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separated from the university and
be provided for from funds not
earmarked "educational."
Then too, there are functions
which the university has acquired,
probably partly because other uni
versities have acquired them,
which, we believe, are not indis
pensable parts of an educational
institution. In fact there are some
whose desirability may be ques
tioned even in prosperous times.
The Nebraskan should like to see
very serious consideration of the
advisability of abandoning- such
functions in part or in whole as a
means of saving money, before
general salary slashes begin.
A'
Legislative
The
Committee's Report.
ACARKFUL examination of the
report released Saturday by
the legislative committee investi
gating the university reveals some
peculiar features of the recom
mended cuts in salary schedules
for the vaiious colleges and agen
cies of the university. The No-
SIDK from this, the Nebraskan
disagrees vigorously with what
seems to be an illogical and abso
lutely non-uniform system of sal
ary cuts. f differentiation in the
amount of money to be lopped off
from the various college payrolls
is necessary, consideration should
at least be taken of the relative
services rendered by the agencies
or colleges, and their relative ne
cessity to a state educational in
stitution. Furthermore, where dis
crimination is to be employed, it
would seem a wiser principle to
leave to authorities intimately con
nected with the school, the determ
ination of where and for what rea
son these discriminations shall bt
braskan has compiled and is print- . made.
ing a list of these proposals show- ' :"
ing the percentage of salary irpHK suggestion that the Gradu-
slashes recommended for the vari- ate college might be put upon
'ous departments. a self-supporting basis seems logi- j
The Nebraskan has no informa- cal in many respects. At least it j
tion as to bow these various sums : could oe made more neatly self- j
lecommcnded by the legislative j supporting. The committee, we j
committee were determined. Jt is j feel, would have done a better job
surprised, however, at the wide i if it had confined its investigations i
discrepancies in the percentages of ' and recommendations to such
cuts proposed for various colleges. I changes of policy as this, without j
Nothing like a uniform system i attempting to get at, by what
seems to have been attempted.
The Agricultural college, for ex
ample, which spends more money
than any other college in the uni
versity, except the College of Arts
and Sciences, comes off with the
process we know not, a figure to
which salaries in the vaiious col
leges should be reduced.
We believe the committee i.s
right in suggesting that all com
mercial activities be placed on a
lightest cut. something slightly I self-supporting basis, licit again,
over 7 percent. The Arts and Sci
ences college, which incidentally
contains departments which serve
every other college in the univer
sity, is slated for a 30 percent
slash. Why is this?
The library, which has been no
toriously lacking in service facili
ties as well as material equipment,
i.-, the target for a slash of one
third. The library is an agency
provided to serve every student on
Hie campus. Hut the school of
line arts and the school of music,
whose facilities are. after all,
leally used by a relatively small
number of students, are asked to
cut down their salary list by only
9 percent.
T may, perhaps, be significant to
point out the fact that the medi
cal college ieceived only a 9 per
cent cut. A member of the com
mittee is from Douglas county.
All the agricultural experiment
stations are asked to take a 50
percent cut except the station at
Seottsbluff. One member of the
committee comes from Seottsbluff.
Hut since the Nebraskan has not
made a study of the situation as
has the committee we would not
be presumptions enough to criti
cize the report. We will only dis
agree with some aspects of it and
fig ie with others on general prin
ciples. For instance, we believe that
the committee i.s wrong in stating
that they do "not favor any con
siderable elimination of positions,
so as to maintain the higher sal
aries at their present level." Rath
er than see every university pro
fessor get an average salary cut of
approximately 25 percent beyond
the 10 percent already received,
the Nebraskan would prefer to sec
a lot of surplus growths and cn-
iimbrances removed entirely from
the university.
HFKK arc certain 1 unctions
which have been palmed off
( r. the university which have a
eiy remote connection with edu
c.rnoii. iiu h functions should be
T
the committee is recommending a
change in policy which it is quali
fied to suggest without detailed
knowledge.
The committee also recommends
that married women insofar as is
possible be replaced by qualified
individuals who have greater need
of employment. This is a very ,
controversial question and the Ne
braskan is unce rtain as to the mer- i
its of the two sides. It does feel
that this recommendation, how
ever, is within the proper scope of
the committee's work.
