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Chris Peterson.
The University of Nebraska re
ceived a recommended $800,000
budget increase over the last bi
ennium allotment when the ap
propriations committee submitted
its state budget recommendation
to the legislature, yesterday.
However, it was a "wolf in
nheep'a clothing" increase for in
reality, .the committee suggested
a $252,500 cut in the university
budget.
University officials thankful.
Today, university officials are
thankful that the cut in their al
VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 149.
Student
Kirkpatrick
leaves today
for Texas
Former music school
head considers new jobs;
composed opera 'Olaf'
Prof. Howard Kirkpatrick, di
rector of the university school of
music who announced his resigna
tion Sunday, will leave this morn
ing with Mrs. Kirkpatrick for
PROF. HOWARD KIRKPATRICK
Lincoln Journal.
Corpus Christ!, Texas, where he
will consider two or three new
propositions.
Well known thruout the middle
west, Prof. Kirkpatrick has de
voted many years of service to
the university and to the school
of music. Besides his administra
tive work he has maintained
voice studio ami has written a
great many musical works. He Is
the composer of the opera "Olaf,"
first produced in the old Oliver
theater (now the Liberty theater)
as a benefit in which the first
money was raised for the founding
of Lincoln General hospital. An
other of Kirkpatrick's operatic
works is the light opera, "La Men
uette," written in collaboration
with Dr. H. B. Alexander, now of
Pamona, Calif. Also working with
Dr. Alexander, he produced the
pageant "Nebraska" in commemo
ration of the admission of thi
state to the union. Amng his bet
ter known compositions is the
"Fire Worshipper's Cycle." He has
also written numerous songs and
anthems.
Organized high school chorus.
Perhaps his most beneficial
work was his organization of the
AH State High School chorus, or
chestra and band course which la
recognized as being thj most con
See KIRKPATRICK, Page 2.
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lotment for the next two years
was minimized. Faced with the
problem of limiting enrollment, in
creasing fees, "upping" good
standing requirements, and many
other radical changes in case of a
severe budget slash, they now feel
confident that the university can
continue to operate under the pres
ent "open" plan if the allotment
suggested yesterday is approved
by the legislature.
How the university can receive
an increase and be cut at the same
time can best be described as fol
lows: Cash fees included in budget.
The socalled increase in the
budget comes primarily from cash
The Official Newspaper of More Than 6,000 Students
Council ele ?ts Bob
Winnacker,
Thomson talk
for forum
'Which Way to Peace'
discussed at council
sponsored program
Two forms of internationalism
were compared yesterday by Leon
Thomson and Rudolph Winnacker
as they talked on "Which Way to
Peace" for the Student council's
last forum of the year.
Mr. Thomson, executive secre
tary of the Nebraska Peace coun
cil, dwelt on measures to relieve
international economic tension to
head off conflict, while Dr. Win
nacker of the university history
department advocated the Roose
velt plan of throwing American
strength with France and England
and thus stall off war until a set
tlement of differences could be
reached.
"We must buy to sell."
The peace secretary described
the feeling of the "have not" na
tions and indicated that they
would fight if necessary to get a
redivision of the "international
booty." He declared that trade
meant Just that and that thus if
we are to sell we must buy either
goods or services.
"Governmental acts passed dur
ing the depression have further re
stricted trade thus limiting the
supply of goods and raising the
price of goods through quotas,
tariffs and international monopo
lies. If the European and Amer
ican markets are onncd so that
the economic pressures could be
See FORUM, Page 2.
Summer issue of Prairie Schooner
carries work of eight former students
Dr. Wlmberly's summer issue of
the Prairie Schooner has gone to
press, scheduled to come out early
next week carrying the recent
literary work of eight former stu
dents at the university.
Leon Suimclian writes two of
the features which appear in this
issue of Nebraska's literary maga
rine, the first, a story entitled "I
Ask You Ladies and Gentlemen,"
and the second, a biographical
letter which appears in the editor's
"Oxcart."
Life begins - In Turkey.
Surmellan's tale of his own life
begins In Turkey, goes to Russia
after his parents were killed In
the Armenian massacre, takes him
bumming through European coun
tries until he comes to America
and the University of Nebraska
College of Agriculture, and then
ends at present in Los Angeles
whore he is now engaged in writ
ing for motion picture fan maga
zines. '
fees from students which are in
cluded as part of the allotment.
During the past, altho the re
ceipts gained from fees were used
by the university, they were never
included in the budget as set forth
by the legislature.
This year, a complete study of
enrollment curves and of probable
enrollment in the university for
the coming two years was made by
the appropriations committee with
the aid of university officials.
By taking the average fee that
the student will pay over a period
of two years and multiplying it by
the number of students who are
likely to attend school during that
time, the committee arrived at a
Z 408
Distribution
of yearbooks
dated Friday
Editors expect 1939
Cornhusker off press
after four day delay
The 1939 Cornhuskers will
reach the hands of their buyers
sometime Friday afternoon ac
cording to tentative plans made
by the editors yesterday. Distri
bution will be made from the
Cornhusker office.
