HyNelbra
VOL. XV. NO. 31.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1915.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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REAV1S SUPORTS
NATIONAL DEFENSE
FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN
SPEAKS AT CONVOCATION
AGREES WITH PRES. WILSON
Speaker Points Out the Several Dan
gers Which Threaten the United
states Pay Tribute to the
Football Team
i
Congressman C. F. Reavls soke at
convocation yesterday the first in a
series of conTOcatlona to be given
by public men of the state declaring
the American youth faced opportuni
ties such as no youth had ever faced"
before, and announcing his intention
of supporting a program calling for a
greater national defense.
Congressman Reavia began with a
tribute to the Cornhusker ' football
team. He and his son were spectators
at the Notre Dame game and he told
bow the inspiration caught from the
game almost set the youngster wild.
"I can assure you," said the speaker,
that as far as , Falls City is con
cerned the Nebraska football team oc-
cupies the center of the Btage to the
exclusion of Billy Sunday."
The chances and opportunities fac
ing the American youth, he declared,
were greater than have ever coafront
ed the youth of any nation. NoToy
can complain of not having a chance.
A youth's success, however, will be
measured by the degree to which he
benefits his fellowmen.. The future
. of not alone America, but of the world,
depends upon the American youth for
while the Old World is killing her
youth, America is equipping and con
serving hers.
At this point Mr. Reavls discussed
the question of national defense. He
announced his determination to sup
port President Wilson in his efforts
to keep out of war. Although the
speaker loves peace, he cannot shut
his eyes to the reality which con
front us; the necessity of increasing
our national defense. He pointed out
several dangers that threatened us;
the wiles of European commercial
hatred caused by our control' of the
Panama canal, the delicate California
question, and the German hatred of
America, for what she considers the
cause of the prolongation of the war,
by American shipments of munitions
to the allies. The establishment of a
AVeit Point academy at Lincoln, and
the construction of more arsenals In
the middle west, where- the enemy
could not get at them, were the dis
tinctive measures advocated.
Lastlv Mr. Reavls dead for a unit
ed America,' and the elimination of
German-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans,
French-Americans, Irish-Americans
or whatever theV might be. The
respective European countries are en
titled to the support of their respec
tive peoples who live In Europe, but
not of their kinsmen who live In Amer
ica. Mr. Reavls said in part:
"The marvelous accomplishments of
this age did not come by chance. It
is the contribution of the ranks
throughout the ages. The labor that
counts Is the labor that contributes
to the welfare of the human race. No
man who has lived and not contrib
uted thus has not really lived."
Discussing the international situa
tion, the speaker said: -
"I see no issue involved in this con
flict which requires that our boys He
with white upturned, faces on a for
eign battlefield. I -intend to support
the policy of President Wilson to keep
war from these shores. This splendid
isolation of ours is no more. We are
not living alone: Moreover, the char
acter of European diplomacy Is a men
ance. This war is largely a result
of this, secret diplomacy. There is
not a friendly feeling prevailing
against the United States in Europe.
There are a hundred and one things
that might spell trouble to the United
States...
"I am in favor of constructing an
other WeBt Point in "America to train
soldiers and equip officers for our de
fense and l can think of no better
town than this beautiful city of Lin
coln. I am in favor of the construc
tion of more arsenals 'in the middle
west where the enemy An't get at
them. I am not in -favor of approach
ing this subject In any excited spirit
"There is another thing I want to
touch on. The time has come to pro
duce Americans. Germany is entitled
to the loyalty of every German In
Germany; France is entitled to the
loyalty of every Frenchman in France,
but America is entitled to the alle
giance of every citizen within her bor;
ders, no. matter what his ancestry."
Agricultural Short" Courses
The following Junior short courses
have been scheduled by the Agricul
tural Extension Service:
Holdrege, October 20 to 30. -Madison,
November 8 to 12.
Scottsbluff, November 15. to 19.
Contributes-Article v
Mr. Leo Zelenka-Lerando, a harpist
who appeared at convocation last
year, has contributed an excellent ar
ticle to the Music News, a largely
circulated publication of Chicago, en
titled "Mufclc in Bohemia," illustrated
with five half-tones of Frederick Smet-
ana.'Anton' Dvorak. Zdenek Fiblcb.
PLANS COMPLETE
M HOSPITAL
BOARD OF REGENTS TO ADVER
TISE FOR BIDS SHORTLY
TO BE COMPLETED JAN., 1917
Hospital Will Contain One Hundred
and Fourteen Beds Purpose Will
Be to Care for the Poor from
Over the State
Plans for the new State University
hospital to be built on the campus of
the College of Medicine at Omaha, are
nearly completed. After they are fin
Ished bids will be advertised for by
the property committee of the board
of regents, and as soon as they are
received the contract will be let. It
is anticipated that the hospital will
be completed January, 1917.
The hospital will contain 114 beds,
and in this way 'will be able to care
for not less than 3,000 patients an
nually. The main object of the insti
tution is to furnish competent care
for the sick who are poor and worthy
In any part of the state. The second
object Is to provide an opportunity
for the careful observation of these
cases.
