monday, august 27, 1979
daily nebraskan
page 13
Vet school facing
legislative problems
By Kevin Field
Since the passage of LB 357 during the last legislative
session, the idea of constructing a regional veterinary
college has remained an active subject.
The bill provided a go-ahead for plans to build a school
if two constraints were met. First, 50 percent of the pro
ject must be financed through federal funds, and second,
two other states must participate with Nebraska in financ
ing the other half of the cost.
Neither of these requirements have been met, accord
ing to Dr. Earl Dickinson, department chairman of veteri
nary sciences.
The problem arises from the complexity of getting
five states and the Federal government to agree on every
thing, he said.
THE STATES involved in the estimated $40 million
project are Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Nebraska. Nebraska will be the central school
with the major facilities constructed here.
Currently, there are 22 universities in the country
offering veterinary colleges. Nebraska veterinary students
usually study at Kansas State, Iowa State, Minnesota, or
Missouri.
"It is tough for anyo'ne to get in these schools, but it
is tougher for non-residents. Most schools only accept
nonresidents if the sending state has a contractual agree
ment," Dickinson said.
The contractual agreement is a payment made by the
sending school to assure spots for its, students. Over $1
million dollars will be spent this year in Nebraska for that
purpose, he said.
NEBRASKA SENT 28 students to veterinary schools
this year, but would be allowed 35 students as its quota if
the school is built. The other four participating states
would send students to fill out the classes, Dickinson said.
"The opportunities would be assured under the long
term, and the hardships on pre-vet students would be
reduced," he said. Currently, pre-vet students must fulfill
the requirements of all four veterinary medicine schools
if they hope to get in one.
Each of the four states are in favor of the development
and would participate in either an active or contractual
role, Dickinson said.
IN THE ACTIVE role, the states would instruct their
students for the first year and send them to Nebraska for
the final three years. If a contractual agreement is made,
the states would pay Nebraska to accept their students
just as Nebraska is doing now with its students, he said.
The first class was originally planned to begin in the
fall of 1982, but that date has been moved to the fall of
1983, if things go smoothly, Dickinson said.
University students plan
classes in Supreme Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court has scheduled March 5,
1980 to hold court at the UNL College of Law.
Traditionally hearing cases in the State. Capitol, the
Supreme Court decided to set aside one day this fall for
Creighton University Law School in Omaha and one day
next spring for UNL so that law school students can
watch the court in action.
Supreme Court Clerk Larry Donelson said the sessions
should create few problems because only the court
records, judges and bailiff will have to be relocated.
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