Park Pentecostal Church of God,
28th & Drexel Sts.
17-Corrigan School, 38th & "X" Sts.
*1'8-Jim Earp Auto Sales, 4908 'L' St.
19-Mosher Memorial Presbyterian Church
(Basement, Primary Room), 4622 Monroe St.
20--Archbishop Ryan Mem. High School
(Main Lobby Ent.), 5616 "L" St.
21-St. Stanislaus School (Basement, East Room,
North Ent.), 41st & "J" Sts.
22-Karen Wes tern School, 63rd & "H" Sts.
23-Mosher Memorial Presbyterian Church (Basement),
4622 Monroe St.
24-Ashland Park School, 48th & "Q" Sts.
25-Holy Ghost School (East Side), 5220 So. 52nd St.
EIGHTH WARD
Precinct
1-Grace Lutheran Church, 1326 So. 26th St.
2-St. Ann's School (Activity Room), 2247 Poppleton Ave.
•Indicates change of polling place or change of precinct number
.10-.t'Ire r.ngme nouse, 411th .:;t. (!l; mayoerry ave.
17-Central United Presbyterian Church (South Ent.),
55th & Leavenworth Sts.
18-Sidles & Co., (Aud. East Ent., West Side), ..
·
7302 Pacific St.
19-Field House, Uni. of Omaha Campus (NW Entry),
60th & Dodge Sts.
20-Blackstone Hotel, (Simian Room), 36th & Farnam Sts.
21-Glamour Floors, 4508 Leavenworth St.
. .
22-Douglas County Assistance Bureau Auditorium,
42nd & Pacific Sts.
23-Beth-El Synagogue, 49th Ave. & Farnam Sts. ·
24-St. John's Greek Orthodox Church (West Ent.),
( Community Center), 603 So. 30th St.
TENTH ·WARD
frecinct
1-Turner Court Apartments Basement, 3102 Dodge St.
2-0ur Savior's Lutheran Church,
(Izard St. Ent.), 30th & Izard Sts.
3-Augustana Lutheran Church Basement,
3647 Lafayette Ave.
* 4-Duchesne College (Humanities Bldg.)
.
37th & California St.
5-Joslyn Castle Garage (South Ent.),
·
3902 Davenport St.
6-Lowe Ave. Presbyterian Church (So. Ent.),
1023 No. 40th St.
7-Wa:lnut Hill School, 45th & Hamilton Sts.
8-The Omaha Inn, 4221 Dodge St.
9-Manpower Development and Training Program,
4950 Dodge
*10-Talent Tree GaHeries (So. End Instruction Rm.) ,
&02'1 Und~rwood Ave.
11-Technical High School (Burt St. Drive),
32nd & Burt Sts.
12-St. Cecilia's School, 3907 Webster St.
13-Calvary Baptist Church (East Rear Ent.),
39th & Cuming Sts.
14-Beth Israel School, 1502 No. 52nd St.
15-Dundee School Gym (West Ent.),
51st & Davenport Sts.
16---Viking Club, 34th & Burt Sts.
17-Local 22, I.B.E.W., 1336 No. Saddle Creek Rd.
18-Brownell-Talbot School (Educational Wing Recreation
Room), 55th St. & Underwood Ave.
19-First Christian Church (Front - East Ent.),
67th & Dodge Sts.
20-Yates School (So. Ent.), 32nd Ave. & Davenport St.
21-Saunders School (North Ent.), 41st Ave. & Cass St.
22-Dundee School (North Ent.), 51st & Davenport Sts.
23-Dundee Presbyterian Church (Fellowship Hall),
Happy Hollow Blvd & Webster St.
24-Saunders School (West Ent.), 41st Ave. & Cass St.
25-St. Mary's Orthodox Church, 5215 Seward St.
26-Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, (Fellowship Hall),
·
6099 Western Ave.
27-Western Hills School Gym, 66th & Western Ave.
28-Western Hills School (East Ent.), 66th &
Western Ave.
29~St. Pius The Tenth (No. End of Youth Center),
6905 Blondo St.
30-St. Pius The Tenth (So. end of Youth Center),
6905 Biondo St.
ELEVENTH
WARD
Precinct
1-Howard Kennedy School (South Ent.),
30th & Binney Sts.
2-Housing Authority of Omaha (Tenant Service Room),
3012 Grant St.
3-Franklin School (East Ent.), 35th & Franklin Shi.
4-Monroe Junior High School (Main Ent.),
51st & Bedford Ave.
5-Fire Engine House, 45th & Military Ave.
