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mm ('': n k UNIVERSITY OF NEBR. LlbKAKY Thursday, October 20, 1966 The Daily Nebraskan Vol. 90, No. 22 L: " ' kJLd, 4... . ' M PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE STUDENTS . . . Dennis Bartels, Al Spangler, Dick Goel- ler: political activism. Study Of Philosophy: A Bridge To Political Activism On Campus? To many students, philo sophy seems to be a bridge to political activism, at least on the University campus. A look at some of the cam pus leaders of the Left, re veals that almost without Pair Arrested On LSD Charge Are Released Two youths arrested Mon day night on suspicion of using LSD were released Wednesday because of lack of evidence after questioning by Kansas (Sty members of the Food and Drug Adminis tration. Inspector Robert Sawdon of the Lincoln Police said that it could not be estab lished if the drug used by the suspects was LSD. He said that even if it was LSD that was used, there is no Nebraska state law which forbids the use of the drug. The University student who was apparently suffering from the effects of LSD showed no symptoms which could be proven to be caused by LSD to the exclusion of all other substances. Sawdon said that one of the suspects said that he bought the substance in San Francis co, but there was no possible way to prove that the sub stance bought was LSD. Lincoln Police arrived at the North 18th street resi dence at 8 p.m. Monday after a call concerning sickness of a 20-year-old Universt ty youth. B udget Approval May Depend On Justification Of Needs By Julie Morris Senior Staff Writer EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last story in a six part series on the Univer sity's 1967-69 $98 million bud get request to the Nebras ka Legislature. How much dollar help the University will get from the state for the next biennium may depend upon legislative willingness to take a long, hard look at the state's goals and priorities, according to State Sen. Richard Marvel of Hastings. The University's budget hopes "depend entirely upon the justification presented and on whether the state is ready to sit down and seriously de termine the goals and pri orities of the state," said Marvel, who is the chairman of the Legislature's interim Bndget Study Committee and three-term budget committee chairman. Marvel said he feels it is "abtiJlutely necessary" that state senators and offlcals of state agencies take a look at the goals of the state and de termine the important prior ities in making up the state's budget for the next two years. "Most state agencies bud gets are up," Marvel said Indicating that the budget committee will have a big job In cutting and fitting the requests to a total state bud get figure that the Board of exception they are philosophy majors and graduate s t u dents. According to Dr. R. L. Hurl butt, acting chairman of the philosophy department, it is coincidental, but is perhaps, The youth was taken by ambulance to Lincoln Gener al Hospital. Police reports said that he was in "semi conscious condition and going through hallucinations." Hospital authorities stated Wednesday that the youth was released after spending the night there. The youth's companion, a 20-year-old Lincoln man, was arrested in connection with dispensing drugs. He was re leased Wednesday after ques tioning by FDA authorities. Sawdon said that the inci dent was the first suspected use of LSD in Lincoln. Both men were held on suspicion of violating a fed eral law which limits the usage of LSD to laboratory experiments and psychologi cal therapy. An amendment to the 1965 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act makes it illegal to distribute abusive drugs. LSD was in cluded in the list in May 1966. Sawdon said there is no state law regulating the use of LSD. Several states presently have such legislation, Saw don said, but they are in the minority. Equalization will figure a tax rate on. The senator said he would not comment specifically on the University request for $67 million in tax funds for the biennium because he has not seen the budget in detail. "I haven't analysed it, and I'll make no comment until I've gone over it," Marvel said. Marvel said he has "no idea at this stage of the game" how the budget re quest will fare In the Legisla ture. Other members of the Bud get Study Committee who were interviewed generally indicated that they would be amenable to the University request if the requests can be justified by University of ficals. All of the senators inter viewed will probably be re turning to serve on the Bud get Committee. The actual . members of the committee are chose by the Legislature's Committee on Committees in the first days of the session, which begins Jan. 3. Histor ically, those who have served on the powerful committee stay on it if they want to. One of the nine seats on the committee definitely will be filled by a new senator, because Sen. Richard Ly singer of Ravenna will not be returning