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Wednesday, September 23, T95Q Poge 2 THE NEBRASKAN EDITORIAL PAGE ty Dick tibur Tho Student Speaking LlTTLI MAN ON CAMPUS Who'll Speak For The Poor Man? A Republican congressman, Rep. Noah M. Mason of Illinois, predicted over the week end that the Treasury Department would propose a 5 per cent national retail sales tax in the near future. Mason said that such a tax would be ex pected to raise $5 billion in revenue an nually and would wipe out completely cur rent exclsa or specific sales taxes on many items. What he did not say was that a great por tion of the $9 billion would come from the pockets of what we consider low income fam ilies. If Mason' figures are correct he consi dcred them "very reliable" the Treasury De partment would expect to tax approximately $100 billion in retail sales in order to raise $5 biHlon at 5 per cent. In 1951 the total ales of retail stores amounted to slightly mora than $150 billion. It therefore appears that only two-thirds of the retail sales would ba affected by a national sales tax. Undoubtedly food, and perhaps clothing considered as rather esential items would be free from th tax. In 19S1 retail food sales totaled just short of $37 billion, while clothing sales amounted to nearly $10 bil lion. It is reasonable to assume that this $47 billion is the difference between the to- History At Hand How black must headlines be to attract the public? Perhaps it is not the blackness on th page that is th penetrating factor but the presence of the dimness in our own minds. From the time the evening paper lands on our doorstep at five o'clock, we start in venting excuses for concentrating on the 'vi tal 8tatistlcs,,, Mrs. Smith's column, and the comic page instead of the number one news. Excuses for failing to read the headline tory, vary from the ridiculous to the more ridloulous ones. But perhaps the most pop ular, one we are all guilty of, is the 'why read this tonight, I - wouldn't - under stand it because - I - don't - know the -background' excuse. News of Beria's escape, Adenauer's elec tion and General Dean's release the first paragraphs are read, sometimes. How many times during the Korean conflict did you say to yourself that it was impossible to read of the latest advance because you did not know what Hill the Allies took yesterday? Background, how necessary is background information? Very important, it is true. But, it is also easy to exaggerate its importance merely to use as a flexible excuse for our own Inertia. ,. The news records history as it happens; so this essential 'background" is that type that glares at us every day, The day's events are background in the making. The base of our background material is as close as tonight's paper. C.H. Hand Outs? With all the concern over the ROTC pro gram in American colleges, a question has arisen which deserves some thought. What effect on the future thinking of America's young men will this program have? That is, after a college man has completed . four years of ROTC training and two to four years of actual Armed Forces service will he accept or reject the present economic system in which he is to live? Speaking in economic and psychological terms, men in the Armed Forces experience . a security they would probably not have upon entering the business world after college or high school graduation. When a man enters the Armed Serives he Is furnished, courtesy of Uncle Sam, food, clothing, living quarters and recreational fa cilities, entertainment, books and technical training. Upon discharge Uncle Sam, under the G.I. Bill of Rights, sponsors and pays for a rstrtftin amniinf: rtf Anllocra A4una4wi All f these services, under ordinary ci vilian conditions, are paid for from each in dividual's proverbial "pocket," quite different from Uncle Sam's "silver platter" technique. Not that the men in the Service do not . work for what they receive they do! Not that they don't deserve what they receive they do; for they constitute the defense of all we consider to be freedom. But does this atmosphere of receiving with out a tangible medium of exchange lend to their stint in the service? Will there be a tendency to think in terms of governmental control and hand outs? Will the dependence on the government continue thus making the government more strong because of that dependence? In short are we approaching a develop ment of socialistic attitude over which we as voting citizens have no controls? The draft goes on and no election can stop it. Perhaps an inherent desire for freedom compensates and overrules these facts. Per haps previous training in homes and schools will protect the minds susceptable to con trol in an uncontrollable situation. But the . question