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The Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, February 10 1960
Editorial Comment:
Higher Exemptions Helpful
One of the major problems of many col
lege students today, yesterday and tomor
row is, has been and will continue to be fi
nances. Scholarships have been set up, grants
and loans have been given; but still much
of America's top talent is lost because of a
lack of money to further education.
It is expensive to go to college today
average costs per year for most students
are near the $2,000 mark.
Concern in this country recently has
been particularly great in attempting to
increase the number of college graduates
to meet the threat of potential enemies in
the economical and scientific fields.
If there should come a time when too
many of our talented students fail to be
able to get a dollege education due to fi
nancial difficulty, this country will be in
difficult straits.
One step, perhaps not the solution,
might help to remedy the situation.
The college student today who makes
about 12,000 a year usually just enough
to keep him going if there is no other fi
nancial support has to pay a total of
about $250 to the Federal Government in
income tax each year.
That amount of money would pay a full
year's tuition for in-state students at this
University. ,
Raising the $600 income tax exemption
for students to $2,000 would provide an
added impetus for staying in school and
might persuade more to enter our insti
tutes of higher learning.
Perhaps the government couldn't stand
the strain of losing the revenue it picks up
in the form of income tax dollars from
American students.
But in the long-run, the benefits reaped
might be much more valuable in the form
of more better-trained college graduates
than in the form of more dollars to sup
port the government.
It is not possible to see at present what
the consequences of raising the exemp
tion might be immediately, or in 10 years.
But the idea seems worthy of presenta
tion to the American people. And it needs
to be sold to our congressmen.
Perhaps it would be worth a letter from
all of us.
AUF Help h Needed Here Too
AUF, the only authorized campus char
ity organization, is currently considering
offering aid to foreign students wishing
to attend the University of Nebraska.
Perhaps before the organization makes
any definite plans to help students from
other countrira to attend the University,
It also will 'consider aid to Nebraskans,
or better yst, to students from other states
who are uneligible to receive Regents or
any other freshman scholarships.
Granted, since there are no scholarships
or programs for aid to first-year foreign
students, a need definitely arises. A for.
eign student may be willing to work his
way through college after he arrives in
this country, but he is first faced with the
problem of reaching Nebraska and paying
his tuition at the beginning of the semester.
A scholarship would help him meet the
initial demands of registration. Then he
could probably pay additional expenses
himself.
...
In the meantime, what becomes of the
growing number of high school students in
our state who will not be able to attend
college because of lack of finances?
Great booms are predicted in the future
enrollments of the nation's educational
system, and eventually this influx will hit
NU along with other institutions of higher
learning.
As the population grows, it stands to
reason that the number of outstanding stu
dents also will increase. This fact is ap
parent in this year's freshman class re
ported so high in caliber that the English
department stiffened its courses to chal
lenge the frosh.
Expanding teaching and counseling fa
cilities will require much of the Univer
sity's finances. Why can't campus organi
zations such as AUF help in expanding the
scholarship facilities?
Perhaps it becomes a question of
strengthening international relations ver
sus encouraging our own student poten
tial. Which is more important now, and
which will be more important a few
years from now?
Staff Comment:
A Leftist's View
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Sandl
"It's one, two, three strikes and out for
the IFC Ball," according to an editorial in
last year's Daily Nebraskan following the
flop of the '59 balL
And the comment continued, "Accord
ing to IFC social chair
man Joe Knoll, There
will never be another
IFC Ball as we know it "
That's right This year's
ball certainly wont be
anything like the ones
we've known before. A fi
nancial flop? Probably
not not when every fra
ternity man will be re
quired to scoop up the
money for it
Last year a plan was proposed whereby
each fraternity would put tip a certain
amount and then the IFC would use this
budget to hold a big event to which all
fraternity members would be invited.
Looks as if the plan will be adopted. The
IFC plans to charge each fraternity a cer
tain amount before the night of the Ball,
tentatively estimated at $2 per member.