to the Unicameral. due to the nature of the study of philosophy. Hurlbutt noted that the Uni versity philosophy depart ment has one of the oldest graduate programs and ranks well in the Big Eight. According to one graduate student, the University's de partment has an excellent reputation because of such past directors as Dr. 0. K. Bouwsma. "Philosophy has become a subject of attractiveness with in the last ten or fifteen years," Hurlbutt stated. He noted the change in American life, from a rural to an urban society, that has caused people to question ul timate human goals. Good and evil, right and wrong, these are all ques tions of an anxious pressur ized society that no specific science can settle, said Hurl butt. These moral and ethical questions are tossed into the laps of philosophers, he add ed. Hurlbutt offered no an swer as to whether the kind of people who become philo sophy students are those who question society, or whether the study of philosophy leads a student to question his so ciety. It is evident, however, that philosophy students do ques tion their society. In many cases it leads to an involve ment in some sort of social action, such as civil rights and an attempt to change society. All of the senators inter viewed emphasized that they have not seen the budget document and spoke only from the general impressions of the University budget re quests that they have now. 'Evaluate Closely' Sen. W. H. Hasebroock of West Point said the law makers will "evalute it (bud get request) pretty closely." Hasebroock said he feels there is "some justification" for the 91.48 percent in crease in tax funds sought by the University, but added "I wouldn't want to make a positive statement" on the matter. The University definitely "needs more money," Hase broock said. Legislators will be "pretty realistic" about the University's appropria tions, he added. "They realize we need to improve the University; we cant afford a second class University," Hasebroock said. "It seems to me that it is a tremendous budget, bas ing it on the enormous in creases asked," Sen. George Flemming of Sidney com mented. Flemming said he is "doubtful that it (budget re quest) will be cut very much," and that the "Legislature us ually goes along" with Uni versity request. Three-time Budget Commit tee member Sen. Harold Stry- 'Too Many Facts Indicate Sub-Rosa By Bruce Giles Sub-rosas are active on the University campus in vary ing degrees, Gary Lar sen, Interfraternity Council president, told members of the ' group Wednesday night. Lars en said the Corn husker yearbook copy last year hinted at the return of sub-rosas on the campus. Lat er, Jim DeMars, copy editor of the 1986 Corjihusker said he "wasn't hinting but say ing it out loud." Sub-rosas are .organizations such as Theta $Nu Epsilon, Pi Xi, both male organiza tions, I and RhoJ Delta, a women's organization. Lar sen noted that Jhe secret organizations, when strong, try to manage student gov ernment and other campus organizations and elections. Larsen then told the IFC some facts regarding the sub-rosas current activity. He noted that Buzz Madsen, for mer IFC president, was con t acted by the Theta Nu Epsilon sub-rosa but did not return their invitation to join. "At Homecoming last year, a plane flew over the sta dium carrying a banner say ing, 'Welcome TNE alums,' " Larsen said. "Last year, another person whose nam I will not men tions, was contacted and asked to join with the prom ise of securing for him a title of royalty for which he was a finalist," Larsen said. Before finals last semester, two men associated with IFC received a letter from TNE, Larsen stated. The letter told them to go to a particu lar phone booth and look up a certain name in the tele phone book. The two individuals, who did not know the other had been contacted, went to Lar sen, telling him of the letter. Larsen noted that it was de cided to get them into the organization where they could "gain information about strength, ritual and plans of TNE." The two individuals went to the telephone booth and found a note there reading: "Theta Nu Epsilon has been watching your college career with considerable in terest. You are among the privileged few who have been selected for possible spring initiation. To. signify your consent, you will place the following classified ad in the Tuesday Lincoln Star: 'The . . . rest home has a vacancy for man or woman.' Disclose this to no one." He said that since that time nothing has happened. "I think there are too many rumors and incidents for all ker of Rising City, said "I'm sure the University will be needing more money." Stry ker said he . couldn't predict how much the University would be appropriated. Sen. Clifton Batchelder of Omaha, who is up for re election, said of the Univer sity's budget requet, "I think it's more than the state could afford." The Univer sity's budget for the coming biennium should be "the same" as the budget for the current 1965-67 biennium, Bat chelder said. Sen. Fern