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THE DAILY NTRRASKAN
SUNDAY, APRIL 23. 1913.
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J? hy the Activity
Tax Is Compulsory.
yHERE is something peculiarly
obnoxious to many people in
the idea of compulsion being ap
plied to force them to do anything.
The Nebraskan would ordinarily
be among the fiist to oppose any
course of action applied to stu
dents on the basis of compulsion.!
As a matter of fact the Nebras
kan has spent some considerable
time and space in objecting to
military training and physical edu
cation, largely on the grounds that .
compulsion in these matters was j
not justified. j
Possibly it seems somewhat in- 1
consistent, therefore, for the Ne- I
braskan to champion the cause of j
a compulsory student activity tax. j
To iron out this apparent incon-
sistency is the purpose of the Ne
braskan's explanation today of the
reason for the compulsory feature
of the activity tax.
""THE whole theory of the activ-
ity tax is based on the princi
ple that quantity support allows
lower price. In other words, the
athletic department can well af
ford to reduce the price of its
tickets in half if it is assured of
the support of twice the number
of students who previously pur
chased athletic tickets. The same
holds true for the various campus
publications.
To assure this support, the com
pulsory feature of the tax is abso
lutely necessary. You must un
derstand, therefore, that the com
pulsory provision is not based on
the idea that every student should
be forced to pay the tax. whether
he wishes to do so or not It is
5 imply the mechanism which
makes possible the drastic price
reductions.
A voluntary fee plan could not
ep:-rate on the co-operative basis
simply because you, as a prospec
tive payer of the fee, would not
lsnov,' how much you would have to
pay until the number of students
v.ho entered the co-operative
agreement became known. Where
as you may have figured on pay
ing a low price, the fact that few
students paid the voluntary fee
might mean the raising of the
price to such an extent that you
ti.o would be unable to pay the fee.
TVERY semester you pay a com
pulsory fee for something in
this university whether you like it
cr not. You were not asked when
you came to school whether you
wanted to pay the fee for military
tiaining or physical education. You
were not asked whether or not you
wanted to pay the medical fee.
13ut the main point of this com
parison is the fact that these lat
ter fees bring j-ou no advantages
which could not be secured if you
lock the courses voluntarily. The
tec would be no higher in either
j
case. But in the case of the ac-
compulsory feature
pes.-n le for you 10 secure
privileges whk"b otlH-iv. ise would
cost yen consulc-i ably rooie. ,
That is the main idea cf the ac
tivity tax. namely, that by paying
a tax, you receive in return sorrc
thinc vou up.nt at a lower cost
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man you couici oidctw ise secure il
The Xebraskan. of course, is
here assuming that these privi
leges are something that you do
war.t. If you are d'ad sure that
you do net want them, then, of
cour.se, you must vote against the
tax plan. Eut ask yourself sin
cerely if you would not like to
have these privilege, and do not
shy at the idea that they are be
ing forced on you.
The virile soldiers in training for
the next war have been provided
j with mattresses on which to re-
dine while practicing on the rifle
range. What rigors these souuers
undergo.
The I niversity Budget
A pain in the Limelight.
TPHE controversy over the state
budeet with particular em-
. ; phasis upon university appropria
! tions has become so old that pos-
, siblv inte rest in it has waned some-
I
, what. It is brought out into the
open once again by reason or tne
approval by the state senate of the
recommendations made by Gover
nor Bryan.
The senate, predominantly of
the same party as both the gov
ernor and the lower house, has
seen fit to stand by the budget
prepared by the executive in ac
cordance with law. The house
abandoned that leadership and is
row at loggerheads with the sen
' ate.
Friends of the university who
have no personal stakes in wheth
er or not the institution gets more
or less, have rallied to the defense
of the Bryan budget as providing
for sufficient reduction without
endangering the possibilities of the
school for serving the state. The
senate has seen the matter in the
same light. It would seem that the
house could gracefully defer to the
judgment of the governor and the
senate, especially in view of the
fact that the governor is actually
the responsible agent for his own
budget in case it is approved.
Important notice to students. If
you are planning a picnic some
time next week end, don't forget to
order your chaperones early. The
demand is great, and those who
wait until the last minute may be
left without any chaperones.
STUDENTS TO HELP
SET UP PROPOSED
BLANKET TAX PLAN
(Continued from Page 1).
measure student opinion to it, al
tho he is personally not in favor
of including that item in the plan.
"The result of the ballot," he
explained, "will give the Student
council a basis for further action
on the plan. First, it will indicate
whether or not the students want
the tax plan. Second, if they do
want the plan, it will indicate
what items the students want in
cluded in the plan. If the students
vote disapproval of the plan in
any form, the Council will drop
me proposal, u me students ind
j cate their desire for the plan, such
a tax pian win be drawn up and
submitted to the Board of Regents
wun tnose items selected by the
students themselves included."
All students now in school who
register for classes for next fall
will ballot on the plan in the of
fice of their respective dean as
they finish the registration process
this spring. Senior students will
vote on the plan at the spring
election.
Pre Med Day Will lie
Held at Omaha May 6
The annual Pre Med day will be
held Saturday, May 6, on the uni
versity Medical College campus at
Omaha, according to an announce
ment from Prof. H. V. Manter, of
the zoology department All stu
dents registered for pre-medical
work are invited to be guests of
the Medical college for that day
and registration will begin at 8
a. m. Pre-Medics from other eol-
leges - in the state wil also be ;
guests.. j
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DlSPUSr ATTRACTS MANY
Omaha Camera Club Exhibit
Will Be Taken to Iowa
University.
