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THE DAILY NERRASKAN
FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1937.
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
TIIIKTY-SIXTII YEAR
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Editor's iiotc: Kollnwii.K i in part th ml.lrp?? which
Krai,k E. I.nndis delivered as the trartiti. ti:il Ivy Day
oraliun yesterday monnnfi.
Friends of the University and fellow students:
Ivy day is one of the University's finest tradi
tions. This is the day when the alumni, faculty
and friends of the University gather on the campus
to renew old friendships, and to take stock of the
University's progress. In castings about for a
topic suitable to this occasion, I could think of no
better subject than a student's idea of the Univer
sity, her needs and her relation to the state.
Fundamentally, the character of this institu
tion should reflect the heritage and minds of the
citizens of the state. Unfortunately, our agricul
tural heritage has been made the butt of many
jokes. I have heaul many scoffers who sneer at
Nebraskan methods, at ht-r people and at her
accomplishments. But I for one am proud of my,
Nebraska heritage. It takes a magnificent race of
men and women to accomplish what our forebearers
have accomplished
The University of Nebraska with its sometimes
intangible effects, has been a vital force in the
shaping of Nebraska destinies. The impact of this
force has been felt in every phase of Nebraska
life. And what is the relation of the University
to the well-being of the state? The answer is
simple enough. Nebraska graduates, as individuals,
set the pace of the state's accomplishment. Out
from this campus go all types and manners of
men University trained. These graduates heal
our sick, teach our children, build our bridges,
irrigate our land; they define our equities in the
courts of law, care for our dental well being, and
pass the laws that govern our very life. The
standard of every profession in the state is set in
these very buildings around us. and on that stand
ard depend our phyical well being and happiness.
From a social standpoint, a basic factor in building
a wvll balanced, alert and intelligent citizen is the
school and University training he receives. Thus
while it is true that the benefits of the University
f.re sometimes intangible, they are none the less
real, and they are of vital importance in the pres
ervation of our heritage and culture.
And what has the state done to preserve this
vital lactor in ner own well being ; 1 say to you
that the state is allowing the well spring to become
clogged. The burdens put upon the University in
the past six years have been unbearable. The
result has been that instead of a well ordered edu
cational house, the entire University system has
been subjected to the inevitable consequences of
poverty and educational destitution. The minimum
needs of this University have grown to an appalling
magnitude because of the neglect, and because of
the limited aid that the state has given it. Past
legislatures have consistently refused to give the
proper recognition to the University's place in the
scheme of Nebraska's cultural and professional life.
And so today, the University is in dire need,
and these minimum needs fall roughly into two
classes. First there Is the problem of the physical
plant and secondly there is the problem of the
personnel. At present building prog i am for the
University is imperative. The enrollment of the
University is now larger than at any other time in
her history. No major classrooms have been built
In the past eight years. Constant depreciation has
made two of those now used, actually unsafe fur
classroom purposes are but a few f Nebraska'!
more urgent building needs. And I submit to you
that these needs have not arisen suddenly. They
have grown steadily over a period of years. ini
legislature after another has stubbornly repressed
the school by allocating to it only the barest of
running expenses. The net result of such n polic y
has been to overcrowd and make antiquated the
majority of the present physical plant. Further,
the legislature's unwillingness to meet the present
exigency j.s costing the taxpayer actual money.
The cost of building materials has risen Id to 2-1
percent in the past two years, and is still rising.
By the time the legislature is shocked into a recog
nition of the University's needs, the improvements'
which must be added if Nebraska is to retain her
Ftanding will cost the taxpayer 30 percent more
than should have been necessary. Hut so much
for the physical plant.
The second great need of the I'niveisity is in
the personnel of its insl rue-tors. Hi a ins are just
as much of a competitive commodity, bought and
old in the open market, as is steel. The higher
type of professor and the more capable instructors
are attracted to the better salaried institutions.
Of the 51 land grant Universities in the U. S.( Ne
braska pays her full professors $302 below the
general average, associate professors $265 below
the genetal average, and the assistant professors
JL'30 below the average. But this is not the com
plete picture. Of the 600 approved colleges and
Universities in the U. 8 . Nebraska ranks 10th from
the point of enrollment. Only three schools west
of the Mississippi are large, and those are Texas.
VV ashington Unu Csdifui'iiia. ou in irintiuii lj Ua
enrollment ranking, Nebraska pays far below the
average of the larger and higher class schools in
the rountry. The result of the slash in salaries at
the beginning of the depression, which the faculty
accepted very gracefully, has proved to be a meas
ure of falsa economy. By the legislature's failure
to make a restoration of these cuts, the University
has been subjected to a drain of teachers of proven
ability, experience and teaching capacity. By los
ing key men of national fame and reputation, and
recruiting new staffs of inexperienced Instructors,
the average temhirjf j-ower in the University has
gone down. In truth the University of Nebraska
has become a mere proving giound for older and
richer institutions, wMch, in need of distinctive
talents, plunder the intellects from our school with
the offer of more tempting salaries.