6---Harrison School (So. Ent.), 53rd & Hamilton Sts.
7-Benson High School, 52nd & Maple Sts.
8-St. Bernard's School Gym (So. Ent.), 3604 No. 65th St.
9-First English Lutheran Church, 2537 No. 62nd St.
10-Benson Recrea tion Center, 6008 Military Ave.
11-Rosehill School, 56th & Corby Sts.
12-Holy Name School, (No. Side of Little Gym),
2929 Fontenelle Blvd.
13-Benson West School (Gym Ent.), 66th & Maple Sts.
29-Park Lane Baptist Ch'urch (Ne;), 5550 No. 60th A;e,
30-Fire Engine House, 4517 No. 61st St.
THIRTEENTH WARD
Precinct
l~St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, ~25 So. 84~ St.
· 2-Lewis-Clark Junior High School (West Parkmg Lot No. Ent.), 6901 Burt
3-Lewis-Olark Junior High School (West Parking Lot ·
So. Ent.), 6901 Burt St.
4-Creighton Prep (West Gym Lobby Ent.),
7400 Western Ave.
5-Hillside School, (No. Gym), 75th & Western Ave . .
6-Westbrook Junior High School, 1312 Robertson Drive
7-Underwood Hills Presbyterian Church (Basement),
851 No. 74th St.
8-Underwood Hills School, 9030 Western Ave.
9--Board of Education B1dg., (Dist. 66), 78th & Cass Sts.
10-Christ The King (Gym), 835 So. 88th St.
11-Swanson Elementary School, (Middle East Ent.),
86th & Harney Sts.
12-St. Marks Lutheran Church, (Chapel)
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1821 No. 90t
t.
13-Calvary Lutheran Church (Downstairs),
.
2941 No. Soth St.
14--Adams School (Old), 3420 No. 78th St.
15-Adams School (New), 3420 No. 78th St.
16-Boyd School (SW Ent.), 8314 Boyd St.
.
17-Marion High School (No. Ent. from Parkmg Lot),
7400 Military Ave.
18-Lutheran Church of the Atonement, 4530 No. 85th St.
19-St. Marks Lutheran Church (Basement),
1821 No. 90th St.
20-Boyd School (So. East Ent.), 8314 Boyd St.
*2'1-Calvary Lutheran Church (Fellowship Hall),
2941 No. 80th St.
FOURTEENTH WARD
Precinct
1-St. Joan of Arc School (Classroom), 7430 Hascall St.
2-St. Joan of Arc School (Lobby), 7430.Hascall St.
3-Sidles Auditorium (East Ent.-East Side),
7302 Pacific St.
4--Loveland School, 82nd & Pacific St.
5-Arbor Heights School (Hallway-NE Ent.),
·
8001 Martha St.
&--Westgate Elementary School (Library),
·
78th & Hascall Sts.
7-Westgate Elementary 8chool (Cloakroom),
78th & Hascall Sts.
8-Paddock Road School (Library), 3'535 Paddock Road
9-Arbor Heights Junior High School (N.W. Ent.),
8601 Martha St.
10--Westsid'e High School (No. Ent.), 87th & Pacific Sts.
11-Sunset Hills School (East Hallway),
94th & Walnut Sts.
12-Rockbrook Elementary School, (So. Ent),
2514 So. 108th St.
13-Valley View Junior High, 3'[~34 So 108th Sit.
14-Rockbrook Cleaning & Laundry,
. .
.
.
10810 Praine Hill Dnve
15-Rockbrook Elementary School (NE Ent.),
2514 So. 108th St.
16---0akdale School, 98th & Center Sts.
17'- Paddock Road School (Room 11), 353·5 P~ddock Road
18-Crestridge School ( East Ent.), 818 Crestndge Rd.
19-Beveridge Jr. High School
h S
( East Ent.), 16H~ So. 12ot t .
20-Prairie Lane School, 114th & Hascall St.
21-Sisters of Mercy, 1901 So. 72nd St.
*22-Mary Our Queen School (Lobby-East Ent.),
119th & Valley
*23'-Mary Our Queen School (Lobby-West Ent.),
·
119th & Valley
''24-W estwood Heights Reformed Church,
.
12315 Westwood Lane
~2&->0ak Valley School, 31'09· Pedersen Drive
*26---King of Kings Lutheran Ohurch, 12.4th & Center Sts.
*27-Beveridge Jr. High (No. Aud. Ent.), 1616 So. 1201th St.
*28-Prairie Lane Christi'an Reformed Church,
3125 So. 119th St.
*29<--Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 90th & 'Q' Sts·.
