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HE DAILY NEBBABKAH THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Cnas. H. Epperson.... Editor-in-Chief George E. Grimes.... Managing Editor Era I. Miller Associate Editor John Cejnar Associate Editor M. L. Poteet Business Manager Offices: News, Basement, University Hall. iM , Business, Basement, Admin istration Building. Telephones: News, L-8862. Business, B-2597. Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, during the college year. Subscription, per semester 11-00 h nnstofflce at Lincoln 1LX V. VJ w mw f Nebraska, as second-class mall matter, under the act of Congress 01 juartu Z, 1879. FORUM The question of the Single Tax at Nebraska Is among other things a question of uniform taxes. Most stu dent activities manage to exist by some means or other, the question being merely one of finance for these activties. The Daily Nebraskan as conducted at present is a "student activity." The reason for maintain ing the paper is that it is an obvious necessity around the university for the distribution of news. The bene fits of this paper are derived by all the students, yet the burden is main tained by but a few. Did it ever occur to you that the person who reads The Nebraskan over your shoulder is having the same privilege as you, the subscriber, and who pays for it? The answer is that the subscriber in reality pays for his newspaper and a newspaper for the other readers as well. The papers for the latter are piled in The Nebraskan office for want of subscribers. The additional cost which would be en tailed to give the Nebraskan a circu lation throughout the entire student body would be negligible, and the ad ditional revenue of a subscription from all the university body (instead of one-sixth as at present) would make the yearly subscription price drop to half the present amount. A Single Tax, covering among other things The Nebraskan, would reduce the cost to the individual, equalize the expense now met by a few and give The Nebraskan greater prestige by raising the daily circulation from 500, as at present, to 3,500, the enrollment of our university. A. J. COVERT. Why the Single Tax Must Fall The Daily Nebraskan has run with in the last week or two several ar ticles in support of the so-called Sin gle Tax. This is a good illustration of the ceaseless round of topics which J. EVJ. HAIR SPECIALIST A ELECTROLYSIS 308 Ganter Bldg. 12th & O st. Lincoln, Nebraska I treat all diseases of the hair and scalp, remove all discoloratlons of moles and warts from the face and remove superfluous hair by electric needle. All work absolutely guaranteed. Satisfactory patronage solicited. BE A 8PORT Get your Safety Razor blades sharpened. Sea J. W. Trenchard at University or call at 1321 O street, Wilson Drug Store. EAT WAFFLES at HENDRY'S CAFE 143 So. 12th Coffta and Waffles ISe characterize the subjects or discus sion at Nebraska. It is no new topic. It has been discussed from time to time for years. My own memory re calls various times when the student body had this subject before tnem. And always it has proven perfectly fruitless of results. Strange how some thing that nearly everyone has favor ed each time the question has come up, should never materialize. There must be, therefore, something fundamentally wrong with the scheme. Its good points, other Forum writers hav pointed out. Nor will I seek to rebut a single one of them. The question does not hinge, in my opin ion, upon its merits. That it would, if put into operation, prove a wonder ful help to all student activities, I will admit. Every student should be at every game, at every debate, at every play and regular readers of The Daily j Nebraskan. Such would be the gen eral result of the tax if put into oper ation. Imagine the Joy of business managers with their financial prob lems entirely solved by the univer sity and taxpayers of the state. But here is the obstacle. The University of Nebraska is a public institution of learning supported by the taxpayers of the state. Being a public educa tional istitution, it is not its function to determine what my recreations shall be in advance and compel me to pay for them in advance, or any other time. I may spend more than the tax calls for every year on these activities, but here is the difference. I exercise the option and not the ad ministrative officials. I'll admit the perfection of the ideal paternalistic government, but American men and .women are more than willing to have power government and greater per sonal individuality and choice. It seems to me that the Single Tax discussion is just so much wasted time 1 and space, because it is not the busi ness of the state university to tax you or me to support that which is recreation or play and having little or no educational value. Let athletics, for instance, be properly managed as an educational element. Let the other activities considered be made truly educational ant not carried on to exploit the skill of a very few, and then we will listen attentively to the arguments of those who propound the question. But until they are made entirely different from what they are now I fail to comprehend the audacity of those who ask for such a tax. What right has this university to demand that our parents provide the means of carrying on these activities as they are now managed as a condition precedent to our entrance to this uni versity? Surely it is time for Nebras kan s to stop and consider this thing sensibly. A. M. HARE. Hall 125: refreshments, $134.25; printing, $3.60; programs, $15.70; ad vertising. $2; decorations, $16.85; doorkeeper, $1.60; music, $35; total, $233.80. M. L. Poteet, chairman. Au dited February 15. 