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THE NEBRASKAN
Friday, March 23, 1945
u
Members of the Appropriation
Committee,
The Legislature,
State Capital,
Lincoln, Neb.
Gentlemen,
The budget of the University,
now before your Committee, was
prepared upon estimates made by
the deans and directors of the col
leges and schools during the sum
mer of 1944. These estimates were
based upon the hope of an "early
conclusion of the War and upon
the ability of the Government to
stabilize prices. However, the date
of the end of the War, even in Eu
rope, is stiii very uncertain, snd
price stabilization has been only
partially realized. As a result,
there has been a rise in the cost
of living estimated to be 25 to 30
percent higher than the 1939 price
level.
This increase in the cost of liv
ing without a commensurate in
crease in salary is causing many
members of the faculty, who have
rendered loyal service over a pe
riod of years both to the Uni
versity and the State, to become
apprehensive concerning the out
look for their future economic se
curity at the University of Ne
braska. To add to their discom
fiture, they have learned that new
members have been added to the
faculty at salaries higher than
those that are paid to members of
similar rank and responsibility
who were hired during the pre
war period. To the faculty this
seems unfair and inexplicable.
To consider this situation three
general faculty meetings were
held, all of which were well at
tended. Committees were ap
pointed and a study of conditions
was made. As a result, it was
unanimously decided to ask the
Board of Regents for an adjust
ment in saalry to meet the rise in
the cost of living, especially for
members of the lower salary
brackets. To this end, a hearing
with the Chancellor and the Board
of Regents was requested, which
re suited in the appointment of a
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deans to work out a proposal ior
salary adjustment to be sub'
mitted to the Board oi Regents.
The report of this joint com
mittee proposs an increase oi BP'
proximately 15 percent in salaries
ud to $2,700 per annum, ana irom
that point decreasing percentages
of increase until a salary or $a,uuu
is reached when no increase shall
be given. Clerical and labor em
ployees would receive approxi
mately a 10 percent increase.
The proposed increases, it is
calculated, would require $176,860
Der annum, or $353,720 lor tne oi
ennium in addition to the budget
reouest of $4,763,330 submitted by
the Chancellor and the Board of
Regents. The per annum distrir
bution of the additional amount
requested would be as follows:
Hundred Pennies
Serves as Ticket
CINCINNATI, Ohio. (ACP)
It's easy and quite above reproach
from every angle to buy your way
into the One Hundred Club at
the University of Cincinanti.
The new club is nonpolitical
and has its sole aim swelling the
coffers of the World Student Serv
ice fund now holding its annual
drive on the campus. The fund
will aid student victims of war
all over the world to continue
rith their studies.
Theta Chi fraternity, sponsor of
the club. say all you need is 100
pennies and you're in. Fraternity
men give you a neat badge with
"100" on it to boot.
And that isn't all, for Theta
Chi will have One Hundred Club
members as its guests at a party
in their honor at the drive s con
elusion. The way memberships are
going, the fraternity is wondering
where it can find a hall big
enough.
Fraternities are also aiding the
local World Student Service fund
drive with a "pin-up boy" con
test one chapter has entered its
dog mascot and are selling votes
at a penny each.
YWCA . . .
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two percent opposed the settle
ment of Konigsberg.
Seventy-two percent of the 644
votes were in favor of the settle
ments of the boundaries of Ger
many determined in the experi
mental peace conference giving
the Saar Basin to France.
The poll was conducted with the
idea of obtaining personal opin
ions of the students and not those
of the nation or group represented
in the experimental peace confer
ence.
Buy A Bond, Be
University Head
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At Maryland U
r"riT.T.K.r;E faius.. jviq. ir;
First to go under the auctioneer's
gavel at tne auction wnicn iubu
lighted the University of Mary
land's War Bond Drive was the
right to act as president of the
university for one hour while the
himself. Dr. H. C. Bvrd.
attended the highest-bidding stu
dent's class. The head oi tne
speech department was "sold" to
o Hav's work In one of the sorority
houses. An English professor had
to write a theme ior an tngusn
ctiiHant arm a bnv student bid in
an extra-late date with his girl
friend.
