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VOL. XVI. NO; 5.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1916.
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CHANCELLOR AVERY GIVES
ADDRESS AT CONVOCATION
TAKES AS THEME, RESPECT FOR, to obtain respect is after all a rela
tively small factor In securing the
Gives First Convocation Address
THE OPINION OF MANKIND
Urges Nebraskant to Live Up to the
Ideals of the University's
Founders
That the university, above any other
organization, must stand at all times
for absolute truth, is the ideal of Chan
cellor Avery, expressed to the students
this morning in bis address at the
, opening convocation at 11 o'clock in
Memorial hall. The chancellor took
as his subject, "A Decent Respect for
the Opinions of Mankind," chosing his
text from the Declaration of Inde
pendence. "Now 1 do not mean that a univer
sity will not be colored hy the feel
ings and prejudices Of its constituency,
but a great scholar and teacher must
rise above such things," the chancellor
said. "A university cannot afford to
shield error for the sake of expedi
ency. We cannot teach doctrines
that we know to be false or absurd
because the public mind desires that
they be taught. The truth must be
known and recognized, and on fitting
occasions and in a proper academic
way, proclaimed to the word."
The university, to win the highest
respect of mankind, must be impartial , for conduct in life
In Its treatment of men, Chancellor , of some notable instances where the
Avery asserted. Merit can be the only greatest benefactors of mankind have
test for appointments and promotions, conferred their benefactions by ignor
Nebraska university, to hold the re-! ing public opinion. Nevertheless, the
snect of the world, and the love and opinion of mankind in general, and the
favorable opinion of mankind. Per
haps no one ised force more ruthless
ly than Napoleon in building up bit
empire. Still Byron was constrained
to say, "Yet men's thoughts were the
steps that paved thy throne."
Nearly every man present remem
bers how he was obliged to pound with
his fists one or two of his playments
before they would respect him. But
these incidents were so rare and the
necessity for their use so seldom that
only a small fraction of the respect
of playmates was obtained through
force. So also the major portion of
the respect that comes to men and
nations is derived in other ways. To
this general rule universities and uni
versity students are no exceptions.
As these remarks are addressed in
the main to persons connected in one
way or another with this university,
a desire for the respect of mankind
as a motive in conduct is the theme
that I wish to discuss this morning.
Freedom of Thought
In view of the freedom of thought
that does and ought to exist in a uni
versity, -there will naturally be some
difference of. opinion as to whether
the desire for the approval of one's
fellow beings constitutes a high motive
We are all aware
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gratitude of her own people, must live
up to the ideals of her founders.
The complete text of the chancel
lor's address follows:
In formally dissolving the connec
tion between the American colonies
and Great Britain, the Fathers of our
country wrote into the Declaration of
Independence these words: "A decent
respect for the opinions of mankind
requires that we state the causes
which impel ns to the separation."
The founders of the infant nation evi
dently wished to command the respect
of thoughtful persons everywhere, and
they recognized further that they owed
something to the opinions of mankind.
They wished not only to enjoy this
respect, but they recognized also that
on them was the duty of explaining
their position to the intelligence of
mankind in such a way that respect
might be forthcoming.
With the approval of a considerable
majority of the American people the
present congress of the United States
has made provision for the expedi
ture of very great sums of money in
preparation for national defense. The
argument most frequently used Is that
this amount of preparedness is neces
sary to make us respected in the coun
cils of the world. Few, Indeed, expect
any hostile action against the United
States, and fewer still look for aggres
sion on our part. In fact, a very
large number of American citizens are
pacifists at heart. We have, to be sure,
two schools of pacifism those who
emphasize the fact that we are not
likely to be molested if fully prepared;
the others who feel that preparation
may lead to, J ssiveneBs on our
part; but without discussing this dif
ference of opinion I wish to emphasize
the fact that the real object for the
appropriation -of these vast sums of
money has been to command the re
spect of the world.