The organization figures that by making
every fraternity member buy a ticket
more Interest will be shown and the IFC
will not suffer the loss it has in previous
years.
CMMisb. Insane. The fact that the event
bai failed in years before indicates that
there isn't much Interest Making every
fraternity man possess a ticket isn't going
to guarantee they'll all be pounding the
doors of Pershing waiting to get in.
Why nave a dance that is a financial
success but which maybe only a few will
attend? The whole thing seems as ridicu
lous to me as does the way some sororities
require members to attend functions, to
stay out of the Crib until a certin time
very day, ad infinitum.
I'm not cutting the Greek system. No, I
staunchly support and belong to it Just
By Sandi Laaker
wish the word 'required could be stricken
from the record.
The same editorial mentioned that if the
IFC Ball were to be discontinued it would
join with the AUF Auction and Penny
Carnival which also went down the drain
last year an indication of a mature atti
tude being taken by students In eliminating
those activities which aren't needed or
favored.
A really good, all-University type dance
in the spring might be a good thing or
even an all-Greek type dance if it could
be supported and be a success in its own
right. We have two such events in the fall.
Cobs seemed to be apologetic about
Johnny Mathis' cancellation. The consen
sus seems to be that the substitution they
have provided is an improvement over
their original program. Wonder if any
group will host the K-Trio at dinner this
year.
See where Iowa Stats will have Ahmad
Jamal on their campus soon. Tickets to
hear the fantabulous jazz man and the
rest of his group are only $1.50.
The 'Rag Presidential poll showed that
a majority of students polled favor that
guy who, at one time in his political ca
reer, was known as Tricky Dicky.
One questionnaire came back with the
recommendation that Lady Chatterly's
Lover should be the next president of the
United States. This person claimed to be a
member of the Whig Party and also thought
Dumbo would be a good candidate on some
ticket
Some people just don't take politics ser
iously. Like I still think Fremount, Boy
Bug is the ideal candidate. He likes every
thing except radishes and teevee those
two give him the cold robbie3. Good idea
to have a candidate who is allergic to TV.
No more boring campaign telecasts.
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By Georgel
By George Moyer
11 A
Moyer
School is getting harder.
The Kosmet Klub election
of "The Pajama Game" as
their spring show proves it.
When the movie of the
same name
was showing f
flow n t o w n,
two political
science i n
structors rec
ommended to
their classes
that they
that they go
see it be
cause it was
"wonder f ul
study in socio-eeonomics and
labor relations as well as
just plain good entertain
ment." Even our pleasure time
has to be education now-
adays. What ever happed
to just plain old college
frivolity?
Speaking of the movie, it
is interesting to note that
one of the local theatres
has rescheduled it for about
a month hence. Sort of
takes the edge off the KK
production, doesn't it? You
don't suppose it was
planned that way do you?
Production of the KK
spring show is a revial of
a tradition of more than
SO years standing. Last
year, the Klub, suffering
financial difficulties,
couldn't manage the usual
performance.
Skcc the Klub has, ia
the past, also had trouble
with political hokerypokery
around election time, this
corner has a suggestion
which would combine the
solution to both problems.
Just auction off the Kos
met Klub offices to the
highest bidder. That would
be much easier than trying
to make elections appear
as though the members had
a choice in the matter.
But Kosmet Klub is not
the only organization with
problems. Witness the re
cent dilemma of the Corn
Cobs when Johnny Mathis,
the ex high-jumper and
current teen angel can
celled a scheduled Per
shing performance.
The Cobs managed to fill
the gap pretty well, how
ever, hiring the immense
ly popular Kingston Trio.
In view of their reception
at NU last spring, it is a
wonder the Trio wasn't the
Cob's first choice.
But then, maybe the Cobs
figured they wouldn't make
any money by the time
they got the Trio's thirst
satisfied.
As things stand, the Cobs
will just have to hope that
marriage has tamed the
Trio to some extent. Per
sonally, 1 hope it hasn't.