1916. T. A. Will lams, Agent Student Activities. The Deutche Gesellige Verein will meet at the home of Miss Anna Luckey at Fortieth and Holdrege street, 7: 30 tomorrow evening. Professor Fritzler will talk on German-Russia. Financial statement of the Komen skv Klub dance, which was held in the Temple, February 5, 1916, is as follows: Total receipts: Twenty-four tickets sold at $1.00 each. $24.00. Total expenditures: Refreshments, $5.25; rental hall, $7.00; doorkeeper, $1.50; music, $13.00; printing, $6.00; total. $32.75. H. V. Hlava, chairman, aud ited February 9, 1916. T. A. Wil liams, Agent Student Activities. Financial statement of the German Dramatic club play given at the Tem ple theatre, is as follows: Total re ceipts: Ticket sale, $151; programs, $15; total, $166. Total expenditures: Advertising and printing, $25.30; state, $5; theatre, $10; Van AndeL $4; Roy P. Knotts, $7; miscellaneous, $1.72; total $53.02. F. G. Radke, manager. Audited February 8, 1916. T. A. Will iams, Agent Student Activities. Alumni Notes H. D. Landis, '99, cashier of the State bank at Seward, Nebr., sends his contribution to the deficit fund of the Alumni association, and promises a substantial contribution from the Com mercial club of that city. B. H. Culver, '83, superintendent of schools, Ottesen, Iowa, encloses check for latest Alumni directory. UNIVERSITY NOTICES Found: A gold chain with dia mond setting. Call at The Daily Ne braskan office. Chorus rehearsal at 5 o'clock in Art hall. Organizations and individuals who have had their Cornhusker pictures taken but have not paid both the photographic and Cornhusker charges on them will please do so at once. No pictures can be sent to the en graver until all charges on it are settled. There will be a basketball game between the Lincoln and Omaha high schools Saturday night at U o'clock at "the city Y. M. C. A. The Komensky Klub will meet in Union hall next Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Financial statement of the Senior prom, held at the Lincoln hotel, Feb ruary 4, 1916, is as follows: Total receipts: $216. Total expenditures: Miss Chaiken, secretary of the Alumni association, invites the mem bers of the Mid-winter Commencement to become acquainted with the head quarters of the Alumni and register, so that they will be kept in touch with. FROM THE VICTORS I wish to express my appreciation to my friends for their loyal support in the past election. E. B. Scott. I heartily thank all the juniors who so loyally supported me at the polls .Monday for the position of editor-in-chief of the 1917 Cornhusker. Charles M. Frey. I wish to thank all the Bophomores Who supported me in the recent elec tion for junior managing editor. Wayne S. Townsend. I wish to thank all the sophomores who supported me in the election of business manager of the 1917 Corn husker. DeWitt Foster. I wish to express my thanks to my friends for their loyal support in the recent election. Beachey Musselman. Printing that's better, at Boyd's. 12S North 12th. After dinner dances at McCormick's Cafe. Open till 1 p. m. 129 South Twelfth street Nicely furnished southeast room for two girls at 1430 R street T Lost A fountain pen with ring in cap, on Monday, afternoon; either in the library or on the war to Woman's building, down R and 12th street. Finder please leave at reserve desk. WANTED A young man for room mate; have good room. Inquire 435 North 13th sL Phone L-4S61. j".".lC ASIAN'S house is liis castle, an his pipe's a strong defense to keep trouble an gloom on the outside, fr 21 It 1UL JL 1Z CHAPIN DUOS. 127 So. 13th , FLOWERS ALL THE TIME GRAVES PRINTING CO. SPECIALISTS-UNIVERSITY PRINTING College Book Store Facing Campus New and Second Hand Books All Student Supplies Smoke, Study and Play Cheat at "The Den" in basement The University School ot Music RELIABLE INSTRUCTION IN ALL BRANCHES OF l.!osis Dramatic Art iesttietia Dancing ASK FOR INFORMATION WILLARD KIMBALL, Director Opposite Campus 11th & R St. THE ' "1 Erae S33 North 12th St. Telephone B2311 and BS&SS Gleaners, Pressers, Dyers For the "Work and Service ttet Pleases." Call B211L The Bait Equipped Dry Cleaning Plant U tha West One daj service If eded. Reasonable prices, good work, prompt serrloe. Repairs to men's laments carefully made. CO-OD' BOOK ST ORE 318 No. 11th. Student Supplies A. IL Peden Phcce L 410