Force As a Factor
During the past summer our com
Darativelv small recular army and
many thousands of militiamen have
been stationed along the Mexican bor
der. It has been stated again and
again that forbearance has been mis
taken for weakness and that respect
can only be gained by a display of
force. Necessary as these prepara
tions undoubtedly seem to the major
ity of our fellow citizens, and Impossi
ble as-It does seem In the present de
velopment of our race to dispense en
tirely with force, yet the one of force
opinion of one's immediate associates
in particular, is about as convenient
a yardstick as many of us have for
measuring our path In life.
In trying to find a rational motive
for conduct, particularly for the con
duct of the man who devotes himself
to scholarship and the discovery of
truth, Professor Ross, formerly of this
university, could think of no finer re
ward than the general approval of
one's associates. Not exactly a laurel
wreath of victory, but a slap on the
back from those who know you and
the hearty words, "Well done, old
man" seemed to him about the finest
reward he could think of.
In my own relations with faculty and
students who have asked my opinion
as to whether it was ethical to do cer
tain things, particularly things involv
ing money, I have often said, "Step
aside from yourself and see if the
transaction is of such a character
that you would be perfectly willing
that everyone should know all the de
tails. If bo, you can -generally pro
ceed with safety along the lines that
you contemplate."
All of us have no doubt in mind
some existing American institutions
that live and have a very considerable
place in society without enjoying the
respect of anybody. An educational
institution, however, can thrive only
on the respect of the public. In the
long run it will be respected only be
cause it is worthy of respect.
The respect which belongs to wor
thy institutions of higher learning
must differ somewhat from the re
spect which is due to the church, to
the state, and even to the public school
system. In the schools below the uni
versity practically every effort is bent
on mental training, on the imparting
of knowledge, and on the cultivation
of the ability to acquire knowledge,
including skill In the use of it The
university on the other hand deals
with knowledge to he discovered as
well as that which is already in our
possession. Take, for example, the
chemicals used in the present war
carbolic acid, trinitro toluol, picric
acid, nitro cellulose every one of
these was discovered, or first care
fully investigated, by a university
man under university auspices. Peo
ple of learning have grown accus
tomed to look to the universities of
the world for new discoveries in the
field of Information. For this reason
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LONG GRIND COMMENCES
IN EARNEST FOR VARSITY
HALBERSLEBEN, KOSITZKY, MA
LONEY AND DOBSON ON FIELD
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CHANCELLOR SAMUEL AVERY
CADET B.'IID MAY
MAKE OREGON TRIP
MAJOR LANE DECLARES CHANCE
GOOD FOR JOURNEY
Forty Men to be Taken Alang
Eighty Try for
Places
Plans to take the Nebraska univer
sity cadet band to Portland, Ore., with
the football team when it goes west to
play the Oregon Aggies are progress
ing, and it is now almost an assured
fact that the band will go, Major D. T.
Lane of the band declared yesterday.
The funds for the trip will be
raised partly by subscription, partly
by donation from the athletic board,
and perhaps from receipts from a con
cert to be played at Portland.
Eighty men reported for band ty
outs last week, indicating the interest
in the musical organization, and also
being also a guarantee that the band
will measure fully up to the standard
of past years. The Nebraska univer
sity band has already become known
as the best university band in the
United dSdtadtdes, and its sponsors
are anxious that it be given a chance
to prove its worth in the west.
Not more than fifty, and probably
not more than forty men will be taken
on the Oregon trip, if the band goes
with the team. This means that only
the players will be the pick of the
band.
ALUMNUS LOSES
G. O. P. NOMINATION
IN WASHINGTON
George A. Lee, 03, law, '05, gradu
ate of the Humboldt high school,
member of three Nebraska intercolleg
iate debate teams, and instructor in
debating in the Beatrice high school
in 1905-06, was defeated for the re
publican nomination for governor of
Washington,, in the recent primary
election, by former Governor McBride.
I Mr. Lee is a prominent Seattle lawyer.