Rnnn snrprl hv the Victory Coun
cil the university war bond drive
wound up with an indoor carnival.
Each campus organization naa ior
its crnni at least one Amphibious
duck at $8,275 in war bonds ffcid
stamps. A contest witn an awara
to the campus group achieving
hiehest total war bond purchases
ran thruout the drive.
Taylor; Wilson Hall, Miss Kady
Faulkner; Carl riaii, Mrs. jviene
Rire! Cox Hall. Rev. Leland Lesh-
er: Palladian Society. Rev. Ray
mond Mcconneii: ana lowne
Club, Rev. Lloyd Rising. Speaking
Tuesday evening will be Rev. Sam
Maier. Pioneer Co-oo: Kev. Adrian
Edgar, Brown Y aiace co-op; Kev.
Jack Fmnegan, came iJeue itay
mond and Love Halls and Ray-
mnnH annex? and Rev. Arthur
Miller, International House.
Clasa of
Employe! Employe
Instruction and Ad
ministration 342
Clerical 160
Labor 200
Retirement 28
NAnber of Amount o
Increase
1126.950.96
22,768.90
24.306.34
V 2,833.99
$178.860. 19
In connection with the request
for the instructional faculty re
an inquiry reveals that neigh
boring institutions are either con
sidering, or have already made
salary adjustment to meet th rise
in the cost of living.
A study of the legislative appro
priations over a series of years for
salaries and maintenance (the
bread and butter appropriation)
for tre instructional faculty re
veals certain pertinent facts. A ta
ble covering this part of the uni
versity's budget for the 20 years
from July 1, 1924 until June 30,
1944 is given below.
Legislative Appropriations University
General Fluid.
1.752,469. HO
1,750,000.00
1,750,000.00
1,750,WUU.UU
1,750,000.00
1,781,250.00
1,926,750.00
1,761,300.00
1,761,300.00
1,665,840.00
1,665,840.00
1,520,340.00
1,520,340.00
1,418,720.00
1,418,720.00
1,413,700.00
1,413,700.00
1,413,700.00
1,413,700.00
1,413,700.00
7-1-24 -30-25
7-1-258-30-28
7-1-266-30-27
7-1-276-30-28
7-1-288-30-29
7-1-296-30-30
7-1-306-30-31
7-1-318-30-32
7-1-326-30-33
7-1-336-30-34
7-1-348-30-35
7-1-356-30-36
T-l-36 6-30-37
7-1-378-30-38
7-1-386-30-39
7-1-39 6-30-40
7-1-40 8-30-41
7-1-418-30-42
7-1-426-30-43
7-1-436-30-44
According to the above table it
will be noted that the amount ap
propriated was static thruout the
late 1920s. It rose sharply the year
1930-31 when $1,926,750 was ap
propriated. Beginning with 1931-
32 the amount appropriated de
clined each biennium until in the
year 1939-40 it dropped to $1,413,
700, its lowest point, where it has
since remained.
It should, also, be emphasized
tthat in 1932 a 22 percent reduc
tion in all university salaries and
wages was made. Later 7 percent
was returned on a horizontal oasis
A complete return of the remain
ing 15 percent was never made to
all members of the staff. Many
other institutions made similar re
ductions in salaries during the de
pression, but most of them, as is
indicated in the table on the pre
vious page, have now made com
plete restorations.
During the depression period
when salaries were at a low level,
members of the faculty were gen
erally led to believe that as the
state prospered, they would be
remembered. Should their hopes
of sharing in the general prosper
ity of the state fail to be realized,
it seems apparent that the follow
ing situations will arise:
1. Faculty morale, which is al
ready at low ebb, will decline sitll
further as faculty members are
forced to adjust living standards
to the decrease of their real in
come.
2. Many of our younger men,
who have been acquiring a fine
teaching-experience during the
past ten to 20 years, will go to
more remnuerative positions in
other institutions. Such a con
sequence would result in great
loss to the university and tne
state.