The hospital cannot, of course, be
come a home for chronic invalids, for
there will be too many demands on
it from people whq can be benefited.
The larger proportion of cases can
be rendered at least partially self
supporting and their suffering allev
iated. The building faces east, which
allows the wards to run north and
south with east and west exposure
for each ward. Each ward patient
will have over 1,200 cubic feet of
8 pace.
There will be between thirty and
forty nurses, six to eight internes and
house physicians, and a large attend
ing staff of physicians and surgeons,
who will be the teachers of the col
lege. ' Nurses' workrooms and diet
kitchens are convenient to the wards.
The main kitchens are on the ground
floor, together with the patients re
ceiving department,' sterilizing rooms
for clothing, storage and supply rooms,
dining rooms and the pathological de
partment. The first floor containing wards is"
designed for the medical patients; the
second floor for surgical patients; the
third floor for cases inthe specialties.
On the top floor is the operating suite,
providing two main operating rooms
to the north and one lecture amphi
theatre to the south. The X-ray de
partment Is also on this floor, con
venient to' the operating rooms. The
wards are twenty-eight feet wide and
sixty-six feet long, and each ward ac
comodates sixteen patients.
Every effort has been put forth to
make this hospital ideal in arrange
ment and convenience and at the same
time provide as much room for the pa
tients as possible within the fund al
lowed. The University of Nebraska
Medical College, through Its teaching
staff, will be enabled to give a large
amount of careful study to all cases
that present themselves and the value
of the hospital to the state as a whole
can hardly be overestimated. Under
the supervision of the teaching staff
the observation of these cases by the
students will insure far better medi
cal teaching than is - possible under
any other circumstances.
The architectural design of the
building conforms to the present labo
ratory building, so symmetry of build
ings is assured. The desire is that
the brick used shall be of approxi
mately the same color and texture as
that -used In the laboratory building.
In the cut, the present laboratory
may be seen to the right of the hos
pital and to the left is the prospec
tive laboratory which may be built
in the near future.
The students at the College of Medi
cine have grown more proportionally
in the last few years than any other
college. In the fall of 1913-14 there
were 84 students registered. In the
fall of 1915-16 117 students registered.
To the state, the hospital will mean
the relief of suffering among the large
class "of charity patients. . With ex
pert care and medical and surgical
service furnished to this class of
cases, Nebraska will be doing for its
citizens what Iowa, Minnesota. Mich
igan and a few other states have found
indispensable.
RABBI SINGER TO SPEAK
Will Give Lecture Recital on Jewish
Music at Convocation Thursday
Morning
Rabbi Singer will have charge and
will give a lecture recital on Jewish
music at convocation tomorrow. Many
Students know of Rabbi Singer as an
artitst at the piano, but few know that
he has made a thorough study of Jew
ish music and is therefore especially
well equipped to take charge of this
program. He hopes to have his choir
present. As several ancient Jewish
Bongs will be sung, this program may
be regarded as preparation to the reg
ular series of folk-song programs
which will start next week.
Convocation will be in the Temple.
W. A. Rocke, 14, is now engaged
in a soil survey of the southern part
of Utah by direction of the United
States bureau of soils.
NEW CORNHUSKER
STAFFJPPOIHTED
WORK OF DIFFERENT COMMIT
TEES TO START AT ONCE
ENGRAVING CONTRACT ISLET
Officeto Be on Fourth Floor of Uni
versity Hall Seniors and Jun
iors Urged to Take Pic
tures Early
The 1916 Cornhusker is started.
The staff will be called together this
week and general outlines will be
gone over, divisions assigned, and
every member of the staff will start
compiling the different sections. The
engraving contract has been let to
the Electric City Engraving Co., and
bids are now out for the printing.
Special features will be a larger
athletic section, anovel beauty section,
new senior panels and a real live
school life section. The art work will
be handled by a very competent group
of artists and the business manage
ment promises something new in the
way of paper, cover, binding and other
features that go to make the book
more permanent.
The office will be on the . fourth
floor of University hall and later on
regular office hours will be posted.
The staff will appreciate any .sugges
tions that any students have to make
and it should be felt more and more
that The Cornhusker Is everybody's
book. Seniors and Juniors are urged
to have their pictures taken early.
The price has been reduced and any
pictures taken before Thanksgiving
will me finished by Christmas, thus
affording a very excellent means of
getting Christmas gifst and at the
same time getting that Cornhusker pic
ture out of the way.
The staff is as follows:
Editcr-in-Chief Harold J. Schwab.
Senior Managing Editor P. Craig
Spencer.
Junior Managing Editor Charles
M. Frey.
Fraternities Earl Jackson.
Sororities Ramona Troup.
Dramatics Harvey F. Nelson.
Athletics Ivan G. Beede, Elmer C.
Rhoden.
Society Editor Cornelia Critten
tfen. Photographers Emil Prusa. Carl
Peterson.
Staff Artists Lyman Thomas. How
ard Greer, Clarence Meisinger. Jean
Burroughs.
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