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MARCH
19th
JUNIOR
PLAY
VOL. XIV. NO,. 108.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915.
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CHANCELLOR STRONG GAVE VER
SION OF PRESENT CONFLICT
CIVILIZATION PREVENTS WAR
Modern Culture and Civilization, Not
Armament Are Preventative
Measures University Must
Aid Future Generations
Not imperialism or world powers but
unity of the race in democracy, free
dom and independence must be the
basis for world peace, declared Chan
cellor FYank Strong, of Kansas State
University at Convocation yesterday,
speaking In the Temple theatre on the
Meaning of the Present War." The
chancellor asserted that it was the
duty of the North American universi
ties to educate the American youth In
such- a way as would make another
war impossible.
Back through history may be point
ed out a few dates which men call
decisive periods, because of their far
reaching effect on later history. The
year 1914 is such a date and is prob
ably the most decisive period since the
beginning of the Christian era. This
year proved that world peace cannot
be had on the basis of 1914. World
peace cannot be secured on a basis of
militarism or despotism. The preven
tion of war calls for something more
powerful than mere physical force. It
must be the power that causes one
man to deal fairly with his brother
the teachings of Christ put in prac
tice. "The present war has swept away
the cobwebs," said he, and we are
now able to see the fallacy of many of
the modern theories concerning war.
Experience has shown that war can
not be prevented but by a return to
the teachings of the Nazarene who first
impressed the world with the princi
ples of love and charity. The war
has clearly shown that modern philos
oDhy concerning war is wrong and that
some other power is necessary to main
tain peace, other than mere physical
force. This force cen be started to
work, said the speaker, by having the
universities of the country educate the
students by putting "first things first"
by helping the students to stand for
sound true spiritual life and power.
The present war has also shown
that: "Culture cannot be a basis of a
creat civilization." The countries at
war are the most cultured countries of
the world but this fact did not keep
them from being involved in the great
est war of history. Culture is but a
thin veneer which cannot withstand
the ravages of war.
Neither can purely formal religion
be a basis for world peace. The
nations at war are -probably the most
.religious nations on the globe and yet
they go into battle to destroy their
fellowmen and call upon the same God
to aid their causes. "I do not believe
however, that the presnt warfare is
the downfall of Christianity," said the
chancellor. The trouble is that we are
still unable to bring our Christianity
to bear upon our political
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JUNIOR
BASKETBALL GAMES FOR TODAY
Class A Armory
Lincoln vs. Oakdale 9:00
University Place vs. Norfolk 9:15
Beatrice vs. Pierce 10:00
Columbus vs. Hastings 10:15
Crete vs. South Omaha 11:00
Alliance vs. Kearney 11:15
Omaha vs. Geneva 12:00
Central City vs. York 12:15
Class B Chapel
Chadron vs. Ord 9:00
Stromsburg vs. Ewlng 9:15
Elm wood vs. Friend 10:00
Hebron vs. West Point 10:15
Minden vs. Lexington 11:00
Class C City Y. M. C. A.
Stanton vs. Cozad 10:00
Auburn vs. Papilllon 11:00
Plalnview vs. Fremont .11:15
Ohiowa vs. Dodge 2:00
DeWitt vs. Merna 2:15
Humboldt vs. Kenesaw 3:00
Oakdale vs. Exeter 3:15
SPECIAL PROGRAM BY
THE KOMENSKY CLUB
Program to Be Given Saturday Even
ing at the Temple Variety la the
Keynote of the Entertainment
The Komensky Klub will give a
special program In Union Hall tomor
row at 8:15 o'clock. The numbers
will consist of music, vocal and Instru
mental; a speech, an Illustrated lec
ture, humorous selections, folk dances,
and a unique play.
No effort has been spared to make
this one' f the best programs In the
history of the club. It has been for
tunate in securing Chancellor Avery
as one of the speakers. Prof. Sarka
Hrbkova will give one of her Interest
ing, up-to-date illustrated lectures.
The "Komensky Mirror" will show
the various club members. The Bo
hemian national folk dance and a Rus
sian dance will be features of vthe
evening. A short comedy will be given
by five members. The meeting Is open
to the public.