Messrs. Shane, Guard and
Reynolds are at their best
when the audience is small,
the room crowded and
smoky and the atmosphere
informal.
The Daily Nebraskan re
cently referred to the eight
altruistic Mortar Boards
engaged in dorm counsel
ing as budding Ann Lan
ders types. If I were a
dorm counselee, I am not
too sure the analogy would
be reassuring.
Let's hope that the Mor
tar Boards don't pass out
their advice in the same
flip and brassy manner
popular with Miss Landers
and Abigail Van Buren.
All the same, the Big
Sister act by the eight sen
iors is a pretty fine proj
ect. When eight busy sen
iors will surrender tint
valuable to them and to
their own iiving units to
act as "guinea pigs" as a
service to their school,
there is still hope for the
senior honoraries.
If the Innocents wanted
to start a similar program,
they would undoubtedly
find that the American Le
gion could use some coun
selors for their annual
Cornhusker Boy's State the
first week in June. Such
voluntary activity by the
Innocents would certainly
impress the Boy's Staters
and might sway some of
them toward University
careers after their high
school commencement.
And the Innocents might
get some favorable publici
ty for a change.
. Forget it
By Dick Stuckey
This week we shall de
part from the normal elud
ings and scathings towards
the institution, and shall
speak of a contemporary
vice love.
Love :neaning Valentine's
Day and won't you be mine
you swine and that type of
thing.
So now we look at the his
tory of this roses are red
stuff meaning Valentine's
Day again.
Valentine's Day actually
started in 1946 at the Uni
versity of Nebraska when
Elmo Stuttle, majoring in
tapeworm production, de
vised the idea of sending
"i love you" notes to all
his friends at the pizzaria.
Elmo worked up a little
Jingle to put on them I love
you notes. It read some
thing like this:
"Pepperonles are red,
Violets are blue,
I'll take hamburger and
mushroom with ravioli,
And put on some ancho
vies." Well sir, next year the
pizzaria sent Elmo a note
that said his pizza was
ready and that they all
loved him and that they
had a new flavor Valen
tine. So Elmo, upon getting the
note, immediately called
up and said to someone
who didn't hear so good,
"Won't you make mine
Valentine . . . with green
peppers."
And this person thought
Elmo said, "Won't you be
mine Valentine with green
peppers." So they relayed
the order to the hearth, but
the cook couldn't find no
green peppers, so she was
gonna use some red ones
but had none red ones eith
er so she put heart-shaped
red hots all over the Valen
tine flavored pizza.
And when Elmo got it, he
immediately sent a note
saying,
"Red hots is swell,
Violets is blue,
I think you put a little
too much quinine in the
crust,
Won't you be my Valen
tine?" And hence Valentine Day
got its big start The IFC
immediately supported the
idea, and the Student Coun
cil got up a committee on '
Valentine's Day and pro
moted 122 pinnings and six
divorce reinstatements.
The administration
grabbed on and issued a
bulletin on Valentine's Day
which included all the re
quirements necessary to
say i love you won't you be
mine Valentine's Day Mas
sacre etc.
From the campus, the
Valentine Day idea rapidly
spread all over the place,
and soon everyone was
sending these sick peoms
to their loved ones so that
get sick too and to their
enemies so that their ene
mies would maybe send one
back with some money in
it
Little children all over
the world went crazy over
the Valentine's Day deal,
and by 1948 black leather
jackets were available with
Valentines on the back and
these children sent each
other sweet Valentine's Day
notes like "You're next"
and "Join our gang or
else" and "Rumble tonight
in the cemetery" and "I
sure like your new switch
blade" and things like that
And so now we have Val
entine's Day. How rosey
red of us how sweet how
lovely how about that
how . . . forget it.
But to Elmo Stuttle, stu-dent-at-large,
and to all
happy souls everyplace, a
great big happy Valentine's
Day this Valentine's Day.
And as a last note, I would
like to reprint the early
Valentine I received from
Elmo:
"Happy Valentines Day
. . . squrrel,
On this day when hearts
unfurl,
And songs whirl,
And people barf.
