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PAGE 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN We'dnesiJay, March 30,13 Legislature Tangles With Budget Hikes for NU9 Normal Schools By FRITZ PICARD Concurrent happenings in the state house find Chancellor Gus tavson fighting to pi-event a $2,200,000 budget cut for NU while the Normal Board has asked for a 72 percent increase in its budget. The four state teachers colleges probably asked for the amount because of LB 236, now on gen eral file, which provides that those institutions shall be em powered to grant the liberal arts course Bachelor of Arts degree. Although a 72 percent increase is asked, V. P. Morey, Wayne State president, wrote to a legis lative sub-committee that Wayne's curriculum "would for the most part be sufficient for us to grant majors in the liberal arts fields," and "that it will not be neces sary for us to add very many additional faculty members." Pres ident Cushing of Kearney Teach- J ers College testified that the grant of liberal arts degrees would not require "any great expansion" in faculty or course offerings. Senator m. A. Metzfer, sole opponent of the measure, said in an interview with a Daily Ne braskan reporter that the normal schools "were meant to be small, not to cover terse areas of gen eral education. Their primary purpose is to train teachers." Senator Metzger also expressed Classified FOR Bale- New Smilh-Coroua Sterling porlKble. Perfect. Retails $90. ScU for $85 3-(3s6 evenings. l-'OR sale: New lH4S""HaTi'V Ph v'iVlHnrT 3000 miles. Wayne Rath, j-hone 2-2.SS3 LOST Shea rfer' ljleilme "pen. Grev" striped. Reward. Uni-Em. 7104. 1.6ft Brown notebook and Phv.ncs 1 tent". JRewarriJ Cn 11 3-3063. Phil Jones. LOST Rust colored eve classes near Sash. CaH Srnarm, 2-7S13. SKK A YKR'H line of tanlr s Ifrhed' T-Shirts! Also Holiday Mirt and I -Shirts. Gab ardine slacks and Bedford Kaddle-slilehed cords to malrh. Kress shirts by .Ncto r4ee to round mt your spring apparel. H;R MTHIi fo., I I nil "O". doubt that the schools could grant AB degrees without a great ex pense to the taxpayers, who should "be trying to support the one liberal arts college they have, and not diffuse their resources by trying to establish five state uni versities." The arguments on both sides line up something like this: Those favoring a bill permit ting the normal schools to grant AB degrees feel that there is a need for regional liberal arts schools and that Lincoln is too far away to allow students to come here without inconvenienc ing them. In answer to this Senator Metz ger has introduced LB 183 which would permit the normal schools to give a two-year course in the liberal arts, but retain the four year course as one which would lead to the grant of one of the three degrees in education which a normal school may now give. This would make teacher train ing the primary but not the sole purpose of the colleges. Furthermore, it would answer the demands of those who insist Nebraska should have regional liberal arts schools. According to Senator Metager "The purpose of this bill is not to restrict the present powers or functions of the normal schools, or to diminish their importance ... on the con trary, it is intended to broaden their functions as now prescribed by law, though not as far as the normal schools themselves would like." The main issues, however, seem to be closely bound up in the questions of "How much money will the proposed expan sion cost?" and "What will the quality of the degrees offered by the normal schools be?" As noted above, the proponents of LB 236 and other bills ex tending the scope of the teachers colleges have taken the some what paradoxical position of ask ing foi a T2 increase in their budgets, yet them seem to feel that the addition of a liberal arts course would entail little expense or currii'ulum readjustment. In addi'i v-j, those favoring the meas ures have affirmed the adequacy and nigh quality ot the faculty and physical plant of the nor mal schools located at Chadron, Wayne, Kearney ana Peru. To these claim? Senator Meti ger immediately posed an oppo site. In an interview last week end the Senator reiterated his be lief that "such a measure would lead eventually to an effort to establish five universities" and that Nebraska has neither the population nor the resources to support such an undertaking. The Senator also wondered whether the North Central Association would approve the present set up at our normal schools. (The North Central Association in spects the number and content of courses, qualifications of faculty members and theh adequacy of library and laboratory facilities.) Those who are skeptical of the teachers colleges' ability to grant worth-while AB degrees have pointed to the fact that Chadron, with an enrollment of 357. claims to be able to give 278 courses; Peru's case has caused even more comment as the school purports to offer 353 courses while its enrollment in October, 1948, was 6. Also, 72 of the courses are education courses. Senator Metzger expects that the measure will come before the house some time in the very near future. The Theatre's Dilemma . . . Miller's f.