And so the two great needs of our University
are new buildings, which the Board of Regents
estimated would have to be 12 in number, and a
better salaried personnel. The only way the Uni
versity can properly be taken care of is by a more
generous legislature and larger appropriations.
However, an adequate financing program raises
the all important aspect of money and taxation.
It is unfortunate that Nebraska has had to
suffer from three years of dust and drought, not
only because of the actual hardship levied by it on
the citizens, but also because it has made tremend
ous inroads on the morale of the middlewestern
farmer. The rigorous burdens which have resulted
from the dust and drought cannot be questioned,
but the resultant psychology of it has been far
out of proportion to the actual physical burdens
imposed. Every dust storm that has blown across
this grassland has left an indelible mark on the
minds of the citizens. It has lead to a defeatist
philosophy of such pessimistic proportions that
many people have actually left this country. Their
faith in the future of Nebraska has been destroyed.
This unwarranted psychology on the part of the
citizens has been a major factor in the growth of
the University needs.
A good example of the working of this psy
chology can be seen in the present unicameral.
During the last few weeks a levy bill was
before the unicameral which directly affected the
University, and while I listened to the debate on
it I was convinced of its early passage. The bill
itself was designed to meet the building needs of
not only the University, but it also included pro
visions affecting other social institutions in the
state. During the cheery, wet spring weather we
were having at that time, Senator after Senator
spoke in the bill's favor, presenting incontrovert-
able proof of the needs to be effected. But when
the day for final action came, the warm spring
weather was changed by a dust storm. In the all
pervasive gloom' and darkness of that dust storm
the senate voted on this important measure, and
it was defeated by but one vote. I honestly believe
that the psychology blown up by that dust storm
was directly responsible for the bill's defeat. This
gloom is not confined alone to the senate chamber,
but it has permeated the entire state. Such gloom
is not warranted by the facts. It cannot be ques
tioned that the farm income has steadily Increased
from the depth year of 1933, that land prices have
materially risen, that investing capital has loosened,
and that values of Nebraska commodities have
taken a sharp turn upward. The stringency we
once knew has eased its hold on our economic
system. In the face of a rising price level, the
burden of taxation is easier to bear. Even assum
ing that there will be a slight tax increase, it is
still apparent that the University is not getting its
fail' share of he Nebraska tax dollar. Out of every
dollar paid in state taxes last year, while the local
schools took 44 percent of it, county governments
21 percent of it, and city government 22 percent,
the University of Nebraska, with its all important
relation to the state, received only 3 percent of it.
The most feasible plan for meeting the needs
of the University is in the form of the building levy.
Through such a plan, each citizen would pay a tax
in support of the University equivalent to the tax
he pays on 4 gallons of gasoline, or Just 20 cents
on each $1,000 of tangible property evaluation.
This tax in 10 years time will build an adequate
physical plant. Tills levy, supplementing an in
crease appropriation to care for the personnel
nerds, will alleviate the Btrain under which the
present University administration is laboring. Fur
ther income could be realized from an endowment
drive, and by revamping our- system to meet certain
standards, funds from several distinguished Eastern
foundations would be available. And so the Uni
versity can l adequately taken care of without
placing undue strain on the Nebraska taxpayer.
Today the University stands squarely at the
crossroads. Its needs are well defined, and this
description of them can be corroborated by the
last regent's report to the legislature, the bursar
or the chancellor. Yet the ultimate destiny of the
University is in the hands of the legislature. If
we as citizens want a second rate educational plant
for the training of our children, if we would reduce
the standards and learning of the men who govern
our every phase of life, if we would choke off the
intellectual ami cultural Influences that flow from
this institution to every corner of the state, then
I say to you that this will be achieved by the
price nt policy of the governor and legislature.
Most of us are familiar with the capital build
ing cif this state. It cost the taxpayers millions
of dollars and it has been designated as one of
America's linest architectural accomplishments.
But to me it stands as a monument to the stupidity
and ignorance of the past legislatures who have
dared to endanger the integrity of our Nebraskan
professions, our culture and our heritage, by starv
ir.g the very source of their well being.
If we would maintain the standards of the
past and prepare for the progress which is the
inevitable rtue of this state, then I say to you that
as intelligent citizens of a progressive common
wealth, we must give adequate financial support
to this our institution.