is, will these desires and trainings prove themselves in the future: When the test comes, how will today's generation stand? tal $150 billon and the taxable $100 bil lion. The exclusion of food and clothing from the sales tax would help lower income fam ilies, since the proportion of income spent on food in the lower income groups far ex- coeds that of higher brackets. But even so, the real weight of the pro posed tax would fall on persons whose in comes lie below the national average. This is shown in comparing the totals and the specific items which would be included in the new tax with those now covered by the excise taxes it would replace. The national sales tax would undoubtedly include building materials, I furniture and home furnishings, hardware and household appliances. Five billion dollars would be raised. Excise taxes now cover automobile, lug gage, jewelry, handbags, cosmetics, furs, pis tols and revolvers, photographic apparatus and musical instruments. Manufacturers' and retailers' excise taxes totaled approximately $2.8 billion in fiscal year 1952. . Notice any difference In the two lists, as they might affect families with small In comes? In expanding- the taxable list be yond the traditional luxury class, notice how the total revenue nearly doubles? The National Association of Manufacturers has officially endorsed the national sales tax. It appears to meet with the approval of busi ness interests particularly those dealing in the presently taxed items. These interests will talk loudly when the Treasury Department presents its plans to Congress. But will our representatives hear the plight of families whose incomes now barely cover essential expenses? It will be interesting to discover just whose government is operating in Washington. K.R. The Cry Is Heard Today, when government has reached a new peak in magnitude (despite efforts of the new administration), we find ourselves thinking of government as cold and unre sponsive to the cries of individuals. Today, when we must think in terms of labor unions, lobbies, Chambers of Commerce and armies, we have difficulty in believing that individuals possess much power. When government has expanded its influ ence into a new field, we are prone to give up trying to remove that field from under the paternal wing of the Great Washington Father. But just as we reach this discouraging point, some individual stands up and is heard from coast to coast. Even the government bends its ear to the ground. Such was the stand taken by 14 American universities recently when they refused to ex tend contracts for correspondence courses un der the educational program of the United States Armed Forces Institute. They with held signing the contracts because the gov ernment insisted upon inserting the provi sion that the universities "will not employ or retain for the performance of services un der this contract such persons as are disap proved by the government." The University of Nebraska was one of these universities. Undoubtedly each of the 14 universities refused the contracts primarily for the reason of retaining their self respect and integrity. Probably few or none of them expected to force the government to change its con tract. Perhaps their boycott of the USAFI pro gram will not change the heart of the Wash ington machine. But their forceful refusal to submit to the approval of government has been heard. Last week from the nation's capital came a rumor that the government might modify the contract provision to allow it to disap prove personnel "for security reasons only." The rumor appeared to be more acceptable to the University. This week National Columnist Marquis Childs devoted an entire column to a discus sion of the stand taken by the 14 universities and supported them all the way. The Department of Defense may not change its mind about the contracts. But the cries of 14 universities which wish to re tain their independence have been heard from here to Washington and back. K.R. Margin Notes Ad Selling Mode Easy Recently a suggestion came into The Ne braskan office which, in spite of its sim plicity, might go far in aiding the reestab lishment of a daily status for this student newspaper. In essence it amounted to nothing more than urging readers to query Lincoln mer chants with whom they trade in the follow ing fashion: "How come I don't see your advertising in The Nebraskan?" Jim TkbhjctAkw v FIFTY-THIRD YEAR Member: Associated Collegiate Press Intercollegiate Press Advertising representative: National Advertising Service, Inc. ' 420 Madison Ave., New York 17, New York TIm Nebraska I published by the students of the EDITORIAL TA VT Cnlversttr Nebraska as an expression ot students' Editor ' " n,., news and .pinions enly. Aeeordlna; to Article n of the Editorial Pare Editor. . . .V.'