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THE NEBRASKAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1931
Daily Nebraskan
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George Holyoke Uk Schmldl
Wilbur trk-knon
Lowering the
Student Expenses.
DURING the most recent discus
sions which have centered
around the proposed activity tax,
to be voted on when students pay
their fees, the Nebraskan has at
tempted to present representative
arguments both for and against
the levy. The paper itself is whole
heartedly in favor of the tax, and
believes it should be adopted at the
earliest opportunity.
Reviewing the objections that
have been raised to the tax plan
strengthens rather than weakens
the conviction that its benefits
would be a great advance over the
present lack of system. In the
opinion of those who oppose the
tax, it is interesting to notice that
all the emphasis is placed not on
what the fee would save the indi
vidual, but on the fact that it
might work a hardship on some.
Tha best answer to such a view
is to point out that under the ac
tivity tax the present cost of items
included would be reduced to a
point within the means of any and
all students. A saving, in other
words, would be effected for the
individual. As if this alone were
not enough to guarantee the merit
of the plan, there is the additional
"safety" provision whereby exemp
tions might be granted for actually
needy students.
Such a levy is not felt unjust
at those schools which have an ac
tivity fee and there are many
and once established we believe
that the weight of its merits would
unquestionably dispose of adverse
sentiments. It will be remembered
that the Student council devoted
itself with some care to finding out
how such a system has been re
ceived on other campuses, and it
was discovered that the tax has
been extremely satisfactory in its
operation.
One of Nebraska's near neigh
bors Iowa State is also ballot
ing on the activity fee system for
that campus and in the prelimi
nary campaigning a survey of the
fifty neediest students brought out
that forty-three favored an activ
ity fee!
LKST it be felt that the Nebras
kan's advocacy of the tax is
solely in its own interests, it might
be well to point out that an activ
ity levy would not increase the
revenue the paper derives from ;
circulation. The same holds true '
of the other items listed on the
ballot. Fears that the Comhusker,
'he Awgwan and the athletic de- !
nrtment will receive greatly in- I
ued sums may be dismissed, !
r the money that would accrue
t- these activities under the prices
agreed upon for a tax would do
no more than equal present sub
scription revenues.
If it is felt that the Nebraskan
has been carried away by irration
al enthusiasm in advocating the
tax the testimony of R. M. Hughes.
pM-sident of Iowa State college,
may be revealing. Said President
Hughes, in a statement accom
panying the activity fee ballot on
the Ames campus:
". . . The fact that the Univer
sity of Missouri Inaugurated a stu
dent activities fee this year, and
that such a fee is in successful
operation in a number of other
large colleges and universities,
leads us to believe that it may be
advisable to put it into effect at
Iowa State college at the opening
of the session 1934-35. . .
"The purpose of the fee is to
provide a permanent, stable and
economical method of supporting
worthwhile student activities.
Those who have studied the mat
ter believe that such activities
constitute a desirable feature of
college life; that all students
should have a part in their sup
port; and that the presence of the
majority of the student body at
the various activities is one of the
most effective methods of building
and preserving student spirit and
morale."
We can only add the hope that
a large majority will favor the tax
in the ballot to be cast during pay
ment of second semester fees.
The Student Pulse
Brief, eonrlM contribution perti
nent to matter of ntudent life and
the univerNlty are welcomed by thla
department, under th ufluul restric
tion of tound nrwnpaiier practice,
which exclude all llbelou matter
and personal altarkt. letter rnunt
be tlrned, but name will be with
held from publication If so delred.
'Unusual Orchid.
TO THE EDITOR:
Your editorial in Wednesday's
Daily Nebraskan entitled "Swing
ing to the Left," was, I feel, de
cidedly deserving of comment. It
was a fine expression of the atti
tude of most of America's intelli
gent youth.
Military science as a compulsory
subject, should have died with the
conclusion of the "war to end
wars." Why the government saw
fit to continue it is beyond my
comprehension. Wasn't the gov
ernment pledged by the Kellogg
peace pact and by numerous other
treaties, not mere scraps of paper
we hope, never to settle an inter
national dispute by means of
force? Why then should military
science be continued as a compul
sory subject?