&ju. .v .'J TuT Sets C ''-AoX- V . the ?! imiM 1 cene uSrl- - -'f , M lee I 1 bummer Living hinting of I j Thcologaii lo Talk Here Holy Week The Very Reverend Aklen D. Kelley, Th. D., president and dean of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, 111., will speak April 11, 12 and 13 i.t the Episcopal University Chapel on the subject "Warriors of God." The talks will cover the themes of life, death, time and eternity. Reverend Kelley will address an all -University religious convo cation Wednesday, April 13, at 5 p. m. in the Union lounge on the topic "To Rise Above the Com mon." The speaker holds the A.B. de- What about the University Theater? This question, although seem inclv unimportant in the Comp' holler's office, is of paramount interest in the office of the head of the Speech department. A visit to Dr. Leroy Lasse's headquarters was a quiet occa sion. No explanations about the the wheels of a large university, no discussions of "practicality," but only a serious discussion of the dilemma and a questioning reference to the future happened at this interview. After the first announcement of the condemnation of the Tem ple auditorium, immediate prob lems had to be reckoned with, problems which were understood to be only temporary in nature. Productions were moved to the Plainsman Theater, season ticket refunds were offered, presenta tion nights were reduced and the plays had to be changed. On top of these changes, a new problem loomed over the Theatre deficit. About $3,600 went down the drain with the refunds on season tickets and the - reduced audi ence at the plays. Still thinking that the situa tion was still marked "tem porary," however, these prob lems did not seem so great, and dramatics started talking about "next year . . ." Now, "next year." Still there is no change in the condition of the auditorium, the wheels are still reported to be "slowly mov ing," and still nothing has been offered on which to base next year's program. The Speech de partment was authorized to make recommendations for next year's Theatre productions. In answer to what the recom mendation was, Dr. Lasse pre sented the following plans: (1) That arrangements be. made with the Nebraska The ater for the production of the five regular plays next season. (2) That the number ot per formances be rut to two rather than the usual four. (3) That for two perform ances and one technical re hearsal of each play, the The ater will have to be rented for 15 days at $350 per day, amounting to $5,250 for the entire season. (4) If renovation could be completed before the season ends next year, rental prices could be cut proportionally. Dr. Lasse pointed out that al though the University Theater has always been self sustaining, the gate receipts cover the costs of production. Consequently, the cost of rental cannot come out of gate receipts but must be sup plied by the powers that are grinding so slowly over a deci sion at present. The one thought that keeps running through the minds of the Speech department is that the Theater must not be stopped. It is a laboratory for dramatic ability and must be supplied for the healthy functioning of the department. Whether it must take up a "home away from home" next year or whether it could take its rightful place in the Tem ple auditorium after some hasty rolling of the NU wheels, the Theatre's "show must go n." I.OI ISE McDILL. gree from Tufts, M.A. and Ph.D from Wisconsin, and S.T.B. from General Theological Seminary. Kenyon and Hobart colleges have given him honorary degrees. The National Council of the Episcopal church appointed him secrelary for college work m 1939, and in 1941 he became executive secre tary of the division of college work. These talks ine a part of Holy Week observance and all Uni versity students are encouraged to attend. ALL MEN WHO want to be in any of the dancing choruses for the Kosmet Klub spring show should meet Thursday, 7 p. m., at the Temple. smell of fresh nine. Mimnier vacations, m (-ironies; Miller's fourth floor ... everything from colorful Colorado mountain scenes to summer in Lincoln is displayed in 10 exciting terrace, breezeay, and resort summer living scenes. See these 10 exciting display open until Saturday, April 2 AUDITORIUM Fourth Floor filiLLER C m SPORTCOATS Genuine Hockmeyer Cord Sport Coats . . the finest selection ever presented. the new 4 patch pocket with the two side vents or the 4 flap pockets w i t h center vent. MAROON BEIGE GREEN GREY SI595 and s2250 fMMiT7 See V Al j--ifl. 1 f " vS i -J ' A 1 f I i I I Regulars M j ond V I longs i J LlAElEfS CLOTHES FOR MEN llth & O Sts. Si u foil in us Plan Spring Concert Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, na tional music fraternity, will pre sent annual spring conce. t in the Union ballroom, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The concert will include the Sinfonia Glee Club, the Wood wind Quintet, and a Trombone trio. Highlighting the program will be the Sinfonia Glee Club. They will sing three American Folic songs: "Barb'ra Allen, I am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger and Sourwood Mountain." Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia awards a $50 scholarship to one of its members each year. The scholar ship is based m scholarship and financial aid. Robert Talks is president ol the group, and Emanuel Wishnow is the faculty advisor. P.E. Department I A ills Ilijih Schools Nebraska schools and com munities are getting help in plan ning recreation programs. The University department, of Physical Education for men is helping plan either summer or year-round recreation programs, planning new athletic stadiums or playfields, construction of bleach ers and apparatus, revision of school courses in health, physical education and recreation, and other problems. According to L. E. Means, de partment chairman, advisory service has been given at Hebron, Omaha, Plainview, Louisville, Weeping Water, Fremont, Crete, Harrington, Minden, DeWitt and Lincoln in the last three weeks. 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