.'.V.V.V.V.V.V.' Ed DeMer By-Lam a-ovemlni- student publications and administered Manarlnr Editor ...... hji. n.ii by the Board of Publications, "It Is the declared policy News Rdltor .'. . Tom Wolwl-lr of theBoar that publications under Its Jurisdiction shall Copy Editors Jan HaWison',' WrSsnn" Han.. be free from editorial censorship on the part of the Cynthia Hnid.n l., vTl Board, or on the part of any member of the faculty of Rperts Editor . Oorrs Tpavni ch the University, but the members of the staff of The Ac Editor !" . n-Hihf i Nebraskaa are personally responsible for what they say ' 1 iunn or da or cause to ba printed." REPORTERS . ... ........ Willie Desch. ' Marilyn Mitchell, Fred Daly, Marela Rubscrlptlon rate are a semester, fl.SO mailed, or Mlekelsen. Harriet Rue, Orace Harvey Sam Jensen " for the college year. 4 mnlled. Mingle copy li five Marilyn Hutton. Jndy Joyce, Mary Sue Lundl. Natalie eents. PublUheJ on Tuesday. Wednesday and rrlday, Halt, Phyllis Herstaberter, Mary Clare Flynn. Ins-rid exerut vacation and examination periods. One Issue Swere, Mary Kay Beachler ftiMlnitrd during the mouth of August each year by the ' ' nlternlty ef Nebraska under the soprrvlslon of the BUSINESS STAFF Commute on Student Poollratlone. Entered as second Business Manager Stan nipple lni nutter a'l the Post Office In Lincoln. Nebraska, Ass't Business Managers. ..Dave Erickson, Doran Jacobs, niwiflr Act of Congress, March 3, 1819, and at special Chester Singer, Dick Westcott rste ef posters provided for In Section 1103, Act of Circulation Manager Ken Williamson l ensrmt of Oct. S, 11 J, authorised Sept. 10, 1923. Mght News Editor, Cynthia Hendnrioa Strictly Kushner Somebody has been noising; it around that I'm going steady with CarlThis makes the third frat pin I've had to give back this week." The Challenge Good Stewardship Our Debt To Goc (This Is the second in a weekly series of articles treating the problems, Issues and challenges of the day as viewed by repre sentatives of various fields of en deavor.) By ALVIN J. NORDEN Student Pastor Let me, to begin, speak about some matters which to many may seem to be purely "secular" but which, I believe, should have for us also a decidedly "spir itual" phase or import. I realize that in using the word "spiritual" we are treating a very broad term which in the thinking of some embraces a great deal more or a good deal less than it does in the minds of others, that what some may call "spiritual" may be decidedly "secular' to others, and vice versa. Nevertheless, I believe it will be clear, as we proceed, what I would include in the "spiritual" phase. Let us be brave enough to as sume that we who call ourselves students at the University are here because we or others be lieve that we have certain abil ities, capacities, or mental en dowments which by special in struction, guidance, practice, and development will help to equip us for service in the various specialized fields of human en deavor. We are also here be cause we see or hope to see our way clear to finance our educa tion. Now, to come back to the first point of the preceding paragraph, who is it that has given us our special abilities, capacities, men- By CIUCK TAYLOR A Columbia professor's idea of a high-flying colleague: Such time as he :an spare from the adornment of his person he de votes to tie neglect of his profession." "Gonna be tough s 1 e d din' today." ' " H o w come?" "No snow." Oh well. there's always the one about the fellow who calls his doll "sugar" because he likes the way she's lumped. A Spanish prof, received this note after Saturday's football game. "Please excuse my son from his Spanish class. His throat is so sore he can hardly speak English. Statistics are like a Bikini bathing suit. What they reveal is suggestive but what the con ceal is vital. Success expert: "What's your name?" Greek Client: Gus Poppapo- pupopulos." Sucess expert: "Get a job sell ing motorcycles." War could confront us with a tough dilemma. As humans we could not afford to lose, as tax payers we couldn't afford to win. He placed her on a pedestal Then left her there alone While he went and found a gal With failings like his own. It must come as a shock to most mothers when, after strug gling years to civilize a son, a little five-foot girl with a sweet face tames him in a week. 