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Low Tuition Stressed
By Wayne Kreuscher
JmteLStafl Writer
Student Council went on
record yesterday as support
ing tne two point program of
senators of the Nebraska Uni
cameral In protesting the pro
posed raise in the University's
tuition rates.
The resolution said that Stu
dent Council believes that it
is in the best interests of the
academic community to keep
tuition as low as possible and
urged every student of the
University to support the pro
test program with both their
time and effort.
John Kenagy, who intro
duced the motion supporting
the two-point program, said
that the best way to reach
senators personally was a
simple one-paragraph letter
saying where the writer
lives.
"Home opinion will influ
ence the legislature more
than anything else," he
stressed.
Kenagy also said that stu
dents should urge their par
ents to write the senators
from their districts in protest
of the suggested tuition rise.
"It's every Student Coun
cil member's and every cam
pus leader's responsibility,"
Kenagy stressed, "to encour
age the students at Nebraska
to write letters to the senators
protesting the tuition raise."
It was explained in the
Council meeting that the leg
islature itself could not raise
the tuition but that the Board
of Regents was the only group
who could raise the tuition.
All the legislature can do is
give to the University a small
enough budget that the Re
gents have to raise tuition.
Kenagy explained that sev
eral senators had told h i m
that the Unicameral did not
have enough money now to
give the University all it
needs because of the limited
tax base.
Thus, he said, many of the
senators feel that the only
thing they can do is make the
students and their parents
carry some of the load by
paying a higher tuition.
"But the problem is," Ken
agy emphasized, "that if the
tuition is raised it will mostly
hurt the out-of-state student
and cut down on the ability
of our educational commu
nity." At the time of the meeting,
the exact figures on the raise
in tuition were not yet known,
but it was reported that the
raise was supposed to be ap
proximately a $30 increase to
in-state students and a $150
Increase for out-of-state stu
dents. Shortly after the meeting,
the Lincoln Journal reported
that the exact increase was
$28 for the in-state student
and $130 for out-of-state stu
dents. Kenagy encouraged all out-of-state
students to explain to
their fellow students how
much the increase in tuition
will hurt them.
to suggest that most students
can easily afford the Increase
in tuition.
In passing this motion which
calls for all students to write
letters to their senators in
protest of the tuition increase,
the Council members all firm
ly showed that they felt the
tuition increase would hurt the
school.
All seemed to agree that
this increase was especially
outrageous for the out-of-state
student who possibly would be
turned away from the Uni
versity if the tuition were
raised.
Most Council members
seemed to suggest that the
legislature was avoiding the
obvious solutions to the Uni
versity's money problems and
suggesting an easy, but un
fair and poor alternative.
Bill Hayes said that a peti
tion which had been sighed
by over 300 people had circu
lated the campus earlier this
week calling for the students
to march on the state capital
building Friday.
The Council seemed to
agree that a march would not
at this time accomplish the
purposes of the students, but
only create more resentment
than it would do good.
JoAnn Stratemann said,
"The march is not the thing
to do, but it is a good sight
to see that students had
enough concern to be inter
ested in one. I hope people
will commend the signers of
this petition on their interest
and they will not feel that
Student Council is trying to
stifle their Interest."
At the meeting yesterday
John Lydick, Student Council
president, announced the six
justices and the chief justice
of the new Student Court and
also the members of the Civil
Rights Committee.
Vernon Duncan has been
appointed chief justice of the
Student Court. The six asso
ciate justices are: John Klein,
Sue Turner, Larry Leistritz.
Dick Schultz, Gary Wahlgren
and Gale Miller.
According to the new Con
stitution, the justices will be
appointed each year by the
old president just before elec
tions for the coming year.
Members of the Civil Rights
Committee which will help co
ordinate civil rights efforts on
the University campus were
also announced.
They are: Dr. Bertrand
Schultz, Dr. William Pharis,
Dr. Patrick Wells, Peggy
King, Nate Branch , Larry
Frolik, John Klein, JoAnn
Stratemann, Frank Partsch
and John Lydick.
Another motion passed by
the Council yesterday set the
advertising rates for the Stu
dent Discount Cards next
year.
The advertising rates will
be the same as last year and
require the businesses who
want to be on the cards to
pay $25 for the first two lines
of advertising, $10 for the
third line and $5 for the fourth
line.
John Luckasen, who is
chairman of the Student
Welfare Committee and head
of the discount cards, said
that a total of $550 was taken
in from the cards last year.