The ph jtographis exhibit of the
Omaha Camera club, consisting of
mrire than seventy-five pieces, now
on display in Morrill hall gallery
B, has attracted many visitors, ac
corcing to Prof. Dwight Kirsch,
chairman of the bchool of fine arts
administrative committee.
Several entries freim this group
have been accepted for interna
tional exhibition. After the ex
hibition on the Nebraska campus
closes Sunday. April 30, the col
lection will be taken M the Uni
versity of Iowa fer a tomiJar ex
tjibition.
Several Alumni l isit
College of Pharmacy
The college of pharmacy reports
the following alumni visitors who
called during the past few days:
Rudolph Vertiska, retail druggist,
Humboldt; Leslie Downie, retail
! druggist, Elmwood, and Charles
iLesh, deputy prohibition adminis
trator for Nebraska with head
quarters in Omaha.
KOSMET ARRANGES
FOR BROADCAST OF
MUSICAL NUMBERS j
(Continued from Page 1). j
yesterday from Van Steeden stated
that the material is being held I
while waiting final arrangements
for the audition.
Tickets for the show, which will
be presented in the Temple theater
every night next week from Tues
day thru Saturday, are being re
served at the box office in the
building. Early reservations have
been unusually heavy, but there
are many good seats left for every
performance, members of the Klub
said.
Tickets are being sold at the
box office, at Ben Simons, and
thru an organized campaign of
workers for the Klnb. The price is
fifty cents, and all seats are re
served.
INTERFRAT BANQUET
DUCATS DISTRIBUTED
TO VARIOUS HOUSES
(Continued from Page 1).
for the banquet tickets. The new
low price of the dinner should al
low all fraternity men to attend.
Carlyle Sorenson, in charge of the
ticket sale, asks their co-operation
in making the banquet a success,
since it is the one occasion of the
year at which all Greeks get to
gether.
Request All to Attend.
In order to increase the num
ber of men attending, the inter
fraternity council has asked that
the tables be closed at houses for
the evening, and if necessary the
money be applied on the banquet
tickets.
Professor Schramm will make
announcement of scholastic rank
ings and the presentation of
plaques to the fifteen fraternities
with the highest ratings at the din
ner.
Eddie Jungbluth's orchestra has
been scheduled to play at the
gathering as a special attraction.
ENGINEERS' BANQUET
TO FEATURE SPEECH
BY BION J. ARNOLD
(Continued from Page 1).
fundamental scientific research
and resultant successful airplane
flight;" Michael I. Pupin, "in rec
ognition of pre-eminent service in
advancing human progress through
engineering, and for devotion to
scientific research, leading to his
invention which have materially
aided the development of long dis
tance telephony and radio broad
casting"; as well as other outstand
ing men of science.
Arnold, an honorary member
and past president of the Western
Society of Engineers and past
president of the American Insti
tute of Electrical Engineers, was
accorded this distinction "in recog
nition of devoted unselfish and pre
eminent service in advancing hu-
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nomics of electrical transportation."
Arnold, wlio was educated in the
public schools of Ashland, before
enrolling in the university, will be
met in that city by the Omaha and
Lincoln Engineers club, it is
planned. There the two clubs will
entertain him at luncheon. In the
afternoon the group will inspect
the Lincoln water works at Ash
land, then motor to Lincoln in
time for the banquet.
The engineers making arrange
ments for the luncheon in Ashland
include Roy Cochran, state high
way engineer; Dave Erickson, Lin
coln city engineer; L. F. Seaton,
university operating superintend
ent; J. C. iietweiler, president of
the Omaha engineers club; John
Schultz and Paul Baker, both of
Omaha. Other members of the
student committee are Henry
Johnson and William Summers.
APPROVES BRYAN
RECOMMENDATION
(Continued from Page 1).
would make the university avail
able only to the well-to-do, which
would obviously defeat its real
purpose.
"If you drive the university to
higher fees you are killing its real
purpose," Hawxby declared. "It
should be a poor mans school. 1
We Don't Believe in
Stringing You Along
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combined with fray colors, say, majbe brown and
bright preen... or two shades of blue... to achieve
a most intriguing style for sportswear. Sizes 14
to 20.
am opponed to fostering and bu;i,i.
ing up a snobbish university.""
Those voting for the commit trf
amendment restoring the govern,
or's figures to the university
propriation were: Anderson, p,ftn.
ning, Erodecky. Frush, Gass, Hal.
pine, Hawxby, KunkeL MeCormu k
Neeland, O'Furey, Peterson, Srb
Stewart, VanKirk, Warner nn
Welch. Those against include: c,
Andersen, Boelts, Brunt Bullard,
Callan, Green, Nuerbauer, Peeler,
son, Purdy, Sanden.
Members of the senate continued
to roll the revised budget bill thru
the second reading Saturday, f.nrj
had advanced it to a third reading,
as a last minute rush for tacking
amendments on the measure took
place.
Beliefs expressed yesterdav in.
dicate that there would not be- a
budget deadlock between the two
houses. House Leader O'Gara
stated yesterday that he felt many
members of the House were willing
to accept the governor's recom
mendations. He refuted the charge
of the so-call?d petition circulated
by Rep. Trenmor Cone, Valley, to
stand pat on the House finV.nce
committee's report.
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