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VOL. XV. NO. 112,
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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JR. HOWARD REPEATS
COMMENGEMT TALK
Civet "Challenge of New Humanism''
at Convocation
Dr. George E. Howard's addresa,
"The Challenge of the New Human
ism," which was delivered at the mid
fincement. was bo great
ly appreciated, and It seemed so high
ly desirable that me biuucuio
onAthfir opportunity to hear It,
that he was called upon to repeat It
convocation yesterday.
.Th rh alienee of the new human
ism," Dr. Howard declared, "is a
call for more Intensive socialization
thA mntent of education In all Its
grades." He spoke of the new oppor
tunities which the scnoois are oner
. n nrpn&r&tion for social service
. liift
h f the new resDon8ibilltles which
they bring. "The ultimate function of
the university Is preparation for clt-l-ranchln
" lift Insisted. He urged, too,
IdViiuu'fi
"that an ever-increasing proportion of
the men and women which the uni
versity sends out to their various
callings be Inspired by intelligent
ideals of social welfare, ana nave
courage to defend them.
EIGHT WEEKS' CLUB
AT Y. W. C. A.VESPERS
An "Eight Weeks Club" vespers
was held at the Y. W. C. A. yester
day evening, the' feature of the pro
gram being an Eight Weeks club
play. The play told allegorically of
the origin, purposes and accomplish
ments of the clubs, which are formed
in the girls' home towns each sum
mer. Doris Slater presided at the meet
ing. Gladys Wild, chairman of the
Eight Weeks' club committee of the
university, announced that the Eight
Weeks' club for the summer of 1916
would be organized Wednesday, after
spring vacation"
Ora Neff. Eliza Gamble, Kate Hel
zer, Mildred Morse, Margaret Altken,
and Susie Antrim took "part in the
play.
DYKSTRA TO COME
TO WORLD POLITY CLUB
Prof. Clarence A. Dykstra will ad
dress the World Polity club, March
18, on some phase of "World Peace."
The World Polity club is one of a
federation of similar clubs, arranged
in connection with the Carnegie
peace foundation, and has as its pur
pose the study of international relations.
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO
SPONSOR FARMERS' FAIR
The Commercial club of Lincoln
will sponsor the Farmers' Fair that Is
to be held by the agricultural college
April 7. The matter has been up for
consideration for some time. A com
mittee had been appointed to decide
It and at a meeting held yesterday
noon, a mutually satisfactory under
standing was reached.
CORNHUSKER WANTS
MEN'S PICTURES
A picture of every university man
Is wanted for the Leap-Year Corn
husker, according to an announcement
by the staff yesterday. No mention
was made of the girls, but It is cer
tain that their pictures will be nsed.
Carl Harnsberger Is in general
charge of collecting the pictures, and
they can be given to him or left at
the Cornhusker office. ' v '
Why Not a Students Union ?
At present the social problem at
Nebraska is a serious one. The ques
tion of the social life of students is
always of great moment, but right now
It Is undergoing an important crisis.
As all know, the University of Ne
braska is just entering a great per
iod of expansion. The campus Is bo
ginning to grow. The various depart
ments of learning are to bo provided
with proper room and equipment.
Preparation is being made for the ac
commodation of a sufficient number of
students to make Nebraska the great
est institution of learning in the west.
Under these circumstances, we be
lieve that It la fitting and proper now
to consider steps that will permit a
growth of student life commensurate
with that of the institution. Student
life is an important part of the life
of any university. Student activities
are here to stay, and are receiving
the support of the most scholarly
members of the faculty. We need
extend no apology, therefore, when
we advocate giving these matters due
consideration.
About 20 per cent of the students
of the university are members of fra
ternities. About 3 per cent belong to
literary and kindred societies. The
remaining students are left to shift
for themselves for a place to spend
what time they mar spare from their
studies. The field In Lincoln in which
they must choose their pastime is
rather limited, and the results are
often not the kind that are not to
be desired.
To remedy this condition In. part,
mixers were instituted last year. They
have jroven successful beyond the
highest expectations of those who
started them. So popular have they
become that there is no longer room
on the campus to hold the crowds
that "assemble.
. Furthermore, on some occasions
certain - organizations about school
have been unable to hold their neces
sary meetings because there has been
no room for them. They have been
prohibited from carrying on legitimate
. activities because of lack of space.
It is clear, therefore, that the Uni
versity of Nebraska is in need of a
place to hold mixers. It needs a place
where students can hold their var
ious meetings without fear of inter
ruptions by out6ide parties. It needs
a place where men can meet between
classes on a more democratic basis.
Accordingly, we propose that plans
be laid at tins time for the establish
ment of a Student Union at Nebras
ka. A gigantic edifice devotod entire-,
ly to student life is a dream to come
true only in future years. But Its
foundation can be laid now. Keeping
the ultimate goal in mind, we can or
ganize and accomplish such things as
our means will permit from time to
time, until finally, when the people
have permitted a growth of student
- life parallel with that of the institu
tion, a Nebraska Union will be a grand
reality.
Nebraskans, what are you going to
do about It?
GYM CLASSES WORK
FOyXHIBITIOtl
STUDENTS TO APPEAR IN
FANCY DANCES
Men's and Women'a Classes Are Pre
paring for the Fete to be Held
Friday Night
"Minerva" Tells University Girls
About Journalism for Women
(By a Staff Member)
Interviewing a newspaper person
is not the eaiest assignment to cover.
Quick to demand an expression of
personal views from others, the re
porter or editor is usually the shyest
person in the world when it comes
to breaking into publlcllcity for him
self. So it was with fixed feelings
of hope and trepidation that I asked
"Minerva" for an interview on jour
nalism as a vocation for women.