Holders of receipts were dis
appointed once this year when
word went out that the books
would be distributed Monday.
Many filed down into the Union
basement during the day only to
be turned away.
To deliver books Friday.
If the printer's promise made
yesterday afternoon sticks, a
truck loaded with the first install
ment of the $4.75 annuals will
back up to the north door of the
Union for the initial delivery of
the Cornhuskers Friday. Distribu
tion will begin as soon as the
books arrive, according to Max
Horn, business manager.
All students who have paid for
their copies should bring their re
ceipts with them. Those who have
made only the $2 payment must
bring the remaining $2.75 to get
their books. Persons who have
made down payments but do not
call for their book within the al
lotted time will forfeit their in
itial payment and all remaining
volumes will be put on sale to
anyone at $4.75.
Distribution will continue thru
Friday and the following week.
Lincoln Journal.
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figure which when added to the
whole budget, made the '39-'41 ap
propriation show a net gain of al
most 750 thousand over the last
biennium.
To cut salaries, operations costs.
The suggested cut of $252,500
will be made up in the lowering
of gener.il operating costs and re
duction of salaries.
Two years ago, the university
added 34 instructors to its staff
for which the legislature made a
special allotment amounting to 189
thousand to be used for salaries.
This appropriation was included in
the budget itself, therefore, the
budget total was cut from $2,837,
440 to $2,227,400. This was a re
Waugh
Kidd, Hill, Lau, Dobson,
Englund get offices
New president
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BOB WAUGH.
Miss Stapleton
presents concert
Campus vocalist offers
program Sunday at 3
One of the best, known of cam
pus sopranos, Louise Stapleton,
will be heard in recital Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Tem
ple. Miss Stapleton, student with
William G. Tempel, has appeared
on many occasions, and was one
of the soprano soloists with this
year's presentation of the "Mes
siah." Three of the stories in this Issue
are by writers who have never be
fore appeared in the Schooner.
Elizabeth Aboil, of South Orange,
New Jersey, contributes "The
Round of Boef," one of the leading
short stories of the issue.
Doris Kirkpatrick, another writer
new to the Schooner, has sent
"Chrysanthemum for the Presi
dent" from Minneapolis where she
is connected with the University of
Minnesota. Her story concerns
boredom and ill-feeling experienced
at a reception of a univercity
chancellor. James Still, whose
prose and poetry have appeared in
the Yale Review, the Atlantic
Monthly, and the Saturday Eve
ning Post but never before in the
Schooner, writes "Sugar in the
Ground."
Bolker article appears.
Former Nebraska students whose
work appears in this issue are
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duction of 190 thousand in sal
aries and ' operations.
To cut medical school.
The departments which were cut
by the appropriations committee
were practically the same as those
suggested by the governor in his
budget. The largest cuts were
made in the agriculture extension
division and the university med
ical school at Omaha,
After a lay over of one day, the
entire state budget will be acted
upon in the legislative chambers
today. If the legislature is as kind
to the university as the appropri
ations committee, all will be quite
and well on the financial front of
the school for the next two years.
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1939
president
Fresh from an 8 to 5 victory
at the polls last Tuesday, the Pro
gressive faction overriding a Lib
eral and Barb Union block elected
Bob Waugh as the new council
... ,,,, president and
,v. captured four
y out of the other
j rn. "w'v -.sj live pioiuuuo
ft V 1 e.t f i o f
meeting of the
council yester
day afternoon.
After five
ballots and the
nomination o f
two dark horse
candidates, the
P r o g r e ssive
Llbcral tie for
the vice presi
dency was fi-
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Marian KMd. and Marian
Kidd, supported by the Liberal fac
tion rode into office. Art Hill,
Progressive, became the new
treasurer, and Janet Lau, nom
inee of the Progressive party,
captured the secretaryship.
Use sorority votes.
Political conniving was wide
spread as the two parties sought
by control of sorority votes to
gain the more Important adminis
trative posts. New blood found ex
pression and
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I' ' d r u m m e d up
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s y m p a t hetic
c a n d i d a t es.
Marveling a t
the leadership
shown by the
newly elects at
the first politi-
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Jaiwl Ijin. group.
As Waugh took his post as
president, Marian Kidd, opposition
candidate, was placed on the vice
president ticket alongside the
Progressive nominee, Emma Ma
rie Schutloffel. after a tie for four
straight ballots, with no possibil
ity of any man changing his vote
or of the Progressive majority
permitting a bill to pass denying
the Progressive president the right
to vote, it was decided to move to
the next positions.
Parry and thrust.
Hoping to elect Schuttloffel as
treasurer and thus breaking the
factional tie, the Liberal minority
placed her name on the ticket.
This move was countered when
the Progressives for the same rea
son, nominated Kidd.
Art Hill was placed on the
ticket as a third. In a quick move,
before opposition could arise, Kidd
and Schuttlofel withdrew their
names and Hill was elected with
a unanimous vote.
Harold Bonn, outgoing president
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