He was formerly chairman of the
Washington state railway commission.
JOURNALISM PROVES
POPULAR COURSE FOR
MEN AND WOMEN
Professor Fogg reports that the reg
istration for journalism classes has
ben surprisingly large, showing that
interest in this line of work is rapidly
growing.
The fact that journalism is opening
a new field for women, makes it
doubly important College girls have
had so little choice in a profession
for so many years, and teaching school
has become so much taken for grant
ed, that a new kind of work is going
to be most welcome to many.
The University of Nebraska now of
fers Just three courses in journalism,
but the tendency toward establishing
a real school of journalism in the near
future is growing.
EXPERIMENT ON
FEEDING RATIONS
FOR SPRING LAMBS
The animal husbandry department is
carrying on an experiment on the feed
ing of spring lambs. Three hundred
and twenty are being used in the ex
periment. Lot 1 are clipped and are
on a ration of heavy corn and alfalfa.
Lot 2 are not clipped and are on the
same ration as Lot 1. Lot 3 are not
clipped and are being fed a ration of
lipht corn and heavy nlfalfa. Lot
are on self feed on a ration of two
parts corn to-one part of oil meal and
wild prairie day. Lot 5 are clipped
and on the same ration as lot 4. Lot
6 are on rape with corn to finish them.
Lot 7 are on blue crass pasture. Lot
8 are in he corn field.
The purpose of the experiment is
to see which of the above methods
will put a pound" of gain on a spring
lamb the cheaper and which of the
methods should be put into practical
use by the sheep raiser.
New High School Start for Freshmen
Team Otoupalik at
End of Line
The opening day of regular school
work saw the opening of the football
season, also. With a squad of thirty
five varsity men and about as many
freshmen the grind of the long season
was begun in dead earnest
The first stunt of the day for the
varsity was practice in forward pass
ing. The squad was divided into three
bunches and while the quarterbacks
did the passing the rest of the bunch
went down and did the recelving.i
Scrimmaging was started early. The
varsity, with a lineup of Otoupalik and
Riddell ends, Wilder and Corey
tackles, Dale and Kositzky guards,
Moser center and a backfield of Caley,
Cook, Doyle and Gardiner, went
against the scrups in a real honest to
goodness scrap.
Shining Stars
On the offensive Caley and Doyle
for the varsity and Proctor for the
scrubs, were the shining 6tars. Rhodes,
who relieved Caley, did good work.
On the defensive Wilder, Moser and
Riddell showed up well for the varsity.
while Ralston and Halbersleben, who
was out for the first time, starred for
the scrubs. Altogether the varsity had
a rather easy time, marching down the
field almost at will. -The
freshmen had the usual turnout
of huskies with the addition of one or
two former high school stars. An
drews, an all-state tackle of last year,
& youth with lots of speed and soma
real kicking ability, and Hubka, a last
year's football star from Beatrice, who
weighs about 190, are two who re
ported to Coach Rutherford last night
for the first time. The program for
the freshmen Consisted of tackling
and blocking the dummies, followed
by calisthenics and signal practice
with a short scrimmage at the end.
During most of their practice th
freshmen were in charge of Campbell,
a former player at Springfield Y. M.
C A.
Several new men appeared as var
sity candidates. Notable among these,
were Halbersleben and Kositzky, botk
"N" men of last year, and Dobson and
Maloney of last year's freshmen team.
The two letter men are both in good
condition and will make strong bids
for positions in the line, Maloney
alsou Blared a good game at tackle.
DobMtv A not in condition to play yet
on account of a shoulder which re
fuses to heal quickly, but he Is ex
pected to develop into a backfield mam
and kicker of exceptional ability.
Otoupalik at End
The moving of Otoupalik from his
old position of fullback to end is the
subject of much comment This was
done in order to have a fairly heavy
pair of ends.
, Preparations are going on rapidly
in the opposing camps of the varsity
and freshmen for the big brush next
Saturday. The freshmen-varsity game
comes every year and it is an estab
lished fact that on these occasions the
freshmen always spring some surprises.
