Page 2 THE BATTALION' Tuesday, February 10, 1953
Manitzas
FRANKLY SPEAKING
Students ‘Cold’ at NU
But PSA Still Hot’
(This is the third in a series of stories about
colleges and universities visited by Co-Editor
Frank N. Manitzas on a recent tour of the mid
west.)
By FRANK N. MANITZAS
Battalion Co-Editor
EVANSTON, Ill. (Delayed). — “Whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are honest, what
soever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of
good report; if there be any praise, think on these
things.”
This was first written in Phillippians 4:8, and
besides its many other uses, it serves as the North
western University motto.
We think of it, for it is hard for us to find
much praise about the university located on the
shores of Lake Michigan near Chicago. Perhaps
its beauty, being located in a dense forest area with
a sandy shore to its side, or its many academic hon
ors, paid especially to its arts schools, but most to
its school of journalism, should give us a good im
pression of the college, but they do not.
It was cold at Evanston. Not only the 15 de
gree weather, but also the students.
Profs, Staff More Cordial
On the other hand, perhaps we’re being hasty,
condemning this old university which was founded
Nov. 5, 1885. For it was here that the many pro
fessors and school staff showed us a southern wel
come, and, of course, we didn’t meet a fair propor
tion of the some 18,000 students.
Interviews with different instructors showed us
they were very interested in helping students keep
their problems solved, devoting much time to coun
seling. Yet NU is not a strict educational institu
tion.
“It’s definitely a party school”, they told us.
This was easy to see.
For proof we donate this bit of conversation
garnered in one of the lavish lounges of their stu
dent union:
“What time did you get in last night?”
“Not sure, but it was a heck of a party.”
“Were you with Betty?”
“Only part of the evening.”
“That’s what I thought, bay who took my gal
home?”
“I’ll see you Joe.”
And that was that. Northwestern may be in
the news in the near future.
PSA, Reds, and NU
With the proposed investigation of American
colleges for communist infiltration deemed a neces
sity by a couple of idiotic senators, it is hard to be
lieve that many of the northern colleges will escape
notice. One of these to be investigated may. be
Northwestern, because like other institutions north
of the Mason-Dixon line, liberalism had been a by
word of the college. It has changed some now.
A group at NU, suspected by officials was
abolished last year. It was called the Progressive
Students Association (PSA). It was at the NU
union where more than 600 students were rallied
by a spiritual yell session by the PSA which almost
resulted in a “march to the president’s home.”
As one adviser said: “The students left the
meeting wild eyed. We did not know what was go
ing to happen. But the seemingly certain riot was
quelled, after hours of persuassion by some of the
other campus leaders.”
Newspaper Stymied
Also at NU, a recent strife between the col
lege’s paper and the administration, brought unfa
vorable results. The paper which published four
times a week, was cut to three issues because “of
rising production costs.” After a word jambalaya
exchange and written notices, the editor of the pa
per was disoharged and a new one appointed. Stu
dents are seemingly prevented from voicing their
opinion in choosing their editor.
As a University of Chicago student said: “Oh,
you might like NU. It has nice looking girls. But
it’s a teasipping school.”
No comment.
Your Income Tax—IV
When to Itemize Deductions
Or Take 10 Per Cent Cut
(Editors’ Note: This is the
fourth in a series of six articles
on how to make out your federal
income tax return.)
By FRANCIS J. KELLY
AP Sl^jff Writer
WASHINGTON —CP)— It may
pay you to itemize your non-busi
ness deductions on your federal
income tax return, instead of tak
ing the standard 10 per cent allow
ance based on your income.
A comparison of the tax com
puted under each system certainly
is in order if you paid out a lot
of interest on a home mortgage
or incurred heavy medical or hos
pital bills.
The government neither wants
nor expects you to pay more than
the minimum tax due, honestly
figured.
You can itemize deductio’ns only
if you use long-form 1040. Other
wise you are automatically given a
credit of about 10 per cent of
your income.
The principal allowable deduc
tions are state and local taxes;
interest paid; contributions to
religious, charitable and education
al organizations; property losses
by fire, storm or theft; and—
under strict limitations—some
medical, dental, hospital and nurs
ing expenses.
Charity and Donations
Contributions to religious, char
itable and educational organiza
tions and deductible only up to
20 per cent of your income. You
don’t get anything off which ex
ceeds 5 per cent of your tax bill
for gifts to needy individuals, or
to political organizations, or labor
unions, or chambers of commerce.
You can deduct for real estate
and personal property taxes, state
income taxes, state or local sales
taxes, state gasoline taxes, and
automobile license fees
But you can’t take anything off
for federal income taxes paid, soc-
taxes such as those on liquor, furs,
jewelry and phone calls, or for
local taxes which tend to increase
the value of real estate owned. A
paving assessment is a case in
point.
