WHERE DOES $55 GO? Lindstrom Shows How Students Money Spent This is the first in a series of three articles on the stu dent dollar and University fi nances. The second and third articles will appear on Thurs day and Friday. By Sue Lamb Emerald Reporter What happens to the $55 a student pays every term he at tends the University ? Where does that money go, and who is responsible for its distribution? In an interview recently, J. O. Lindstrom, University business manager, explained the method by which student fee payments provide Student Union movies, dances, forensics, and practically all campus activities. According to Lindstrom the students pay approximately 10 to 15 per cent of the cost of in struction. Estimated cost of a student's University education for one year is $900. The student fee of $55 per term is divided into two parts: 1. The general and educational program of the University re ceives $30 per student per term. 2. The auxiliary educational ac tivities receives the remaining $25 per term. State Board Gets $30 First, the $30 goes to the State Board of Higher Education, which puts this money into the general state college fund. This fund in cludes money from taxation, fees, subsidies, and any other forms of income. From this fund the state board allocates money to the University. Along with the ad ministration officers and the de partment deans, the president of the University then distributes funds to the individual depart ments. The $25 educational "activities portion of the fees stays here; ; the state board has nothing to' do with this part of the fee. An j actual breakdown of this $25 ■would be summarized as follows: I • Building fee, $8 — this covers the bonds on the SU building. • Student Health Service, $6. • Athletic department, $4.50 —this entitles every student to free admission to atheletic con tests. • Physical education gym suit service, $2. • Student Union and Educa tional Activities, $4.50 — this last item covers such organiza tions and activities as the SU ’Stock Market* NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks reached a new all-time high Tuesday in a moderately active market. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks was up 90 cents at $160.60. A week ago the average established an all-time high of $160.50. For the next two days the market fell back. The ad vance was resumed Monday, and it carried through Tuesday with another new all-time high estab lished. The industrial component of the average was ahead 80 cents at $217.60, railroads were up $1.00 at a new high since 1930 of $127.90, and utilities rose 70 cents to a new high since 1931 of $71.80. The market wasn’t especially broad with 1218 individual is sues traded, 30 less than Mon day. There were 586 advancing issues and 392 declining with 110 new highs for 1954-55 and one new low. Volumes stepped up to 2,830, 000 shares as compared with 2,620,000 shares traded Monday. programs, movies, lectures, for ensics. music, and the many re sponsibilities of the SU. Budget Board Allocates $4.50 The Student Union and Educa tional Activities Budget Com mittee has the responsibility of allocating and supervising the $4.50 received from each student every term. On this committee are Dean of Administration W. C. Jones, chairman; D. M. DuShane, di rector of student affairs; J. O. Lindstrom, University Business manager; Robert Summers, AS UO president; Pete Williams. Bob Funk, Sylvia Wingard, and A. L. Ellingson, SU director and secretary of the committee. Income from SU activities is combined with the fee income to cover the expenses of SU and other activity organization under the committee jurisdiction, “This is sound budgeting,” Lindstrom emphasized. “No ac tivity or department has any fixed right to any particular a mount of the student fees. Dis tribution of money varies with the needs of the departments." According to Lindstrom or ganizations or departments often feel that they need more money to perform their work, and that improvements can only be made by the allotment of extra funds. In cases like this. Lindstrom said, “departments and activi ties should be supported in rela tion to their importance and needs on this campus.’’ Students Have Voice One of the reasons for a stu dent faculty budget committee in charge of SU and other educa tional activities is to give stu- i dents an opportunity to voice their opinions as to where money should be spent and which ac tivities the students feel are most valuable. “Naturaly, the administration . supervises the work of such a group, because of fundamental problems that only the admini-! stration understands. However, we feel that if we give them responsibility the students will come through,” Lindstrom ex plained. Another problem Lindstrom discussed concerned students who feel that because they are not interested in one particular phase of activities which their fee cov ers, they should not have to pay for something they are not go ing to use. The answer to this problem lies in the fact that the money al located for University activities is not a fee for specific depart ments or activities. All student fees are placed in a general fund and then distributed as is neces sary. 0 Sociology club will meet Thursday noon in the commu ter’s lunchroom of the Student Union. The constitution will be presented for discussion and ap proval. Proposed spring activi ties will also be discussed. u’tv. tr* • U Currents SU Publicity Group To Resume Next Term No Student Union general pub licity meetings will be held for the remainder of the term, ac cording to Dick Gray, committee chairman. Meetings will resume regularly on the first and third Wednesdays of each month dur ing spring term. Therefore, the student Is not necessarily paying a certain a mount toward basketball, swim ming, SU movies or some other specific activity. If the student attempted to trace his money to various organizations he might find all of it in one place or a few pennies scattered throughout the entire University financial program. Campus Calendar Noon Jr. Panhel 110 SU AF-ROTC Staff 111 SU French Tbl 112 SU 4:00 SU Bd 337 SU 6:30 Alpine Cl 112 SU Canoe Fete Str Com 113 SU 7:30 Newcomer's Brdg 110 SU Pepper Lect 201 SU Sq Dance Ger) Annex 8:00 FT A 334 SU Univ Band Concert Ballrm SU Canadian Poetry Said Not Well Read Today Canadian poets don't believe in themselves, and that Is one reason their poetry is not well read today, Earle Birney, Cana dian poet and professor of Eng lish declared in Tuesday's assem bly. Birney spoke on contemporary Canadian poetry, comparing the poetry to a neglected child who is not actually neglected, but simply patronized. Canadian poetry is patronized but not really read or often lis tened to, Birney said. It is really more Interesting and amusing than even Canadians themselves realize, he said. The offspring of a union of French and English. Canadian writing reflects the tangled pat terns of both cultures. It also comes greatly under the influ ence of the American literary heritage, Birney said. Like poets everywhere, Cana dian writers are competing with mass communications, which ac counts for the lack of recogni tion of their works and low sales volume of published works, Bir ney told his audience. He also said that Canadian.1*, "may have abandoned the tradi tion of writing for other people Instead of themselves.” Birney read several poems aloud, Including some of his own works. Birney Denies Poetry Sissy Poetry Is considered sissy, was the wuy Karle Birney, well-known Canadian poet, explained the lack of Interest in poetry at the Stu dent Union coffee hour Tuesday. Birney, who Is professor of English at the University of Brit ish Columbia, also lamented on use of the word "poetry” he said that people are afraid of it. "The hlghly-poeUcnl lyrics of a musical like 'Guys and Dolls' are enjoyed," he commented, “but if they were called poetry they would lose their appeal." Birney said that the greatest poetical inspiration for him was hearing the poet Dylan Thomas read some of his work. /)/torKC4