LITERARY IN MEET
FOR FURTHERANCE OF
SCANDINAVIAN STUDY
First Session of 26th Annual
Meeting to Open in
Andrews Hall.
Featuring addresses by Profes
sors Karl Litzcnberg of the Uni
versity of Michigan, Elnar Haugen
of the University of Wisconsin
and Richard Beck of the Univer
sity of North Dakota, the first ses
sion of the 26th annual meeting of
the society for the advancement of
Scandinavian- study will be held
this afternoon in Andrews hall.
Professor Joseph Alexis of the
university will address the Friday
session on "The Chief Trends in
Swedish-American Literature."
Professor Litzenberg will read a
paper on "Mr. Thomas Carlyle,
Dr. John Carlyle and Scandinavian
Literature." Following his speech,
Professor Haugen will read his
paper on "George Brandes and his
American Translators."
"Bjarni Thorarensen, Iceland's
Pioneer Romanticist" will be the
subject of a paper read by Profes
sor Beck.
Following the addresses, com
mittees for the session will be ap
pointed. At 4:30 this afternoon there will
be a conducted tour of the state
capitol for the attendants at the
meeting.
Scandinavian Senators Attend.
The annual dinner will be held
at the Y. V. C. A., with the Scan
dinavian members of the unicam
eral legislature attending as guests
or tne socrety. The program will
include brief talks by members of
the legislature and singing of
Scandinavian songs. Prof. George
T. Flom will read a paper on "The
Drama of Norse Mythology."
The second session to be held
Saturday morning will include the
reading of two papers, reports by
the editor and the secretary-treasurer,
a business meeting and elec
tion of officers.
Professor A. M. Sturtevant of
the University of Kansas will read
a paper on "Some Old Norse Ety-.
mologies, Poetic Designations for
Women." "Earl Hofudlausn Once
More" will be the subject of a pa
per to be read by Professor Lee M.
Hollander of 'the University of
Texas.
Retiring officers are: Einar Hau
gen, president; F. W. Peterson, of
the University of Michigan, vice
president; Joseph Alexis, secretary-treasurer
and A. M. Sturte
vant, editor.
Local committee of arrange
ments includes, A. Louis Elmquist,
R. D. Scott and Elmer Larson.
horse and has been ahown all over
the United States.
Pony Exhibition.
In addition Welty and Sturm of
J-incoin will present exhibitions
with their famous Shetland pony
team and Hackney and Welsh
pony outfits. The horses are the
pride of the midwest and have
been successfully shown in the
largest horse shows of the country
Melvln Beerman, a university
siuuent, win also contribute to the
program with a special rope act
The freshman R. O. T. C. band will
furnish the music for the occasion.
In all there will be some ten
different events what officials
predict to be the largest farmers'
fair horse show in history. The
events consist of a jumping class,
open to all; a local ladles Heat and
hands class; a ladles seat and
hand class open to all; a local five
gait saddle class; a five gait sad
dle class open to all; a three gait
saddle class open to all; a harness
class open to all; the inter sorority
ride open to all members of
sororities or organized women's'
houses; the inter fraternity chair
class open to all fraternity men;
and the modified Olympic event
open to all entries.
The time for opening nas ceen
delayed until 8:30 to allow all
students or patrons wishing to
attend the Pontiac broadcast to see
most of the horse show. Buses
will be stationed at the coliseum
and will take passengers directly
to the state fair grounds coliseum,
Admission to the show is 35 cents
a person.
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after she is crowned Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock on the
pageant grounds. A program of
folk dances will be given, with all
the nationalities of Nebraska rep
resented, in which 200 men and
women students will take part.
Choral singing by the ag chor us
under the direction of Mrs. A.
Tullis will accompany the dancers.
Concluding the program will be a
Maypole dance after which Miss
Buxman will lead her entourage
across campus, to close the color
ful festival.
Black Sambo Presides.
"Little Black Sambo" will act
as master of ceremonies for the
first Farmers Fair variety show
labeled "Cotton Picker's Revue."
the first Farmers Fair variety
show. Opening the show, 18 farm
erettes will do a chorus number,
followed by several tap and farmer
toe-tap specialty routines by
Holdrege street dancers.
A main feature of the show will
be the drama "What Price Amer
ica?." a takeoff on Christopher
Columbus. "Home on the Range,"
another skit, will feature cowboy
songs by a quartet. Other high
lights of the program will be a
band of campus talented members,
an acrobatic team, and a novelty
number "Poor Old Rastus Twi
light." Managers of the shows are Og
den Riddle and Al Nore. cochair
cen of the show committee; Har
riett Martin, chairman of the
costume committee, and Mary
Carnahan, chairman of the pre
sentation committee.
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