After the printing and ad
vertising costs, he said, there
was a profit of $300 before the
commissions were paid to the
people who sold the cards.
"The net maximum profit
that we can expect this year,
he said, "is $300 and all of
this money will be given to
the Foreign Student Emer
gency Fund."
Luckasen explained that
this year no commissions
would be paid to students who
sold the cards since the com
missions started such a large
controversy this past year
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Thursday, April 8, 1965
Dr. William Pharis, Student
Council advisor, said that the
Increase In tuition will close
the doors to some portion of
students who would otherwise
be able to attend.
He pointed out that in the
long run the elimination of
some students from the Uni
versity because oi a raise in
tuition will hurt the state
much more than what a small
Increase in taxes or some
other means of revenue from
the state for the University
will hurt the taxpayers.
"The increase in tuition,"
he said, "for many Individuals
is fantastically high."
Mike Barton said that a sen
ator he had recently talked to
said the students should be
willing to pay for the extra
alary that they will receive
after graduating from the
University.
This senator also said that
the large amount of beautiful
new cars on the campus seems
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Committee Reveals Plan
For Increase In Tuition
The Legislature's Budget Committee yesterday re
vealed its recommended increased tuition levels at the Uni
versity and the four state colleges.
The basic proposal for the University suggests a 27
per cent jump in resident tuition and a 48 per cent climb
for non-residents. In the case of non-residents, tuition and
fees, under the committee's schedule, would be $860 next
semester, contrasted with the current $600 expense. Resi
dents would pay $320, as against tho present $264.
Residents and non-residents alike are required to pay
$30 per semester in fees in addition to tuition. Lesser in
creases are proposed for the state colleges.
The committee has frequently protested it has no au
thority to set actual tuition rates. This is the prerogative
of the Board of Regents and of the State Normal Board.
The committee's real power is in so building appropri
ation recommendations that the Legislature would have to
vote several million dollars more from tax funds if it wants
to maintain tuition rates at their present levels.
The United Press International estimated the tuition In
creases will provide some $3 million in additional revenue
for the schools.
Aware of this fact, the budget committee intends to
trim its general fund appropriations a like amount. Thus
the burden will fall on the entire legislature to reverse
the committee's tuition proposals.
The following are the tuition rates which the budget
committee is assuming in computing anticipated income
at the university and the four state colleges for the 1965-67
biennium:
Present Differ
rate ence Inc.
University of Nebraska
Resident per semester $102 $130 $28 27
Non-resident per semester ...$270 $400 $130 48
NU College of Medicine, Annual Basis
Resident $600 $650 $50 8
Non-resident $990 $1,050 $60 6
NU College of Dentistry, Annual Basis
Resident $430 $450 $20 5
Non-resident $840 $860 $20 2
NU School of Nursing Annual Basis
Resident $230 $300 $70 30
Non-resident $280 $120 $140 40
NU Paramedical Program, Course Basis
Resident $120 $150 $30 25
Non-resident $200 $300 $100 50
Extension and Summer Session Hourly Rates
Residents 25 increase
Non residents 50 increase
IFC Urges Greeks
To Support Resolution
The Interfraternity Council
passed a resolution support
ing a two-point program con
sisting of a petition and let
ter-writing to the Legislature
in protest to the proposed tui
tion increase.
Students, particularly those
in the Greek system, were
ably will not happen, though,
he added.
Criticisms leveled by some
professors at Greek Week
have caused concern by IFC,
according to Andy Taube,
public relations chairman.
Taube said that professors
are complaining that many
"strongly urged" to support students cut classes to attend
MUD PIES FOR SALE OR RENT . . . Wayne Moles, Lynn Gage and Bill Beasing await Saturday's Greek car
wash to 'clean up' their mud-spattered car. The car wash will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Nebraska Hall and Sel
leck Quadrangle parking lots.
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Peace Corps Exam
To Be Given Saturday
The Peace Corps placement
exam will be given this Satur
day in room 203 of the Post
Office building.
The exam starts at 9 a.m.
Room 203 is located at the
west end of the second floor.
Examinees should have
their application blank filled
out and with them when they
take the exam.
Application blanks are
available in room 233 of the
Post Office.
The next examination will
be held May 8,
By Priscilla Mullins
Senior Staff Writer
A method for conversion of
grade averages to the new
A-B-C system has been pro
posed by Dr. Floyd Hoover,
registrar, and was approved
by the Undergraduate Council
yesterday.