3. Manv of our faculty members
now engaged in war work, or in
the armed forces, will likewise
find employment elsewhere. Many
of them have already inquired,
either in person or thru corre
spondence, as to whether or not
the university will keep step witn
other institutions in the matter of
salary adjustments.
4. Manv authorities believe mat
once hostilities have ended, in
stitutions of higher learning will
be crowded with students. To
meet this situation it is urgent
that the university maintain the
strength of its faculty, both in
numbers and in quality; and be
able to recruit new members of
good ability.
The situations enumerated
above cannot be met with the
present appropriations. It is,
therefore, not possible to over
estimate the importance of ap
proving both the original budget
submitted by the board of regents,
and the supplementary salary
budget of $176,860 per annum
herein proposed. The welfare of
the university is, we believe, seri
ously involved in the decision
reached concerning both ot tnese
budgets. Moreover, investigation
reveals the fact that the difference
in the amount of appropriations
necessary to support a first class
university and a second rate in
stitution is not great.
In conclusion, the creation and
maintenance of a truly great uni
versity is determined primarily by
the quality of the faculty it is
able to maintain. The faculty, its
teachers and research workers,
are the heart and soul of any in
stitution of higher learning. Hence
it is difficult to believe that a
state that put its hand in its
pocket and constructed a capitol
adjudged to be one of the finest
public buildings in the world
would not take a similar pride in
its university. ,
Respectfully submitted,
Faculty Appropriation Committee,
C. Fllley C. M. Hlckj
W. Ooss R. J. Pool
M. Green C. H. Oldfather
E. Henzlilc T. J. Thompson, chm.
Faculty Executive Committee.
A. Baaoco C. M. Hicks
H. C. Fllley C. W. Scott
C. A. Forbea J. L. Sellers, chm.
R. W. Franti
Managing Editor's Nose Lights Up With Idea
For Brilliant Story; Reporter Heads for Love
Speakers . . .
(Continued from Page 1.)
who have already arranged for a
speaker on Monday are Beta
Sigma Psi, Rev. H. Erck; Delta
Upsilon, Ray Rice; Sigma Phi
Epsilon, Rev. George Schuster;
Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma Alpha Mu,
and Sigma Delta Tau (passover
observance), Rabbi Meye Marx.
Alpha Chi Omega, Rev. Carl
Storm; Alpha Omicron Pi, Rev.
Walter Aitken; Alpha Phi, Rev.
Jack Finnegan; Alpha Xi Delta,
Rev. Paul Becker; Chi . Omega,
Rev. Sam Maier; Delta Delta
Delta, Rev. Adrian Edgar; Delta
Gamma, Chancellor B. F.
Schwartz; Gamma Phi Beta, Rev.
Frank Finch; Kappa Alpha Theta,
Rev. Gerald Kennedy; Kappa
Kappa Gamma, Rev. Harold Won
der; Pi Beta Phi, Rev. Arthur Mil
ler; Sigma Kappa, Rev. Robert
Drew; Howard Hall, Rev. Robert
Warren; Loomis Hall, Rev. John
Wichelt; Love Memorial Hall,
Rev. Howard Buxton.
Rosa Bouton Hall, Miss Mildred
Service Wives
Organize New GI
Girls Club in Iowa
LAMONI, la. (ACP). Assembly
was sounded in the recreation hall
of C.P.O. Ruth ani Bessie Irwin.
The service wives of Graceland
college, all of whose husbands are
overseas, were called to attention
and organized into the club of
the "Graceland G. I. Girls."
Recommendations were made
for the various officers ratings:
C.P.O. Bessie Irwin was promoted
to C. O. (commanding officer
alias president), C.P.O. Ruth
Bender to Plight Engineer, whose
duty it is to keep up morale (so
cial director and vice president),
C.P.O. June Scott to Pen Sgt.
(scribe, secretary and treasurer).