'Daughter." observed the care ful father, "that young man ingly unpolished." who's been walking you through the park strikes me as exceed - "Yes," she said, "he is a little rough around the hedges." The Cat's Meow: Groom to friend at wedding. "I just couldn't go steady with her any longer on what I'm making." The only trouble with most men who are hungry for love, in the opinion of most girls, is that they want to skip the first courses in order to get to the dessert. tal endowments, or whatever you may choose to call them? Is it not the Creator? Are these not gifts given us by the grace of God? It does not seem to take much rationalizing to reach the implied answers. I would prefer, however, since I believe we have divine author ity in Holy Scripture which I believe to be the inspired Word j of God, as it claims for itself, to turn to it for the answer. In I Chronicles 29:14 we read: "All things come of Thee and of Thine own have we given Thee." In I Corinthians we have the questions: "What hast thou that thou didst not receive? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?" Here is the challenge. If God has been so good to us, should we not, as good stewards of that which He has entrusted to us and out of gratitude to Him, make the best use of the gifts of His grace? This does not mean that besides eating and sleeping we hardly dare do anything but study, but certainly we should earnestly apply ourselves and not abuse our gracious gifts of time and talent. The least we can do is to strive valiantly to measure up to cer tain academic standards which are set before us on the basis of much experience and by instruc tors who are specialists in their respective fields. Let us be good stewards of our abilities and of the means which God has pro vided to make our education pos sible. Furthermore, we know that some people are endowed with greater physical and mental strength and with a stronger nervous system than others. Some, in order to function effi ciently, may need comparatively little sleep. Others need eight or more hours. Some, in order to measure up to academic re quirements, may find it neces sary to spend comparatively little time in study. Others may be forced to spend twice as much time or more. The latter, because of good retention, personality or practicality, or a combination of these qualities, may sometimes reach greater achievement in life than the former. Indeed, from such as are especially blessed, both God and man may rightly expect spe cial achievement. In all these matters God ex pects us to use our good Judge ment or cdmmon sense. Each one of us, with the help of good counseling, must set up his or her own particular program pro cedure. This is a challenge. God evidently has not made or en dowed two people exactly alike. Another challenge is for each of us, no matter for which pro fession or job we may be prepar ing ourselves, to think not simply in terms of the amount of pleas ure or remuneration we may de rive therefrom, but in terms of service which we may render therein to our fellow men for the glory of God. This will go a long way in helping us to make many a decision both now and later and give us much satisfaction. How shall we measure up to our challenges, or at least ear nestly attempt to do so? What shall be our motive? How shall we be able to "spiritualize" every phase of our life? To these ques tions you may receive various answers. I believe that the mo tive and the power is to be found in God's great love to us. When I am aware of the fact that all that I am and have is mine only by the mercy of God, and especially when I realize that God sent His only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, Whom I accept as my personal Savior, to save me from my sins, that I through Him have forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life, I feel love-impelled, many though may be my weaknesses, to make the best use of the abilities and op portunities God has given me and to render humble service to my fellow men to the glory of my Redeemer, Who is not only my great Teacher and my Ex ample, but above all my Lord and Savior, through Whom I can cast all my cares on my God, Who gives me strength for each day, and Whose love is my power. "Christ . . . died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them and rose again" (2 Corinth ians 5:14-15). By MARSHALL KUSHNER STRAIGHT SCOOP: Corn husker football fans have ' no cause to be perturbed over John ny Bordogna's performance Sat urday. Bordogna received a kid ney injury several days before the game and played most of the game gritting his choppers. KIBITZING: I had the oppor tunity to chat with Melvln Israel (better known to sports enthu siasts as Mel Allen) during his visit to Cornhuskerland last weekend. Just for a bit of background on the very interesting sports caster, He hails from Bessemer, Ala., before moving to New York City in 1937. He entered the University of Alabama at the tender age of 15. He was a mem ber of Kappa Nu fraternity. Re ceived his B.A. degree four years later. It was after Mel received all this larnin' that he