The system will take effect
next February, when the first
grade reports are sent out
under the new A-B-C system,
according to Hoover. At that
time the accumulative grade
averages will appear in the
form of an A-B-C or 4-3-2
grade.
Under Hoover's conversion
system, the new grade aver
age may be figured by divid
ing the present average by 2.
This will give the numerical
equivalent of the A-B-C sys
tem. The system, although it is
"ridiculously simple," accord
ing to Hoover, was arrived at
after much debate and many
proposed systems for conver
sion. Hoover said he finally
hit upon the idea after toying
with many ideas and formu
las. The approach to the prob
lem system was simplified by
the fact that the Faculty Sen
ate several years ago set defi
nite A-B-C equivalents for the
9-8-7 system.
Under the Senate ruling, an
A equals an eight and a nine;
a B equals a six and a seven;
a C equals a four and five;
a D equals a two and a three;
and an F equals a one.
In another Senate ruling,
all grades ranging between
8.0 and 9.0 must convert to
4.0.
Taking this ruling into ac
count, Hoover reasoned that
"every current grade average
below 2.00 should automatical
ly convert to 0.0. Thus, we
are obliged to convert grades
within the following total
range; 7.9-7.0, 6.9-6.0, 5.9-5.0,
4.9-4.0, 3.93.0, and 2.9-2.0.
"We have actually, then, a
six-point scale to convert to
a three-point scale"
"If this reasoning is sound
. ... all that is needed is to
divide grade averages accum
ulated under the 'old' (pres
ent) system by 2 if the aver
age is anywhere between 2.0
and 7.9." This would solve the
problem of converting grades
ranging from 7.9 to 2.0 to B,
Cor D.
Relative positions with re
spect to ranks in class will re
main the same. Moreover, no
student will be hurt because
his letter-grade range has
been dropped downward,"
Hoover said.
"The only ones who might
object are students whose 'old'
Prof's Memorial Is Subject
Of Wesleyan Demonstration
Some 200 Nebraska Wesleyan students skipped chapel
and made a surprise call on the school's president, Dr.
Vance Rogers, to protest a decision not to name the men's
dormitory after the late professor E. Glenn Callen.
Sixty uninvited guests crammed into Dr. Rodgers of
fice and the remainder filled the halls of the administra
tion building.
The students wanted to know why the three-year-old
building was not being named after Dr. Callan, a beloved
teacher of political science who was killed in a 1964 auto
mobile accident.
Dr. Rogers replied that Wesleyan plans to honor Dr.
Callan, who would have retired this year after a Wesley
an teaching career going back to 1919, by establishing a
permanent E. Glenn Callen chair of political science.
A chair in academic circles Is a permanent teaching
position usually named in honor of an outstanding teach
er and carrying with it both prestige and a higher salary.
He estimated the long range cost at $250,000.
The Wesleyan Board of Governors will take final ac
tion on April 15.
Dr. Rogers explained that It was the feeling of the
board and himself that the best memorial Is a connection
with Dr. Callen's major Interest, political science. A chair
Is regarded In the best colleges today as the highest honor
which can be given to a teacher.
The students presented three chief arguments: that the
dormitory would be the best memorial since it would be
seen and the name would be in constant use; the dorm
is for students and Dr. Callen had a great interest in stu
dents; and, Wesleyan had three other academic chairs
which are relatively unknown and therefore not a worthy
memorial.
"This today was a real credit to Wesleyan students,"
Dr. Rogers said, "they weren't demonstrating for the
right to use four-letter words. They were here because of
concern for the recognition of a great teacher. I am
proud to see the students are concerned with real issues."
proved;
'Sfnpe'
(present) grade average of
8.00 or above might argue that
an average of 8.845 should re
ceive more recognition than
a grade average of 8.450. But
the Senate has ruled."
Under the Faculty Senate
ruling of March 9, the nu
merical equivalent of an A is
a four; a B equals a three;
a C equals a two; a D equals
a one; and an F equals a
zero.
In a consideration of all Sen
ate rulings on grade equival
ents, the following chart
shows their relationships:
0-7
4.5
1
.A...
II .,,
. c...
. I...
, F...