ENROLLMENT IN
JOURNALISM COURSE
TWICE LAST YEAR'S
PROF. FOGG'S ARTICLE
ON DEAN POUND GETS
FAVORABLE NOTICES
(Con tinned on page 2)
WINTER ENSILAGE
The winter supply of ensilage is
being placed In the two large silos
north of the dairy barn. This will be
osed in experimental work on dairy
cattle this winter.
"The article by Prof. M. M. Fogg in
the April Alumni Journal on "Roscoe
Pound of Nebraska, Harvard Law
School Dean," says the July (alumni
edition) Journal editorially, "has at
tracted a good deal of highly compli
mentary attention among alumni and
elsewhere. Dr. Albert Shaw, editor of
the Review of Reviews, devoted a page
to it in the June number under "Lead
ing Articles of the Month" Justice
Charles E. Hughes, in writing Profes
sor Fogg in regard to the article, ex
presses, it is Interesting to note, his
very high esteem of Dean Pound."
Roscoe Pound, '88, Th. D., '97, was
dean of the Nebraska college of law
in 1903-1906. The University of Chi
cago conferred npon him the degree
of doctor of law in June. He lectured
at the University of California this
summer.
The journalism course in news-
writing conducted by Trof. M. M.Fogg,
has more than doubled the registra
tion it had last semester. Over sev
enty prospective newspaper men and
women have elected it so many that
the journalism seminary fLaw 211)
will held but half of them.
The first meeting of the class 'will
be held in the freshmen law lecture
room, 101, this evening at 7:15
o'clock.
Y. M. C. A.
SELLS
SECOND HAND BOOKS
"Second Hand Books For Sale" is
the invisible sign which seems to hang
over the Y. M. C. A. at the present
time.
Over $100.00 worth of books have
changed hands in the Y. M. C. A. office
in the past) two days. Books are
brought to Fred Hansen, the "Y. M."
secretary, the prices wanted marked
in the books, and the books left for
sale. Only ten cents is charged by the
secretary to pay costs of handling the
books and mailing checks to the for
mer owners.
The work of selling the books has
necessitated the aid of two student
assistants for the time being. Iowa
State Student
Y. M. C. A. Fto'DS
JOBS FOR STUDENTS
PLACES MEN STUDENTS IN
PERMANENT POSITIONS
60
Thirty-one Temporary Placet Filled
Monthly Salary Makes Total
of $1,039
Sixty-one permanent positions, and
thirty temporary ones, paying a total
monthly salary of $1,039, have been
filled by the university Y. M. C. A. em
ployment bureau, less than one week
after the start of school, and in less
than one month.
This report was compiled yesterday
at the Y. M. C. A. by John Riddell,
who is in charge of the employment
department. He has found that the
employment bureau has been unable
to supply all of the men who applied
with desirable positions, but places are
being filled each day, and new appli
cations for men are being received.
In determining the money value of
the employment where the student
worked for board and room, Riddell
took $16 as an average for the monthly
board cost and $5 as th! average
monthly room rent making the esti
mat conservative.
High Spots in Chacellor's Address
The opinion of mankind in general.
and the opinion of one's immediate
associates in 'particular, is about as
convenient a yardstick as many o ns
have for measuring our path in life.
A university cannot afford to shield
error for the sake of expediency.
To win the highest respect of man
kind, the university must be Impartial
in its treatment of men.
lies the table land of the university
campus.
The weakness of republics is the
perpetual jangle of voices and the op
portunity they afford for agitators,
fanatics and chronic disturbers.
Somewhere between the heights or
the monastery and the low valley
where the circus tents are pitched
Inspiration comes only once in a
while.. Industry can be cn!tive.i
from day to day, and lnsp'rat on is
most likely to come to those who are
industrious.
Vigor in scholarship and a whole
bome view of life are dependent upon
sound physical make-up.
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