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This is not the kind which runs up and down inside a building, in stead it is an elevated trolley car which runs above you and around you, although most of the time you think it’s going through you. That’s Chicago. It’s big, smoky, musty, dirty, enchanting bewitch ing, tiring, inspiring and disap pointing. With the wind whistling through you and around the build ings, with smog everywhere and soot making your white shirt a musty grey, you find your way through the many theatres—bur lesque, and broadway plays—sky- scrappers, and multi-small shops. Different Scene But away from the hustle of the big city, the elevator will take you to a community which seems out of place. The smoke is still there, but the. scene is different. No longer are busses and cars screeching around corners, instead you see men and women with books under arms, collar up-turn ed, and another book open, read ing, walking from one building to another. Here and there groups are talking—politics, philosophy, economics, history. You might say “hello” as they pass you. Most will ignore you, thinking you are speaking to someone else. Others will answer and continue on their way. You cannot help but be impress ed by the University of Chicago. With its Hutchins and Dewey backgrounds, with its large grey stone Gothic buildings, U of G seems to drop a cloak of serious ness about you. This is the first impression. No Desks f<You then move into the classes. Amazement. No armchair desks. Only large round tables with 16 to 20 chairs placed around it. The students file in, speaking noddingly to each other, sit at a chair and open their books. Then it begins to gather a more friend ly air. Here’s a conversation: “Did you read all the pages, Joe?” “Naw, Mike. I read a couple of them, then I read the rest of that new Mickey Spillane book.” “Say that is pretty good. You haven’t got the new book club se lection yet, have you?” “Naw. I gotta read some Shake speare and Jung tonight. Won’t have time for anything else.” Read and Recite It is not different from A&M or other schools in that some of the students have read their lessons and others haven’t. But listen what happens when the professor comes in: “Good morning.” And they ans wer. “Now then Mr. Hunt recite to me why and how Hannibal got his idea for using elephants. It’s in the 300 page assignment you had for today.” We were floored by the 300 page assignment. But that’s the way it is here to the 1,500 college stu dents and 5,000 division (gradu ate) _ students. Everyone reads. And they read everything. “From Shakespeare to Spillane,” one of the campus leaders told us. “Everyone is always reading. We do so much woi'k in the library that the division students each have a key to it. They can stay there all night and work if they wish. Many times they do. “Here at U of C, anything and everything a student might want is at his disposal.” Outstanding Facilities And he proved to us he was light. For physics; the groups which are studying nuclear fission can see the cyclotron in action. There is one - in full operation, 24 hours a day on the campus. It was ,at Chicago on Dec. -2, 1942, that man first conducted success fully a controlled atomic fission test. In the other sciences: Billings Hospital is world famous for pro ducing outstanding doctors. It is here that one of the world’s larg est cancer research groups is in constant operation, seeking new cures for the disease. But the dormitory life of a E T of C student is not too different from that of an A&M student. The dormitories, although of a differ ent architecture, have the same facilities as those at A&M, but they are joined in a quadrangle, called a court. At 11 p.m. each night, the gates to the court are locked, and the students must sign- in when they enter after this time.. We were surprised at first, known for its liberliaism. But they explained it quite simply: “No one bothers with checking the record, unless someone is missing for sev eral days. It means nothing as to what time you might come in.” The Chicago student eats either at the courts’ dining hall or, if he’s a day student, he may eat at the Reynolds’ Club, the university’s small but comfortable union. And if he gets hungry during the night, the student can find in the base- Uncle Sam Gives Arithmetic CIRCLE 4-1250 TONIGHT & FRIDAY Children under 12 FREE when accompanied by an adult. (Editors’ Note: This is the third a long-form (four pages) or short ment of his dormitory a snack in a sei ’ ies of six articles on how form (single sheet). shop. Besides providing a refresh ment counter, chess games, check ers, bridge, table tennis, a piano, and a juke box, the snack shop provides many bull sessions. Beautiful Campus Chapel The tallest and most beautiful building on the well-formed cam pus is the chapel, a Rockefeller memorial which serves as a place of worship not only for the stu dents but the surrounding neigh borhood. It seats more than 500 persons. 'Here are the interesting facts of U of C’s teaching methods: A student can be accepted into the college when he is 14 years old, provided he has completed one year of high school work. He (or she) must first pass 22 examina tions for entrance and placement. To graduate with a BA a student needs 14 credits. If he is exempt in some of these credits; that is, already has the necessary know ledge, he is given credit for the different units. Some students re ceive their B^.s from Chicago at 17 and 18 years of age. One Examination to make out your federal income tax return.) By FRANCIS J. KELLY AP Staff Writer WASHINGTON —(A*)— Govern ment experts will do the bulk of your income tax arithmetic for you if you are eligible to use Form 1049 A. This single sheet, amber colored Or, it may be that you want to know right away the amount of your refund or tax due, without waiting for the revenue director’s office to figure it. In this case, short-form 1040 is your choice. When you use short-form 1040, you find