4.00
t.m-t.m
2.roi-2.ftit
J.M-I.M
0.0O-O.M
Under Hoover's proposal, a
student with a 6.4 average
would find his average con
verted to a 3.2, or a B, and a
student with a 5.2 average
would have his average con
verted to a 2.6, or a C.
Other systems considered
included various formulas and
conversion tables.
Although a conversion table
did work "quite well," It "did
not yield averages which
squared absolutely with stu
dents' true averages if t h e
true averages are computed
from scratch, with each
grade weight changed to con
form to the new system and
grade points adjusted accord
ingly." The table did have the ad
vantage of "not allowing a
student's grade average to go
below or above his letter
grade range, but it is trouble
some to use mechanically
"The key punch operator
must refer to the table each
time she punches a grade av
erage card." Hoover said he
was "less concerned about
the possibility of error be
cause of varifying routines
than about the time which
would be consumed in making
the conversion."
this resolution.
The letter-writing part of
the program is the "best and
most effective way to reach
the senators personally," ac
cording to John Kenagy,
chairman of the Student
Council Senators' Committee.
The best way to accomplish
the goal of reaching the sena
tors is through personal effort
by each house, Kenagy said.
"It should be every student's
responsibility to keep a col
lege education open to as
many people as possible," he
said.
It will take "just 10 min
utes" to write a letter to a
senator, he said, and this
should be done by all inter
ested students as soon as pos
sible within the next two
days.
Buzz Madson, IFC presi
dent, said that this two-point
program Is the "most logical
approach. It is a more mature
way of presenting our de
mands to the Legislature."
Madson said he thought a
march was "premature."
In other business the Coun
cil elected Madson as their
representative to the Western
Division IFC Conference April
15-17. Madson had suggested
to the Council that they send
a delegate to the Conference
to "feel out the possibilities"
of membership in such an or
ganization.
Madson said that he had
heard from several sources,
including the administration,
that the organization was
worthwhile.
Open Rush Week will be
held two weeks after Easter,
according to Bill Poppert, rush
chairman. Hd said that post
ers are up and letters have
been sent out notifying peo
ple about rush week.
April 29 will be the final
date for pledging persons to
be Initiated next semester, he
said. Persons pledged after
that dale may not be initiated
next semester.
Dan Isman, pledge educa
tion chairman, told the Coun
cil that attendance at t h e
pledge education seminar on
Sunday was not good. He told
the Council members that in
the future he hopes that such
seminars will receive more
support from the Individual
houses.
Isman also announced that
the new initiates' convocation
is scheduled for April 15.
However, there has been no
speaker secured for the con
vocation as yet, and this could
cancel it, he said. This prob-
the Greek games. A letter is
being drafted to the faculty
explaining that the IFC wants
to work with them in solving
this problem, Taube said.
The proposed discussion so
cial hour with John Galbraith
did not take place because
Galbraith was busy finishing
preparation for a lecture, ac
cording to Skip Soiref.
Soiref had proposed that
Interested students meet with
Galbraith to discuss econom
ics, during Galbraith's visit to
the campus last weekend.
Reaction to the idea was fa
vorable on the campus,
though, Soiref said, and many
people felt that this idea
should be used in the future
with other speakers.
Reporting Tor the scholar
ship committee, John Cosier,
chairman, said that the com
mittee is getting excellent re
sults in securing tutors for the
tutoring program. The only
area which still needs help is
English, he said.
Gary Larsen, affairs chair
man reminded the Council that
the car wash scheduled for
last Saturday has been re
scheduled for this Saturday.
Taube told the IFC mem
bers that this will receive
plenty of advertising this
week, so people will be sure
to know that it has been re
scheduled. He said that there Is a pos
sibility that coupons will be
sold to those who wish to do
nate but do not have time to
bring their cars in to be
washed.
Following the adjournment
of the official meeting, an ex
ecutive session was held for
IFC members only.
Six matches will be held
1 tomorrow night in the weekly
Quiz Bowl competition.
The matches include: Phar
macy Coliege versus The
Ecletics at 7 p.m.; Kappa Al
pha Theta I versus Beta The
ta Pi Pledges at 7:25: The
Goats versus the Four Frosh,
7:50; Sigma Phi Epsilon vers
us Farm House I at 8:15; Kap
pa Sigma versus Sigma Al
pha Mu at 8:40; and Phi Gam
ma Delta versus Beta Theta
Pi I at 9:05.
The first six teams must re
port in by 7 p.m. and the re
maining six must check in by
8 p.m.