This excellent program is free to
anyone who cares to enjoy the even
ing with them.
SPECIAL NUMBER OF
HIGH SCHOOL PAPER
"The Tiger," From Hastings High
School Show's Excellent Form
Devoted to Basketball
inir found a neat lit-
tie pamphlet and after perusing it
carefully the editor was unable to find
,hr,ro it ofttne until down in an
UULU licuvv
obscure corner an advertisement Vl
the thriving town or Hastings va
cated. "It seems too bad that as well
an edited magazine as The Tiger could
forget to include within its pages the
time and place of its publication.
rv: itir. nf the Hastines High
1 Ilia ctinivi, v
School magazine was a special num
ber devoted to the record and inter
ests of the high school basket ball
team, which is now playing in the
state tournament.
Remember March 19th,
PLAY
TELLS OF WORK IN EIGHTEENTH
WARD IN CHICAGO
INTRODUCED BY DR, HOWARD
Three Hundred University Men Heard
Social Leader at Temple Last
Night Relates Hit
Experiences
Raymond Robins, the well known
social and political leader from Chi-
cago, addressed nearly three hundred
University men at the Temple last
night.
' Mr. Robins told of his fight to clean
up the Eighteenth ward in Chicago.
In the ward some twenty-two lan
guages are spoken. Three hundred
seventy-five thousand people live on an
area less than a mile square. The
average wage is in the neighborhood
of ten dollars a week. The city had
left the streets filthy. Decaying and
diseased meat was sold in all the
markets. Scarcely a clean vegetable
was to be found. Nineteen of twenty
two samples of milk contained enough
formaldehyde to be poison.
The death rate among infants was
ten times as high in this ward as in
Oak Park. The crooked bosses laid it
to the water. But the same main sup
plied Oak Park. So the social workers
set about to remedy the condition
First, they established sanitary milk
depots. Tired, worn fathers and paJa
weak mothers, when their infants
ceased crying from starvation, began
to appreciate that a new community
force was moving. The next move
was to clean the streets. This was
done on Sunday afternoon, for only
then were the men at home and avail
able. A preacher on the "South Side"
said they'd all go to hell. Robin's re
ply was he'd take his chances with the
preacher.
Quietly the good forces worked. The
educational plans were carried on.
The workers visited the saloons, for it
is there that the population of this
ward loafs. He told in his direct way
the story of the political fights to
clean up that community of the use of
public service corporation money in
the elections, of the corrupt politicians
and the devices they used, of how the
better element finally won by persis
tently keeping up the fight.
In conclusion Mr. Robins told of the
Pole who came to him after their first
victory and asked him why he made
the sacrifice of living and working
down in that district. In reply he
said, "There was a Nazarene who
came and did His best that justice
might be rendered all men; that mercy
might prevail; that the weak might
prevail; that the weak might be pro
tected; that the hungry might be fed;
that the sick and wounded might be
cared for. It was his commisison."
Pastoral Symphony
Professor Dann will play over parts
of the Pastoral Symphony, at Art Hall
Saturday at 5 p. m. This symphony
will be given at convocation in two
weeks.
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Buy TicKcts Now from Commit
tee and Scats will be Reserved
German clubs at the State Unlver-1
Bity Wednesday night combined to
offer entertainment to Germans who
are members of the legislature. Two
playlets were given, "Das Grachen
von Lande," and "Elner Muss Hlera-
ten." Folks songs were given by Dr.
Hyde and Professor Grunimann gave
an address. Among members of the
legislature presnt were Messrs. Korff,
Fax, Renter, Koch, Ylllar, Lahners and
Hoffmeister.
The cas of characters for "Das
Granchen von Lande" follows:
Gretchen Miss Meinicke
Gertrude Miss Webermeier
Done Miss Campbell
Jette Miss Dickinson
Hildegard " Miss Kittinger
The cast for "Einer Muss Heiraten"
follows:
Jakob Mr. Wuertz
Wilhelm Mr. Deering
Gertrude Miss Wittmann
Luise Miss Scribner
ROBINS WILL ADDRESS
THE GIRLS SUNDAY
Only Girls Meeting of the Campaign to
be Held Sunday at 9:00 O'Clock
in Temple Theatre
University girls who have heard the
campus talk of the Raymond Robins
meetings will be glad to know that a
women's meeting has been arranged
atw hich Mr. Robins will speak. This
meeting will be held on Sunday morn
ing at 9:30 in the Temple theatre.