HPHK Nebraskan is certain that
the university has not the
slightest disposition to shrink from
bearing its share of the retrench
ment made necessary for all gov
ernmental institutions. Hut it be
lieves th'it the committee in mak
ing its specific recommendations
for salary cuts was tackling a
problem which requires more inti
mate knowledge of the university
than can be gained from a more
or less cursory investigation con
ducted in a relatively short time.
In other words, it hardly seems
that the committee is fitted to
make these specific recommenda
tions, but should rather leave to
university authorities the task of
apportioning the reductions ac
cording to their more intimate
knowledge of conditions and cir
cumstances. Furthermore, we be
lieve the legislature should relieve
the university of all functions ex
traneous to education of students.
Under these conditions we believe
the solution to the difficult prob
lem C'f retrenchment could be
worked out more satisfactorily 10
all respects.
COMMITTEE WANTS
BIGGER CUT MADE
i Continued from Page 1.)
experiment stations, the commit
tee expressed the belief that a
saving of 50 percent could be
made in all the stations with the
exception of the one at Seottsbluff.
The committee also believes that
if tractor-testing is to be continued
4 it should be mide self-support inj;
by legislation to increase the fees.
No appropriation was recom
mended for this activity.
No allowance was made for the
additional salary of $600 paid
Coach Bible as director of ath
letics. Also no allowance was
made for the $980 paid for swim
ming pool attendants, making it a
strictly student activity.
The committee recommended
that all commercial activities
should be made self-supporting or
else discontinued. This includes:
Book store, farm cafeteria, Tem
ple cafeteria, state serum plant,
and the women's dormitories. No
allowance was made for this
salary list.
In the report,
favored a careful
university payroll
fiisrnvcr whether
can be made by the removal from
the payroll ot married men or
women whose spouses are aiso
mninvpd and their nlaces eriven
to other properly qualified persons
who are in greater need of the
employment
the committee
scrutny of the
in an effort to
or not changes
In considering
department, the
mended that all
dividuals should
onoitunitv to sell
the purchasing
report recom
firms and in-
be given equal
to the university
and that when the department
needs supplies it should post
notices of its requirements in pub
lic places.
Commends University.
At the conclusion of the report,
the following statement was made
by the committee: "In conclusion,
the committee desires to state that
it is very appreciative of the co
operation afforded to it in its
work by the regents, officers, and
faculty members of the university.
The committee is satisfied that the
University of Nebraska is being
operated and managed in an ef
ficient manner and that this insti
tution reflects credit on the state
of Nebraska and is a university of
which every Nebraska citizen
might well be proud."
Legislators who made up the
ioint committee are: Senators
Neubauer, Gree, Neeiand, uananu,
McCarter; and Representatives
Vance, Chase, Hock, Mueller, and
Beushausen.
HONORARY SOCIETIES
WILL ANNOUNCE NEW
MEMBERS THURSDAY
(Continued from rage 1.)
bers at the joint convocation.
Dr. Charles H.' Judd, who has
been secured as speaker for the
affair, comes to the university
highly recommended. As head of
the school of education at Chicago
university, Dr. Judd has associated
with many leading educational as
sociations and societies. Dr. Judd
also has published many books
and articles dealing with education
and its problems, and is known
well in national educational fields.
A.W.3. TO RECEIVE
NOMINATIONS FOR
OFFICERS MONDAY
(Continued from Page 1.)
ballot boxes will be placed on the
Ag campus. All the voting will be
held at Ellen Smith hall between
the hours of 9 and 5 o'clock. The
presidents of the organized houses
will be asked to assist at the polls.
Anyone else wishing to assist is
requested to call Jane Axtell at
F2523.
Cliff S. Hamilton Talks
To Chemistry Society
Dr. Cliff S. Hamilton, depart
ment of chemistry, talked to mem
bers of the Omaha branch of t he
American Chemical Society Wed
nesday evening on "Arsenicnls. Old
and New." The meeting was In Id
at Creighton university.
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