"Minerva" is one of the cleverest, as
Well as one of the best-known of the
newspaper world of Lincoln. Her1
nlnmn of answers to the trou
bled is the first page read by manyl
subscribers to the paper for which
she works, and it is certainly one col
umn that is missed by few. "Miner
va's" identity has remained a . secret,
and there were many who would bet
that she was a grizzled man, or a
prim-visaged old maid, or a lovely ma
tured woman.
So there was a little gasp when it
leaked out that "Minerva" had Just
been married and was about to leave
the newspaper game for that of the
marriage lottery. Perhaps it was Just
because she was about to leave the
ranks of the Journalists, that "Mi
nerva consented to be interviewed.
"Minerva" Pleasing
I, more or less of a cub reporter,
nnnroached the desk of the trouble
healer. She was seated in front of a
stack of letters, the unopened
queries from the sick at heart, the
love-lorn youths, the burdened moth
ers that dally seek consolation or
tfcA Repress. I brightened up as I
aproached, for "Minerva" is pleasing!
to look upon, and she greeted me with
a smile.
" 'Minerva,' " I said, "there are some
girls of the University of Nebraska
who are beginning to think seriously
about vocations for women. Some
of them are intensely interested in
journalism as college pastime, and
they think they would like to .break
into the regular newspaper game.
You, "as a successful woman journal
ist, might have something to say that
would interest them, and help them
decide whether r not they would like
the profession."
She passed the flattery, and, business-like,
got down to the question at
issue. -
"What do yoir want to know?" she
said. ,
Then I started, shooting at her
questions as they occurred to me, of
things that I thought the girls might
be interested to know.
"Is a university education valuable
to the newspaper woman?"
Need University Education
"I consider a university education
not only an asset but a necessity for
the woman who wishes to attain the
heights in the newspaper game be
yond the mere reporting of society
r other events. - A good foundation
of general information, knowledge of
the ways to get wanted information,
and the student habit (the ability to
study into subjects touched)' all of
which are acquired at the university,
are of "great Talne,"
-Maw thia was Interesting, for there
is a certain school of Journalism
Mrh holds that the way to Become
good at the Job Is to start In just
out of high school and grow up
with the work. "Minerva's" dictum
was somewhat at variance with this,
but did not belie her name.
Then I asked her a lot of things,
and she talked, while I interrupted
from time to time. I set down much
that she said, and most of it I later
will run here.
"Minerva" talkedof the prerequi
sites for women in the field of jour
nalism. "Although in the early stages
of newspaper work, 'style and 'ideas'
seem to be suppressed," the muse said,
"these qualities are what make for
success in the end. The up-to-date
girl with ideas and originality who
ia willing to go througa the develop
ing stages of general newspaper work
will find many opportunities for spe
cial newspaper work feature writing,
publicity work, etc.
"Specialization is what counts after
the apprenticeship days are over and
there are any number of avenues for
specialization in newspaper work,"
she continued. "Besides those I have
mentioned are: Essay writing, such
as that popularized By Ella Wheeler
Wilcox and Dorothy Dlx, fashion writ
ing and illustrating, book reviewing,
dramatics, advertising writing for
commodities arfd luxuries of interest
to women, and many other features.
"When first breaking into the
game," '"Minerva" mused, "irregular
and long hours are required of the
girt. But this period of application
is well repaid in the independence the
successful newspaper woman acquires.
Her time is her own as a rule."
Classes in the women's gymnasium
are working overtime this week in
preparation for the gymnasium exhl- -bition
scheduled for next Friday
night, March 17.
About seventy sophomore girls will .
appear in the exhibition in a bar bell
drill. This will start with a Swedish
march and the drill itself is made up
of such movements as the girls do
each day for general hygenlc bene
fit. The work is done individually,
but all in unison with piano accom
paniment. Miss Clark will conduct the fresh
men girls in some typical class exer
cises, following the "Swedish Day's
order." This is somewhat similar to
military drill in its presentation. Over
a hundred girls will perform the sim
ple but accurate and very hygenic
movements ' in response to Miss
Clark's commands. They will not
know in advance what exercises are
to be given for part of the value of
this method of gymnastics is the
training in rapid and accurate muscle
response. No music will accompany
this work except at the close a few
steps of a recreative dance will be
presented to illustrate the precipi
tant f work always necessary at the
close of a formal gymnastic period.
"Cauchuca" Dance
The sophomore girls in the Fine
Arts school have a special form of
recreation installed this year. For
stimulation and to develop their ar
tistic appreciation, dancing of various
types takes the place of gymnastics.
For exhibition, the class of thirty has
chosen an aesthetic dance character
istic of the Spanish nation and to im
press this national feature, costumes
have been designed with colors of
red and yellow predominating. The
dance Is named "Cauchuca" and the
girls have been trained by Miss Bald
win. The young women who are working
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SING LATIN SONGS
AT CLASS MEETING
The Latin club met at the Gamma
Phi Beta house, 330 North Fourteenth
street, last evening and were enter
tained by Mildred Peery. Doris Weav
er, Olive Lehmer and Marguerite
Kuaffman.
A number of English and Latin
songs were sung and the following
program was given:
"Scientific Explanation." Goldie Ap
plegate. "The Beginning of the World," Mil
dred Peery.
"The Sun Myth," Mathew Herold.
"The Trojan Story," Nell McKes
son. "The Future Life," Amy Baker.
Music and refreshments completed
the evening's program. .
PROF. MARTIN BEFORE A. S. M. E.
Prof. O. R. Martin, of the school of
commerce, addressed the regular
monthly meeting of the A. S. M. E.
last night in M. E. 206 on 'The Busi
ness Side of Engineering." .
