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VOL. I.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1916.
NO. 10.
NEBRASKAN WILL PUBLISH
A STUDENT DIRECTORY
NAMES AND ADDRESSES TO BE
PRINTED IN NEXT TWO ISSUES
Books Will Be Placed on Campus
Today In Which to Have Any
Changes Recorded
or the convenience of those who
wih to have a directory of the Sum
mer School students, The Nebraskan
will, in its next tyro issues, publish
an alphabetical list of all students at
tending, together .with their Lincoln
address, and the telphone numbr of
each. In order that this list may be
as complete arid correct as possible,
books are placed on the campus to
t'ay and tomorrow ti l iioon for any
orange in address s'nee registration
to be recordel, Students interested in
seeing a coriect directory published
are urged to see that their addresses
and telephone numbers are given cor
rectly. During the regular session, the Y.
M. C. A. has each year published a
directory at the beginning of each
year, but no Summer School directory
has as yet been published, the only
record being the mimeograph lists
gotten out by the registrar's office. It
is hoped that In the future a student
directory can be gotten out at the
beginning of the summer session.
KOMENSKY KLUB TO HOLD
SUMMER MEETINGS
Bohemian Summer Students Organize
Saturday Night
Bohemian students of the summer
session met Saturday night, June 24,
and elected the following officers to
lead the Komnesky Klub during the
summer:
Miss Libbie Brewer, president.
Chas. E. Severyn, secretary and
treasurer.
A short program was given, con
sisting chiefly of discussions of the
great Slavonic writers. Songs, such
as the Cornhusker, were sung to in
stil the Nebraska spirit into the sum
mer students. Professor Hrbkova
spoke concerning the possibilities of
an independent Bohemia and concern
ing the work which such great men
as Professor Masaryk, formerly rec
tor of Prague university, now living
in exile, are doing for the cause.
A social program followed the lit
erary one. The meeting will be
held twice a month in Union hall.
Measuring Earth Pressure
A piece of apparatus for determin
ing the pressure of earth is being
used in Marvin hall by Prof. Frank
L. Brown, of the department of Me
chanics. The pressure is determined
by the use of a sand bin filled with
sand at varying depths to determine
its weight against a wall, and from
this record a scientific estimation -of
the earth's pressure can be reached.
Professor Brown expects to carry on
experiments extensively. Summer
Session Kansan.
REV. LELAND RECEIVES
HONORARY DEGREE
Rev. Dean It. Leland received the
honorary degree of Doctor of Divin
ity from Hamilton college, N. Y., last
Monday. Rev. Leland is the Presby
terian university pastor and has serv
ed in this connection for the past
seven years. He received his degree
of A. B. from the same college and
previous to his work In the university
held the pastorate at Peeksklll and St.
Louis; , . ,
IMMIGRATION BENEFITS
THEjNITEO STATES
Professor Hrbkova Speaks on This
Subject at Convocation
The immigration question was dis
cussed, Friday, morning at convoca
tion, by Professor Hrbkova, head of
department of , Slavonic languages.
The speaker took a decided Btand in
defense of the immigrant and in op
position to restriction by means of
the literacy test.
The tendency of native Americans
to sneer at the "Dagoes," the "Bo
hunks" and the "Sheenles" was se
verely criticised. The speaker pointed
out that it was just this spirit of nar
rowness which brought on internation
al difficulties. It was pointed out
by the speaker that if we consider the
value to the United . States, in the
material sense, he brings valuable
labor. It was the Irish who built the
Erie canal, the Slavs and Italians
who built our railroads and the Ger
mans and Scandinavians who devel
oped the farm land of the middle
west. The total yearly product of
immigrant labor in the United States
was valued at one billion dollars. Be
sides this, the immigrant brings a
considerable amount of actual cash.
The poll tax at the immigrant sta
tions in 1914 amounted to about $1,
400,000, far more than enough to pay
for the expense of our immigration
stations.
Mentally, the speaker continued, the
immigrant certainly does not lower
DR. ALEXANDER TO
VISIT IN THE EAST
Prof. H. B. Alexander, of the de
partment of Philosophy, will leave for
a trip In the east about the middle
of July. Boston and New York will
be visited among other places.
Dr. Alexander is well known as the
author of the books for the Lincoln
pageants of the last two years.
PERUVIANS ENTERTAIN
AT PAILAOIAN HALL
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Ex-President Roosevelt and President
Wilson . Impersonated.
A very interesting meeting was
conducted., by the Peruvians at the
Palladian hall on Saturday night.
J. R. Morgan was in charge of the
program, which consisted of a read
ing . by Frieda Eggenberger, a vocal
solo by Etta Young a violin solo by
H. Tanner and a cornet solo by Joseph
Klima.
Much inside information regarding
the political standing of our country's
greatest leaders, namely, President
Wilson and Colonel Roosevelt, was
brought to light in a Roosevelt-Wilson
symposium. Thoso assembled
were grateful to the speakers who
so ably brought about the solution for
the present situation in Mexico.
Songs, yells and games followed
the program, supervised by Ralph
Walker, who also participated in the
program by recounting several inter
esting stories.
Misses Edna Froyd, '16, and Wini
fred Jackson, '16, are doing steno
graphic work at the State House.
the standard. Only persons of able
minds are allowed to enter and the
school statistics show a far smaller
per cent of illiteracy among the chil
dren of immigrants than among the
children of native Americans.
Jn morality, also, the immigrant
ranks high. Thrift and honesty char
acterize the greater part of them and
very few of the major crimes are
committed by Immigrants.
ALL UNIVERSITY
PICNiS IS PLANNED
DATE AND PLACE TO BE CHOSEN
IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Committee to Meet Tuesday Each
Summer School Organization
Will Be Represented
An All-University ricnic is being
planned for the Summer School stu
dents. The suggestion was brought
up in the Palladian meeting, Satur
day evening, a standing vote being
taken of 125 people present. Approv
al of the plan was practically unani
mous. Several dtes were suggest
ed, the Fourth ot July and the Sat
urdays before and after the Fourth.
No definite date was selected, but ar
rangements . were made for a central
committee, which Is to make prepara
tions for the picnic. This committee
is to consist of one representative
from each of the Summer School or
ganizations, such as the Peru club,
the Kearney club, Palladian, Union,
Komensky, the German club, and
whatever other clubs may be active.
It is imperative that these delegates
be picked at once today, if possible.
A preliminary meeting of the central
committee is called for Tuesday' aft
ernoon at 1:30 sharp in the student
activities office, basement of Admin
istration building.
Two of the organizations have al
ready picked representatives, Joseph
Klima for the Peru club, and W. H.
Wilson for the Palladians. The other
members will be announced later, and
the plans as worked out by the committee.
Friendly Interest
. Grad: "This university certainly
takes an interest in a fellow, doesn't
It?"
Tad: "How's that?"
Grad: "Well, I read that 'They
would be very glad to hear of the
death of any of their alumni.' "
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