Remember, that I like
you fine,
Won't you be my . . uh
. . .guilUtlne.'
Seacrest To Address
Young Republicans
Young Republicans will meet
Thursday in 240 Student Union
at 7:30 p.m.
Joe R. Seacrest, managing
editor of The Lincoln Journal,
will speak on the Interstate
Highway program.
Nebraskan Letterip
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iVoe Directing
To the Editor:
You have made one se
rious error in your article,
in Monday's issue of the Ne
braskan, concerning the
production of my play
"Rockspring" hi the Univer
sity Theatre, namely your
caption.
I am not here to help di
rect this script; that chore
is completely in the capable
hands of Dr. Joseph Bald
win of the speech depart
ment, who also was respon
sible, from the beginning,
for the reinstitution of this
playwriting contest.
Dr. Baldwin is a man ex
tensively experienced in the
production of original plays;
my tunction is that of the
playwright to work with a
blue pencil towards the ulti
mate realization of my in
tent in this script. -
R. G. VUet
THANK.
HEAVEN, Lvrj-UE Qil?
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And big girls, too! Moggie Neol,
Carlye Representative, is coming
to town Februory 17 to show
us the latest designs from Carlye!
A Paihieti Skew at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdey, Feb. 17 of all the
spring fashions, including junior
sizes. Come and see!
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COMMITTEES: AN AGONIZING REAPPRAIS AL
To thoee of you who stay out of your student government
because you believe the committee system is just an excuse for
inaction, let me cite an example to prove that a committee,
properly led and directed, can be a great force for good.
Last week the Student Council met at the Duluth College of
Veterinary Medicine and Belles-Lettree to discuss purchasing a
new doormat for the students union. It was, I assure you, a
desperate problem because Sherwin K. Sigafoos, janitor of the
students union, threatened flatly to quit unless a new doormat
was installed immediately. "I'm sick and tired of mopping
that dirty old floor," said Mr. Sigafoos, sobbing convulsively.
(Mr. Sigafoos, once a jolly outgoing sort, has been crying almost
steadily since the recent death of his pet wart bog who had been
his constant companion for 22 years. Actually, Mr. Sigafoos ia
much better off without the wart hog, who tusked him viciously
at least once a day, but a companionship of 22 years is, I sup
pose, not lightly relinquished. The college tried to give Mr.
Sigafoos a new wart hog a frisky little fellow with floppy ears
and a waggly tail but Mr. Sigafoos only turned his back and
cried the harder.)
But I digress. The Student Council met, discussed the doof
mat for eight or ten hours, and then referred it to a committee.
There were some who scoffed then and said nothing would ever
be heard of the doormat again, but they reckoned without
Invictus Millstone.
Invictus Millstone, chairman of the doormat committee, was
a man of action UA and lean and keen and, naturally, a
smoker of Marlboro Cigarettes. Why do I say "naturally"?
Because, dear friends, active men and active women don't have
time to fuss and fumble and experiment with cigarettes. They
need to be sure their cigarettes will never fail them that the
flavor will always be mild and mellow that the filter will
always filter that the pack will always be soft or flip-top. Ia
short, they need to be sure it's Marlboro dependable, coo
stant, tried and true Marlboro. Smoke one. Youll see.
Well sir, Invictus Millstone chaired his doormat committee
with such vigor and dispatch that when the Student Council
met only one week later, he was able to rise and deliver the
following recommendationa: '
1. That the college build new schools of botany, hydraulie
engineering, tropical medicine, Indo-Gerrnanic languages, and
millinery.
2. That the college drop football, put a roof cm tha stadium,
and turn it into a low-eost housing project for married students.
3. That the college raise faculty salaries by 15O00 per year
across the board.
4. That the college secede from the United States,
ft. That the question of a doormat for the students union be
referred to a subcommittee.
So let us hear no more defeatist talk about the committee
system. It at be made to work I , t im
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ere. You ju$t nttd gounelf. Marlboro, and a match ...Op
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