got his first break as a broadcaster. It was since that time that he has dis tinguished himself as one of the nation's outstanding sports an nouncers, Mel was very impressed with the Nebraska campus. He was well acquainted with the great Husker football teams of the past (and present, with all due respect to Coach Bill). He, along with the rest of the world, thought the Huskers would win the game, although qualified by saying it would be close. WORLD SERIES: Ask the man who knows, and If anyone does, it's Mel Allen. "BROOKLYNI" This Jarred me. You see, Mel broadcast all the New York Yanks' games. "If the Series started in Brooklyn, things might be dif ferent." He referred to the crimp this places on Ole Casey Sten gel in using his pitchers. "Also the fact that the Yankees best pitchers are left-handers will hurt." This means Reynolds, Ford and a few others. He thought Reynolds would hurl the opener for the Yanks. Dressen will probably throw Er kine. The pitching power Still favors the Yankees. COMMERCIAL: Mel recalled one of the more embarrassing moments of his career. Last fall on his TV program, sponsored by White Owl Cigars, Mel was interviewing Paul Bryant, Ken tucky football mentor. It was commercial time on tho program, so Mel says, "Well, Paul, let's sit back and light up a White Owl." Bryant retorts, "Ah nevah smokes them things the boys back home know they make me ill." That was the cameraman's cue to cut off the interview ami flash some White Owl propff J ganda on the screen. Finally; they switched back to the inter view where Bryant was rolling a lit stogie between his fingers and muttering something aboul them really being smooth! TV TALK: When this wrltei shmoosed with Bill Stern Severn I years back, he told how televi sion hindered his commentating, "I can't tell fans that the back is going in motion, since they can see that as well as I." Stei n is noted for his colorful, machine gun-type radio descriptions. Allen seemed to think that hi "good friend" Bill might be a bit off base. "You have to cater to the majority of your listen ers. Very, few people actually know the fundamentals of foot ball. So, If you've got 40 mil lion listeners, maybe 10 million will know what's going on. But. there are 30 million who don't You have to Insult the 10 mil lion for the price of making I' simple enough for the other 31 million to understand." SouncU logical to me. Slide I Discussion Planned Rul e Not too far in the future the annual Engineering Open House will be held. This is an indica tion of the trend of affairs in the Engineering College if anything is; it is a meeting at which all the engineers may openly ex press their views and opinions as to the manner of instruction, cur riculum offered, schedule of classes, and any other matter worth considering. This year will bring new dis cussion and new decisions; one of the tentative controversies might be over the many sub jects required by the Engineer ing College which do not apply to the engineering curricula of many of the colleges even though they be called engineering sub jects. Another tentative issue might be the misunderstanding be tween the students, their advis ors, and the senior checking checking committee; many men have arrived at the end of their college career only to discover that they are short one-half or one and one-half hours of engi neering credits. Hence, they are forced to take a three course in the 200 series to satisfy the de ficiency. Many times this lack is a high-school deficiency. When the high-school defi ciency happens to be algebra, and the engineer has finished three courses in calculus, this situation appears rather ridicu lous. But it has been happen ing much to the dismay of many students. It might be wise to check with the senior checking office Just prior to registering for the last j Of Senior Checking semester Instead of Just prior tr graduation in the future. One thing can be counted on, the stu dent is wrong In most cases and may have to continue an extra semester or summer to make the required courses. Whether the administration or the students themselves are re sponsible for avoiding the above situation is the major issue at stake, however, and we should hear more of it in the open meet ing this fall. I sometimes wonder why the Engineering Mechanics Depart ment bothers to put a list of in structors in the class catalogue at all. I, for one, registered foi three courses this fall in thai department and each time found the instructor to be dlfferem from the on listed in the cata logue. Perhaps the students are ex pected to guess what the admin istration intends to imply b.v their listings. Does Smith mean Smith or Brown? John A. Marks. . 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