Monte Taylor, Election Commissioner
Douglas County, Nebraska
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Full Episode: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-robert-ruetz.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Robert Ruetz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-robert-ruetz.html</a>
Excerpt: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Robert-Ruetz-excerpt.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Robert Ruetz, excerpt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Robert-Ruetz-excerpt.html</a>
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Reflections in Time: Robert Ruetz
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NU Merger
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<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-robert-ruetz.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Robert Ruetz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.</a>
Interview with Dr. Robert Ruetz, retired member of music faculty (1965-1990), Dept. of Fine Arts, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Producer/host, Paul Borge. Produced in cooperation with the UNO Alumni Association, College of Arts and Sciences, University Television.
<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Robert-Ruetz-excerpt.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Robert Ruetz, excerpt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Excerpt.</a>
In this excerpt, which can be found at timestamp 28:27:02-30:19:01 in the full episode of Reflections in Time, Robert Ruetz asserts that the merger was good for the State of Nebraska and the City of Omaha. The merger resulted in a bigger budget for the university, which improved programs for Omaha students. He notes that, even in 1990, UNO was "still the step-child of Lincoln."
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Media Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1990
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streaming video
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English
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television programs
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<p>UNO Media Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/216" title="Finding Aid: UNO Media Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/216</a></p>
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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Full Episode: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-vic-blackwell.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Vic Blackwell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-vic-blackwell.html</a>
Excerpt: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Vic-Blackwell-excerpt.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Vic Blackwell, excerpt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Vic-Blackwell-excerpt.html</a>
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Reflections in Time: Vic Blackwell
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NU Merger
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<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-vic-blackwell.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Vic Blackwell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.</a>
Interview with Dr. Vic Blackwell, faculty member in the Art Department (1958-1985), Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1972-1975), and Acting Chancellor (1971/72) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Producer/host, Paul Borge. Produced in cooperation with the UNO Alumni Association, College of Arts and Sciences, University Television.
<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Vic-Blackwell-excerpt.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Vic Blackwell, excerpt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Excerpt.</a>
In this excerpt, which can be found at timestamp 40:33:13-41:38:12 in the full episode of Reflections in Time, Vic Blackwell, who was appointed interim chancellor of UNO after Kirk Naylor was fired, discusses that the irony of the merger was that OU merged with NU in an attempt "to remain independent," but after the merger, the push from President Varner was unity. It wasn't until the 1980s that UNO started to shift back into some independence.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Media Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1983
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<p>UNO Media Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/216" title="Finding Aid: UNO Media Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/216</a></p>
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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Full Episode: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-paul-borge.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Paul Borge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-paul-borge.html</a>
Excerpt: <a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Paul-Borge-excerpt.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Paul Borge, excerpt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Paul-Borge-excerpt.html</a>
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Reflections in Time: Paul Borge
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NU Merger
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<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/rfit-paul-borge.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Paul Borge" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Full Episode.</a>
Interview with Paul Borge, Faculty, Dept. of Communication, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Host, Tim Fitzgerald. Produced in cooperation with the UNO Alumni Association, College of Arts and Sciences, University Television.
<a href="https://library.unomaha.edu/_video/RFIT-Paul-Borge-excerpt.html" title="Streaming Video: Reflections in Time: Paul Borge, excerpt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Link to Streaming Video of Excerpt.</a>
In this excerpt, which can be found at timestamp 45:53:02-47:14:04 in the full episode of Reflections in Time, Paul Borge speculates that if OU hadn’t merged with NU system, we would have become a small-medium private liberal arts college, or we’d have gone out of business. In 1987, considered the merger with Lincoln to still be ongoing.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Media Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1987
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streaming video
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English
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television programs
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rfit-paul-borge
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<p>UNO Media Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/216" title="Finding Aid: UNO Media Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/216</a></p>
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OU Students Campaigning for Merger
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NU-OU Merger
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A group of OU students gathered in a parking lot, all carrying "Vote YES: Merger OU-NU" signs. The students' backs are to the camera, and their faces are not visible.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1967
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JPEG
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English
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093_OU_Students_Campaigning_for_Merger
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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Arts & Sciences Hall, Northwest Corner, Front, 1937
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NU-OU Merger
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Arts & Sciences Hall under construction on the new campus of the Municipal University of Omaha, 1937, viewed from the northwest, showing the front of the building.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
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UNO Photograph Collection
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha Libraries
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1937
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ASH_NW_Corner_Front_1937
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<p>UNO Photograph Collection finding aid available at <a href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211" title="Finding Aid: UNO Photograph Collection" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/211</a></p>
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