The law sets tight limits on
the amount of medical expenses
for self and dependents that may
be deducted. First, taxpayers, un
der 65 can take off only that por
tion of such costs which exceeds
5 per cent of their, adjusted gross
income. However, if either you. or
your wife is 65 or over, you may
claim the entire amount of medi
cal expenses for your dependents
which exceds 5 per cent of your
income.
Medical Expense Limits
There are maximum limitations
on medical expense deductions,
too. A single person who claims
only one exemption is entitled
to put in for not more than
$1,250; a married couple filing a
joint return, $2,500; married, three
exemptions, $8,750; and married
with four or more exemptions, an
Allowable medical expenses in
clude doctor, dentist, hospital and
nursing bills; drugs and surgical
appliances; false teeth and eye
glasses; X-ray examinations or
treatments; crutches, hearing aids
and ambulance service; premiums
on health, accident, medical or
hospital insurance and cost of trav
el necessary to get medical care.
However, you cannot deduct the
cost of travel suggested by a doc
tor for rest or change; or funeral
expenses, or life insurance prem
iums.
If you itemize your deductions
on long-form 1040, you can take
off your income any property loss
es by fire, storm, flood, etc. Loss
sustained in a car accident caused
by faulty driving is considered
willful negligence, and no deduc
tion is allowed.
Insurance Modifies Loss
No deduction may be claimed if
the loss is compensated for by
insurance. If partially covered by
insurance, the amount of the de
duction is reduced accordingly.
The law requires you "to report
as income any winnings you may
have on the races, poker and other
forms of gambling. But gambling
losses may not be deducted in ex
cess of gambling winnings.
Alimony or separate mainte
nance payments made under a
court decree may be deducted. So
may union dues, (as distinguished
from gifts to unions) and amounts
spent entertaining customers. De
spite protests of many working
mothers, the wages paid a nurse
maid are not deductible, even
though her presence in the home
enables the parent to work.
If you keep securities in a safe
deposit box, you can deduct the
rental cost. You can’t however, if
it is used only for jewelry, insur
ance pdlicies and mementoes.
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Today’s Issue
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
Editors, The Battalion: impossible for us to give you a
Pictures of members of the Jun- good annual,
ior Class are now being taken at Let’s have everyone’s picture in
the Aggieland Studio. Up until the Aggieland this year and have
noon the 5 of February only three the finest class section ever pub-
people had their pictures taken, lished.
Perhaps many of you have not Bob Harper
received any news about just when Class Section Editor
you are to have your picture taken. Aggieland ’53
The schedule has been printed in
The BatCation, announced in both
mess halls, and will be posted on
the\ door outside the Aggieland
staff room in Goodwin Hall.
If you do not know when your
picture is to be taken, please stop
by our room and find out. Try to
get your picture taken early so
there avIII not be a last minute
rush.
We still have all the sophomore
and “frog” pictures to make and
this must be completed before it
gets too late in the spring semes
ter. Get your class picture taken
now so we will not be bothered
with make ups when we are trying
to work with the sophomores and
“frogs.”
It is the sincere wish of every
member of the Aggieland staff to
have the best annual ever publish
ed at A&M. Unless we have your
help our job is made much more
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THE SHAME
OF OUR
COLLEGES
Are we a nation of uneducated
people with college degrees?
Do less than half of our stu
dents in college actually belong
there? Why is today’s campus
the target of Communist propa
ganda— a hotbed of sports
scandal — a marriage mart for
enterprising females? Don’t
miss Louis Bromfield’s shocking
expose, “The Shame of Our
Colleges,”—
in March
£&qufc£.
on the newsstands today
difficult and to some extent it is
Mayo Slated to Speak
Dr. T. S. Mayo, English depart
ment, will speak on the subject of
“Culture and Architecture” at the
first meeting of the semester of
the Architectural Wives Society in
the South Solarium of the YMCA
at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday.
IF YOU ARE HAVING
LAUNDRY TROUBLES,
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making significant contributions to im
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Eligibility June 1953 college graduates and mem
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1953, holding degrees in the following
fields:
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
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Those chosen to participate in this plan
will be from the upper portion of their
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Universities Candidates for Master of Science De
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Program Under this Cooperative Plan, commenc
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FULL TIME—from June, 1953 to Sept., 1953.
HALF|TIME—from Sept., 1953 to June, 1954.
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Recipients will earn five-eighths of a
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Approximately one hundred Coopera- Number
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Candidates will be selected by the Com- Selection of
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