Hubbard Orme, a three-time member of the Budget Committee, said "I think senators are inclined to be extremely fair when the need is made very clear and the facts are weighed" in ap propiating funds for the Un iversity. "Some things included iu the University budget now we probably should have taken care of years ago," the Lin colnite said. If the University does not receive the increase re quested, funds that adminis trators have said the school "must have to operate as an institution of higher educa tion should," the University may be forced to tell the Legislature and the state that the University is operating the best way possible under the circumstances and point out to the state that this Rumors of this to be a joke," Lar sen said. Larsen said the Pi Xi is leading a "semi-active life at this time." Later John Kenagy, IFC vice-president, termed t h e group "an inmature drinking club." He said that member ship is usually gained through friendship with one of t h e members. Larsen said that Rho Delta is also rumored to be active and that as far as he knows at least one coed has been contacted about membership. Larsen cited several con sequences of being detected as a member of a sub-rosa: A student may be ex pelled from school. The membership becomes a part of the person's individ ual record. Jobs and commissions in the armed forces may not be made available to members of sub-rosas. The FBI lists sub-rosas as subversive organizations. DeMars noted that sub- Senate Requests Quiz Bowl Eligibility Of Grad Students By Randy Irev Senior Staff Writer Student Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to re quest that Quiz Bowl change its rules concerning qualifica tions for participation in its program. Last week, Sen. Mike Jess presented a motion that the Student Senate request Quiz Bowl to change the qualifica tions for students participat ing from that of excluding students with more than eight semesters of credit to one al lowing any undergraduate to participate. John Metzger, president of Quiz Bowl, stated the reason ing behind the rule is that it was thought by Quiz Bowl that it is unfair for students to compete with individuals in their fifth year of school. "We feel that this gives an unfair advantage to students with more than eight semes ters of credit, especially when competing against sopho mores," Metzger declared. "Also this gives us a work able number of teams which we can physically accommo date." "The eight-semester rule sets a limit; the line must be drawn somewhere. Besides, I feel that it is up to Quiz Bowl to decide how many teams we can work with easily," he concluded. In the discussion that fol lowed Metzger's presentation, would seem to be what the slate and the Legislature want,, Mrs. Orme. Gov. Frank Morrison, who will be preparing an execu tive recommendation on the University's budget and the budgets for other state agen cies, said the Legislature has "basically been doing pretty well" in providing the Uni versity with needed funds. Morrison said he could not comment specifically on the University's present budget request as yet and that he could not predict what the Legislature will do with the request and his recommenda tion. "My budget recommenda tions is advice and they (sen ators) don't have to use it at all if they don't want to," Morrison said. He added that the Legislators usualy do pay some heed to the gov ernor's recommendations as a "practical matter" since the governor studies the bud gets in detail. Morrison discounted sugges tions that the University's budget hopes would be aided by a change in the state's tax base. Batchelder said earlier, "My opinion is that the ex orbitant budget they (Univer sity) asked for was occasioned by the opportunity to get more money through a broad ened tax base." University offlcals have OCT 21 1966 ARCHIVES rosas do not only pick sopho mores for membership, but may also contact dissatisfied seniors, offering to put them in an important position for joining. "The IFC does not want to become a branch of FBI, but it doesn't want to sit back and watch the sub-rosas ruin the fraternity system," Lar sen said. Theta Nu Epsilon was founded in 1870 at Wesleyan College in Middletown, Conn., as an honorary fraternity to supplement and exemplify the ideals of the fraternity system. Lambda Lambda chapter of the TNE was founded at Nebraska in 1895. The respec table chapters of TNE went out about 1924, leaving TNE as solely illegal, Larsen said. The groups insignia is the skull and crossbone with a right eye of red, signifying blood, and a left eye of green, signifying the envy with which members guard their secrets. it was brought out that Quiz Bowl has obtained more equipment and that possibly a league of fifth year and graduate students could be or-, ganized. The motion was then voted upon and passed by a vote of 21 to 8. 