Dean Mary Graham will preside.
During Mr. Robin's present series
of visits in the large universities of
the country he has spoken to large
and representative groups of women in
these institutions. At a. recent meet
ing at Kansas University almost all
the undergraduate women were pres
ent, in spite of a very severe storm.
Mr, Robins is not only interested in
important civic and social problems as
they concern men, but through his
wife is very closely in touch with work
done through women's organizations.
Mrs. Robins is president of the Wom
en's Trade Union League and is affili
ated with many phases of the women's
movement.
CLARK TO MANAGE
THE JUNIOR PLAY
Man Who Successfully Staged Senior
and Junior Plays Last Year to Plan
, for "The Road to Yesterday"
Clarence Clark, 12, Law '14, will
manage the staging of the Junior play.
Mr. Clark successfully staged, the
Senior and Junior plays last year.
The play, "The Road to Yesterday,"
an attractive and catchy four-act Eng
lish comedy, Is being rehearsed daily
under the direction of Prof. Alice
Howell.
Tickets one, dollar can be " had
from, the committee or from T. A.
Williams in the Alumni Office. One
hundred and seventy-five tickets call
ing for the best seats have already
been sold.
Remember March 19th.
Marai
ARE GOING FULL TILT
INTERSCHOLASTIS TOURNAMENT
FAST REACHING CLIMAX
THE DARK HORSE APPEARS
Pierce Team Shows, Unexpected Form
Omaha, Lincoln, York, Hagt
ings and Pierce Seem to
Be the Favorites
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Evening
Class A
York 2, Scotts Bluff 0 (forfeit).
Geneva 32, Merna 5.
Kearney 17, Plainview 5.
Omaha 25, Dodge 7.
South Omaha 21, Auburn 14.
Crete 14, Stanton 8.
Class B
Lexington 10, Newman Grove 8.
Minden 16, Kearney M. A. 9.
Hebron 20, Hartington 17.
West Point 15, Arlington 11.
Elmwood 9, Shelton 4.
Friend 19, Hampton 5.
Afternoon
Class A
Lincoln 11, Wilber 3.
Norfolk 11, Broken Bow 5.
Beatrice 19, Hardy 14.
Pierce 28, Plattsmouth 14.
Hastings 28, Nebraska City 13.
Blass B
Elmwood 19, Seward 5.
Hartington 19, Bethany 15.
Arlington 17, Osceola 11.
Minden 24, Havelock 13.
Ewing 24, Ravenna 9.
Marning
Ewing 18, Exeter 16.
Lexington 17, Fairmont 11.
Ravenna 18, Kenesaw 1.
Newman Grove 16, Papilllon 7.
Stromsburg 12, Humboldt 2.
Kearney M. A. 22, Arnold 10.
Chadron 7, Ohiowa 6.
Ord 10, DeWitt 4.
Minden 24, Cozad 13.
Havelock 2, Fullerton 0 (forfeit),
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Lincoln, Norfolk. Beatrice. Pierce.
Hastings, York, Geneva. Kearney.
Omaha. South Omaha and Crete are
the Class A teams surviving the first
round of preliminaries In the inter
scholastic basketball tournament.
Five Class'A teams, Oakdale, Univer
sity Place, Columbus. Alliance and
Central City, will appear for the first
time in the second round tomorrow,
since they were blessed with byes
when the drawings were made.
Anready the winners in Class A and
Class B have been picked, but opinion
digresses more and more as the weod-ing-out
process clears away reputation
and flim-flam and leaves plain panio
getting ability. In Class A. Omaha is
a favorite since the showing she mailo
last night against Dodge. Lincoln has
not yet been compelled to opt-n up.
and her supporters are almost too con
fident of her prowess. York and Hast
ings have been picked "by competent
judges as the likely candidate for
laurel wreaths. The omnipresent dark
horse has dropped Its disguise and
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