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By Psula Dittiick
Nebraska's conges draw a hh levd of tax support
leaving "other state programs starved," tccordir.g to Ilar
low Hyde, State Dept. of Public Institutions budget ana
lyst. Hyde wrote a 10-p:;e letter which he said he sent to tl
state senators last Monday and Tuesday. He sdi he initi
ated the ktter on his own, uig neither state tir.s nor
state money.
Calling his ktter "an attempt to provide an snslyo"
of Nebraska's needs regarding h&hcr education, Hyde said
he questions the necessity of NU's programs.
"Why have we developed extensive graduate programs
for which no employment market exists in Nebraska for
the students upon graduation?" he said. 1
Hyde said he knew of two nonresident graduates who
received PH.D.S from NU, in psychology and English liter
ature, neither of which found a job in their degree field
in Nebraska.
Hyde said he did not know what NU programs should
be eliminated or added, but he suggested the higher educa
tion curriculum meet the state's job market and rate of
population growth.
NU should study curriculum
Hyde, a South Dakota native, who received a degree
in business from the University of South Dakota, said
South Dakota made -such a curriculum study and he
suggests Nebraska make a similar survey.
"Nebraska colleges don't know what being hard-up is .
until they visit South Dakota colleges," he said. ,.
"The (NU Board of) Regents seem to approve every
thing and the Legislature seconds it," Hyde said.
Lincoln Regent Ed Schwartzkopf declined to comment
until he had seen a copy of the letter.
Hyde said although he had not sent copies of the letter
to NU officials, he would do sp upon their request.
Schwartzkopf said William Swanson, NU Corporation
secretary and university lobbyist, Friday talked to several
senators who had not yet received copies of the letter.
Support increased
In his letter, Hyde said Nebraska's higher education
support has increased 199 per cent over the last 10 years,
quoting the October issue of the Chronicle of Higher
Education.
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It is quite reasonable to contend that Nebraska's
increases for higher education over the past 10 years
have been the absolute highest in the nation, when consi
dering the pepdatbn growth," Hyde wrote.
He stld nonresident students using Nebraska scholar
ships do not plan to stay in the state after graduation.
Jhesr education "contributes nothing to the state,"
he charged.
Hyde said that of 10 Midwestern universities, seven
charge higher resident tuition rates than NU and eight of
them charge higher nonresident rates.
Predict a decreased czjc!Isseat
lis quoted a 1976 study by NlTs Business Research
Bureau and the Nebraska Office of Planning and Pro-
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gramming predicting "decreased enrollments for higher
education in the near future."
Suggesting "a moratorium of new building for higher
education," Hyde called NU's request for capital improve
ment funds "the biggest snow job I've ever heaid of.
Hyde said a proposed $10 million NU cardiovascular
center "doesn't make sense as far as priorities" are con
cerned. He added that NU should concentrate on staff
ing more Nebraska counties with doctors before building
such a center.
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He accused the press of sensationalizing his intentions.
Hyde said he wan't "carrying on a hate campaign," but
said he thought he -should express his opinion.
eoisfawe hearings oegin toaay
Committee hearings begin today on more than 200
bills introduced so far in the 90th session of the Nebraska
Legislature.
Hearings cannot begin for five days after tliey are set.
Seantors began introducing bills Jan. 6, the second day of
the 1977 session.
Bips introduced include a raise in hunting fines, LB75;
allowing judges to make convicted litter bugs pick up
litter, LB1 14; creating a wholesale tax on soda pop,
LB 109; and prohibiting use of hollow point bullets, LB70.
LB64 proposes elimination of the death penalty; LB63
moves state and local primaries to September; LB36
allows the merger of Lincoln and Lancaster County
governments; LB33 increases state aid to schools and
, LB90 requires photographs on driver's licenses.
LB 187 proposes criminal sanctions be removed for
possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; LB 165
changes the legal age for marriage from 18 for men and 16
for women to 17 for both, LB 13 designates parking for
paraplegics: LB 14 restricts use of the polygraph to gain
employment; LB 18 increases maximum rate of interest on
some loans; LB50 lets those in public employment hold
elective office;
LB89 provides for construction of a University of
Nebraska at Omaha health building; LB 105 establishes a
partisan legislature; LB 139 increases state gasoline tax one
cent per gallon and provides for transfer of regulation of
roads from state to counties; LB 149 defines what shall be
considered beneficial use of water.
In addition, the legislature approved a resolution, LR2,
to establish Jan. 15 as Human Relations Day to commem
orate the birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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