'Adopt Fellow' In other action, Sen. Bob Strayer moved that the Sen ate adopt the Faculty Fel low's organization, operation, and finances. He stated that the program was presently under the supervision of the Activities Office and that Bob Scott, of that office, had agreed to the change. "In addition, Mrs. Jean Reegester, who organized the program last year, wished that ASUN take over the pro gram once it got on its feet, which it has done as repre sented by the five living units that presently have a Facul ty Fellows program," Stray er noted. The program, as explained by' Strayer, provides for a living unit to invite a faculty member to share an informal relationship with them. He stated that possibly, if they choose, the Senate could alter the program and supplement it by providing a program where the faculty member would spend only one evening with the living unit. The mo tion passed by a 27 to 2 vote. privately admitted the pos sibiity that the state property taxes and the state income tax being axed in the Nov. 8 election might brighten Un versity hopes for large fund increases, because the Leg islature would then need to write a new tax base for the state. Morrison said a change in the state's tax base wouldn't "make any difference" to University hopes. The state property tax mill levy is fixed each year by the Board of Equalization in accord with the amount of funds that state needs for the year, Morrison said. The levy is adjusted up or down each particular year, so that taxes on the same property' could concevievably be dif ferent each year. Figuring the state's pro perty taxes each year is a case of "L times V equals B," Morrison said. "V 'is the assessed value of a piece of proporty, or 35 per cent of its actual value- "B" is the budget of the state and "L" is the mill levy. " 'L' is the unknown quant ity," Morrison said. T h e "L" is set each year by the Board of Equalization. The income tax law that was passed by the 1965 Leg islature and that is on the ballot as a referendum peti Activity TNE has been primarilly a political organization while on the campus during later years. Shortly after TNE was supposedly dissolved by its membership in 1951, Pi Xi was founded at the Univer sity of Nebraska. From here, it spread to other Big Eight schools. The group's password is "What is it?" and the return is "Strikes me funny." The pin is worn of on the inside of the lapel pocket of the suit coat. "The organization thrives on publishing slander about the Greek system, against their own fraternity and against the University," Lar sen said. Larsen noted that both groups were active during the middle and late 1950's but during the early 1960's "the sub-rosas were again, sup posedly, driven off the cam pus through the work of men like Don Ferguson and John Nolan, former IFC presidents. Sen. Liz Aitken moved that the Student Senate support a debate between Frank Mor rison and Rev. Tom Rehorn on Oct. 24. Miss Aitken stated that Rehorn is a write-in can didate for the U.S. Senate in the November election. "He should be allowed to speak on this campus and his ideas heard. It is the . same rationale as the motion we passed last week supporting the debate between Curtis and Morrison. Rehorn is not a member of a major party,, but he does support a stand on a major issue," Miss Ait ken explained. To clarify why Curtis, who had been invited to debate with Morrison on Oct. 24, was not included in the motion, Miss Aitken stated that he had not yet consented to debate. This fact was agreed upon by Terry Schaaf, president of ASUN, who stated that Cur tis had not yet made a deci sion whether or not to attend! Sen. Gene Hohehsee then moved that the motion be amended to include Curtis. The motion to amend was passed and the amended mo tion, itself, was approved by a 19 to 10 vote. Schaaf then informed the Senate that he would consid er vetoing the motion. Later in the meeting, it was moved that the Senate reconsider the Cont. On Tg. 4, Col. 1 tion, Morrison continued, was written to provide that taxes be levied on the same L time V equals B formula un der which the property tax system works. If the Income tax law is defeated on the ballot, Mor rison said, the Legislature will probably write a new tax base that would incorporate a combination income-sales tax that would work on the same formula already es tablished for the property tax and the income tax laws. With this type of a tax system, Morrison said, tax payers could not expect tax relief and state agencies could not expect larger budgets be cause the taxes would be as sessed in the same way, ex cept that the proportion of those paying taxes would be evened out. The senators interviewed expressed varying opinions on Morrison's statements. Marvel said he didn't feel a broadened tax base would make much difference for the University's budget hopes. Flemming commented that change "might make some difference." Hasebroock said the change "might be advan tageous" and Stryker said there is "no doubt that it will" make a diffvUce la the appropriation C.4 school "could get . . r :;4 1 if F S . i f 'I a Pi f n n 1 I I f, f