High praise is indeed deserving
by those five courageous Ohio
State youths who chose to be dis
missed from college rather than to
let down their high moral and spir
itual standards and participate in
training for mass slaughter. Ohio
State's administration, I feel, is
highly deserving of a good case of
"Bronx cheers." Is Ohio State so
reactionary that she cannot see
that students are not all infested
with the desire to train to kill
other students? If such is the
case, would it not be far better to
close the doors of that institution
rather than to waste any more
money educating people in anti
quated standards ?
The University of Nebraska, I
feel, is decidedly in a position to
be praised. She does not auto
matically excuse all from drill
which we may assume is her duty
according to government stand
ards. She does, however, thanks
to the fine liberal spirit of Dean
T. J. Thompson, excuse certain
students who are actually con
scientious objectors. Students are
first told to interview Colonel
Oury and attempt to get an ex
cuse, of which there is little pos
sibility since the colonel doesn't
believe in conscientious objectors,
and then proceed to the office of
Dean Thompson, where they will
be excused if they will swear to
the fact that they are actually
conscientious objectors.
An orchid then to the university, i
which is darned unusual. j
Conscientious.
Board. Unlike its older sister the
new clan will elect for member
ship only the most representative
of the college "do-nothings."
Geogre F. Zook of the United
States department of the interior
in Washington announces that
there la nothing in the C. W. A.
code to prevent the employment
of students who are eligible for
work. Zook adds that the C. W.A.
officials were not adopting any nation-wide
policy in regard to col
lege projects, since the work for
the most part is produced to aid
unemployed men.
Becaupe of the increasing nui
sance caused by skunks In the vi
cinity of Penn State college, the
state game commissioner has ruled
that students may kill the animals
without the necessity of obtaining
a hunting license.
Columbia university's traditional
ghost, who is supposed to haunt
the tuunels and halls of the col
lege dorms, made its appearance
before members of the freshman
class in the John Jay lounge re
cently. For the first time In six years
Washington State college will pre
sent an comic opera. The Firefly
with music by Rudolph Friml, and
libretto by Otto Mauerbach will be
given by an all university cast Jan.
26 and 27.
Fraternities of the University of
Southern California are worried by
a rumor that the A. S. S. S. U., an
organization corresponding to the
Panhellenic association of Nebras
ka, intends in the near future to
forbid all night pledge parties and
off campus dances.
Editors of Stanfords Criteria
have issued a call for new mater
ial, stories, poems, articles, to be
printed in the next issue of the
magazine. Publication in the col
lege magazine is not limited to
Stanford students.
With the Californlan's typically
noble spirit shining forth In their
faces, the Student Welfare com
mittee will make bedside calls to
all Stanfords sick or slightly ill
students. The six most important
hospitals of Los Angeles have
agreed to turn in the names of
students established within their
white walls and some member of
the Welfare group will call In due
time, with carrots or flowers as
the case may be. Why doesn't
Nebraska try this little system?
GAMMA ALPHA CHI.
Gamma Alpha Chi will hold a
meeting of the actives at 7:30 at
Ellen Smith this evening. All mem
bers are urged to be present
promptly.
Contemporary
Comment
College World
Why Is a
Censor?
When we see a girl at a new
stand buying "Snappy Stories" we
are inclined to be disgusted and
wonder why we allow the selling
of such literature. But when Es
kine Caldwell's "God's Little Acre"
is withheld from the American
book store, we are more disgusted
than before, and feel indignant
that we are subjected to censor
ship in such a manner.
Movie after movie, with its eter
nal triangle plot and violent love
scenes shown in the slum sections
of New York City, furnishing
amusement for hundreds of young
children, impresses us with the
need of some kind of control. But
when we learn that "The Green
Bay Tree," one of New York's
most popular season plays, suf
fered drastic cuts before being
shown in United States, and there
by lost realism and completeness,
we are once moi astounded and
inclined to declaim the causes of
such a condition.
The recent trend in the United
States, appears to be favoring
more liberal standards. Both
"God's Little Acre" and Joyce's
"Ulysees," when released from
censorship ban, were a triumph in
that the case decisions established
precedents. Magistrate Benjamin
Greenspan was particularly em
phatic in handling the latter case,
declaring that "the opinion of rec
ognized literary critics was more
relevant than that of the profes
sional smut specialist."
We are inclined to rest the blame
for the present condition, tinder
which we must conduct campaigns
to see or hear thinsg recognized as
worthwhile by eminent critics.
with Magistrate Greenspan, on the
censorship board itself. We are
distinctly encouraged that the
courts have taken their present
stand and hope they continue in
this direction.
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