your tax frqm a table and write it in your self. Long- form 1040 requires you to make your own computations. The long- RAY Examinations: One is counted, other sources, such as rents, an- This is the (comprehension). It covers the course of study for the quarter of the course the student has taken. He only takes (normally) four nuities, royalties or a business; or if you claim status as the head of a household. In reckoning your tax, the reve nue bureau uses a table which courses during the year. The exam- takes account of your exemptions ination in each quarter is his final grade. During the year, the in ($600 each) and allows about 10 per cent of your total income as when he wants to, but the grades are never recorded. In fact, the papers usually are never graded, merely corrected and returned. In this manner, the student is in formed as to what he should know about the course Battalion Editorials Page 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1953 It Could Happen in Texas ¥TNMARRIED MALES beware! You soon ^ may find yourself among a host of Ark ansas bachelors fleeing a tax recently pro posed by the state’s legislature. If they don’t offer more competition for dates, the Arkansas bachelors still might bring cause for alarm by giving legislators of Texas a similar idea. The Arkansas girls are against the idea of a $750 yearly tax against their boyfriends (?). The ladies claim they need no help from legislators in “catching husbands,” in fact they are afraid such a law would hinder their chances of marriage. Eight lassies of Little Rock who work in downtown offices have formed a rapidly growing organization to combat the proposed law. They are called The Association for Pre vention of Alarming and Stampeding Bache lors Beyond the Hopes of Arkansas’ Unmar ried Women. Members of the Little Rock bachelors club consider the legislation a blight against the single women of Arkansas. The girls are afraid the states “eligibles” may run off to Texas or another nearby state to escape the tax. Rep. James Bruton, Arkansas congress man' who introduced the bill suggested that funds derived from the measure would go to the Welfare Department to pay for care to unwed mothers. We hope Texans will not have to worry about an influx of Arkansas bachelors, much less similar legislation in Texas. We pity the Texas congressman who would introduce such a bill here. He may find himself fleeing to another state. BA Course Not Amusing! A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION student was rather surprised recently to find some quiz questions from a textbook chapter not assigned by his professor. Inquiring about the incident, the student said: “I thought the quiz was to cover chap ters 1-10, sir. These questions were all from chapter 22.” “That’s just one of the amusing things about, this course,” was the profs answer. “But, sir,” barked the student, “I didn’t enroll in this course to be amused.” structor can give examinations a deduction in place of charitable contributions, taxes, interest, ex traordinary medical-expenses, etc. If your deductions run more than 10 per cent of your income, it will pay you to use the long-form 1040 and itemize them. If you are buying a home, and The informal and discussion the interest payments on your methods of teaching are used pre- mortgage run high, it may pay you dominantly through the course of to itemize them and other allow- study. No student has to attend able deductions on the long-form, every class if he is in the divisions. It is impossible to do so on form College students do not have to 1940 A or on 1040 when used as attend either if they are not on a short-form. The same holds good probation. This usually occurs if if you sustain a big loss from fire, a student fails two of his four flood, or theft, or have large med- courses. i ca l expenses. Once the ice is broken, and all fhere are a couple ol other it takes is a smile and a friendly reasons why you may find it de- Texas “Howdy”, the U of C stu- sirable to us^ form 1040 in place dent proves a rabid and interested of 1040 A. i conversationalist. Besides that, he You may have received rteiyi- quickly becomes your friend. burses out-of-town travel exp^uit-. As one of their professors told es, which your ehVpkTyer reported us: “Few visitors to the campus as part of your income. You aren’t pity our students; most envy required to pay taxes on an ex- them.” peiise account, so you take this We know what he means. deduction on 1040, used either as A “Must” In Our Profession We can’t make mistakes! That’s why each measure is double-checked. Your guarantee of the best! Open 7 days a week—8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Crown Pharmacy Free Delivery Ph. 4-7257 optional tax return form contains f orm i s required of all taxpayers a list of simple questions such as w hose income is $5,000 or more, your name, address, employer, number of dependents, and wages. You 'answer the questions and the bureau of Internal Revenue will figure out your tax, sending you a bill for any amount not covered by withholding, or a refund, as the case may be. Strict rules govern who may use this form, however. You may use a 1040 A if your total income was less than $5,000 and consisted entirely of wages subject to withholding, or of such wages and not more than $100 total of other wages, dividends and interest. But you will have to use the more complicated Form 1040 re turn if you had any income from METBO.GOLDWYN MAYE» PICTURE -ALSO— “WALK EAST ON BEACON” Starring GEORGE VIRGINIA MURPHY GILMORE KIRK DOUGLAS “BIG TREES” — Color “GLORY ALLEY” 4-1181 TODAY & FRIDAY —Features Start— 1:40 - 3:20 - 5:00 - 6:40 8:20 - 10:00 TODAY & FRIDAY Where every man has a chance- EVEN IF IT’S HIS LAST! NEWS CARTOON COMING SOON They're Livin' If Up Again! A UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURE ■r^jl nrrrTira Bryan 2'$$79 Between them a secret that cooled their love and kisses! 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