The remaining members of the
enlisted personnel, Ruth Smith,
Jean Sampson, Marilyn Sargent,
Venra Matson, Carol Sandy, and
Helen Brotherton, have constant
ratings of Chief Petting Officer.
Engaged girls are "draftees who
have their induction papers, but
have not yet gone through boot
camp nor received their uniforms
and stripes (wedding bands),
which classifies them as none
other than yardbirds."
BY DEAN WALL.
The Nebraskan staff all crowd
ed around expectantly as the man
aging editor's nose lit up, the sign
of a super idea for a story, and
waited in suspense for her to di
vulge her latest idea. "Why
doesn't someone write something
about the AST's?" she trilled in
her bird-like voice.
At this point, an enterprising
jerk that digs the dirt, dropped
the pad on which he was record
ing the termites' opinions of the
peace conference, strapped on his
notebook and volunteered to
mangle the story in true sad-sack
fashion. At once there was a
shower of protest. Every coed in
the joint sharpened her pencil and
began writing references for her
self. When the jouranlistic as
pirations were at their peak,
someone remembered the "Mil
itary Reservation, No Admittnce"
sign and imagined having their
backs against the Immortal walls
of Love facing an AST firing
squad. This definitely cramped
all ideas about the AST's and
Love (Love Library, I mean).
After the coeds had crawled
back into the crack in the wall,
the managing ed decided it wasn't
such a hot idea after all but then
a brilliant thought struck her. If
the little twerp that kept clog
ging up the machines would hap
pen to be caught on military
property Hum, The Nebraskan's
loss would be the Nebraskan's
gain. "Wall," she whispers at
last, "You must Immortalize the
AST's." So the jerk, inspired by
these words of praise, and stag
gering under the weight of the
notebook, goes forth to the im
posing AST barracks.
In the Drain.
The time was about 5 a. m., and
the massive doors were still
bolted. The typical day he was
to record had not yet begun, so
he crawled up the drain pipe and
stationed himself at a vantage
point behind the eight ball on one
of the tables in the main recre
ation room. In a short time a
sergeant stuck his head in the
door of the nearest barracks and
bawled, "Hit the deck, you
boids!" Immediately the AST's,
with those from Brooklyn in the
lead, made a dash in the general
direction of the latrine to put on
their makeup before chow. There
was slight confusion as the ser
geant, with the air of one opening
the gates to fairyland, unlocked
the door which had been barred
to prevent the young hopefuls
from using the latrine windows as
a means of egress after the doors
had been locked.
In a very short time they were
lined up in front, waiting for the
signal for the mad dash to break
fast in the Union. After this
leisurely meal and a long chat
with buddies over a second cun
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of coffee, they braced themselves
for the strenuous routine of
studies.
P. T. Excuses.
Immediately there was a long
line forming in front of the stu
dent health office for a p. t. ex
cuse so they could take in a
show instead of physical torture.
Next they wrinkled their brows
over the perplexing problem of
lunch. They loaded their trays
and gorged themselves to the
limit.
After this strenuous interlude
they are happy to get back to the
barracks and a restful feud that
is continually raging between the
ACER'S (junior birdmen) and the
ERC's. With a fiendish laugh
they slug each other with coke
bottles and stow the bodies under
the bed.
Seeing all this warfare remind
ed the reporter of the battle of
the union basement with the Aw
gwan and Nebraskan participat
ing, and it made him so home
sick for his old haunt that he left
the "Typical AST Day" story he
was writing in the early after
noon and hurried back to the
serene comfort of the bed of
broken sundae glasses under the
city desk.
First-Plymouth Congregational Church
s W
H wi pm, n .iM i
20th and D Streets
The Church with the Carillon
Raymond A. McConnell, D. D., Pastor
Arthur E. Westbrook, Director of Music
Myron J. Roberts, Orranist
PALM SUNDAY SERVICES
11:00 a.m. Worship Carillon Choir.
Sermon; "Triumphant
Life."
5:00 p. m. CHORAL VESPERS.
UNIVERSITY SINGERS.
7:30-10:30 p. m. Vespers and Social
Hours.
Students and Servicemen.